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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
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Information provided by: | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00001477 |
Patients are exposed to infectious agents regularly, regardless of their immunologic status. Traditionally clinicians have decided to institute prophylaxis based on epidemiologic factors, skin test (i.e. PPD), or immunologic parameters. A quantitative and specific method that is non-invasive, such as quantitative PCR, would be desirable to more precisely define those who would benefit from prophylaxis. Similarly, when patients develop disease and are being treated, quantitative, non-invasive techniques are needed to assess response to therapy. This project is designed to develop and test quantitative tests using blood, urine, or sputum samples.
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Communicable Diseases Opportunistic Infections |
Study Type: | Observational |
Official Title: | Monitoring Patients for Developing Communicable and Opportunistic Infections and for Responding to Therapy |
Estimated Enrollment: | 300 |
Study Start Date: | August 1995 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2000 |
Patients are exposed to infectious agents regularly, regardless of their immunologic status. Traditionally clinicians have decided to institute prophylaxis based on epidemiologic factors, skin test (i.e. PPD), or immunologic parameters. A quantitative and specific method that is non-invasive, such as quantitative PCR, would be desirable to more precisely define those who would benefit from prophylaxis. Similarly, when patients develop disease and are being treated, quantitative, non-invasive techniques are needed to assess response to therapy. This project is designed to develop and test quantitative tests using blood, urine, or sputum samples.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Patients older than 18 years of age.
Ability to give informed consent.
No medical contraindication to phlebotomy.
Epidemiologically at risk for tuberculosis or for an opportunistic infection.
Patients who can identify a responsible health care provider as someone willing to provide clinical information and to receive medically important information.
Study ID Numbers: | 950176, 95-I-0176 |
Study First Received: | November 3, 1999 |
Last Updated: | March 3, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00001477 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Communicable Infection Monitoring Non-Invasive Tests Opportunistic Infection |
Virus Diseases Opportunistic Infections Parasitic Diseases |
Communicable Diseases Infection |