COVID-19 ICU patients may face higher superbug risk
NCT ID NCT04378842
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study examined whether being in the ICU with COVID-19 made patients more likely to pick up dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria. Researchers tracked 368 critically ill adults to compare infection rates before and during the pandemic. The goal was to understand if COVID-19 changed the spread of these superbugs in ICUs, which can help hospitals improve safety measures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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368 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
patients admitted to intensive care
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Expected ICU stay \> 48 hours * Rectal and nasal BMR screening performed \< 48 hours after admission to ICU Exclusion Criteria: * Patients aged \< 18 years Refusal to take part in the study ICU-stay \< 48 hours At least a second rectal and nasal BMR screening was not performed prior to ICU discharge (a posteriori exclusion criterion).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH LENS
Lens, France
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Ch Bethune
Béthune, France
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Chu Amiens Picardie
Amiens, France
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Grand Hopital de L'Est Francilien
Jossigny, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon (Pierre Bénite,Edouard Herriot, La Croix Rousse)
Lyon, France
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Hôpital Roger Salengro, ICU, CHU Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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