Diagnosis of respiratory tract infections by molecular techniques in pediatric patients
- Conditions
- Respiratory tract infection1001981510024970
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32220
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
All children admitted at the Emma Children's or Amstelland hospital with suspected respiratory tract infection.
Exclusion Criteria
Age of 18 years or older.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1) The detection of different pathogens in correlation to clinical symptoms.<br /><br>2) Comparison of the pathogen load between different clinical patherns.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1) What is the difference in detection of the same pathogen, with different<br /><br>sampling methods<br /><br>2) How long does pathogen DNA or RNA remain detectable during the course of<br /><br>disease in a hospitalized patient?</p><br>