Status:
COMPLETED
Prevalence of Histoplasmosis in HIV + Patients with a Rapid Diagnostic Test in West Indies
Lead Sponsor:
ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Conditions:
HIV
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum histoplasmosis is the leading cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death in French Guiana and probably in the Amazon. The diagnosis of this dis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (aged 18 or over).
- Patient seen while hospitalized or in outpatient awaiting hospitalization.
- HIV1 or HIV2 infection confirmed by techniques validated in France and in Suriname, either before the episode considered, or discovered concomitantly.
- Patient presenting at least one of the three followings items: an alteration of their general condition (with a grade 1 according to the WHO Performance Status scale) and/or a fever and/or symptoms suggestive of an infectious syndrome.
- Medical prescription for the collection of blood and urine specimens to test for an infectious agent within 7 days following admission to the hospital.
- Written consent to participate in the study obtained.
Exclusion
- Refusal to participate in the study.
- Patient in a critical condition that doesn't allow physicians to get an informed consent without a legal representative to represent him and sign a consent form for the patient participation in the study.
- Ongoing antifungal treatment or antifungal treatment stopped during the month preceding the inclusion date (topic antifungal therapy not considered at this point).
- Patient in detention at the time of admission to the hospital.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 3 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
727 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01884779
Start Date
August 1 2013
End Date
November 3 2015
Last Update
September 3 2024
Active Locations (7)
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1
Pointe-à-Pitre University Hospital
Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe, France, 97159
2
Cayenne General Hospital
Cayenne, Guyane, France, 97306
3
Western French Guiana Hospital
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane, France, 97320
4
Fort-de-France University Hospital
Fort-de-France, Martinique, France, 97261