Objective: This study has been ongoing since 2008 at 4 sentinel sites and one population-based site with the objective to collect data on vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial diseases. This is being used to measure the impact of Hib and Pneumococcus vaccine …
Vaccination and the Pediatric Microbiome
Funded by Washington University | 2010 – 2015 What? This is a multi-country multi-center study, taking place in Bangladesh, Philippines, The Gambia and South Africa. The aim of this exploratory study is to elucidate the pediatric NP microbiome by sampling …
Typhoid Diagnostics for Measuring Disease Burden
What? We are conducting active laboratory-based surveillance and well-designed epidemiological surveys to guide decision-making by public health officials for disease prevention and control programs of typhoid fever. The aim of this project is to develop a new procedure for the …
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Aetiology of Neonatal Infections in South Asia (ANISA)
Funded by BMGF | 2010-2014 What? This project will determine the population-based incidence, aetiology and antibiotic resistance profiles of community-acquired young infant infections in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan using community-based surveillance and standard and new diagnostic tests. The project also …
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Maternal recto-vaginal and colonization of GBS & its association with early onset of neonatal sepsis
What? Within the cohort study, we are conducting a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of maternal vaginal or rectal colonization of GBS during pregnancy (≥ 30 weeks of gestational age and during delivery) and the vertical transmission rate of …
Surveillance of Invasive Bacterial Diseases in Bangladesh
Funded by WHO | 2009-2015 What? Considering the need of surveillance for invasive bacterial diseases, with specific attention to vaccine preventable diseases, we are conducting surveillance in 4 hospital and 1 rural field site of Bangladesh to provide information on …
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