Prevention of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in a high prevalence setting: ‘Connecting the DOTS’ in Vietnam

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1081443

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The close contacts of people with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have a high risk of developing the disease. The V-QUIN MDR-TB Trial will evaluate the effectiveness of an oral antibiotic (levofloxacin) in preventing drug resistant TB among infected household contacts of TB patients. Household contacts from 10 Provinces in Vietnam will be randomly allocated to receive six-months of either levofloxacin or a placebo, and then followed for two years to see if they develop tuberculosis.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $3,382,020.00

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

drug resistance | prevention | public health | treatment efficacy | tuberculosis

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