Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Procalcitonin (PCT) guided antibiotic therapy versus treatment without PCT monitoring
Sponsors
The Fifth Peoples’ Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Trauma- Emergency- Critical-Care-Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
19 Years to 78 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Acute exacerbation of asthma met the Bronchial Asthma Guide
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) treatment with antibiotics within two weeks just before the recruitment; 2) bacterial infection in other part of body than the respiratory system; 3) chest X-ray confirmed pneumonia; 4) suffering from other chronic respiratory diseases; 5) suffering from severe organ dysfunction.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antibiotics usage; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic accuracy of PCT and other laboratory biomarkers for bacterial asthma attack; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJianguo Tang
Outcome results
None listed