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

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University Medical Center Göttingen

Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, 37075