Legionella pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Ohara Healthcare Foundation, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hospitalized patients, aged 15 years or more, diagnosed with Legionella pneumonia. Community-onset pneumonia patients. Patients who consent to participation in the study (consent by proxy is permitted).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients treated with antibiotics other than lascufloxacin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. 30-day mortality 2. In-hospital mortality | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Duration of admission 2. Pneumonia recurrence requiring antibiotic therapy 3. Time to defervescence from start of lascufloxacin (Defervescence was defined in days after the first 24 hours from less than 37.8 degree Celsius or less than 37.0 degree Celsius) 4. Intensive care unit admission, ventilatory support and vasopressor use due to exacerbation of pneumonia 5. Adverse drug effects | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkihiro Ito
Ohara Healthcare Foundation, Kurashiki Central Hospital Department of Respiratory Medicine
Outcome results
None listed