Table 1.
Timepoint |
Study period | ||||
Enrolment | Allocation | Post-allocation | Close-out | ||
Day 0 | Days 0–7 | Daily/ weekly during hospitalisation* | Day 28 | Day 60 | |
Enrolment | |||||
Eligibility screen | X | ||||
Informed consent | X | ||||
Sputum culture | X | ||||
Assessment | |||||
Vitals and medical chart review | X | X | X | X | X |
Antibiotics review | X | X | X | X | X |
Allocation | X | ||||
Sputum and stool sample collection | X | X | X | X | |
Recurrence review | X | X | X | ||
Intervention | |||||
Discontinuation of antibiotic | X |
*Participants will be followed up daily while on antibiotics, and then weekly until discharge.