Bacterial Pathogens Associated With Community-acquired Pneumonia in Children

NCT ID: NCT06377163

Last Updated: 2024-06-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-08-31

Brief Summary

Pediatric community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission, there is no reliable way of distinguishing the causative organism based on clinical features.

This study examined common pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia from 28 days up to 10 years in Dakahlia Governorate.

Conditions

Children Chest Infection

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Infants and children aged 28 days to ten years (male and female sexes).
• Patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia.
• Pneumonia was diagnosed if the patient fulfilled has fever (temperature ≥38.3° C), Fast breathing (40 breaths per minute if the child is 1 year up to 10 years old), respiratory distress (tachypnea, retractions) and chest indrawing and cyanosis with compatible chest x-ray findings.

Exclusion Criteria

• Neonates
• Children more than 10 years
• Hospital acquired pneumonia
• Chronic lung disease, immunodeficiency and other congenital anomalies

• Minimum Eligible Age: 28 Days
• Maximum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Delta University for Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Amira Hussin Hussin Mohammed

Assistant professor at faculty of physical therapy

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Amira Hussin Mohammed

Gamasa, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

acquired pneumonia in children

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id