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Identification of Clostridium Butyricum and Clostridium Neonatal in the Digestive Microbiota of Premature Infants Before 34 Weeks and Developing or Not Ulcerative Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) During Hospitalization

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Registration Number
NCT04584320
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Brief Summary

The study investigators hypothesize that Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium neonatal will be more frequently found in the stool of preterm infants with ulcerative necrotizing enterocolitis compared to healthy matched control infants. Systematic daily samples should show that the kinetics of colonization precedes the onset of the pathology. Finally, the systematic ecological survey at the time of infection could help understand the mode of acquisition and transmission of these bacteria.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Premature newborn with a term of birth ≤ 34 weeks of gestation admitted to the neonatology department at the CHU of Nîmes.
  • Affiliated or beneficiary of a health insurance plan.
  • Newborn whose parents received informed information about the study and did not express their opposition to their child's participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Newborn with malformative digestive pathology
  • Newborn baby participating in another category 1 trial

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence of C. butyricumEach day of hospitalization (maximum 120 days)

PCR

Culture of C. butyricumEach day of hospitalization (maximum 120 days)

Growth on selective media

Presence of C. neonataleEach day of hospitalization (maximum 120 days)

PCR

Culture of C. neonataleEach day of hospitalization (maximum 120 days)

Growth on selective media

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Localisation within the hospitalDuring hospitalization (maximum 120 days)

Bed numbers occupied

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Nimes

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Nîmes, France

CHU de Nimes
🇫🇷Nîmes, France

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