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NCT Number: NCT02858687

Improving the Diagnosis of Tonsillitis in Emergency Rooms

A point-of-care laboratory (POC) was set at North Hospital, Marseille, France for the diagnosis in less than two hours of tonsillitis caused by known pathogens, close to the reception of Emergency service. In this instance 30% of patients have no etiological diagnosis after the POC tonsillitis tests . This lab has discovered over 200 new species of bacteria in humans, including vector bacteria and opened the field of large Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA ) viruses. Also, the laboratory of emerging viruses discovered many Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) viruses transmitted by arthropods. Based on this collection of new pathogens described in POC laboratory, this study proposes to expand the etiological diagnosis strategy of tonsillitis after POC tests.

The objective of this study is to implement a new diagnosis strategy relying on the hypothesis that a second pharyngeal swab would improve the etiological diagnosis of tonsillitis of at least 5%.

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Key information

Conditions

Tonsillitis Infections Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pharyngeal Diseases Pharyngitis Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Stomatognathic Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

Marseille, 13354, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient admitted at hospital for tonsillitis requiring, for the emergency physician, a microbiological examination with a "POC tonsillitis kit."
  • Patient who has freely signed the informed written consent
  • Patient affiliated to a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant woman, parturient or nursing
  • Adult patient under guardianship
  • Patient deprived of liberty under court order
  • Patient refusing or unable to sign the informed consent form.

Treatment and study plan

Nasopharyngeal Swab

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients admitted for tonsillitis with a confirmed etiological diagnosis of tonsillitis

    Time frame: 1 day

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 8, 2016
Registry last updated
Apr 21, 2023

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