T cell respons in legionella
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Legionella disease10004018
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON48272
- Lead Sponsor
- Diakonessenhuis Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 270
Inclusion Criteria
(group1) Hospitalized Patients with a proven Legionella infection (positive Legionella urine antigen test/ culture/ PCR) of which a subgroup willing to participate to the follow up study
(group 2) healthy volunteers matched for age and gender
(group 3) Patients with clinical presentations of pneumonia and a proven other pathogen
Exclusion Criteria
• immunosuppressive medication
• < 18 years
• Incapacitated patients not able to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Diagnostic potential of the elispot to identify Legionella disease patients</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To evaluate the T-cell respons in time in patients with a Legionella infection</p><br>