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VRE Research Project
Epidemiology of van gene carriage in health-care associated populations versus healthy controls.
Austin Health Infectious Diseases Department is conducting a study about a superbug called "vancomycin resistant enterococcus" (VRE). The study requires healthy people to volunteer to participate. If you are interested in finding out more about the study you can click on the document below. The document contains detailed information about the study, and for those who are interested in participating there is also a copy of the consent form and questionnaire.
If you decide to participate, you can pick up a specimen container and the relevant forms at one of the following pharmacies:
Mounts Pharmacy: 135 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe.
Grace Pharmacy: 110 Burgundy St, Heidelberg
East Ivanhoe Pharmacy: 254 Lower Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe East
Rosanna Pharmacy: 107 Lower Plenty Rd, Rosanna
MA Johnson Pharmacy: 1 Macedon Rd, Lower Templestowe
Jackson Court Pharmacy: 64 Jackson Crt, Doncaster East
Templestowe Pharmacy: 21 Anderson St, Templestowe
The study will continue until 30/9/2005.
Just walk in and ask for the "Austin Research Pack".
The collected specimens can be returned to the same pharmacies between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the study coordinator Dr Maryza Graham, or the Principal Investigator Professor Lindsay Grayson on 9496 6676.
To download a copy of the
document in PDF format please use the link below
Participant
Information Document
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