Study of COVID-19 Outbreak in Hospital Departments of Bamako, Mali (BAMACOV)
Covid19
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Covid19 focused on measuring Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, Mali, Africa, Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Free and informed consent accepted in writing
- Patient: patient hospitalized in one of the four hospitals of Bamako, with clinical signs of infection of the upper or lower respiratory tracts (sore throat, cough/sputum, nasal congestion and rhinorrhea, odynophagia, thoracic oppression, dyspnea, desaturation) with fever or feeling of fever or any other signs of SARS-Cov-2 infection (that is to say the following clinical manifestations, of sudden onset: unexplained asthenia, unexplained myalgia, headache without a known migraine disease, anosmia or hyposmia without associated rhinitis, dysgueusia, diarrhea, heart rhythm disorders, acute myocardial injury, severe thromboembolic event) or who have been in close contact with a SARS-CoV-2 infected person without effective protective measures (FFP2/surgical masks or physical separation) and defined as follows: having shared the same place of life as the confirmed case, for example: family, same room or having a direct contact in face to face with less than 1 meter from the confirmed case during a talk; intimate friends; class or office neighbours; adjacent to the index case in a plane or a train; or having provided or received hygiene or care acts from a confirmed case.
- Caregivers: caregivers of one of the four hospitals of Bamako
Exclusion Criteria:
- Persons subject to legal protection or not able to give a free and informed consent.
- Caregivers: caregivers not able to follow the project schedule
Sites / Locations
- Hopital du Point-G
- Hopital Gabriel ToureRecruiting
- Hôpital dermatologique de BamakoRecruiting
- Hôpital du MaliRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Patients
Caregivers
- Hospitalized patients in one of the four centers in Bamako, with clinical signs of infection of the upper or lower respiratory tracts with fever or feeling of fever or any other signs of SARS-Cov-2 infection or who have been in close contact with a SARS-CoV-2 infected person without effective protective measures
Caregivers of one of the four centers in Bamako. Serological screening: all. Molecular screening: with clinical signs of infection of the upper or lower respiratory tracts with fever or feeling of fever or any other signs of SARS-Cov-2 infection or who have seroconverted to SARS-CoV-2 or who have been in close contact with a SARS-CoV-2 infected person without effective protective measures