The role of Clostridium difficile spore surface structures in initiating gastrointestinal infection and disease.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1051586

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Hospital-acquired infections with the bacterium Clostridium difficile are a major global public health concern with more virulent isolates emerging overseas since 2000. These strains were detected in Australia in 2010 and are now spreading throughout our hospitals. This project will increase our understanding of how these strains are transmitted to susceptible hosts and why they are so harmful, which is critical for the development of better strategies for preventing and treating these infections.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $467,556.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

bacterial gastroenteritis | bacterial genetics | bacterial infection | bacterial pathogenesis | bacterial virulence | nosocomial infections | plasminogen

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