Status:
COMPLETED
Bacterial Pneumonia Score (BPS) Guided Antibiotic Use in Children With Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Vaccine
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde
Conditions:
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-5 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to test if BPS (Bacterial Pneumonia Score) guided antibiotic use in children with non severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and pneumoccocal vaccine will reduce antibiotic...
Detailed Description
Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality in children. Despite more than 50% of pneumonias are due to viruses, because it is difficult to rule out bacterial etiology, initial management of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children aged 3-60 months assisted as outpatients for non severe community acquired pneumonia and pneumoccocal vaccine and complete immunisation with pneumoccocal vaccine.
Exclusion
- Wheezing
- Severe pneumonia
- Pulmonary or cardiovascular chronic disease
- Antibiotic use in the previous two weeks
- Hospitalization for any reason in the previous two weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01875731
Start Date
July 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2014
Last Update
March 3 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital General de NIños Pedro de Elizalde
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, C1270AAN