Study to Evaluate Two Diagnostic Strategies for the Treatment of Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia (SCAP)

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2006
Main hypothesis: microbiological diagnossis off severe community acquired pneumonia can be performed by non invasive or semi invasive microbiological tools, semi invasive tools including protected distal bronchial samplings by the mean of Fiber optic bronchoscopy (FOB). A microbiological diagnosis could improve antibiotic therapy efficacy and improve patient\'s outcome. These Two strategies have never been prospectivally evauated. * Aim of the study: To evaluate 2 diagnostic strategies: non invasive or semi invasive including protected distal bronchial samplings by the mean of Fiber optic bronchoscopy (FOB)for the care of patients admitted in intensive care for severe community acquired pneumonia and receiving an empirical antibiotic therapy as recommanded by 2001 American thoracic guidelines * Type of study randomized multicentric controlled open study
Epistemonikos ID: 0c2b0f255e0216ca36ec9da7c402ef6ffff3c213
First added on: May 04, 2024