{"id":2552,"date":"2014-08-01T15:08:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/?p=2552"},"modified":"2014-08-01T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:33:00","slug":"the-impact-of-antimicrobial-resistance-on-bloodstream-infections-at-the-hospital-for-tropical-diseases-in-ho-chi-minh-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/vi\/the-impact-of-antimicrobial-resistance-on-bloodstream-infections-at-the-hospital-for-tropical-diseases-in-ho-chi-minh-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of antimicrobial resistance on bloodstream infections at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam PhD Programme 2014-15<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Project 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The impact of antimicrobial resistance on bloodstream infections at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Required person<\/strong>: Basic laboratory scientist<\/p>\n

Type of project<\/strong>: Bacteriology<\/p>\n

Potential start date: <\/strong>First quarter 2015<\/p>\n

Duration<\/strong>: Four years<\/p>\n

Techniques<\/strong>: Data analysis, bacteriology, bioinformatics, molecular biology<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<\/p>\n

Group:<\/strong> Enteric Infections<\/p>\n

Supervisor:<\/strong> Stephen Baker \/ Guy Thwaites<\/p>\n

Current status<\/strong>: Ethical approval, funded, publication<\/p>\n

Collaborations<\/strong>: The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, The University of Sydney ? Australia<\/p>\n

Brief outline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue, particularly with infections that necessitate antimicrobial therapy, such as bacteremia. The problem of antimicrobial resistance appears to be exaggerated in Vietnam when resistance to carbapenems, 3rd generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones seems to be out of control. We hypothesize that early diagnosis and understanding the molecular mechanisms of can lead to earlier antimicrobial therapy and better patient outcome. The candidate will perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing and molecular characterization to identify specific groups of antimicrobial resistance genes. Selected organisms will be genome sequenced and the data will be used to infer and detect groups of informative antimicrobial resistance genes.<\/p>\n

Potential thesis areas<\/strong><\/p>\n