A study to determine which bacteria and viruses are detected in patients who develop pneumonia while in hospital

Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Study of Sputum

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN20805366

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-05-04

Start date

2021-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-06-20

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Conditions

Non ventilator acquired hospital acquired pneumonia Infections and Infestations

Interventions

The population of interest are patients who are about to be treated for non-ventilator acquired hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP). At the descretion of the treating clinical team, sput

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults of 16 years or older who are treated as HAP within the two recruiting hospitals

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Intention is to palliate rather than cure 2. Non-English speaking 3. Patients from whom a sputum sample cannot be obtained within 6 hours of the administration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pneumonia pathogens are detected at baseline using the bioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia Panel Plus	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026