Testing how to identify pneumonia germs in ICU patients
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how well doctors can detect and identify the cause of new pneumonia in people in the medical intensive care unit (ICU). It may help improve how pneumonia is diagnosed and treated in critically ill patients.
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Who can take part
- You are being admitted to a medical ICU because of pneumonia
- Your pneumonia is new (it developed after admission or was newly diagnosed)
- The pneumonia is not after an illness that was already treated for a long time before arrival
- If you were transferred from another hospital, you were treated for pneumonia for 48 hours or less
- If you were treated before transfer, there must be a known pneumonia germ (causative organism) identified
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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