Improving outcomes of severe bacterial infections in Northern Australia

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1013411

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Severe infections such as pneumonia can cause failure of vital organs (severe sepsis) and subsequent death. 30-40% of people who develop severe sepsis die, even with the best modern therapies. Sepsis is five times more common in northern Australia than elsewhere. In this program of research, we plan to test new therapies for sepsis; to determine the causes of and risk factors for severe pneumonia in northern Australia; and to use this information to inform new guidelines for the management of sepsis and pneumonia in northern Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $217,274.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Staphylococcus aureus | antibiotics | epidemiology | pneumonia | randomised controlled trial (RCT) | sepsis | tropical health

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