Clinical Trial: Adaptive RCT of Corticosteroids for Severe Chlamydia Psittaci Pneumonia in Adults

U.S., Jan. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07352865) titled 'Adaptive RCT of Corticosteroids for Severe Chlamydia Psittaci Pneumonia in Adults' on Jan. 13.

Brief Summary: Severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by psittacosis is a form of atypical-pathogen community-acquired pneumonia that often requires critical care management. It can occur in immunocompetent adults, has an abrupt onset and rapid progression, and may quickly deteriorate to profound hypoxemia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and multiple organ dysfunction, frequently necessitating ICU admission. In a multicenter cohort from 19 tertiary hospitals in China with metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS)-confirmed se...