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Table 1 Primary objective and outcome

From: Ceftolozane-tazobactam versus meropenem for definitive treatment of bloodstream infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC-producing Enterobacterales (“MERINO-3”): study protocol for a multicentre, open-label randomised non-inferiority trial

Primary objective and outcome measure

Objective

Outcome measure

Time point(s) of evaluation

To compare 30-day all-cause mortality of 5 to 14 days ceftolozane-tazobactam versus meropenem for definitive treatment of bloodstream infection due to ESBL or AmpC-producing Enterobacterales

Difference in proportion of those dead in each group

30 days after randomisation