Health Condition 1: J00-J99- Diseases of the respiratory system Health Condition 2: null- Hospitalised infants with clinical suspicion of pertussis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
KEM Hospital Research Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 2. Hospitalization in one of the study hospitals 3. Fulfilling the clinical criteria for Pertussis 4. Parent/ guardian of the child give written informed consent Clinical criteria Progressive cough, possibly paroxysmal, with coryza and no or minimal fever PLUS one or more of the following symptoms or conditions: 1. Whoop 2. Apnea 3. Post-tussive emesis 4. Cyanosis 5. Seizure 6. Pneumonia 7. Worsening of symptoms at night 8. Increased white blood cell (WBC) count (= 20,000 WBC per mcl with = 10,000 lymphocytes per mcl) 9. Close exposure to an older child, adolescent or adult with prolonged afebrile cough illness. 10. Neonates and young infants (
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parent/ guardian not agreeing for written informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number and proportion of hospitalized infants with laboratory confirmed pertussis amongst the all infants with clinical suspicion of pertussis.Timepoint: 12 Months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical characteristics and complications in infants with laboratory confirmed pertussisTimepoint: 12 months;Economic burden of pertussis on householdTimepoint: 12 months;Seasonality of the laboratory confirmed pertussisTimepoint: 12 months;Socio-demographic profiling of the laboratory confirmed pertussis casesTimepoint: 12 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ashish Bavdekar
KEM Hospital Research Centre
Outcome results
None listed