To Reduce Duration of Antibiotics Exposure in Patients With COPD Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit With Pneumonia Clinical Trial
Official title:
Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the Value of an Antibiotic Protocol Guided by a Multimodal Approach in AECOPD With Pneumonia in Intensive Care
Investigators propose to conduct a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled, assessing the interests of an antibiotic protocol guided by the combined use of serum procalcitonin (PCT) and a broad-panel respiratory multiplex PCR (mPCR) to reduce duration of antibiotics exposure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalized in intensive care unit (ICU) with pneumonia. The primary endpoint is the number of antibiotic-days for the treatment of pneumonia.
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