NeoMero

European multicenter network to evaluate pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of Meropenem in neonatal sepsis and meningitis
Project's status: Finished



NeoMero1
: An open label, randomised, multicenter, comparator-controlled study to evaluate the PK, efficacy and safety of meropenem as compared with standard antibiotic therapy in neonates and infants aged < 3 months treated in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) for late onset sepsis (LOS) defined as sepsis appearing after 72 hrs from birth;

NeoMero2: An open label, multicenter, observational study to evaluate the PK and safety of meropenem in neonates and infants aged < 3 months with bacterial meningitis admitted to NICUs.
EUDRA-CT
2011-001515-31
Funding
European Commission, under the FP7 programme
Partners
  • University of Tartu, Estonia; 
  • INSERM SC10-US19, France; 
  • Azienda Ospedaliera-University of Padua, Padua-Italy; 
  • Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome Italy; 
  • University Department of Paediatrics, Italy; 
  • Neonatoloji Kliniği, Turkey;
  • Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy; 
  • Tallinn Children’s Hospital, Estonia; 
  • St George's University of London, UK; 
  • Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Hippokration Hospital, Greece; 
  • Tartu University Hospital, Estonia;
  • Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Papageorgiou Hospital, Greece; 
  • Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy; 
  • Hospital Universitario Infantil LA PAZ- H. Carlos III; Vilnius University,Lithuania; 
  • University of Aberdeen, UK; 
  • University of Padova, Italy
People involved with the project
Professor Irja Lutsar
MD, PhD
Jelena Kuznetsova
MD
Maarja Hallik
MD, PhD student
Karin Kipper
Chemist, PhD
Tuuli Tammekunn
Study nurse
Eve Kaur
Study nurse
Tuuli Metsvaht
MD, PhD