Status:
COMPLETED
Procalcitonin as a Marker of Bacterial Pneumonia
Lead Sponsor:
Aarhus University Hospital Skejby
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Bronchitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: To evaluate PCT as a marker of bacterial community acquired pneumonia in a Danish Hospital setting. To test if it is possible to reduce the use of antibiotics and the length of stay in hosp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- suspected lower respiratory tract infection
- must be able to give consent
Exclusion
- age under 18 years
- not able to give consent
- admitted not primarily because of the respiratory tract infection
- hospital acquired infections
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
223 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00415753
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2007
Last Update
May 23 2008
Active Locations (2)
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1
Department of Infectious Diseases, Skejby Hospital
Aarhus N, Denmark, 8200
2
Departement of Medicin, Silkeborg Hospital
Silkeborg, Denmark, 8600