Improving the management and outcomes for infants hospitalised with bronchiolitis

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

Menzies School of Health Research, in partnership with the Royal Darwin Hospital, is investigating new treatments to control the severity of bronchiolitis in infants admitted to the hospital suffering from the illness. The project also aims to understand the issues which can affect the severity of the illness.

The project involves:

• assessing the effectiveness of the medicine azithromycin to improve in both the short and long term the respiratory health of babies admitted to hospital
• examine how the immune system and any respiratory infections the babies may already be suffering from affect the severity of bronchiolitis

Contacts

Susan Pizzutto
Email: Susan.pizzutto@menzies.edu.au

Links

• View information: Improving the management and outcomes for infants hospitalised with bronchiolitis
• View website: Menzies School of Health Research