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Filter by:Active metropolitan area surveillance for hospital admissions related to invasive infection with Neisseria meningitidis will be conducted at the 12 centers in the IMPACT network in collaboration with Public Health officials, local infection specialists and infection control practitioners during the interval from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2022.
This study is designed to allow cord blood sample collection from the cords of babies born in three gestational age windows: ≥37 gestational weeks, 32-36+6 gestational weeks and less than 32 gestational weeks to investigate whether the result obtained using a standard hSBA assay is comparable to that achieved using complement from a gestation matched population for meningococcal B and pertussis.
The genetically polymorphic N-acetyltransferase type 2 (NAT2) is responsible for isoniazid metabolism, and rapid acetylators were associated with low concentrations of isoniazid based on previous studies. The investigators hypothesize that among rapid acetylators high dose isoniazid would result in lower rates of death and disability in patients with tuberculous meningitis than the rates with the standard regimen. The investigators recruited patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years with newly diagnosed TBM, then NAT2 genotype will be characterized by using High-Resolution Melting Kit (Zeesan Company, Xiamen). Participants with slow or intermediate acetylators will be administered with standard chemotherapy. For participants with rapid acetylators, patients were stratified at study entry according to the modified British Medical Research Council criteria (MRC grade), then randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either standard or with high dose isoniazid treatment. All patients received antituberculosis treatment, which consisted of isoniazid (standard dose or high dose), rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol for 3 months, followed by isoniazid, rifampin and ethambutol at the same doses for an additional 9 months. All patients received adjunctive treatment with dexamethasone for the first 6 to 8 weeks of treatment. 338 participants with rapid acetylators were randomly assigned to group B (standard treatment) and group C (high dose isoniazid), respectively. At the same time, 338 participants with slow or intermediate acetylators were recruited to group A (standard treatment). The primary outcome was death or severe disability 12 months after enrollment. Secondary outcome measures were coma-clearance time, fever-clearance time, and difference of laboratory examination (protein concentration, chloride, glucose and white cell counts) of cerebrospinal fluid.
To evaluate Immunogenicity and Safety of Adjuvant and Adjuvant-Free Meningococcal Groups A and C and Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine in Infants 2 to 5 Months of Age. Primary objective: - To demonstrate the non-inferiority of the antibody responses to meningococcal serogroups A, C and Haemophilus influenzae type b following the administration of adjuvant-free MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine compared to those observed following the administration of adjuvant MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine. - To describe the safety profile of adjuvant-free MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine compared to that of adjuvant MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine. Secondary objective: •To compare the antibody level of meningococcal serogroups A, C and Haemophilus influenzae type b following the administration of adjuvant-free MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine to those observed following the administration of adjuvant MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine.