Acute Bronchitis in Korea:Associated Microorganisms and Clnincal Findings.

• Conditions: Acute Bronchitis

• Registration Number: NCT01762865
• Lead Sponsor: Hallym University Medical Center

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesized that acute bronchitis will be associated with various bacteria and viruses.

Detailed Description

The investigators will investigate various bacteria and viruses from colleced specimens from patients with acute bronchitis, and also investigate an assoication of the miroorganims with clinical findings

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-04
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-07
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-08
• Primary Completion: 2013-08
• Study Completion: 2013-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults patients aged over 18 years.
• Patients who complain of recent sputum and cough.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patinets who took antibiotics within 7 days.
• Patinets whose symptoms last for < 5 days.
• Patients who have definite cause of acute cough such as pneumonia, allergic rhinnits, sinusitis, GERD and drug.
• Immunocompromised patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Microorganisms (bacteria and/or viruses) related to acute bronchitis	Outcome measure is just type of microoganisms from collected specimens at hospital visit

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Pumonary, Allegry and Critical Care Medicine; Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital; 🇰🇷 Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of

Kandong Sacred Heart Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Chunchon Sacred Heart Hospital; 🇰🇷 Chunchon, Kangwon-do, Korea, Republic of