Procalcitonin in Pleural Pleuritis

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pleuritis; Pleural Empyema

Treatments: Other: pleural level of procalcitonin

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01011881

PI09-DR-DOUADI

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine pleural level of procalcitonin in differents situations of pleuritis.

Full description

Determine pleural level of procalcitonin in pleuritis. Two periods First period evaluation in vitro study/ Determine adequat technique included type of samples tubes for adequat analysis.

Second periods : Patient with pleuritis . Empyema or not

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pleuritis
• Hospitalisation

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

34 participants in 1 patient group

patients with pleuritis

Treatment:

Other: pleural level of procalcitonin