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Clinical Trials/NCT01068990
NCT01068990
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Detection and Characterization of Lower Respiratory Infections in Critically Ill Patients

Asan Medical Center1 site in 1 country300 target enrollmentMarch 2010

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Severe Pneumonia
Sponsor
Asan Medical Center
Enrollment
300
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Identification of etiology of pneumonia
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective observation study for lower respiratory tract infections in medical intensive care unit. Microbiologic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe pneumonia in medical intensive care unit will be monitored and analyzed.

Detailed Description

All patients admitting medical ICU will be monitored for pneumonia. Both community-acquired (including health-care associated pneumonia) and hospital-acquired pneumonia will be included. Collecting data will include patient demographic characteristics, clinical features, microbiological characteristics including molecular work, and outcome.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2010
End Date
February 28, 2028
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Sang-Ho Choi

Doctor

Asan Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients admitting medical ICU with pneumonia
  • Medical ICU admitted patients who is developed new pneumonia

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients already treated more than 48 hours for pneumonia in transferring hospital and no causative organism is isolated

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Identification of etiology of pneumonia

Time Frame: 7 day from the time of pneumonia diagnosis

Secondary Outcomes

  • Pneumonia-related death(1 month)

Study Sites (1)

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