The causes of pneumonia in paediatric patients in North Queensland – should we reconsider our antibiotic strategy?

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Pneumonia; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents; Public Health - Epidemiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000824763
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Nathan Smalley

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

All children admitted to our hospital from the North Queensland region with pneumonia as their key diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria

Adult age.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of multi-resistant organisms, which will be assessed by searching the pathology results for positive cultures and their sensitivity patterns from samples of sputum, blood and urine.[These results will be from each admitted episode of pneumonia.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Antibiotics used in treatment, compared to statewide guideline recommendations, which will be assessed by data linkage to the medical record from the time of admission.[The drugs prescribed during the hospital admission for each episode of pneumonia.]