NCT03315403 - "Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction for Improved Detection of Pneumococci in CAP CAPTAIN" | Biotech Hunter

Enrollment

922

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 5, 2018

Primary Completion Date

March 12, 2020

Study Completion Date

March 12, 2020

Conditions

Pneumonia, PneumococcalCommunity-acquired Pneumonia

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

LytA targeted quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)

LytA qPCR and cultures will be performed on samples of the upper respiratory tract (nasopahrynx, oropharynx, saliva, sputum if available)

Trial Locations (2)

Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem

Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar