Acute Bronchitis in Korea:Associated Microorganisms and Clnincal Findings.

Hallym University Medical Center300 enrolled

Overview

The investigators hypothesized that acute bronchitis will be associated with various bacteria and viruses.

The investigators will investigate various bacteria and viruses from colleced specimens from patients with acute bronchitis, and also investigate an assoication of the miroorganims with clinical findings

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Acute Bronchitis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults patients aged over 18 years. * Patients who complain of recent sputum and cough. Exclusion Criteria: * Patinets who took antibiotics within 7 days. * Patinets whose symptoms last for \< 5 days. * Patients who have definite cause of acute cough such as pneumonia, allergic rhinnits, sinusitis, GERD and drug. * Immunocompromised patients.

Locations (3)

Chunchon Sacred Heart Hospital

Chunchon, Gangwon-do, South Korea

RECRUITING

Pumonary, Allegry and Critical Care Medicine; Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital

Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

RECRUITING

Kandong Sacred Heart Hospital

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Microorganisms (bacteria and/or viruses) related to acute bronchitis

Time frame: Outcome measure is just type of microoganisms from collected specimens at hospital visit

Central Contacts

Sunghoon Park, MD, PhD

CONTACT

82-31-380-3803 f2000tj@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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