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Table 1 Secondary outcome measures

From: Long-term Staphylococcus aureus decolonization in patients on home parenteral nutrition: study protocol for a randomized multicenter trial

Secondary outcome measure

Data collection instrument or method

Incidence of S. aureus infections

(S)AE forms every 3 months

Overall incidence of infections

(S)AE forms every 3 months

Mortality

Data from electronic patient file

Long-term antimicrobial resistance

Culture results every 6 months and NGS

Number of catheter removals

Data from electronic patient file

Time to first catheter-related infection

(S)AE forms every 3 months and data from electronic patient file

Successful S. aureus eradication per body site

Culture results

Relapse rate of S. aureus carriage

Culture results and NGS

Transmission routes

Caregivers culture results and NGS

S. aureus transmission routes

NGS

Adverse events

(S)AE forms every 3 months

Predictors for infections and treatment failure or success

Binominal regression analysis

Patient compliance

Medication files, counting pills, trial-specific medication diary, modified Morisky Medication adherence questionnaire

Generic health related quality of life

EuroQol 5 dimension, 5 levels questionnaire (EQ5D-5 L)

Treatment satisfaction

TSQM vII questionnaire

Healthcare related costs

iMCQ questionnaire

  1. iMCQ iMTA Medical Consumption Questionnaire, NGS next-generation sequencing, (S)AE (serious) adverse event, TSQM Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication