The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of occurrence of digestive carrying of 3rd generation cephalosporin-resistant enterobacteriaceae (EB C3G-R), acquired during hospitalization in one of the participating departments, between patients treated with ceftriaxone and patients treated with cefotaxime
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
250
Systematic use of cefotaxime.
Rectal swab every 3 days during hospitalization and then 30 days after the first antibiotic infusion
ceftriaxone or cefotaxime infusion at the discretion of the prescribing physician
CHU de Besançon
Besançon, France
RECRUITINGFrequency of occurrence of digestive carrying of EB C3G-R
Frequency of occurrence of digestive carrying of EB C3G-R
Time frame: 30 days after inclusion
incidence rate of EB C3G-R infections
Evaluate the effect of systematic use of cefotaxime rather than ceftriaxone on the incidence rate of EB C3G-R infections in participating departments.
Time frame: 2 years
number of patients with occurrence of positive rectal swab with 3rd generation cephalosporin-resistant enterobacteriaceae (EB C3G-R)
Compare the number of patients with occurrence of positive rectal swab with 3rd generation cephalosporin-resistant enterobacteriaceae (EB C3G-R), 30 days after inclusion, between patients treated with ceftriaxone and patients treated with cefotaxime.
Time frame: 30 days after inclusion
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