Clinical Trial to Use Drug to Boost Immune System Function in Critically Injured Children, May Prevent Infection
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health, Nationwide Children's Hospital will test the ability of a drug commonly used to improve immune function in pediatric cancer patients to help prevent hospital-acquired infection after severe trauma. It will be the first clinical trial aimed at improving immune function in critically injured children.