Bacterial and Host Drivers of Fulminant Community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii Infection [ 2018 - 2020 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Anton Peleg (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Joshua Davis ,  Prof Bart Currie ,  Prof Ian Paulsen

Brief description This proposal aims to understand how a bacterial pathogen causes severe, life-threatening infections in people from the community in northern Australia. This severe infection particularly impacts people who drink excess alcohol or have diabetes mellitus, and importantly impacts Indigenous Australians the greatest. This work will provide, for the first time, important insights into new prevention and treatment strategies for a serious infection impacting Australians and those in our region.

Funding Amount $AUD 739,525.41

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant