Genomics for Undiagnosed Infectious Disease Evaluation and Diagnosis in Northern Australia (Old ID 24759)

Menzies School of Health Research
Matt Field
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Diagnosis of scabies mostly relies on clinical symptoms as mites are extremely difficult to find in skin lesions of ordinary scabies (<20) which leads to under/misdiagnosis. This pilot project will address a long wanted need to develop a rapid diagnostic test for scabies. It is anticipated that this new DNA test will be highly sensitive and specific and will outperform standard microscopy. This will provide a powerful tool in scabies diagnosis particulary useful in clinical trials and epidemiologic studies.

Date

01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

skin health;NGS;Scabies;diagnostics;Genomics;Bioinformatics

Funding Body

Menzies School of Health Research

Amount

5000

Project Team

N/A