Laboratory Diagnosis of of Rickettsial and Rickettsia-like Diseases

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01137175

Enrollment

4000

Registered

2010-06-04

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2012-10-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Rickettsioses

Keywords

Rickettsioses, Scrub Typhus, Q fever, Typhus fever, Spotted fever, Rickettsioses reported cases

Brief summary

The low confirmed rickettsioses cases rate may indicate the presence of rickettsiosis other than scrub typhus, murine typhus, and Q fever. The clinical presentation of rickettsiosis is variable and atypical that laboratory confirmation is necessary. This project is aimed to set up the laboratory to diagnose rickettsial and rickettsial like disease, which could help in develop rapid diagnostic kits, epidemiologic surveillance and prognostic factor.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Rickettsioses reported cases

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactJessie Jou, Assistant

r93445113@gmail.com886-7-3121101

Outcome results