CompletedNot Applicable

A Study on Pathogenic Surveillance and Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Children and Adolescents Based on Hospitals and Communities in Hainan Province

China3,746 participantsStarted 2023-04-24

Plain-language summary

This study intends to screen children under the age of 10 for respiratory pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and serotyping in three representative cities in Hainan province: Haikou, Wanning, and Baisha, in order to provide a foundation for the subsequent promotion of Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccines.

Who can participate

Age range1 Month – 10 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Shortness of breath ( children \<2 months, respiratory rate ≥60 breaths/min; children ≥2 months to \<12 months, respiratory rate ≥50 breaths/min; children ≥12 months to \< 60 months, respiratory rate ≥40 breaths/min; Children ≥ 60 months to \< 120 months, respiratory rate \> 24 breaths/minute )
✓. Rales on lung auscultation
✓. Respiratory symptoms and fever ( axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 ℃ or rectal temperature ≥ 38 ℃ )

What they're measuring

Prevalence of pneumococcus

Timeframe: 1 day

Correaltion index of high load (>6.9 log10 copies/ml) pneumococcus

Timeframe: 1 day

Correaltion index of disease status of infection with different pathogens

Timeframe: 1 day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05912010

SponsorHuashan Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-31

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