Diagnostic Values of C-reactive Protein and Procalcitonin in Predicting Bacterial Infection in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Pro calcitonin; Diagnostic Test: C- reactive protein

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03923803

CRPPC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a serious disease . Exacerbations of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an acute worsening condition of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which always accompanied by clinical symptoms such as, shortness of breath and increased production of sputum. Respiratory infection (bacteria or viruses or mixed) is thought to be the main cause in most exacerbations.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients admitted to the hospital

Exclusion criteria

• patients with malignancies
• patients with other systemic infection

Trial design

90 participants in 1 patient group

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Description:

patients with acutely exacerbated Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted in chest department Assiut university hospital ,30 patients who revealed sputum culture and inflammatory markers suggesting infection exacerbation will be followed up

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Pro calcitonin

Diagnostic Test: C- reactive protein