The MAGIC study will collect MG specimens and use them to try to grow MG bacteria under laboratory conditions. Tests for antibiotic resistance will be done. We will also look at the genome sequence of the MG that we grow. This research will help us to improve antibiotic treatment for MG.
What's involved
As well as the usual MG test you will have today, we will collect an additional MG sample to be used in this study. The additional sample might be a urine sample or it might be a genital swab.
The specimen will be stored at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and then sent to either the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, or to Denmark where researchers will attempt to grow MG from the sample.
All of your personal details will be removed from the sample.
Who we want to talk to
If you are diagnosed with MG at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, our research team may contact you to talk about taking part in the study.
We are looking for people who:
- are over 18 years of age
- have been diagnosed with MG
- are not currently on antibiotics
Ethics
All research in Australia involving humans is reviewed by an independent group of people called a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The ethical aspects of this research project have been approved by the Alfred Hospital HREC.
This project will be carried out according to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007). This statement has been developed to protect the interests of people who agree to participate in human research studies. Approval has been given by the Alfred Hospital HREC which reviews ethics applications for research carried out at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.