Antibiotic prescribing and resistance patterns in renal inpatients

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Antibiotic prescribing and resistance patterns in patients with chronic and severe renal dysfunction admitted to a large UK tertiary hospital: a routine electronic health record study

• IRAS ID

  277662

• Contact name

  Laura Shallcross

• Contact email

  l.shallcross@ucl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University College London

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  Z6364106/2020/08/13 health research, UCL Research Registration

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 10 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  This study aims to characterise antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic resistance for renal inpatients, given the greater risk of infection in these patients and therefore the likely greater usage of antibiotics. This has the ultimate aim of better informing preventative (for instance infection control) and stewardship programmes to promote safe and efficacious use of antibiotics and reduce unnecessary prescribing. The proposed study will use pseudonymised routine electronic health record (EHR) data (i.e. personal identifiers such as names and addressed are removed) regarding adult admissions occurring at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (QEHB) – a large UK teaching hospital providing both secondary and tertiary renal services for the West Midlands.

• REC name

  North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/NE/0215

• Date of REC Opinion

  24 Sep 2020

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion