Trial Information

Summary: Study for people who have acquired pneumonia outside the hospital

35 day study for people who participate they will receive:

No placebo, 1,500 patients will be studied worldwide

To be qualify:

• Age 16 or older
• Doctor's diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, confirmed by X-ray
• Have at least one of these symptoms:
  
  • New or increased cough; purulent sputum or change in sputum characteristics;
  • sharp chest pain;
  • fluid in lungs determined by a doctor's stethoscope examination;
  • shortness of breath and/or rapid breathing;
  • abnormal white blood cell count as determined by a doctor.
• Have a fever or history of fever with this episode of respiratory illness or subnormal oxygenation of arterial blood.

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Trial listings updated: June 1, 2008 at 5:43:15 AM