Evaluation of Legionella pnemophilia prevalence in patient with Ventilator associated pneumonia on two humidification system in intensive care unit of Shahid Bahonar hospital
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- egionella pneumonia.Legionnaires disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT201403255426N7
- Lead Sponsor
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 152
Inclusion Criteria
Including criteria: traumatic intubated patients between 17 to 70 years old.
Excluding criteria: patients who had been admitted with previous pneumonia diagnosis and have been shown sign of pneumonia less than 48 hours of admission. Patients with lung contusion or underling disease such as cystic fibrosis and COPD. Patients with renal failure and false positive and negative of urinary Legionella test and patient that receive antibiotics that affect Legionella. Patient who have positive urinary antigen when admitted to ICU.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method egionella Urinary Antigen. Timepoint: 48 h. Method of measurement: Urinary Antigen Kit.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method