Towards a diagnostic test for rheumatic fever

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1147531

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are a major problem for Australian Indigenous people. Accurate diagnosis of ARF allows for early preventive therapy with long acting penicillin, which can prevent RHD from developing or worsening. The aim of this study is to recruit a cohort of children and young people with ARF and apply the latest technologies to their blood samples, with the aim of developing a diagnostic test and open leads for potential new treatments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2023

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $2,147,618.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal health | diagnosis | immunology | public health | rheumatic fever

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