Topic: Children, Primary Care
Conditions
Interventions
Estimating the rate of oropharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis and the risk factors for carriage in sixth form students at a single visit with no follow up.
Sponsors
University of Oxford (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study 2. Male or female 3. In school years 12 or 13 (S5 and S6 in Scotland) and aged 15-19 years in full time or part time education, or aged 16-19 years in the general community Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 19 no age limit or unit specified; Lower Age Limit 15 no age limit or unit specified
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not willing or able to give informed consent 2. Outside the specified age range
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rates of oropharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis measured at baseline as determined by culture of Neisseria meningitidis from a throat swab | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To determine rates of meningococcal carriage according to the serogroup and genogroup of cultured organisms from the throat swab 2. To identify risk factors associated with meningococcal carriage as determined by answers to a one-page questionnaire 3. To evaluate the relationship between salivary antibodies, smoking and meningococcal carriage as determined by measurements from saliva samples from Glasgow students | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed