Dr. Pere Soler-Palacín, researcher from Infection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients group at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) and doctor from the Infectious Pathology and Pediatrics Immunodeficiencies Unit at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, has been awarded with 6,000 euros by the "http://www.seipweb.es/" Spanish Society of Pediatric Infections for the project “Antibiotic bone penetration into bone infections in immature skeletons. Pharmacokinetics study in animals”.The project aims to assess the penetration of antibiotics in both healthy and infected bones from rabbits, in order to combat osteomyelitis. This infection is quite common among children and carries a significant risk of permanent motor sequels. According to Dr. Soler-Palacín, the study is important because “there is no pharmacokinetic evidence to validate the use of the recommended antibiotics to manage acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children, taking into account the bone penetration of the different ways of administration and its association with the age of patients”. If the results confirm his hypotheses, the hospital admission could be reduced because of the reduction in the duration of the antibiotic treatment by intravenous route.The study started in the second semester of 2013, thanks to another grant by the Catalan Society of Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery and is a joint project of the Infection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients group, the Neuromuscular and Mitochondrial Pathology group, the Microbiology group, and the Bioengineering, Orthopedics and Surgery in Pediatrics group. The total budget of the research is 63,400 euros and the outcomes will arrive the second semester of 2015.