T.E.A. Study Three Days Ertapenem Versus Three Days Ampicillin- Sulbactam

Summary

The aim of the study was to compare the activity (efficacy and safety) of Ertapenem administered according to a short treatment for three days versus a short treatment for three days with AS in patients with an community acquired IAI of mild to moderate severity.

Timeline

Start

2008-01

Primary completion

2010-06

Completion

2010-12

Publications

• Background Basoli A, Chirletti P, Cirino E, D'Ovidio NG, Doglietto GB, Giglio D, Giulini SM, Malizia A, Taffurelli M, Petrovic J, Ecari M; Italian Study Group. A prospective, double-blind, multicenter, randomized trial comparing ertapenem 3 vs >or=5 days in community-acquired intraabdominal infection. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Mar;12(3):592-600. doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0277-x. Epub 2007 Sep 11.
• Catena F, Vallicelli C, Ansaloni L, Sartelli M, Di Saverio S, Schiavina R, Pasqualini E, Amaduzzi A, Coccolini F, Cucchi M, Lazzareschi D, Baiocchi GL, Pinna AD. T.E.A. Study: three-day ertapenem versus three-day Ampicillin-Sulbactam. BMC Gastroenterol. 2013 Apr 30;13:76. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-13-76.
• Coccolini F, Catena F, Ansaloni L, Ercolani G, Di Saverio S, Gazzotti F, Lazzareschi D, Pinna AD. A prospective, multi centre, randomized clinical study to compare the efficacy and safety of Ertapenem 3 days versus Ampicillin-Sulbactam 3 days in the treatment of localized community acquired intra-abdominal infection. (T.E.A. Study: Three days Ertapenem vs three days Ampicillin-sulbactam). BMC Gastroenterol. 2011 Apr 18;11:42. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-11-42.

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