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Pneumonia & Pandemic Preparedness

Grant number: INV-073125

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Key facts

  • Disease

    Bacterial infection caused by Klebsiella pneumonia

  • Start & end year

    2024
    2025

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $228,189

  • Funder

    Gates Foundation

  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    South Africa

  • Lead Research Institution

    Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen genomics, mutations and adaptations

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

To expand the targets included in a Klebsiella pneumoniae Fluidigm assay and improve its coverage of colonizing and invasive isolates from South Africa and Kenya.