In addition, the division includes four research associates, three clinical and one research post-doctoral fellows, sixteen clinical research nurses as well as numerous technical and office personnel. In the area of clinical pediatrics, both inpatient and outpatient consultation services broadly concerned with the diagnosis and management of all types of acute and chronic pediatric infections are offered. Counseling and consultations are provided for patients and prospective parents concerned with risk and outcomes of congenital infectious diseases exposure, and with intrauterine or perinatal infections. Evaluations for potential immunodeficiency syndromes, including immunoglobulin and cell-mediated and combined immunodeficiency states, are also available. Combined serology laboratories with capacity for routine antibody determinations are also available.
Research is the major focus of the division.
Clinical research is represented by the Gamble Program for Clinical Research. This program is responsible for the management of numerous drug and vaccine trials conducted under the auspices of a Vaccine Treatment Evaluation Unit funded by the National Institutes of Health and through industry sponsorship. The Infectious Diseases Division's basic science program involves molecular microbiology, cell biology, neurobiology, gene therapy, microbial pathogenesis, and immunobiology. Research activities are currently funded through programs sponsored by the National Institutes of Health , including two contracts, a Program Project Grant and several individual grants, as well as various industry-sponsored programs. Serving infants to adolescents, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati is an international leader in pediatric healthcare, research and education.