Surveillance of HFMD in Pediatric Outpatients (PMB)

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Herpangina; Enterovirus Infections; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Throat/buccal swab sample

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06263439

RNI 2023 MIRAND

2023-A00585-40 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

Any child presenting signs suggestive of HFMD/Herpangina can be included in the study by one of the investigating paediatricians. After giving the information note to the parents (and to children over 3 years of age) and asking them not to object, the paediatrician collects a throat or mouth swab to confirm the enterovirus infection. At the same time as the swab is taken, anonymised demographic and clinical data are collected by the doctor during the consultation. The sample and the information sheet are sent to the National Reference Laboratory for enteroviruses (Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital).The diagnosis is performed by EV genome detection and if positive, genotyping is done to identify the type of the enteroviruses.

Enrollment: 3,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 0 to 10 years presenting with HFMD or herpangina

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to participate by holders of parental authority
• Refusal to participate for children over 3 years of age

Trial design

3,000 participants in 1 patient group

Children with hand, foot and mouth disease or herpangina

Description:

Children with hand, foot and mouth disease or herpangina will be proposed to have a throat or buccal swab collected to do the diagnosis of an enterovirus infection.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Throat/buccal swab sample