Daycare Kids' germs under the microscope
NCT ID NCT01485029
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 500 children aged 3 months to 4 years attending daycare centers in France. Researchers collected nose and stool samples to see which bacteria were present and whether they were resistant to antibiotics. The goal was to understand how vaccine use and antibiotic prescribing affect bacterial spread in the community.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2012
- Finished
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Mar 2014
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 months to 4 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged from 3 months to 4 years * Attending a day care center * Parents give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * parents refusal
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As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Archet 1
Nice, 06200, France