Does administration of clarithromycin prevent pneumonia due to ventilator use?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ventilator-associated pneumonia.Pneumonia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014121620341N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
ICU admission
Exclusion criteria: Neutropenia (Absolute Neutrophil Count less than 500 cells/µl); HIV infection; second or three degree atrioventricular (AV) block; Receiving oral corticosteroids in the past month
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pneumonia. Timepoint: 48 hours. Method of measurement: Tracheobronchial smear culture, Colony forming units more than 10000000.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ?APACHI score. Timepoint: day 1, 5, and 10. Method of measurement: physical exam.