Viromes in Infants Presenting With a Septic Syndrome
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Conditions studied: Fever, Viral Infection, Bacterial Infections
In brief
Fever in infants younger than 3 months is a common reason for emergency department visits and is associated with a significant risk of serious bacterial infections. Because it is difficult to distinguish bacterial from viral infections at presentation, management is often aggressive and includes invasive procedures, hospitalization, and empiric antibiotic therapy. Despite advances in molecular diagnostics, the etiology of fever remains unidentified in a substantial proportion of cases. This study aims to assess the presence of pathogenic viruses in respiratory and intestinal samples from febrile infants younger than 3 months compared with afebrile controls, and to explore associations with clinical, biological, environmental, and socio-economic factors
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07470541
- Run by
- University Hospital, Montpellier
- People needed
- 130
- Starts
- 2026-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2028-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-17
Who can join
Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- For participants :
- Age < 3 months
- Fever ≥38°C confirmed in pediatric emergency department
- For control group :
- Age < 3 months
- Children requiring general anesthesia or managed in the pediatric emergency department, or during hospitalization or consultation, for a non-infectious condition requiring venipuncture
You may not qualify if…
- For participants :
- Lack of parental/legal guardian consent
- Lack of affiliation with a social security scheme
- Antibiotic treatment within 8 days prior to inclusion
- For control group :
- Lack of parental/legal guardian consent
- Lack of affiliation with a social security scheme
- Antibiotic treatment within 8 days prior to inclusion
- Infectious episode within 8 days prior to inclusion
Where it is running
- Montpellier Hospital University — Montpellier, France
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