National Bacterial Meningitis Study in Children and Newborns

April 23, 2026 updated by: Association Clinique Thérapeutique Infantile du val de Marne

National Observatory of Bacterial Meningitis in Children and Newborns

Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Antibiotic treatment recommendations are based on epidemiological and susceptibility data. The epidemiology of bacterialméningitis has changed in recent years, mainly owing to widespread use of different conjugate vaccines. The aim of this prospective national survey is to describe epidemiology of bacteria implicated in bacterial meningitis in children.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

For children under 18, hospitalized for bacterial meningitis, the following data will be analyzed: risk factors, vaccination status, signs of symptoms, treatment during hospitalization, analysis (cerebrospinal fluid culture, cerebrospinal fluid antigen test, blood culture...), symptoms or clinic signs of illness.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

10000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 second to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

children 0 day to 18 years with bacterial meningitis or purpura fulminans

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • clinical signs of meningitis, associated with positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture and/or positive CSF antigen testing (Escherichia coli K1, N. meningitidis serogroups B, A, C, Y and W-135, group B streptococci, Hib, or S. pneumoniae), and/or positive CSF polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and/or positive blood culture with CSF pleocytosis (> 10 cells/µL).
  • purpura fulminans

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Cohort of bacterial meningitis in children
Other: observational study
observational study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
mortality
Time Frame: before the hospital discharge
Number of death according to age and bacteria
before the hospital discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
treatment failures
Time Frame: 48 hours after the antibiotic treatment and new lumbar puncture
Number of antibiotic treatment failures according to bacteria after the control of lumbar puncture
48 hours after the antibiotic treatment and new lumbar puncture
impact of vaccines
Time Frame: before the hospital discharge
Number of vaccination failures according to age, number of doses and bacteria
before the hospital discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Association Clinique Thérapeutique Infantile du val de Marne

Collaborators

Pfizer

Investigators

  • Study Director: Corinne Levy, MD, Association Clinique Thérapeutique Infantile du val de Marne
  • Principal Investigator: Robert Cohen, Association Clinique Thérapeutique Infantile du val de Marne

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2030

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2030

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 7, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

December 11, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 28, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 23, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Obs meningitis

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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