Dr. Cheryl A Pikora MD, PHD
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
55 Lake Ave N Department Of Pediat Worcester MA, 01655Rating
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Dr. Cheryl Pikora is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Worcester, MA. Dr. Pikora 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
University of Massachusetts / Worcester Campus 1994
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Glycosylation of the ENV spike of primate immunodeficiency viruses and antibody neutralization.
- Infections in patients with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome.
- p6gag of human and simian immunodeficiency viruses is tolerant to small in-frame deletions downstream of the late domain.
- Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity directed by a human monoclonal antibody reactive with gp120 of HIV-1.
- Broadly reactive antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic response to HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins precedes broad neutralizing response in human infection.
- Early HIV-1 envelope-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses in vertically infected infants.
- Delayed generation of antibodies mediating human immunodeficiency virus type 1-specific antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in vertically infected infants. WITS Study Group. Women and Infants Transmission Study.
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