Status:
COMPLETED
Human Suis and Pig Diseases in Northern Vietnam
Lead Sponsor:
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam
Conditions:
Streptococcus Suis Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
This study aim to test the hypothesis that human S.suis infections are associated in time and space with outbreaks of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus or other diseases in pi...
Detailed Description
Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic agent which can cause severe systemic infection in humans exposed to infected pigs or pig derived products. Over 700 cases have been reported worldwide, most of them w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Group 1: cases
- Date of specimen (blood or CSF sample) collection is between 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010; and
- S.suis infection confirmed by either CSF or blood culture or PCR; or
- Meet the criteria for a probable case as above (in absence of laboratory confirmation).
Exclusion
- \- Unable to collect patient's spatial data at commune level.
- Group 2: controls
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis as sepsis at hospital admission (based on clinical symptoms or laboratory evidence)
- Admission date between 01/01/2010 and 31/12/2010
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
273 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01434719
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
November 15 2016
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National Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam