Clostridium difficile: assessing the risks to Australia of an emerging healthcare-related pathogen

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1006243

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that causes inflammation of the large bowel that can lead to surgical removal of the bowel or death. In North America and Europe, an international epidemic strain has caused large outbreaks of severe, fatal disease. In 2009, this strain was identified for the first time in Perth, Australia. We will investigate strains currently present in Brisbane and Perth and risk of outbreaks occurring from imported and local strains.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,180,256.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epidemiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

colitis | diarrhoeal disease | genetic epidemiology | mathematical modelling | nosocomial infections | risk assessment

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