Health Care Associated pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients 20 years of age and older 2.Patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia according to the ATS/IDSA Guidelines for the Management of Pneumonia in Adults. 3.Patients who are planned to undergo bronchoscopic analysis for an evaluation of causative pathogens
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who are going to be excluded due to the safety issues 2.Patients deemed ineligible by the attending physicians for various reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The frequency of Rate detected causative pathogens | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of causative pathogens by bacterial floral analysis and cultivation method | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Department of Respiratory Medicine