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TerminatedNCT00429975

Ceftriaxone Vs Levofloxacin on Cytokine Expression in Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Comparison Between Ceftriaxone and Levofloxacin on Cytokine Expression Over Time in Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45 (planned)
Sponsor
Hospital Mutua de Terrassa · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare levofloxacin vs ceftriaxone impact on the cytokine production in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.

Detailed description

Bacterial alveolar invasion is followed by a compartmentalized inflammatory response. Data suggest that some antimicrobials may induce a differential release of cytokines, with the potential of either accelerating or down regulating cytokine production. The aim of our study was to compare the effects of ceftriaxone compared with levofloxacin on cytokine systemic concentrations in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGlevofloxacin
DRUGceftriaxone

Timeline

Start date
2004-08-01
Completion
2005-09-01
First posted
2007-02-01
Last updated
2007-02-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00429975. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.