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Community Acquired Pneumonia in Telemark and Ostfold (CAPITO)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Sykehuset Ostfold
Information provided by:
Sykehuset Telemark
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00467701
First received: April 30, 2007
Last updated: January 16, 2009
Last verified: January 2009
History of Changes

April 30, 2007
January 16, 2009
May 2007
February 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Community Acquired Pneumonia in Telemark and Ostfold
Prevalence of Legionella Infections, Bacterial Etiology in Pneumonia Among Patients Admitted to Hospital,- and Risk Factors/Characteristics for These Patients.(Translated From Norwegian)

The aim of the study is to investigate the bacterial causes in community acquired pneumonia in adults admitted to hospital in two counties in Norway and to look at possible factors that makes the patients susceptible to pneumonia.

In Norway there is little knowledge of which bacterias that causes pneumonia in patients admitted to hospital. There are also few registered cases of Legionnaires disease every year, compared to our neighbour countries.

Therefore 500 patients with community acquired pneumonia admitted to Telemark hospital and Ostfold hospital in Norway will be tested by urin antigen test for the detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and Streptococcus pneumoniae. We will also perform routine bacterial culture of sputum and culture on medium for isolation of Legionella species. A throat swab from the patients will be tested for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Bordetella pertussis using PCR-techniques. Legionella-serology will also be performed. In addition all the included patients are invited to fill in a questionnaire in order to look for risk factors for developing community acquired pneumonia.
Observational
Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
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Retention:   Samples Without DNA
Description:

sputum
Non-Probability Sample

Patients admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia.
Community Acquired Pneumonia
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
380
February 2008
February 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Symptoms of lower airway infection and radiologic sings of pneumonia.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age<18
  • Serious psychiatric illness
  • Mentally retarded
  • Hospitalized last 14 days
Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Norway
 
NCT00467701
STHF 5690.10, NSD: 16388, REK: S-05393
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Wenche Røysted, Sykehuset Telemark HF, Norway
Sykehuset Telemark
Sykehuset Ostfold
Study Chair: Halfrid Waage, dr.med Telemark Hospital, 3710 Skien, Norway
Sykehuset Telemark
January 2009

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