Research for chronic UTI

Question

12. Research for chronic UTI a. Has the Department assessed emerging diagnostic technologies and/or treatment approaches for recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections? i. If so, please outline the scope of that work, its findings, and any resulting policy or clinical recommendations. b. What Commonwealth-funded initiatives are currently underway, or planned, to support research, development, and evaluation of new diagnostic technologies and therapeutic approaches for recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections? c. Since 2019, how much Commonwealth funding has been invested in research into recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections? i. Please provide details of the organisation or institution that received the funding, and the value of the funding. d. Since 2019, what Commonwealth funding has been provided for research into improved diagnostic approaches for recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections, particularly methods designed to detect infections that may not be identified through standard urine culture testing? Please provide details of the organisation or institution that received the funding, and the value of the funding. i. Please provide details of the organisation or institution that received the funding, and the value of the funding. e. Since 2019, what Commonwealth funding has been allocated to research into the prevention of urinary tract infections, including the development and evaluation of prevention and management strategies for recurrent and chronic urinary tract infections? i. Please provide details of the organisation or institution that received the funding, and the value of the funding. f. Since 2019, what Commonwealth funding has been allocated to research into the treatment of chronic urinary tract infections and recurrent urinary tract infections? i. Please provide details of the organisation or institution that received the funding, and the value of the funding.

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