Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00583, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Kelley, Shana (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The emergence of drug resistant infectious disease is a growing threat to public health. Healthcare acquired_x000D_
infections (HAI) are the 4th leading cause of death in Canada and expected to be the 2nd cause of mortality by_x000D_
2050. One of the primary causes of spread of these infections is inadequate detection and disinfection_x000D_
processes at vulnerable sites such as clinics, hospitals, transportation hubs, schools, and long term care_x000D_
facilities. In order to cull unnecessary infection resulting from transmission originating from contaminated_x000D_
facilities, rapid identification of infection agents is critical to assess risk and determine adequate quarantine_x000D_
and disinfection procedures to put into place. At present, the prompt determination of antibiotic resistant_x000D_
bacteria is not possible because existing technologies require a time-consuming pre-culturing step to reach_x000D_
detectable levels. In the absence of rapid results, risk assessment is conducted solely on experience and_x000D_
judgment rather than diagnostic data. To address the unmet need for a rapid and fully integrated technologies_x000D_
for bacterial detection and identification, the proposed research in this objective will develop and validate_x000D_
components capable of pathogen identification on physical surfaces., program purpose french : The emergence of drug resistant infectious disease is a growing threat to public health. Healthcare acquired_x000D_
infections (HAI) are the 4th leading cause of death in Canada and expected to be the 2nd cause of mortality by_x000D_
2050. One of the primary causes of spread of these infections is inadequate detection and disinfection_x000D_
processes at vulnerable sites such as clinics, hospitals, transportation hubs, schools, and long term care_x000D_
facilities. In order to cull unnecessary infection resulting from transmission originating from contaminated_x000D_
facilities, rapid identification of infection agents is critical to assess risk and determine adequate quarantine_x000D_
and disinfection procedures to put into place. At present, the prompt determination of antibiotic resistant_x000D_
bacteria is not possible because existing technologies require a time-consuming pre-culturing step to reach_x000D_
detectable levels. In the absence of rapid results, risk assessment is conducted solely on experience and_x000D_
judgment rather than diagnostic data. To address the unmet need for a rapid and fully integrated technologies_x000D_
for bacterial detection and identification, the proposed research in this objective will develop and validate_x000D_
components capable of pathogen identification on physical surfaces., agreement title english : Nanomaterials for real-time bacterial species identification using a hand-held imaging device, agreement title french : Nanomaterials for real-time bacterial species identification using a hand-held imaging device, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 23945.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada