Dr. Marilyn J Crain M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
1600 7th Ave S Birmingham AL, 35233About
Dr. Marilyn Crain is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Crain 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
Univ of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio, San Antonio Tx 1979
The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio 1979
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Physician assistant: a profile of the profession, 1976.
- Characterization of a multidrug-resistant clone of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B in Alaska by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and PspA serotyping.
- Human antibodies to pneumococcal surface protein A in health and disease.
- Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from nasopharyngeal carriage and
- Evolution and virulence of serogroup 6 pneumococci on a global scale.
- Molecular localization of variable and conserved regions of pspA and identification of additional pspA homologous sequences in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Evidence for a clonal origin of relative penicillin resistance among type 9L pneumococci in northwestern Canada.
- Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is serologically highly variable and is expressed by all clinically important capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Strong association between capsular type and virulence for mice among human isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- In utero nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor exposure and signs of possible mitochondrial dysfunction in HIV-uninfected children.
- PspA family distribution, unlike capsular serotype, remains unaltered following introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
- The Use of the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities in the Identification of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in HIV-Infected Children.
- Invasive and noninvasive Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule and surface protein diversity following the use of a conjugate vaccine.
- Epstein-Barr virus preferentially induces proliferation of primed B cells.
- The Effects of CFTR and Mucoid Phenotype on Susceptibility and Innate Immune Responses in a Mouse Model of Pneumococcal Lung Disease.
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