Viral Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections in Children Under 6 Years of Age
- Conditions
- BronchiolitisConvulsion, FebrileGastroenteritis
- Registration Number
- NCT00987519
- Lead Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
- Brief Summary
With the use of molecular methods new viruses have been detected in respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of both patients and asymptomatic subjects in recent years. The clinical importance of these viruses has not been adequately studied.
The aim of this study is to use molecular methods to detect viruses in upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract of children with acute bronchiolitis, acute gastroenteritis and febrile convulsions and to try to correlate the severity of clinical picture with the amount of viruses present in clinical samples. The investigators will also try to detect the increase in specific antibodies in paired sera.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1260
presence of
- acute bronchiolitis
- acute gastroenteritis
- febrile convulsion requiring hospital admission
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To describe the clinical picture of a viral respiratory and/or gastrointestinal infection associated with a specific viral pathogen In a 14-day period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To correlate the severity of clinical picture with the quantity of virus in clinical samples In a 14-day period
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
🇸🇮Ljubljana, Slovenia
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
🇸🇮Ljubljana, Slovenia
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology
🇸🇮Ljubljana, Slovenia