Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)-4 trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised trial of topical antibiotics prophylaxis for infections of indwelling pleural catheters

Abstract Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a debilitating condition as it commonly causes disabling breathlessness and impairs quality of life (QoL). Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) offers an effective alternative for the management of MPE. However, IPC-related infections remain a sig...

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Principais autores:	Estee P. M. Lau, Matthew Ing, Sona Vekaria, Ai Ling Tan, Chloe Charlesworth, Edward Fysh, Ranjan Shrestha, Elaine L. C. Yap, Nicola A. Smith, Benjamin C. H. Kwan, Tajalli Saghaie, Bapti Roy, John Goddard, Sanjeevan Muruganandan, Arash Badiei, Phan Nguyen, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid, Vineeth George, Deirdre Fitzgerald, Nick Maskell, David Feller-Kopman, Kevin Murray, Aron Chakera, Y C Gary Lee
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2024-04-01
Series:	Trials
Assuntos:	Mupirocin; Prophylaxis Topical antibiotic Indwelling catheter Pleural Infection
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08065-1
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