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Determine the Outbreak Mechanisms and Development of a Surveillance Model for Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Infectious Diseases Control

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Finished

Determine the Outbreak Mechanisms and Development of a Surveillance Model for Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Elucidating the Mechanisms behind Super Resistant Bacteria, and Stemming Their Spread

Principal Investigator

- Guest Prof.
  YAMAMOTO Yoshimasa
  Osaka University Global Collaboration Center

ODA Recipient Country

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Research Institutions in Japan

Osaka University Global Collaboration Center / Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health / Osaka Prefecture University / University of the Ryukyus

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), etc.

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2011

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Tackling the worldwide threat of super resistant bacteria
With the emergence in recent years of super resistant bacteria that display resistance to therapeutic drugs, the number of untreatable infectious diseases is rising rapidly worldwide. The emergence of such bacteria is thought to have been driven by excessive use of antibiotics in livestock and fishery industries as well as healthcare. The spread of super resistant bacteria beyond national borders necessitates a global response. This project is focused on Vietnam, where the number of people infected with drug-resistant bacteria is growing dramatically. We are analyzing infection mechanisms, and aim to identify and investigate improper use of antibiotics and other factors causing the spread of super resistant bacteria.

Multifaceted analysis of the factors driving emergence of super resistant bacteria
We are analyzing the factors and mechanisms driving the emergence of super resistant bacteria from anthropological perspectives that consider socioeconomic factors in Vietnam as well as from microbiological and pharmacological perspectives. Based on our findings, we plan to help curb the worldwide spread of super resistant bacteria by building a resistant bacteria monitoring system.