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Training Years: 2014-2015

Training Site: Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College (BJMC Pune)

Country: India

Mentor: Amita Gupta, MD; Vidya Mave, MD, MPH

Title: Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Pune, India

Project Objectives:

1. To describe the antimicrobial resistance patterns of blood-borne pathogens and the risk factors for drug-resistant bacteremia among patients admitted with acute febrile illness;
2. To describe the etiologies of acute febrile illness and the associated clinical outcomes among admitted patients and
3. To evaluate antimicrobial usage and optimization of treatment.

NIH Support:  Fogarty scholars doctoral training award