Dr. David P Ascher MD
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
3300 Gallows Rd Falls Church VA, 22042About
Dr. David Ascher is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Falls Church, VA. Dr. Ascher 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.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Infantile botulism: an atypical case of an uncommon disease.
- Amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris: report of four cases.
- Acidification modified p24 antigen capture assay in HIV seropositives.
- Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex in non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected pediatric patients.
- International adoptions by military families: a reexamination.
- Infectious disease risks among Filipino adoptees.
- Clinical and laboratory predictors of bacterial diarrhea in a tropical environment.
- Comparison of the Inverness Medical Acceava Strep A test with the Genzyme OSOM and Quidel QuickVue Strep A tests.
- Comparison of the Inverness Medical Acceava Strep A test with the Genzyme OSOM and Quidel QuickVue Strep A tests.
- Penicillin tolerance and erythromycin resistance of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci in Hawaii and the Philippines.
- Moderate dose inhaled corticosteroid-induced symptomatic adrenal suppression: case report and review of the literature.
- The gonococcus and the toilet seat revisited.
- Under the Sea: Superficial Skin Infection With an Atypical Cause.
- Incidental paranasal sinus abnormalities on CT of children: clinical correlation.
- Cephalexin suspension for the treatment of skin infection in children.
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