Non-influenza Etiologies of Acute Respiratory Illness in Southeast Asia

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) constitutes a leading cause of morbidity, hospitalization and mortality worldwide. The most common etiologic agents of ARI's, especially in children, are viruses.

The study objective is to determine the viral and bacterial etiologies of ARIs in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in South East Asia.

This is a laboratory based surveillance study, in which the archival specimens from hospitalized patients will be tested for respiratory pathogens other than influenza viruses Standard descriptive statistics will be used to present the findings

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Key information

Conditions

Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Institute of Health Research and Development, Jakarta, Indonesia

About this study

This study will test 1400 specimens from 1200 patients at the following laboratories:

National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi
National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hanoi
Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok
National Institute of Health Research and Development, Jakarta
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, HCMC
Children Hospital #1, Ho Chi Minh City
Children Hospital #2, Ho Chi Minh City
Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Adequately stored respiratory specimens obtained from hospitalized patients suspected of lower respiratory tract infection and were tested for influenza.

Exclusion criteria

Specimens stored at insufficient temperature
Specimen volume is insufficient
No demographic data available
Specimen unsuitable for testing for other technical reasons

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

the viral and bacterial etiologies of ARIs in patients with lower respiratory tract infection

Time frame: 12 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

South East Asia Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network

Network

Collaborators

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
University of Oxford

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Jan 13, 2010
Registry last updated: May 27, 2011

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