$3.4M grant for study to distinguish bacterial infections from viral infections in infants with fevers

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$3.4M grant for study to distinguish bacterial infections from viral infections in infants with fevers

Octavio Ramilo, MD, chief of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children's Hospital, is one of three principal investigators who will share in a five-year, $3.4 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Ramilo and a team of more than 50 physicians across the United States are investigating the use of novel technologies for distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections in infants with fevers within emergency departments.

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Infection, Bacterial Infection, Viral Infection, Fever, Meningitis, Children's Health, News