Identification of causative pathogen using real-time PCR in pediatric patients with encephalitis/encephalopathy

Identification of causative pathogen using real-time PCR in pediatric patients with encephalitis/encephalopathy - Identification of causative pathogen for encephalitis/encephalopathy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030477

Enrollment

200

Registered

2017-12-20

Start date

2017-07-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

pediatric patients suspected of having encephalitis/encephalopathy

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are admitted to Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center and Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutou Hospital during the study period 2. Patients at age of 18 or younger 3. Patients suspected of having encephalitis/encephalopathy the definition to suspect encephalitis/encephalopathy a)consciousness disturbance lasting for more than 24 hours, mental alteration, or personality change b)convulsion or neurologic focal sign c)cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis d)abnormal cranial imaging (CT and/or MRI) or abnormal EEG findings 4. Patients or their guardians who have consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have difficulty to obtain specimens 2. Patients who don't get informed consent 3. Patients whom a researcher consider inappropriate as a subject

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Identify causative pathogen in pediatric patients with encephalitis/encephalopathy	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuta Aizawa

Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center Division of Infectious Diseases

yuuta_aizawa@tmhp.jp+81423005111

Outcome results