This study intends to screen children under the age of 10 for respiratory pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and serotyping in three representative cities in Hainan province: Haikou, Wanning, and Baisha, in order to provide a foundation for the subsequent promotion of Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccines.
The purpose of this multi-center epidemiological study was to determine the carrier status of clinically diagnosed pneumonia, pathogen spectrum of clinically diagnosed pneumonia, serotype distribution, and drug resistance profile of Streptococcus pneumoniae in sick children from hospitals and healthy children from the community.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,746
NP/OP (nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal) swabs will be collected from all cases at enrollment for respiratory pathogen multiplex PCR or pneumococcus culture.
People's Hospital of Baisha Li Autonomous County
Baisha, Hainan, China
Haikou Hospital of the Maternal and Child Health
Haikou, Hainan, China
Hainan Women and Childrens Medical Center
Haikou, Hainan, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University
Haikou, Hainan, China
Prevalence of pneumococcus
Estimate the prevalence of pneumococcus among children aged\<10 years old hospitalized with clinical diagnosed pneumonia, in children seen at outpatient clinics, and among healthy children in the community in Hainan
Time frame: 1 day
Correaltion index of high load (>6.9 log10 copies/ml) pneumococcus
Estimate the association with disease (i.e., case-control status) of high load (\>6.9 log10 copies/ml) pneumococcus among outpatient or hospitalized patients with clinical diagnosed pneumonia in children aged\<10 years old and among healthy children in the community in Hainan
Time frame: 1 day
Correaltion index of disease status of infection with different pathogens
Estimate the association with disease status of infection with pathogens of interest (or combination of pathogens) among children aged\<10 years old hospitalized with clinical diagnosed pneumonia compared to healthy children in the community in Hainan. The study is designed to be the case-control study
Time frame: 1 day
Estimate the proportions of srotypes in patients and healthy children
Estimate the pneumococcal serotype distribution in children aged\<10 years old with clinically diagnosed pneumonia carrying pneumococcus in Hainan.
Time frame: 1 day
Describe the resistance proportion of antibiotics in different region in Hainan
Describe the antimicrobial resistance patterns in children aged\<10 years old with clinically diagnosed pneumonia carrying pneumococcus in Hainan.
Time frame: 1 day
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People's Hospital of Wanning
Wanning, Hainan, China