Grant: Project Grant
University of Calgary
$328,950.00
C. difficile near patient testing versus centralized laboratory testing: a cluster randomized trial
FY 2017-18
Summary
C. difficile is a major cause of diarrhea in the hospital. This bacteria can spread from person to person and cause outbreaks. In the last decade tens of thousand of people have become infected in an epidemic. The elderly tend to suffer the most, in many cases leading to death. Early diagnosis may prevent many of these bad outcomes and save money to our health care system.
Department
Program
Project Grant
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
369816
Name
Pillai Dylan R
Region
Alberta
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Health Services Evaluation & Interventions Research
Projecttitle
C. difficile near patient testing versus centralized laboratory testing: a cluster randomized trial
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Calgary
Cihramount2
$328,950
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
C. Difficile; Diagnostics; Diarrhea; Health Economics; Health Outcomes; Health Services; Infectious Diseases
Abstract
C. difficile is a major cause of diarrhea in the hospital. This bacteria can spread from person to person and cause outbreaks. In the last decade tens of thousand of people have become infected in an epidemic. The elderly tend to suffer the most, in many cases leading to death. Early diagnosis may prevent many of these bad outcomes and save money to our health care system.
Competitiondate
201709
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Pillai, Dylan R; Hollis, Aidan
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $328,950~ $0~
