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PCV13 Impact on Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage Study

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Sponsor: Asian Foundation for Tropical Medicine Inc.

Conditions: Community-acquired Pneumonia

Interventions: Nasopharyngeal swab

Countries: Philippines

Prospective, observational, hospital based, nasopharyngeal carriage (NPC), vaccine effectiveness study Comparisons will be made in Filipino children, aged 8 weeks to ≤60 months of age at enrollment, who have been hospitalized with a radiologically-confirmed, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 8 Weeks to 60 Months

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Child 8 weeks to ≤60 months of age
2. Resident of the National Capital Region (NCR) or Region X-XIII
3. Child admitted with a medical diagnosis of clinical CAP based on history and physical exam
4. Written informed consent obtained from a parent or legal guardian
5. At SPMC site, child must have received at least 1 dose of PCV13 given at \<12 months based on history-taking
6. For Phase B at PCMC site, child must have received at least 1 dose of PCV13 given at \<12 months based on history-taking

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children with a known primary or secondary immunodeficiency
2. Child with a contraindication to doing a nasopharyngeal swab which may include, but is not limited to: dyscrasias, coagulation disorders, or other diseases (e.g., hemophilia, purpura), presence of craniofacial abnormalities32
3. For Phase A at PCMC site, child with any PCV in the past based on history-taking

Locations (1)

Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines