Primary Recipient

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Amount

$383,750.00

Award Date

6/04/2009

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

'Infections associated with indwelling medical devices, particularly catheters account for about half of nosocomial infections in the United States. These infections prolong hospital stay and result in substantial morbidity and mortality. Bacterial coloni