The Role of Point-of-care Polymerase Chain Reaction in Managing Nosocomial Pneumonia

Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nosocomial Pneumonia

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: no intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05928208

82/03.03.2017

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study compares a device that is used for the detection of bacteria and MDR pathogens from skin, soft tissue and nose with the gold-standard (microbiological lab). It is a novel use for this device because it has been used in samples from the lower-respiratory tract.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to find out if a POC-PCR device can be use in the diagnosis of hospital acquired pneumonia and ventilation-associated pneumonia.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients that are admitted for at least 48 hours
• radiological findings typical for pneumonia
• signs of infection

Exclusion criteria

• patient or patient relatives doesn't accept to enter the study