NCT00197691

Botswana Pediatric Respiratory Disease and Bloodstream Infection Study

Botswana Pediatric Respiratory Disease and Bloodstream Infection

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about lower respiratory tract and bloodstream diseases among infants born to HIV positive mothers in Botswana. Study factors include how commonly infants get these diseases, the causes, and outcomes. The study will also try to measure the protective effect, if any, of breast feeding on respiratory disease illness and deaths.

Conditions

• HIV Infections
• Respiratory Tract Diseases
• Sepsis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	blood draws, etc.

Timeline

• Start date: 2001-03-01
• Primary completion: 2005-10-01
• Completion: 2005-10-01
• First posted: 2005-09-20
• Last updated: 2012-04-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Botswana