$52 million study to investigate why some infants develop lasting lung infections - News-Medical
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A Michigan Medicine-led research consortium has secured approval for up to $52 million in federal funding to launch a multicenter study examining why some young children recover fully from viral lower respiratory tract infections while others develop severe illness or lasting problems such as asthma.
The project brings together researchers and clinicians from across the United States to study children ages 0 to 24 months who are hospitalized with viral lower respiratory tract infections, including bronchiolitis, pneumonia and pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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