Virus- associated community-acquired pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with CAP within 24 h of admission without any effective treatments will be included for the study after receiving the written informed consent. Pneumonia will be diagnosed as a new pulmonary infiltrate found on the chest radiograph and symptoms and signs of lower respiratory tract infection at admission.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with immunosuppression, such as patients with neutropenia after chemotherapy, patients with drug-induced immunosuppression as a result of corticosteroid or cytotoxic therapy or patients with HIV-related condition will be excluded from this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This study may provide: 1) the incidence of virus-associated CAP in adults in Thailand 2) the incidence of virus-associated pneumococcal CAP in adults in Thailand 3) the incidence and clinical characteristics of severe diseases in adult patients with S-OIV associated CAP | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University International Research Center for Infectious Diseases