Meningitis
Conditions
Brief summary
A point-of-care laboratory (POC) was set at North Hospital, Marseille, France for the diagnosis in less than two hours of meningitis caused by known pathogens, close to the reception of Emergency service. In this instance 30% of patients have no etiological diagnosis after the POC diarrhoea tests . This lab has discovered over 200 new species of bacteria in humans, including vector bacteria and opened the field of large Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA ) viruses. Also, the laboratory of emerging viruses discovered many Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) viruses transmitted by arthropods. Based on this collection of new pathogens described in POC laboratory, this study proposes to expand the etiological diagnosis strategy of meningitis after POC test.
Interventions
OTHERNasopharyngeal swab
Sponsors
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient admitted at hospital for meningitis requiring, for the emergency physician, a microbiological examination with a POC meningitis kit. * Patient who has freely signed the informed written consent * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant woman, parturient or nursing * Adult patient under guardianship * Patient deprived of liberty under court order * Patient refusing or unable to sign the informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients admitted with a meningitis with a confirmed etiological diagnosis | 1 day |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed