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Multicenter Italian Cohort Study on Tuberculosis in Pediatric Age
Multicenter Italian Observational Cohort Study on Tuberculosis in Pediatric Age
About This Trial
According to the WHO report of 2021, approximately 10 million new cases were reported in 2020, of which 1 million occurred in the pediatric population. However, epidemiological data available on tuberculosis (TB) in pediatric age are extremely limited due to diagnostic challenges in this patient category. Furthermore, children are almost never included in national surveillance systems due to the lack of connections between individual pediatricians, pediatric hospitals, and national surveillance programs. It is therefore reasonable to assume that the disease may be significantly underestimated both in Italy and worldwide.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Pediatric patients (0-18 years old) at the time of the initial observation
- Patients affected by active and latent TB, as defined by the criteria of the World Health Organization
- Patients exposed to TB who are found to be non-infected at the end of the window period
- willing to sign a consent form signed by parents/legal guardian or by the patient who has reached the legal age of consent, assent of the minor
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- None
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Pediatric patients (0-18 years old) at the time of the initial observation
* Patients affected by active and latent TB, as defined by the criteria of the World Health Organization
* Patients exposed to TB who are found to be non-infected at the end of the window period
* Informed consent signed by parents/legal guardian or by the patient who has reached the legal age of consent, assent of the minor
Exclusion Criteria:
* None
Locations (17)
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Florence, Firenze, Italy
Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII
Bari, Italy
Ospedale di Belluno
Belluno, Italy
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Genova, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore, Policlinico
Milan, Italy
Ospedale Luigi Sacco
Milan, Italy
Policlinico di Modena
Modena, Italy
Università Federico II
Naples, Italy
Ospedale dei Bambini "G.Di Cristina"
Palermo, Italy
Ospedale di Parma
Parma, Italy
IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Pisa, Italy
Azienda USL Toscana Centro
Prato, Italy
IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambin Gesù
Roma, Italy
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Roma, Italy
Ospedale Regina Margherita
Torino, Italy