RECRUITINGPhase 4INTERVENTIONAL
Comparison of Cloxacillin and Benzylpenicillin in Penicillin Susceptible S. Aureus Bacteraemia
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Treatment With Cloxacillin Versus Benzylpenicillin in Bacteraemia Caused by Penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus (PSSA)
About This Trial
The goal of this study is to investigate if benzylpenicillin is a better treatment option than cloxacillin in patients with penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
Aged ≥18 with penicillin susceptible S. aureus bacteraemia (PSSA), and able to provide written willing to sign a consent form.
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- allergy to penicillin,
- inability to give willing to sign a consent form,
- concomitant growth of other clinically significant bacteria in blood cultures
- neutropenia
-≥ 96h with prior antibiotics
- When the per oral follow up medication can not be flukloxacillin or penicillinV/Amoxicillin (ie prosthetic joint infection)
- Patients in terminal palliation, where death is expected within 7 days.
- Where the treating physician believes cloxacillin is not a first-line treatment.
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
Aged ≥18 with penicillin susceptible S. aureus bacteraemia (PSSA), and able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* allergy to penicillin,
* inability to give informed consent,
* concomitant growth of other clinically significant bacteria in blood cultures
* neutropenia
-≥ 96h with prior antibiotics
* When the per oral follow up medication can not be flukloxacillin or penicillinV/Amoxicillin (ie prosthetic joint infection)
* Patients in terminal palliation, where death is expected within 7 days.
* Where the treating physician believes cloxacillin is not a first-line treatment.
Treatments Being Tested
DRUG
Penicillin G_1200mg
benzylpenicillin preferred dosing 1gx4
DRUG
cloxacillin
cloxacillin 2gx4
Locations (1)
Skånes universitetssjukhus, Region Skåne
Lund, Sweden