Etiology, Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Infections in the Community

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine what are the major types of bacteria that cause newborn infections in the community in rural Bangladesh and whether providing an obstetric and neonatal care package will reduce neonatal deaths by 40%.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Treatments: Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women (any age)

• newborns

Exclusion Criteria:

• children (outside newborn period)