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Infection Surveillance in Intensive Care Patients

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by: Herlev Hospital
Information provided by: Herlev Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00197847
  Purpose

Purpose of the study is to investigate and quantify known and possible new riskfactors for nosocomiel infection and death in the intensive care setting.

As new riskfactors Mannose Binding Lechtin and Procalcitonin are chosen and compared to established riskfactors.


Condition
Infection
Pneumonia
Sepsis
Cross Infection

MedlinePlus related topics:   Pneumonia    Sepsis   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Natural History, Longitudinal, Defined Population, Prospective Study

Further study details as provided by Herlev Hospital:

Estimated Enrollment:   549
Study Start Date:   December 2002
Estimated Study Completion Date:   September 2005

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Admission to ICU -

Exclusion Criteria:Absence of informed consent and age less than 18 years

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  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00197847

Locations
Denmark, Copenhagen Couty
Department of Intensive Care    
      Copenhagen, Copenhagen Couty, Denmark, DK-2730

Sponsors and Collaborators
Herlev Hospital

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Dorthe H Olsen, M.D.     Department of Intensive Care, Herlev University Hospital    
  More Information


Study ID Numbers:   KA 02071
First Received:   September 12, 2005
Last Updated:   September 12, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00197847
Health Authority:   Denmark: The Regional Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Sepsis
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases
Pneumonia
Cross Infection

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 23, 2008




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