Atypical Pneumonia
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Laboratory as cbc crp.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Unresolving Pneumonia in Children. Basic parameters: 1 months — 6 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Clinico Laboratory Study of Unresolving Pneumonia in Children
Overview
The goal of this observational study is to learn about causes of unresolved pneumonia in children who take appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Detailed description
Recurrent pneumonia is defined as two episodes of pneumonia in 1 year or three episodes over any time frame. Non resolving pneumonias are characterized by the persistence of symptoms and roentgenographic abnormalities for more than 1 month. The key step in evaluating the patient referred for recurrent or persistent pneumonia is to review the clinical and radiographic features of the episodes to determine if there is adequate documentation to proceed with treatment. After deciding that a patient has had a persistent episode of pneumonia or the requisite number of recurrent episodes of pneumonia (accompanied by radiographic evidence of pulmonary infiltrates), it is essential to classify the episodes into those involving single or multiple lobes. On the basis of this classification.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test Laboratory as cbc crp
Using laboratory and imaging investigations to help in diagnosis and follow up the cases
Primary outcome measures
- studying the prevalence of unresolving pneumonia and determining the underlying ateology . [Time frame: One year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients with incomplete resolution by 4 weeks despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
- From the age of one month to the age of 6 years old.
Exclusion criteria
- \*Age of the patient below one month and above 6 years old.
- Patients with chronic lung diseases.
- Patients with immunodeficiency.
- Patient with aspiration pneumonia.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Pediatrics hospital AssiutUniversity — Asyut
Publications
- de Silva GD, Lamabadusuriya SP, Abeywickrema R. Unresolving pneumonia in a child? Look for an aspirated foreign body. Ceylon Med J. 1996 Dec;41(4):159. No abstract available. PMID 9141762
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06727188 · Atypical pneumonia