Impact of improved diagnostic tools, practices, training and communication on acute fevercase management and antibiotic prescriptions for children, adolescents and adultspresenting at outpatient facilities of R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, India

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

TBD

End Date

August 30, 2022

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sponsor

•Patients with fever with no focus /Respiratory Tract Infection:
•Children (3months to \<10years), adolescents (10years to \<18years old) of both sexes and adults (more than 18\-65 years)
•Presenting with an acute febrile illness defined as temperature of \>37\.5Â°C or history of fever within the last 7days with no focus or suspected Respiratory Tract Infection
•Parent/guardian/patients providing written informed consent for their children if \<18 years.
•Assent for adolescent between 12 and \<18 years and consent from for adults.
•Willing to provide blood samples and swabs and adhere to study procedures explained in the consent forms following the protocol.
•Available and willing to return for follow\-up visit at the health facility.

•Children, adolescents and adults with chronic febrile illness (fever lasting \>7 days)
•Patients with acute febrile illness outside the allowed age range.
•Severely ill patients requiring hospital admission or referral as assessed by the study clinicians.
•Anyone refusing consent to be part of the study or not available for follow\-up (adults, the parents/guardians of children, or adolescents who refuse or are missed when asking for consent).