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UnknownNCT01137175

Laboratory Diagnosis of of Rickettsial and Rickettsia-like Diseases

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
4,000 (estimated)
Sponsor
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The low confirmed rickettsioses cases rate may indicate the presence of rickettsiosis other than scrub typhus, murine typhus, and Q fever. The clinical presentation of rickettsiosis is variable and atypical that laboratory confirmation is necessary. This project is aimed to set up the laboratory to diagnose rickettsial and rickettsial like disease, which could help in develop rapid diagnostic kits, epidemiologic surveillance and prognostic factor.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2009-01-01
First posted
2010-06-04
Last updated
2012-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01137175. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.