CompletedNot Applicable

Bronchial Colonization With Fungi and Late Respiratory Acquired Pneumonia

France213 participantsStarted 2011-11

Plain-language summary

Ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP) are severe nosocomial infections. On the other side, bronchial fungi colonization is commonly observed in ICU; therefore, the investigators propose to study the role of bronchial fungi colonization on the occurrence of VAP taking into account the immune status of the patient and the antibiotic and antifungal treatments he has received.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * patient ventilated for at least 5 days Exclusion Criteria: * invasive infection Candida sp defined by : candidemia, isolation of Candida from a normally sterile site, candida pneumoniae.

What they're measuring

Onset of a late ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP)

Timeframe: Participants will be followed for the duration of mechanical ventilation, an expected time frame that can go from 5 days to up to 8 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01770015

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Grenoble

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-03

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