Status:
COMPLETED
Fast Identification of Pathogen in the Setting of Pneumonia Using Multiplex PCR
Lead Sponsor:
University of Göttingen
Collaborating Sponsors:
Curetis AG, Holzgerlingen, Germany
Conditions:
Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
With this study the investigators want to determine, if a fast identification of germs, causing infections of the lower respiratory tract, is possible through the use of Multiplex PCR technology - a m...
Detailed Description
In this clinical observational study it is to be investigated if Multiplex PCR analyses of clinical samples from ventilated critically ill patients could be a fast and accurate alternative to conventi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- clinical suspicion for an infection of the lower respiratory tract has been raised and decision for microbiological investigation of respiratory aspirate was made
Exclusion
- patient has been recruited for a interventional clinical trial
- suspicion for an infection with a germ belonging to risk class 3 and 4 according to the german law (BioStoffV and TRBA, e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01858974
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
January 1 2014
Last Update
February 19 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University Medical Center Göttingen
Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, 37075