Biomarker-guided duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Children Hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection (BATCH): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

• Matthew Peak,
• Enitan D Carrol,
• Chao Huang,
• Kerenza Hood,
• Emma Thomas-Jones,
• Colin Powell,
• Céu Mateus,
• Saul N Faust,
• Jennifer Preston,
• Sanjay Patel,
• Cherry-Ann Waldron,
• Lucy Brookes-Howell,
• Debbie Harris,
• Philip Pallmann,
• Jolanta Bernatoniene,
• Stephane Paulus,
• Lucy Hinds

Affiliations

Matthew Peak

Paediatric Medicines Research Unit, Alder Hey Children`s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

Enitan D Carrol

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Chao Huang

Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK

Kerenza Hood

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Emma Thomas-Jones

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Colin Powell

Department of Paediatrics, Children’s Hospital for Wales, Cardiff, UK

Céu Mateus

Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK

Saul N Faust

NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, University of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK

Jennifer Preston

NIHR Alder Hey Clinical Research Facility, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

Sanjay Patel

NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, University of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK

Cherry-Ann Waldron

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Lucy Brookes-Howell

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Debbie Harris

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Philip Pallmann

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Jolanta Bernatoniene

Department of Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK

Stephane Paulus

Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Lucy Hinds

Department of Paediatrics, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK