Hospital Acquired and Community Acquired MRSA in GI Lab

Indiana University

Overview

Hospital acquired and community acquired methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) has become an important health issue for in recent years. Up to two thirds of patients that are hospitalized may be colonized with MRSA. The prevalence in the community is also on the rise and affects the young and healthy. It is unclear what the true prevalence of MRSA is in our own hospital and outpatient setting. This information would be relevant to how healthcare staff adhere to contact and universal precautions. : The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of MRSA in patients that have gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Hospital Acquired MRSA Community Acquired MRSA

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * No evidence of dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit the giving and understanding of informed consent, and no evidence of psychiatric risk that would preclude adequate compliance with this protocol. Subjects must provide signed written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide written informed consent.

Locations (1)

Clarian/Indiana University Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The objective of this prospective study is to identify the prevalence of MRSA in patients that use the Indiana University GI lab.

Time frame: less than one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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