Clinical care bundles for adult meningitis in Malawi
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Bacterial meningitis
- Registration Number
- PACTR201111000338157
- Lead Sponsor
- iverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Primary inclusion criteria:
Fever plus one of
headache
confusion
coma
seizures
Secondary inclusion criteria:
CSF white cell count >50 cells per mm2, irrespective of HIV status, or visible bacteria in the counting chamber or on Gram's stain
Exclusion Criteria
Primary exclusion criteria:
Known terminal illness
Cerebral malaria
Head trauma
Secondary exclusion criteria
CSF culture stain or antigen positive for an organim known to cause fungal or mycobacterial menignitis
CSF WCC <50% neutrophils
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of clinical targets achieved by the care bundle
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mortality;Neurological disability;Seizure frequency