Precision antibiotic strategies to reduce invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality in COVID-19

  • Funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: GA85497

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $406,285.87
  • Funder

    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Australia
  • Lead Research Institution

    South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Clinical characterisation and management

  • Research Subcategory

    Prognostic factors for disease severity

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

We will investigate whether tracheal microbiology predicts duration of mechanical ventilation and death in COVID-19 patients, and determine whether antibiotic therapies can provide benefit through their impact on airway microbes.