study of age,sex distribution ,clinical features and common bacteria seen in sputum of patients with chronic bronchitis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/08/004914
- Lead Sponsor
- FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1)All patients above 40 yrs of age with or without smoking history.
2)Patients who are diagnosed to have Chronic bronchitis (presence of cough and sputum production for at least 3 months in each of two consecutive years),now presenting with increased sputum quantity , purulence and dysponea with or without fever and leukocyotsis
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patients who are already on antibiotic treatment
2)Patients who had evidence of bronchiectasis on a chest skiagram(PA view)
3)Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis on anti tubercular medications
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the clinical profile of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and to determine bacteriological pathogens causing acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern <br/ ><br>Timepoint: october 2012 to april 2014
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the clinical profile of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and to determine bacteriological pathogens causing acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and their antimicrobial susceptibility patternTimepoint: october 2012 to april 2014