Scientists track germs in hospital patients to stop superbug spread
NCT ID NCT01933620
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 10 times
Summary
This study looks at how the bacteria and fungi living in and on our bodies change when someone stays in the hospital. Researchers will take swabs and samples from 250 patients aged 2 and older during their hospital stay and follow-up visits. The goal is to learn which germs spread in hospitals and why some patients get drug-resistant infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2014
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Individuals hospitalized at the Clinical Center
- Ages
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2 to 120 years
- 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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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: Individuals must meet the following inclusion criteria to participate in the study: * Be inpatients in the NIH CC with an expected hospitalization of at least 48 hours beyond the date of referral. * Be 2 years of age or older * Allow storage of tissue samples for future analyses. * Allow genetic testing of body fluids, and tissue specimens. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: A patient will not be eligible if he/she has any condition which, in the investigator s opinion, places the patient at undue risk by participating in the study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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