Improved Use of Antibiotic Guidelines in Hospital Environment
Completed
- Conditions
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Registration Number
- NCT00512772
- Lead Sponsor
- KU Leuven
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of antibiotic guidelines and thus antibiotics can be improved through a description of possible barriers leading to tailored interventions.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 823
Inclusion Criteria
- Diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
- Diagnosed community-acquired pyelonephritis
Exclusion Criteria
- CAP: hospital-acquired pneumonia; patients transferred from other hospital; death within 24h, aspiration pneumonia, immunocompromised status, palliative status, admission due to social reasons
- Pyelonephritis: urinary tract with functional or physical abnormalities, urinary catheterisation, pregnancy, (immunocompromised status, palliative status, admission due to social reasons and history of renal transplant.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
🇧🇪Genk, Belgium
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg
🇧🇪Leuven, Belgium
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg🇧🇪Genk, Belgium