Prevalence of Bordetella pertussis and RSV in Vietnamese infants less than 6 months hospitalized with severe pneumonia

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• Conditions: Pertussis, RSV infection; pertussis, RSV infection, children under 6 months of age, maternal immunization, pertussis- containing vaccines, epidemiology, clinical characteristics&#44

• Registration Number: TCTR20201208006
• Lead Sponsor: Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-08
• Study Completion: 2021-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 660

Inclusion Criteria

Children under 6 months of age will be eligible if all following criteria are met:
•Children admitted to hospitals having clinical diagnosis of severe pneumonia. Severe pneumonia is defined as the manifestation of cough or difficulty in breathing, plus at least one of these symptoms: severe respiratory distress such as grunting, very severe chest indrawing; central cyanosis or oxygen saturation <90% on pulse oximetry; or signs of pneumonia with a general danger sign, for example, inability to breastfeed or drink, lethargy, reduce level of unconscious, or convulsions .
•Children whose parent(s) or Legally Acceptable Representative(s) (LAR(s)) accept to sign on an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

Cases who meet the following criteria will be excluded:
•Children whose parent (s) or LAR are unable to consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
B.pertussis infection 30/10/2021 Cross-sectional design, descriptive statistics; using rt-PCR to detect B.pertussis in specimens;,RSV infection 30/10/2021 Cross-sectional design, descriptive statistics; using rt-PCR to detect RSV in specimens;

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
one None None