Michael PCORI (IMAGE) Johns Hopkins Medicine Caption PCORI has awarded $10 million to Johns Hopkins Medicine to see if early transition to oral antibiotic therapy from IV administration improves outcomes for patients with gram-negative bloodstream infections, such as the pathogenic Escherichia coli seen in the background. Credit Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using public domain images, including the scanning electron micrograph of E. coli courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Usage Restrictions -- License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.