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Combined Use of a Respiratory Broad Panel MULTIplex PCR and Procalcitonin to Reduce Antibiotics Exposure in Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia: a Multicentre, Parallel-group, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Antibiotic therapy according to the result of mPCR (device) for Community-acquired Pneumonia. Completed, enrolled 411 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
To assess the effectiveness of a management strategy combining a broad panel respiratory mPCR and an algorithm of early antibiotic de-escalation and discontinuation based on both the mPCR results and the procalcitonin (intervention) in severe CAP, as compared to a conventional strategy (control). A multicentre, parallel-group, open-label, randomized controlled trial. The primary assessment criterion est the number of antibiotic-free days at 28 days
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
* Phone call at D28 and D90, unless the patient is still hospitalized; * Collection of a respiratory tract sample (either distal, i.e. tracheal aspirate or bronchoalveolar lavage, or proximal, i.e. sputum) for broad panel respiratory mPCR in the intervention arm. * Collection of an additional respiratory tract sample for biological banking in both arms.