Primary Recipient

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Amount

$140,294.00

Award Date

9/18/2009

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

Otitis media (middle ear inflammation) is one of the most common childhood diseases. The prevalence, medical costs, and hearing related morbidity of otitis media (OM) are significant. Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is one of the primary pathogens of OM. D