Epidemiologic Study Evaluating Infections in Elderly Patients
Completed
- Conditions
- Infection
- Interventions
- Other: Clinical record review
- Registration Number
- NCT00900952
- Lead Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this observational study is to assess the prevalence and demographic and clinical characteristics of infections in elderly people admitted to Internal Medicine wards in Spain, as well as the etiology and resistance pattern for the main causal agents, and outcome.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Clinical record review Infected elderly patients
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prevalence of each kind of infection will be measured from a descriptive point of view, using relative and absolute frequencies. 5 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Study the etiology and resistance pattern for the main causal agents. 5 months Describe the demographic features, co-morbidities, concomitant treatment and outcome of patients. 5 months