Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this observational study is to assess the prevalence and demographic and clinical characteristics of infections in elderly people admitted to Internal Medicine wards in Spain, as well as the etiology and resistance pattern for the main causal agents, and outcome.
Interventions
Sponsors
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients \> 65 years of age that are hospitalized in an Internal Medicine ward and have an active infection (skin and soft tissue, intra-abdominal, or respiratory infections) from the community that needs antibiotic treatment * Patients must have at least one sample processed for microbiological diagnosis
Exclusion criteria
* COPD exacerbation * Urinary tract infections * Hospital acquired infections * Other infections not in inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of each kind of infection will be measured from a descriptive point of view, using relative and absolute frequencies. | 5 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Study the etiology and resistance pattern for the main causal agents. | 5 months |
| Describe the demographic features, co-morbidities, concomitant treatment and outcome of patients. | 5 months |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed