Is long term weekly azithromycin use for bronchiectasis in Indigenous children associated with antibiotic resistance?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/545223

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Aboriginal children living in remote areas such as central Australia experience unacceptably high rates of respiratory infection which can become chronic. A randomised controlled trial is being conducted to see if long-term azithromycin therapy reduces respiratory exacerbations in Aboriginal children with chronic lung disease. Concerns about the development of antibiotic resistance need to be addressed. This project aims to determine if such treatment is associated with antibiotic resistance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $398,663.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Indigenous Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Bronchiectasis | Chronic moist cough | Chronic suppurative lung disease | Impact of antibiotic use on antimicrobial resistance | Respiratory pathogens associated with chronic lung disease | Treatment of respiratory disease in Indigenous children

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