National Bacterial Meningitis Study in Children and Newborns
Recruiting
Observational Study
Meningitis
Children, Only
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Meningococcal Vaccines
H. Influenzae Vaccine
Neonatal Infection
Antibiotic Treatment
Case Fatality Rate
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 1 Day – 18
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 10,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Association Clinique Thérapeutique Infantile du val de Marne · Other
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About This Trial
Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Antibiotic treatment recommendations are based on epidemiological and susceptibility data. The epidemiology of bacterialméningitis has changed in recent years, mainly owing to widespread use of different conjugate vaccines. The aim of this prospective national survey is to describe epidemiology of bacteria implicated in…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* clinical signs of meningitis, associated with positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture and/or positive CSF antigen testing (Escherichia coli K1, N. meningitidis serogroups B, A, C, Y and W-135, group B streptococci, Hib, or S. pneumoniae), and/or positive CSF polymerase chai…
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