International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Purpose
to test whether adding L-isoleucine and Vitamin D to food served to hospitalized children will induce secretion of antimicrobial peptides that can aid recovery from acute diarrhea and pneumonia.
Division
Global Health
Date
October 2008
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
18
Grantee location
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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