Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO

Amount

$407,890.00

Award Date

9/11/2009

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

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a human pathogen that preferentially infects the respiratory tract. Recent data suggest that M. pneumoniae is responsible for 20-40% of all community acquired pneumonia and is frequently linked to acute and chronic respiratory inf