The path-micro-biology of protracted bacterial bronchitis and chronic suppurativ

Collaborators:

• Menzies School of Health Research
• Royal Darwin Hospital
• Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute

Aims:

• To define the clinical and microbiology of bronchoalveolar lavage and nasopharyngeal carriage in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children with (and without) bronchiectasis, to better understand disease causation and treatment options.

Objectives:

• To gain further understanding of the aetiology of bronchiectasis to influence the management of children with bronchiectasis.

Summary:

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease thought to result from chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract as a result of recurrent respiratory tract infections early in life. The prevalence of bronchiectasis in NT children is disproportionately high compared with urban Australia.

Implications for policy and practice:

This study will contribute to our understanding of the aetiology of bronchiectasis and influence the management of children with bronchiectasis.

Chief investigator:

• Professor Anne Chang

Project manager:

• Dr Gabrielle McCallum

Contact information:

For more information about the project email Dr Gabrielle McCallum.

Project dates:

The project commenced in 2007 and is ongoing.