Primary Recipient

LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER

Amount

$710,764.00

Award Date

9/22/2009

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

Candida is among the most common causes of nosocomial infections in the United States and worldwide. Even with antifungal therapy, disseminated candidiasis causes an unacceptable 40%-50% mortality. Furthermore, resistance to antifungal therapies among Can