Surveillance of HFMD in Pediatric Outpatients
Prospective Clinico-virological Surveillance of Diseases Foot-hand-mouth/Herpangina Associated With Enteroviruses in Pediatric Outpatients
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
3,000 participants
Jun 20, 2023
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The aims of this prospective multicentric study is to determine the types of enteroviruses (EVs) responsible for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) or herpangina in children seen within an ambulatory setting : * to detect an EV-A71 epidemic or another type associated with atypical forms of the disease at an early stage * to describe and compare the epidemiological, demographic, clinical and virological characteristics of these infections between the different types of EV.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Children aged 0 to 10 years presenting with HFMD or herpangina
Exclusion Criteria2
- Refusal to participate by holders of parental authority
- Refusal to participate for children over 3 years of age
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Interventions
The study involves the genome detection of enteroviruses in throat or mouth swabs taken from children with a diagnosis of HFMD or herpangina. If positive, the precise type of enterovirus responsible will be identified by sequencing a viral genomic region.
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NCT06263439