Evaluation of Legionella PCR Techniques for the Routine Diagnosis of Legionellosis
NCT ID: NCT00452153
Last Updated: 2015-07-29
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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
NA
200 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-03-31
2010-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
DIAGNOSTIC
NONE
Study Groups
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Characterization Legionnella
Characterization Legionnella by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Characterization Legionnella
* Characterisation Legionnella by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
* Characterization strain of Legionnella by sequencing the 23S-5S ribosomal intergenic spacer region
Interventions
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Characterization Legionnella
* Characterisation Legionnella by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
* Characterization strain of Legionnella by sequencing the 23S-5S ribosomal intergenic spacer region
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patient affiliated to social insurance
* Community acquired or nosocomial pneumonia
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Ministry of Health, France
OTHER_GOV
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Philippe Berthelot, PU-PH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
CHU SAINT-ETIENNE
Locations
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HMU CHU Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, , France
Infectious Disease unit CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, , France
Pneumology unit CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, , France
Reanimation unit - Hopital Bellevue - CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, , France
Reanimation unit - Hôpital NORD - CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, , France
Urgency unit CHU Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, , France
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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0601072
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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