Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Use of a Novel Protein (sTREM-1) to Differentiate Pure Viral Lung Infection From Viral With co-Existing Bacterial Lung Infection
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a protein called TREM-1 can be used to differentiate viral and bacterial pneumonias in children who are on ventilator support. We propose that the level of TREM-1 will be significantly elevated in the lung fluid of children with bacterial pneumonia and viral with co-existing bacterial pneumonia than in children with pure viral pneumonia.