Observational Study About In-patients Admitted With Fever
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Fever is a common symptom in patients with infectious diseases. This study hopes to understand the epidemiological characteristics of patients hospitalized due to fever through observational research, including: clinical characteristics, etiology of fever and prognosis after treatment. So as to further search for biochemical or other serological indicators to predict the diagnosis and prognosis of infectious fever and non-infectious fever, and try to establish relevant prediction models.
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Detailed Description
This study mainly prospectively analyze the clinical data of patients with fever with/without other symptoms admitted to the department of infectious diseases, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, to analyze the epidemiological characteristics, diagnosis and prognosis of these patients. This is an observational study. All subjects will receive the currently recognized routine test of fever according to their disease and corresponding etiological treatment if needed. The researchers will collect various clinical examination indexes of the subjects in the process of diagnosis and treatment, including but not limited to white blood cells, C-reactive protein, Procalcitonin, ferritin, blood culture, therapeutic drugs, etc. Etiology and prognosis of patients will be recorded. Blood samples, urine and stool samples of all subjects will be taken after enrollment and stored for probably testing in the future. This study has no additional intervention and treatment for subjects. All subjects will sign informed consent.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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patients with fever All subjects will receive the currently recognized routine test of fever according to their disease and corresponding etiological treatment if needed and no additional intervention and treatment will be added for subjects |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Length of fever [1 month after admission]
The interval between the onset of fever and the return of body temperature to normal after medical intervention or spontaneous remission
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Fever associated mortality [3 months]
mortality of patients due to conditions associated with fever
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- all patients admitted to department of infectious diseases because of fever
Exclusion Criteria:
- patents who refuse to sign informed consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Department of Infectious Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University | Changsha | Hunan | China | 410008 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Yan Huang, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Xiangya fever project