Infant Diet and Caregiver Resistome
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorUniversity of Florida
About this trial
Antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) are the genes that allow bacteria to survive antibiotic treatments. These genes can be found in beneficial gut microbes, and occur more frequently in infants than adults. These genes can also transmit between different bacterial species. Exclusively breastfed infants carry fewer ARGs than formula fed infants. We are trying to find out if care-givers working with exclusively breastfed infants have fewer ARGs than those working with formula fed infants.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Employment at a childcare facility or home daycare at time of sampling
Participant works and interacts with infants under the age 6 months old, including responsibility for changing diapers
Participant >18 years old
Disqualifiers
Participant has a history or presence of a medical condition including Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disase, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, colon cancer, Celiac's disease, or other GI disordrs
Current priobitic use or probiotic use within the last 4 weeks
Participant is currently pregnant or breastfeeding
Participant has an infant <12 months old at home for 3 or more days per week
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- None. Observational study
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Locations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov