Reduction of Bacterial Resistance With Inhaled Antibiotics in the Intensive Care Unit

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2002-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study was :

• to determine the effect of inhaled antibiotics on airway bacteria in ventilated patients

• to determine the effect of inhaled antibiotics on respiratory infection

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Stony Brook University
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Gentamicins; Vancomycin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• be on mechanical ventilation greater than 3 days

• greater than or equal to 18 years and survival greater than 14 days

• organisms on Gram stain with increasing purulent secretions

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy

• allergy to drugs administered