Microbiological etiology of community acquired pneumonia in immunocompromised adults.

Microbiological etiology of community acquired pneumonia in immunocompromised adults. - CAP-Extra

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON44107

Enrollment

1400

Registered

2011-01-06

Start date

2011-02-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Pneumonia

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For the 1000 CAP patients: Immunocompromised patients, aged 18 years or older with suspicion of CAP defined as the presence of at least two of the following symptoms: fever/ hypothermia, cough, sputum production, dyspnea/ tachypnea/ hypoxia, percussion/ auscultatory findings consistent with pneumonia, leucocytosis/ leukopenia/ left shift or new infiltrate on chest X-ray. ;For the 400 controls: Adults (18 years or older) with an immune-compromising condition, and able to provide urine.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For the 1000 CAP patients: - Patients with recent hospitalization (

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To quantify the microbiological etiology in immunocompromised patients, at least 18 years of age, with CAP needing hospitalization.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the severity, antibiotic use and outcome of CAP in immunocompromised patients, at least 18 years of age, with CAP needing hospitalization.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results