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Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae Associated with Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children in Japa

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Registration Number
JPRN-jRCT1030210333
Lead Sponsor
Abe Machiko
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patient age is between 2 months and17 years
2. Patient has S. pneumoniae positive culture from normally sterile sites (i.e., blood or cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural or pericardial fluid or bone)
3. Parents/legally acceptable representatives (LAR) is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient has S. pneumoniae positive ear discharge culture related to acute otitis media without bacteremia or S. pneumoniae positive cerebrospinal fluid
2. Patient has S. pneumoniae positive sputum culture related to pneumococcal pneumonia without bacteremia or S. pneumoniae positive cerebrospinal fluid
3. Patient has S. pneumoniae positive culture obtained from the nasopharynx without bacteremia or S. pneumoniae positive cerebrospinal fluid

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Count and percentage of pneumococcal serotypes detected in pediatric IPD patients and the summary of IPD cases
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Productivity loss among parents/caregivers of patients diagnosed with IPD
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