Multicenter Italian Cohort Study on Tuberculosis in Pediatric Age
Recruiting
Observational Study
Tuberculosis Infection
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 1 Week – 18
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 1,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS · Other
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About This Trial
According to the WHO report of 2021, approximately 10 million new cases were reported in 2020, of which 1 million occurred in the pediatric population. However, epidemiological data available on tuberculosis (TB) in pediatric age are extremely limited due to diagnostic challenges in this patient category. Furthermore, children are almost never included in national surveillance systems due to the l…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Pediatric patients (0-18 years old) at the time of the initial observation
* Patients affected by active and latent TB, as defined by the criteria of the World Health Organization
* Patients exposed to TB who are found to be non-infected at the end of the window period
* Infor…
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