16th JPIAMR transnational call for research projects - AMR diagnostics and surveillance 2023 (DISTOMOS)

General Information

• Project title: Investigating the epidemiological patterns of urinary tract infection (UTI) among children in low setting communities
• Type: Project looking for partner
• Organisation: ST Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences
• Country: Tanzania (TZ)
• Career stage: Early Career Researcher (up to 8 years** since PhD).

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 2: to develop or improve existing strategies, technologies or methods, or data use strategies to support One Health AMR surveillance
• One Health Setting:

  Human Health

  Animal Health (incl. wild-life, livestock, acquatic organisms, and companion animals)
  Environment (incl. natural and built)

• Keywords:

  Antimicrobial Antibiotics waste water metagenomics point of care

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  I am a veterinarian working at a medical school. I have doing research in antimicrobial agents to determine the resistance patterns in human (urine and stool) samples and animals

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  UTIs are generally managed using the conventional antimicrobials, however the regular use of these agents has resulted into increased resistance. In conjunction to this, the diagnosis of UTIs in children is not easily distinguished from other febrile diseases. Furthermore, health facilities in low setting communities are unlikely to carry out antimicrobial tests due to limited facilities and human resources. We intend to determine UTIs among children, establish the specific pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance and upscaling diagnostic tests which are easily adoptable in rural settings

Philbert B Madoshi

• Organisation: ST Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences
• Position: Lecturer
• E-mail: bmadoshi@gmail.com
• Phone: 0232931568
• Web: www.sfuchas.ac.tz