Actively Recruiting
Lebanese Interhospital Pneumococcal Surveillance Program
Led by American University of Beirut Medical Center · Updated on 2023-02-03
700
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
1304 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
P
PneumoADIP
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a bacterium that causes severe infections in children and adults such as meningitis, pneumonia, and blood stream infection. There are many types of these bacteria defined by the type of sugar coat that they have. These are classified as serotypes. There are common serotypes that cause severe disease and are preventable by vaccination of children. Other less common types are more difficult to prevent. The investigators aim to determine the serotypes that cause invasive pneumococcal disease in Lebanon and to study their sensitivity to different antibiotics. The investigators will collect bacterial isolates from different hospitals in Lebanon isolated from the blood or spinal fluid of patients with invasive pneumococcal disease. This information will help the investigators determine the usefulness of available pneumococcal vaccines in preventing these infections. The data will be distributed to all primary care physicians treating children in Lebanon and will be shared with the Ministry of Health.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Lebanese Interhospital Pneumococcal Surveillance Program
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Samples must be culture-proven invasive pneumococcal infections
- Patients of all ages admitted to hospitals across Lebanon
- Acceptable samples include positive isolates from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or other sterile body sites such as empyema fluid, abscesses, joint fluid, middle ear fluid obtained by tympanocentesis, and lung needle aspiration
You will not qualify if you...
- Isolates that are not Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon, 113-6044
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Ghassan S Dbaibo, M.D.
CONTACT
M
Mireille Lteif, RN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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