Primary Recipient

YALE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$443,892.00

Award Date

5/14/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Morbidity and mortality associated with severe infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus present a staggering burden on the healthcare in the United States. The increasing antibiotic resistance of S. aureus limits effectiveness of available antibiotic th