Etiologies of Fever Among Adults in Dar es Salaam
Etiologies of Acute Febrile Illness Among Adults Attending an Outpatient Department in Dar es Salaam
Following the decline of malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa, clinicians face febrile patients in whom an alternative diagnosis has to be made. This situation has led to an overuse of antibiotics by clinicians. It is crucial to increase knowledge on etiologies and risk factors of outpatient febrile illness in order to improve their management.
This present proposal aims to investigate the etiologies of fever among adult patients attending an outpatient department in urban Tanzania. It also aims to assess the clinical significance of nasopharyngeal (NP) respiratory viruses and bacteria documentation in this setting. Third, it aims to compare the spectrum of infections in this population with that of children included in the same setting in a previous study. The last objective is to assess diabetes mellitus (DM) as a risk factor for infection and exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP) as a risk factor for acute respiratory infections (ARI) in adults in Tanzania.
The investigators hypothesize that acute respiratory infections are the main cause of adult febrile illness in a urban low-income setting and that use of quantitative molecular assays on naso-oropharyngeal samples can improve the diagnosis of pneumonia. The investigators also think that the spectrum of infections is different between children and adults, mainly due to a high HIV prevalence in adults. The investigators also hypothesize that experiencing IAP and/ or DM is a risk factor for infections in adults.
Studieöversikt
Status
Betingelser
Studietyp
Inskrivning (Faktisk)
Kontakter och platser
Studieorter
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Mwananyamala Hospital
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Deltagandekriterier
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
Tar emot friska volontärer
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Testmetod
Studera befolkning
Beskrivning
Inclusion Criteria:
- Temperature >=38°C
- History of fever for less than 8 days
- First consultation for the present problem
Exclusion Criteria:
- Refusal of HIV screening
- Main complaint is injury or trauma
- Antibiotic treatment in the last 7 days
- Within 6 weeks after delivery
- Hospitalization during the last month
Studieplan
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
Kohorter och interventioner
Grupp / Kohort |
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Adults with fever
Every adult with fever will be screened for different infectious diseases and for nasopharyngeal respiratory viruses and bacteria
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Healthy volonteers
For every adult with fever included with a diagnosis of pneumonia, a healthy volunteer will be included.
These healthy volunteers will be screened for nasopharyngeal respiratory viruses and bacteria.
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Proportion of patients with each disease among all febrile patients, overall and stratified by HIV status
Tidsram: 1 year
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Description of the distribution of causes of fever based on pre-defined case definitions for each disease.
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1 year
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Proportion of febrile patients with acute respiratory infection infected with a certain respiratory pathogen, compared to the proportion of healthy controls infected with the same pathogen.
Tidsram: 1 year
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Nasopharyngeal respiratory viruses and bacteria documentation (presence/absence as well as pathogen loads) will be compared between patients with acute respiratory infection and a control group of healthy volunteers
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1 year
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Andra resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Strength of association between each febrile disease and diabetes mellitus and between acute respiratory infections and indoor air pollution
Tidsram: 1 year
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Screening of diabetes mellitus and screening of exposure to indoor air pollution will be performed among patients with fever.
The strength of association between diabetes and each type of febrile disease and exposure to indoor air pollution and acute respiratory infections will be measured.
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1 year
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Samarbetspartners och utredare
Samarbetspartners
Utredare
- Huvudutredare: Valerie D'Acremont, MD PhD, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Publikationer och användbara länkar
Allmänna publikationer
- Boillat-Blanco N, Klaassen B, Mbarack Z, Samaka J, Mlaganile T, Masimba J, Franco Narvaez L, Mamin A, Genton B, Kaiser L, D'Acremont V. Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: clinical features and outcome in populations of black and non-black racial category. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Dec 12;18(1):644. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3549-z.
- Boillat-Blanco N, Mbarack Z, Samaka J, Mlaganile T, Mamin A, Genton B, Kaiser L, Calandra T, D'Acremont V. Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PLoS One. 2018 Jun 14;13(6):e0197982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197982. eCollection 2018.
Studieavstämningsdatum
Studera stora datum
Studiestart
Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)
Avslutad studie (Faktisk)
Studieregistreringsdatum
Först inskickad
Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Första postat (Uppskatta)
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Senast verifierad
Mer information
Termer relaterade till denna studie
Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor
Andra studie-ID-nummer
- Fever Study
- Adult Fever Study (Annan identifierare: SwissTPH)
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