Whooping cough
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients suspected to be infected with Bordetella pertussis, who meet the following 1.1 or 1.2. 1.1 Patients who have cough and presents the following characteristic symptoms more than one, paroxysms, whoop, post-tussive vomiting or apnea. 1.2 Patients who have had contact with infected people. 2. Patients with written consent. In a minor, a patient who can obtain written consent from a legal representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who refuse to collect nasopharyngeal swabs. 2. Patients who doctors judge to be inappropriate to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlative evaluation of the antigen kit with each result of real-time PCR assay and culture testing. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation Diagnostics dept