A Multicentre, Parallel Group Open-label Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Phase 3 Trial, of Ceftolozane-tazobactam Versus Meropenem for Definitive Treatment of Bloodstream Infection Due to Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC-producing Enterobacterales
Latest Information Update: 17 May 2022
At a glance
- Drugs Ceftolozane/tazobactam (Primary) ; Meropenem
- Indications Bacteraemia; Citrobacter infections; Enterobacter infections; Escherichia coli infections; Gram-negative infections; Klebsiella infections; Providencia infections; Serratia infections
- Focus Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms MERINO III
- 07 Dec 2021 Planned initiation date changed from 1 Jan 2021 to 1 Jan 2022.
- 07 Dec 2021 Status changed from not yet recruiting to withdrawn prior to enrolment. Reason the study was stopped: The decision to withdraw the study was made due to delayed logistics of the supply chain of ceftolozane-tazobactam along with the immense complexities of conducting clinical research felt because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 22 Apr 2021 Planned initiation date changed from 1 Jun 2020 to 1 Jan 2021 , according to Trial design and protocol published in the Trials