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Could a common antibiotic replace stronger ones for severe pneumonia?
NCT ID NCT07322549
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed study looked at 104 adults in the ICU with severe pneumonia caused by three common bacteria. Researchers checked whether the bacteria were sensitive to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (AMC) or to third-generation cephalosporins (3GC), which are standard treatments. The goal was to see if AMC could be a good alternative to help reduce antibiotic resistance. The study only reviewed past medical records, so it cannot prove which treatment is better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (AMC) and third-generation cephalosporins (3GC)
- What this could lead to
- If the results show AMC works well, it could offer a narrower-spectrum antibiotic option for severe pneumonia, potentially reducing antibiotic resistance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center retrospective study, not a controlled trial. It only looks at past data, so it cannot prove which antibiotic is better. Results may not apply to other hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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104 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients admitted to the ICU at Sainte-Musse Hospital between January 2018 and December 2022 with a diagnosis of severe CAP or CAAP
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient admitted to the ICU at Sainte-Musse Hospital between January 2018 and December 2022. 2. Diagnosis of severe CAP or CAAP within 48 hours of hospital admission, documented with Streptococcus pneumoniae, and/or Haemophilus influenzae, and/or Staphylococcus aureus (confirmed by blood culture and/or a respiratory sample), with an available antibiogram. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient under 18 years old. 2. Patient hospitalized within 3 months prior to hospital admission. 3. Infectious documentation of another pathogen within 48 hours of hospital admission. 4. Nosocomial pneumonia. 5. Patient under legal guardianship (inmate, legal ward, curatorship).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Toulon, Var, 83100, France