Active clinical trials for "Pneumonia"

This is an epidemiological study to investigate the etiology of radiographically-confirmed community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults aged ≥18 years. The main objective is to determine the proportion of which cases that is due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and the corresponding incidence and serotype distribution. The study will utilize a serotype-specific urinary antigen detection (UAD) assay.

The POCUS training program aims to bring sustainable, affordable access to POCUS to patients in need of diagnostic services in Uganda. This research study seeks to demonstrate that Clinical Officers (COs) in rural Uganda can be trained on POCUS for pediatric pneumonia, and that this training can be completed through remote monitoring and observation.

This is a pilot cross-sectional study of measured transcutaneous CO-oximetry in children with inflammatory and non-inflammatory conditions.

A retrospective, observational study compiled data from all consecutively admitted patients older than 18 years at ICU University Hospital in Olomouc in the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 who fulfilled the criteria of HAP. The aim was to determine the severity of the specific risk factors of early and late HAP. Risk factors were divided into factors from the patient and from the hospitalization. Furthermore, an assessment of their relationship to mortality.

Recently clinical guidelines categorize pneumonia in to three types: community, healthcare-associated, and hospital-acquired. Much of the existing research to describe the epidemiology of pneumonia in critically ill patients comes from single-center studies or from retrospective database analyses, which limit generalizability and lead to over-prescription of broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. This will be a prospective, multicenter epidemiological study to characterize pneumonia epidemiology in critically ill adult patients.

Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2) pneumonia often develop the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Lung protective ventilation strategy consisting of low tidal volume and high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is recommended. However, it is not clear whether injured lungs from SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia have the same mechanical properties, especially response to PEEP as common ARDS. Therefore, the investigators propose an observational study to analyze respiratory mechanics and lung recruitablity using EIT (electrical impedance tomography) in patients with ARDS due to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

On Dec 31, 2019, a number of viral pneumonia cases were reported in China. The virus causing pneumonia was then identified as a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Since this time, the infection called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread around the world, causing huge stress for health care systems. To diagnose this infection, throat and nose swabs are taken. Unfortunately, the results often take more than 24 hrs to return from a laboratory. Speeding diagnosis up would be of great help. This study aims to look at the breath to find signs that might allow clinicians to diagnose the coronavirus infection at the bedside, without needing to send samples to the laboratory. To do this, the team will be using a machine called a BreathSpec which has been adapted to fit in the hospital for this purpose.

Nosocomial pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit is often not properly diagnosed mainly due to ongoing antimicrobial therapy. The study investigates the feasibility of more advanced diagnostic technics.

To explore the different clinical and CT features distinguishing COVID-19 from H1N1 influenza pneumonia.

To identify the clinical characteristics of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) combined with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and the factors influencing clinical transition.