This is an epidemiological study to investigate the etiology of radiographically-confirmed community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults aged ≥18 years. The main objective is to determine the proportion of which cases that is due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and the corresponding incidence and serotype distribution. The study will utilize a serotype-specific urinary antigen detection (UAD) assay.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
Skåne University Hospital
Malmö, Sweden
The proportion S.pneumoniae serotypes included in PCV13 (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) among adults ≥18 years of age presenting with radiographically-confirmed CAP.
The overall proportion of subjects with clinically and radiographically-confirmed CAP who have PCV13 S.pneumoniae detected by either UAD assay and/or culture.
Time frame: 10 days
The S.pneumoniae serotype distribution form UAD and culture isolates.
The full distribution of all S.pneumoniae serotypes among patients with CAP.
Time frame: 10 days
The incidence rate of CAP and subjects with S.pneumoniae positive radiologically confirmed CAP (SP+CAP)
The incidence rate of CAP and SP+CAP
Time frame: 10 days
The differences in detection of S.pneumoniae by culture, BinaxNOW® and the UAD assay
The overall proportion of SP+CAP subjects with S.pneumoniae identified by culture, BinaxNOW®, and/or either UAD assay.
Time frame: 10 days
The proportion of subjects with CAP and with SP+CAP who present with underlying at-risk and high-risk medical conditions
The proportion of subjects with CAP and SP+CAP who present with underlying at-risk and high-risk medical conditions.
Time frame: 10 days
Antibiotic resistance rates among isolates of S.pneumoniae
Antibiotic resistance rates among isolates of S.pneumoniae.
Time frame: 10 days
Validation of the UAD assay in CAP patients and compare with controls
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To validate the UAD assay in CAP patients and compare results with the control group.
Time frame: 10 days