Neurodevelopmental follow up of neonatal bacterial infection
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Neurodevelopmental follow up of children who survived bacterial meningitis and group B streptococcal infections in the first three months of life
IRAS ID
155414
Contact name
Paul Heath
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
St.George's University of London, Joint Research Office
Research summary
Bacterial infections are an important cause of illness, prolonged hospitalisation and death in babies, particularly in their first three months of life. These infections, especially meningitis, can affect the baby’s developing brain and lead to serious long-term problems such as cerebral palsy and deafness.
We wish to do this because understanding the consequences of infections in babies is important when trying to develop ways of preventing or reducing the rates of infection. It is also important for planning the services needed for these children (e.g. educational or physiotherapy support) and the cost of these services. It is also important to have this knowledge about long-term outcomes when counselling parents at the time of their baby’s illness.
Neonatal infections and their long-term after effects can also have an impact on the baby’s family. We will be assessing the health effects of the infections on the quality of life of the children and their adult family members.REC name
South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/SC/1152
Date of REC Opinion
22 Jul 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion