Prospective study of the utility of procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with pneumonia.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP)
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000011566
- Lead Sponsor
- Health Promoting Association for Respiratory Medicine of Nishi-Nippon
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Hospital acquired pneumonia Active lung cancer Suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis Patients who do not agree with the enrollment to this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Mortality in hospital 2)Initial antimicrobial efficacy 3)Severity of pneumonia 4)Causative pathogens
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Comparison with the utility of CRP 2)Comparison with foreign reports