Status:
COMPLETED
Surveillance of Influenza Virus Among Children With Febrile Respiratory Complaints Attending the Pediatric Clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, Mainland China
Lead Sponsor:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
The University of Hong Kong
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Influenza Type A
Influenza Type B
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 18 years
Brief Summary
The surveillance of influenza virus among children with febrile reparatory complaints attending the pediatric clinic in Shantou is an epidemiologic study to identify the type (influenza A or B) and th...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES Primary objective: * To identify the type (Influenza A or B) and the subtype of Influenza A of the isolates from children with febrile respiratory complaints who attend the pediatric clin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: 0 day to 18 years.
- Patient was seen at the pediatric clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital within 7 days of the onset of signs and symptoms of febrile respiratory illness suspected to be of viral origin (temperature \> 37.7ºC or reliable history of fever before being examined, and respiratory symptoms and signs such as cough, sore throat, and coryza).
- Parents agree to a nasopharyngeal specimen being taken by swab from their child.
Exclusion
- Patient is too ill to tolerate a nasopharyngeal specimen swab.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
13201 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00760500
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
March 1 2014
Last Update
February 18 2015
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First Affiliated Hospital
Shantou, Guangdong, China, 515041