Dr. David A Hunstad MD
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
1 Childrens Pl Suite C Saint Louis MO, 63110About
Dr. David Hunstad is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Hunstad specializes in recurring or persistent diseases caused by bacteria, parasites or fungus in infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric infectious disease specialists also provide consultation to other health care professionals dealing with complex cases.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1995
Washington Center / School of Medicine 1995
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 1995
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Successful eradication of mucormycosis occurring in a pulmonary allograft.
- Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to glycopeptide antibiotics.
- Bacterial meningitis in children.
- Antibody responses and protection from pyelonephritis following vaccination with purified Escherichia coli PapDG protein.
- Interaction of uropathogenic Escherichia coli with host uroepithelium.
- Periplasmic peptidyl prolyl cis-trans isomerases are not essential for viability, but SurA is required for pilus biogenesis in Escherichia coli.
- Maturation of intracellular Escherichia coli communities requires SurA.
- Histoplasmosis in a child with JRA on low-dose methotrexate.
- Salmonella ovarian abscess in an adolescent.
- Morphological plasticity as a bacterial survival strategy.
- Components of SurA required for outer membrane biogenesis in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
- Virulence gene expression in human community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infection.
- OmpA of uropathogenic Escherichia coli promotes postinvasion pathogenesis of cystitis.
- Intracellular lifestyles and immune evasion strategies of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
- Morphological plasticity promotes resistance to phagocyte killing of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
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