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Brief title
Health condition
This study is to study prospectively the incidence of B.pertussis infection in pregnant women in the Groene Hart Hospital in Gouda, the Netherlands. Therefore bloodsamples will be taken from the mother at 12 weeks gestation, at delivery and 2 months after delivery. Also cord blood will be collected at delivery. In these blood samples IgG against pertussis toxin and IgA against whole cell B.pertussis will be measured (RIVM). Also the mothers will be asked to fill in questionaires.
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
1. Positive B.pertussis serology;
2. Cata questionnaires.
Secondary outcome
N/A
Background summary
Inventarisation of incidence of B.pertussis infection in pregnancy.
Study objective
About 6% of the population between 3 and 79 years suffers each year of a B.pertussis infection, also pregnant women. These women are a source of infection for their newborn babies.
Study design
N/A
Intervention
N/A
P.O. Box 1098
J.C.M. Huisseling, van
Gouda 2800 BB
The Netherlands
(0)31 (0)182 505050
hans.vanhuisseling@ghz.nl
P.O. Box 1098
J.C.M. Huisseling, van
Gouda 2800 BB
The Netherlands
(0)31 (0)182 505050
hans.vanhuisseling@ghz.nl
Inclusion criteria
All pregnant women delivering at the department of gynecology and obstetrics of the Groene Hart Hospital.
Exclusion criteria
N/A
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL408 |
| NTR-old | NTR448 |
| Other | : MEC/02/14 P02.205 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN14204141 |
Summary results
thesis VUmc, Amsterdam 2005<br>
Pertussis: new insights etc<br>