Dr. Benjamin A Kruskal M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
40 Holland St Somerville MA, 02144About
Dr. Benjamin Kruskal is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Somerville, MA. Dr. Kruskal 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
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1988
New York University School of Medicine 1988
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evaluating real-time syndromic surveillance signals from ambulatory care data in four states.
- Integrating clinical practice and public health surveillance using electronic medical record systems.
- Integrating clinical practice and public health surveillance using electronic medical record systems.
- Initial Antibiotic Choice in the Treatment of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Return Visit Rates.
- Simultaneous addition of EGF prolongs the increase in cytosolic free calcium seen in response to bradykinin in NRK-49F cells.
- Spreading of human neutrophils is immediately preceded by a large increase in cytoplasmic free calcium.
- Cytosolic free calcium increases before and oscillates during frustrated phagocytosis in macrophages.
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced changes in intracellular [Ca2+] measured by microspectrofluorometry on individual quin2-loaded cells.
- Cytokines in the treatment of primary immunodeficiency.
- Neurocysticercosis in a child with no history of travel outside the continental United States.
Treatments
- Asthma
- Ear Infection
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
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