Dr. Ben Z Katz MD
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2300 N Childrens Plz Bot 20 Chicago IL, 60614About
Dr. Ben Katz is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Katz 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 1980
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- De novo expression of pp125FAK in human macrophages regulates CSK distribution
- Molecular diversity of cell-matrix adhesions.
- Cryptosporidia enterocolitis in an immunocompetent infant treated with paromomycin.
- Divergent signaling pathways link focal adhesion kinase to mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades. Evidence for a role of paxillin in c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase activation.
- CD8+ T cell-mediated suppression of human immunodeficiency virus replication in older children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Integrin dynamics and matrix assembly: tensin-dependent translocation of alpha(5)beta(1) integrins promotes early fibronectin fibrillogenesis.
- Physical state of the extracellular matrix regulates the structure and molecular composition of cell-matrix adhesions.
- Dynamics and segregation of cell-matrix adhesions in cultured fibroblasts.
- Tensin can induce JNK and p38 activation.
- Long-term follow-up of children with fever of unknown origin.
- Tumor cell invasion is promoted by activation of protease activated receptor-1 in cooperation with the alpha vbeta 5 integrin.
- The molecular effects of oncogenesis on cell-extracellular matrix adhesion (review).
- Refugees.
- Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection presenting with fever alone.
- Treatment for multisystem Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
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