Combatting AntiMicrobial Resistance in Africa Using Data Science (CAMRA)
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Funding Fogarty Program
Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Combatting AntiMicrobial Resistance in Africa Using Data Science (CAMRA)
Principal Institution
Redeemer's University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Happi, Christian T.; Fouts, Derrick E.; Obaro, Stephen
Project Contact Information
Email:
happic@run.edu.ng
Year(s) Awarded
2021-2026
Country
Nigeria; Rwanda
Collaborators
Case Western Reserve University
International Foundation Against Infectious Diseases in Nigeria
J. Craig Venter Institute
Rhode Island Hospital
University of Nebraska Medical Center
See Project Description for additional collaborators.
NIH Partners
OD/NIH; NIAID
Project Description
Bacterial infections are highly prevalent and contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality across all age-groups but because appropriate bacterial diagnostic services are non- existent or very limited, finding the true cause of most infections and the true spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major challenge in Africa, where data is limited. This program has three goals:
- to comparatively study bacterial isolates to inform trends in AMR and dynamics of transmission
- to incorporate markers of serious bacterial infection and gene products from resistant bacteria to create a portable screening tool for clinical care and to explore the antimicrobial properties
- to explore the potential benefit of an aminoglycoside-antimicrobial peptide complex for enhanced therapeutic efficacy against multidrug resistant bacteria.
Additional Collaborators
University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Rwanda; Nigeria Center for Disease Control; University of Abuja: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD); Hemex Health; Nigerian Institute of Medical Research; Rwanda Biomedical Centre;
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