Infectious Disease
UT Health San Antonio examines infectious diseases of regional and national significance, including hepatitis, HIV, multidrug resistant bacteria, clostridium difficile and MRSA infections.
Infectious disease expert Sunil Ahuja, M.D. earned the prestigious MERIT Award an honor bestowed on less than five percent of NIH-funded researchers.
Our research in antifungal therapies is nationally and internationally renowned.
Clinical trial participation is an invaluable way to contribute to the pursuit of new treatments for infectious diseases. Take action today...volunteer and play a role in finding a cure.
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UT Health San Antonio partners with the Vaccine Development Center of San Antonio which fosters research collaborations to promote excellence in vaccine development.
Additional Highlights
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San Antonio researchers making hand sanitizer for the front line
Following the tradition of World War II’s Rosie the Riveter, compassionate scientists at UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio are backfilling the front-lines pandemic effort by making hand sanitizer for UT Health care providers.
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San Antonians with weak immune systems face challenges in pandemic
Dr. Barbara Taylor, an infectious disease specialist, explains the challenges patients with compromised immune systems face during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Researchers study antibodies against coronavirus
UT Health San Antonio is supporting multiple research projects in vaccine development. “We are working very fast to attack this problem because until we have a vaccine and a therapy, this virus represents a huge threat to humanity,” Dr. Hromas said.
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2-year program is holistic effort to ease asthma in Bexar children
The Pediatric Managing Asthma Through Care at Home (PMATCH) program will send community health workers to the homes of high-risk children to assess allergen exposures, environmental hazards and other social disparities of health.
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