Bordetella Pertussis Carriage in College-aged Students

University of Virginia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Carriage of Bordetella Pertussis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02215564

17545 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective in this observational cohort study of young adults sampled at three intervals during the academic year is to ascertain if there is carriage of B. pertussis in asymptomatic individuals. We hypothesize that in asymptomatic college students there is no carriage of B. pertussis detectable by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 and above
• Not immunosuppressed
• Not HIV positive (not known to be/self-reported)
• Able to tolerate swab procedures
• Able to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

• No antimicrobial or immunosuppressive medications taken for chronic conditions

Trial design

150 participants in 1 patient group

No treatment

Description:

Young adults tested by PCR for B. pertussis carriage