Grant: LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
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