Vaccine and antibiotic selective pressures on the microbiology of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in northern Australia [ 2018 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Ms Jemima Beissbarth (Principal investigator)

Brief description Investigating the influence that pneumococcal vaccines and specific antibiotics have on the bacteria in the nose which cause otitis media (OM), to determine the most effective prevention and treatments to reduce OM in Indigenous children.

Funding Amount $87,302.00

Funding Scheme Postgraduate Scholarships

Notes Training Scholarship for Aboriginal Health Research