Infection Biology and Epidemiology of Staphyolococci and Staphylococcal Disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Full Title Infection Biology and Epidemiology of Staphyolococci and  Staphylococcal Disease in sub-Saharan Africa.  Short Title Staphylococcal  Project Leader Salim Abdulla  Description The project is an epidemiology study which will look at the type of Staphyolococci bacteria in sub-Saharan Africa (i.e. Bagamoyo, Tanzania, Gabon & Mozambique).  The project focuses isolation and characterization of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus to determine the prevalence of the Staphylococcus aureus strains and the type of disease caused by different strains. The information obtained from the project will be used to provide basis of injections caused by S. aureus and hence interventions in diagnostics therapy and preventive measures.  In Bagamoyo, health and injected individuals will be enrolled into the project for isolation S. aureus bacteria.  Collaborators Latifa Mrisho                    Ifakara Health Institute        Prof. Mathias Hermann       University of Saarland Prof. Martin P. Grobusch     University of Amsterdam Alexander Mellmann           University of Münster Saadou Issifou                      Albert Schwietzer Hospital Katrin Kösters                   Eberhard Karls University Prof. Peter G. Kremsner      Eberhard Karls University Prof. Winfried V. Kern         University of Freiburg Inacio Mandomando           Centro de Investigação em Saúde de                                      Manhiça (CISM) Betuel Sigauque                Centro de Investigação em Saúde de                                      Manhiça (CISM) Anna Roca                       Centro de Investigação em Saúde de                                      Manhiça (CISM) Prof. Pedro Alonso             Centro de Investigação em Saúde de                                      Manhiça (CISM) Prof. Georg Peters              University of Münster Prof. Hagen von Briesen   University of Saarland                                                Prof. Gunter Fuhr                University of Saarland                                           Source of funding Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft  Start Date January 2011                    End Date     December 2012

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