Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1078930]
Researchers:
A/Pr Joshua Davis
(Principal investigator)
,
A/Pr Mark Chatfield
,
A/Pr Sebastiaan van Hal
,
A/Pr Steven Tong
,
Dr Matthew O'Sullivan
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Brief description MRSA (golden staph) is resistant to the most useful class of antibiotics: beta-lactams. It is more difficult to treat than antibiotic-sensitive strains. Standard treatment for MRSA is vancomycin but it has high failure rates. Although MRSA is resistant to beta-lactams, lab studies show that they enhance vancomycin’s bacterial killing when used together. CAMERA2 is an RCT comparing vancomycin alone to combination therapy (vancomycin plus flucloxacillin) for adults with MRSA blood stream infection
Funding Amount $1,113,531.00
Funding Scheme Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1078930
- nhmrc : GNT1078930