Active clinical trials for "Pneumonia"

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of chest computed tomography (CT) in detecting signs of viral pneumonia has become clear from the literature. However, the increased patient flow creates an additional pressure on CT centers. We believe, the use of chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help to test patients for CОVID-19 when CT scan is not available. Lung MRI may be useful in routing a patient in a difficult epidemiological situation.

The COVID-19 has a clustering morbidity trend and older people with chronic diseases are more likely to die, such as chronic renal insufficiency and chronic cardiovascular disease. We set up a COVID-19 pneumonia grading scale. The COVID-19 score system was validated to predict the clinical outcome of a patient.

While 2019-nCoV nucleic acid swab tests has high false positives rate, How to diagnose 2019-nCoV pneumonia and predict prognosis by CT is very important.In this retrospective single-center study, we consecutively included suspected 2019-nCoV pneumonia critical cases in the intensive care unit of Wuhan third hospital from January 31, 2020 to February 16, 2020. The cases were confirmed by real-time RT-PCR, and all patients were evaluated with CT, cutoff values were obtained according to the Yoden index, and were divided into high CT score group and low CT score group. Epidemiological, demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected.

The purpose of this study is to validate and standardize bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA, Maltron BioScan touch i8) for estimating body composition in hospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia. Body composition assessments with BIA and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA,

During COVID-19 epidemic, hydroxychloroquine was proposed and authorized as a possible key agent in the treatment of COVID-19 hospitalized pneumonia, including in France. Gautret et al. proposed the combination regimen with azithromycin. However only one study reported the interest of azithromycin alone. Retrospective study reporting the impact of the anti-infective agents used during the pandemic in a tertiary care hospital, using azithromycin with or without hydroxychloroquine.

The detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence gene and antibiotics resistance gene takes a long time and high cost with equipment requirements. Distinguishing the Klebsiella pneumoniae by gene were late for clinical treatment. Therefore, the investigators aim to study the clinical characteristics of critically ill patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae infection which expressed different drug sensitivity test results.

The understanding of haemostasis and inflammation cross-talk has gained considerable knowledge during the past decade in the field of arterial and venous thrombosis. Complex and delicately balanced interaction between coagulation and inflammation involve all cellular and humoral components. Elements of the coagulation system such as activated thrombin, fibrinogen or factor Xa may increase inflammation by promoting the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and adhesion molecules that lead to a procoagulant state amplifying the pathological process. Recent evidence supports inflammation as a common pathogenic contributor to both arterial and venous thrombosis, giving rise to the concept of inflammation-induced thrombosis. Patients with infection of COVID-19 and severe pneumoniae seem to have higher risk of thromboembolism. Very few data are available regarding the biological disorders of coagulation in these patients. Th purpose of this project is to analyze hemostasis and coagulation of patients with infection of COVID-19 and severe pneumonia.

This prospective case-control study aims to evaluate the utility and establish laboratory thresholds for a multi-serotype urine antigen test for the diagnosis of pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in children 5 years of age or younger in Guatemala.

Patients over 18 years of age who are admitted to the Intermediate Care Unit of the Clinica del Country and the Clinica la Colina, with symptoms suggestive of severe pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 infection and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. The primary outcome will be to determine the relationship between body mass index and high-flow cannula therapy success defined as: No need for mechanical ventilation.

The research is a prospective, multicentric (Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles André Mignot and Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy), non-interventional, prospective study. It aims at measuring eicosanoids at different stages of Covid-19 infection.