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First received: February 15, 2024

Clinical Trial: Swab Testing to Optimize Pneumonia Treatment with Empiric Vancomycin

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Community-acquired Pneumonia

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Swab Testing to Optimize Pneumonia Treatment with Empiric Vancomycin (STOP-Vanc)

Brief Summary: This is a single center, pragmatic, randomized clinical trial (pRCT) examining whether reporting the results of a negative rapid PCR back to the provider via a pager alert results in decreased vancomycin utilization for critically ill adults with community-acquired pneumonia when compared with usual care.

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