Active clinical trials for "Pneumonia"

The proposed study aims to provide current information, etiology and outcome of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), risk factors for for CAP in isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influencae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydia pneumoniae and Legionella. Risk factors, including patient demographics, comorbid illnesses, setting of presentation, causative organisms, antibiotic history, and resistance profiles will be assessed and outcome will be recorded.

To determine the proportion of hospitalized pneumonia cases in children aged 60 months or less associated with vaccine-preventable Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes (4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, 23F).

Primary Objective: Evaluation of the - Carriage rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nasopharynx of children Secondary Objective: Carriage rate and distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes Estimation of prevalence rate of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains Distribution of Staphylococcus aureus strain The influence of risk factors in the Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage rate in children

The investigator wants to investigate if there is an increased risk of postoperative pulmonary problems in patients who have had an intubation where there was need for more than a laryngoscope.

The purpose of this study is to provide data on trends of morbidity due to Acute Otitis Media (AOM) (primary analysis) and morbidity and mortality due to pneumonia, and AOM related health care resources before and after the introduction of vaccination against pneumococcal disease within the Universal Mass Vaccination (UMV) in Colombia.

The place of analysis of organ dysfunction in relation to the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care is not yet defined.

The diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) is based on computed tomography (CT) imaging, whereas lung function studies are used for staging and follow up. Lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is generally reduced but weakly correlated with the severity of CT-determined fibrotic process. A possible explanation of this finding is that DLCO is relatively insensitive to changes in alveolar membrane diffusive conductance (DMCO). Lung diffusion capacity for nitric oxide (DLNO) was strongly correlated with CT-determined amount of fibrosis/honeycombing in both usual and non-specific interstitial pneumonias. Moreover. Both DLNO and DMCO were below the lower limit of normality even in patients with small amount of fibrosis. Measurement of DLNO may provide a more reliable assessment of fibrotic changes than DLCO because it better reflects DMCO.

The Curetis Unyvero LRT55 Application is intended to detect and to identify genes of 21 microorganisms and 19 genes associated with antibiotic resistance in 4 hours. In this study, the performance of the Unyvero LRT55 Application shall be tested under clinical conditions and compared to (1) a composite reference method (for non-atypical or cultured microorganisms) or (2) a molecular PCR based reference method for the 3 atypical microorganisms Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumoniae, and Pneumocystis jirovecii, and for resistance genes. PCR amplifications are followed by bi-directional sequencing, including comparison of the test results Time to result will be compared for the Unyvero LRT55 Application and standard-of care.

Pathogens of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) come from colonizers of the trachea. The hypothesis of the investigators is that during the first days of intubation, independently of the use of antibiotics, there is a change in the oro-pharyngeal flora leading to the selection of one pathogen in the trachea, that will finally be the cause of VAP. The investigators designed a prospective study including 300 patients intubated for more than 3 days, with daily analysis of oro-pharyngeal juice and tracheal aspirate by culture and metagenomics, in order to determine if this microbiological surveillance permits: To predict a high risk to develop a VAP in the next 48h and even to predict its agent To better understand the development of VAP by studying the evolution of the "respiratory flora" in the context of intubation

The aim of this study is to specify the serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae that causes invasive diseases at children and adults in Turkey.