The comparison of vancomycin and teicoplanin in treatment of hospitalized children with severe pneumonia
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Pneumonia.Pneumonia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015030111145N13
- Lead Sponsor
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
children 2 months to 12 years old hospitalized in Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit of Kashan Beheshti Hospital; fever (axillary temperature 37.5° C or more); tachypnea; respiratory distress. Exclusion criteria: the history of pulmonary disease including asthma; documented heart disease or other chronic disease; renal disease; immunodeficiency; malnutrition or growth failure.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fever improvement. Timepoint: Every 6 hours. Method of measurement: Mercury thermometer with axillary method.;Tachypnea improvement. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Breathing rate.;Improvment of respiratory distress. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Observed breathing.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Renal failure. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: creatinin measurement (milligram/deciliter).;Red man syndrome. Timepoint: During injection. Method of measurement: Observed by nurse.;Duration of hospital stay. Timepoint: At discharge. Method of measurement: Days recorded in dossier.