Dr. Paul H Edelstein MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3400 Spruce St 4 Gates Philadelphia PA, 19104Rating
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Dr. Paul Edelstein is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Edelstein specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1973
University of California 1973
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Sea, wind, and pneumonia.
- The prepilin peptidase is required for protein secretion by and the virulence of
- The Legionella pneumophila iraAB locus is required for iron assimilation, intracellular infection, and virulence.
- Detection of selected fastidious bacteria.
- Potential virulence role of the Legionella pneumophila ptsP ortholog.
- Predicting the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
- Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella
- Activities of tigecycline (GAR-936) against Legionella pneumophila in vitro and in guinea pigs with L. pneumophila pneumonia.
- lvgA, a novel Legionella pneumophila virulence factor.
- A 65-kilobase pathogenicity island is unique to Philadelphia-1 strains of Legionella pneumophila.
- Case 16-2003 - brain abscess.
- Pneumococcal resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, ketolides, and streptogramin B agents: molecular mechanisms and resistance phenotypes.
- Legionella maceachernii pneumonia in a patient with HIV infection.
- Bacterial and protozoal gastroenteritis.
- In vitro and intracellular activities of LBM415 (NVP PDF-713) against Legionella
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