Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology, University of Alabama School of Medicine
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Dr. Marilyn J. Crain, MD
Doctor Marilyn J. Crain, MD is an expert in the field of Pediatric Infectious Disease. She attended University of Alabama Medical Center. University of Alabama Medical Center is ranked 37 in research and 17 in primary care medicine She received awards:"Fellow", "Palque of Appreciation (Placed at Children's of Alabama)", "Elected to The Women's Network, Birmingham, AL", "Woman of Distinction", "Administrator's Citation", "Family Clinic named "Agency of the Year" (Founder and Director)", "Lange Medical Publications Award", "Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Award", "F. Carter Pannill Scholarship", "Evelyn Knott Wooley Scholarship", "Louise Barekman Memorial Foundation Scholarship" and "Fellow (FAAP)". Marilyn Crain has written publications. She has 35 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Molecular characterization of a globally distributed lineage of serotype 12F Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease.'
Publications
- Congenital Anomalies and In Utero Antiretroviral Exposure in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Uninfected Infants.
- PspA family distribution, unlike capsular serotype, remained unaltered following introduction of the heptavalent-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
- Possible mitochondrial dysfunction and its association with antiretroviral therapy use in children perinatally infected with HIV.
- Genetic relatedness of levofloxacin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from North America.
- Evolution and virulence of serogroup 6 pneumococci on a global scale.
- In utero nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor exposure and signs of possible mitochondrial dysfunction in HIV-uninfected children.
- Point-of-care capillary blood lactate measurements in human immunodeficiency virus-uninfected children with in utero exposure to human immunodeficiency virus and antir...
- Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from nasopharyngeal carriage and invasive disease in young children in central Tennessee.
- Molecular characterization of a globally distributed lineage of serotype 12F Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease.
- Use of clindamycin disks To detect macrolide resistance mediated by ermB and mefE in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from adults and children.
- Association of hypercholesterolemia incidence with antiretroviral treatment, including protease inhibitors, among perinatally HIV-infected children.
- The IS1167 insertion sequence is a phylogenetically informative marker among isolates of serotype 6B Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Evidence for the simultaneous expression of two PspAs by a clone of capsular serotype 6B Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Evidence for a clonal origin of relative penicillin resistance among type 9L pneumococci in northwestern Canada.
- Strong association between capsular type and virulence for mice among human isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Mouse antibody to phosphocholine can protect mice from infection with mouse-virulent human isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Human antibodies to pneumococcal surface protein A in health and disease.
- Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is serologically highly variable and is expressed by all clinically important capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Evaluation of multiple drug therapy in human immunodeficiency virus-infected pediatric patients.
- In Utero and Postnatal Exposure to Antiretrovirals Among HIV-Exposed But Uninfected Children in the United States.
- Clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to levofloxacin contain mutations in both gyrA and parC genes.
- Prevalence of elevated cholesterol and associated risk factors among perinatally HIV-infected children (4-19 years old) in Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group 219C.
- Characterization of a multidrug-resistant clone of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B in Alaska by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and PspA serotyping.
- DNA polymorphisms and variant penicillin-binding proteins as evidence that relatively penicillin-resistant pneumococci in western Canada are clonally related.
- Naturally occurring antibodies to phosphocholine as a potential index of antibody responsiveness to polysaccharides.
- Molecular localization of variable and conserved regions of pspA and identification of additional pspA homologous sequences in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- High-level viremia in adults and children infected with human immunodeficiency virus: relation to disease stage and CD4+ lymphocyte levels.
- Risk factors for nasopharyngeal carriage of resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and detection of a multiply resistant clone among children living in the Yukon-Kuskokwim...
- PspA and PspC: their potential for use as pneumococcal vaccines.
- Pneumococcal diversity: considerations for new vaccine strategies with emphasis on pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA).
- Phase I evaluation of zidovudine administered to infants exposed at birth to the human immunodeficiency virus.
- Geographic distribution of penicillin-resistant clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae: characterization by penicillin-binding protein profile, surface protein A typing, a...
- Patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome have normal IgG2 levels.
- Epstein-Barr virus preferentially induces proliferation of primed B cells.
Schools
University of Texas Medical School At San Antonio
Shands Tchg Hospital University Fla
University Ala Birmingham
Doctors Specialties
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
- Pediatric Infectious Disease
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow
- Palque of Appreciation (Placed at Children's of Alabama)
- Elected to The Women's Network, Birmingham, AL
- Woman of Distinction
- Administrator's Citation
- Family Clinic named "Agency of the Year" (Founder and Director)
- Lange Medical Publications Award
- Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Award
- F. Carter Pannill Scholarship
- Evelyn Knott Wooley Scholarship
- Louise Barekman Memorial Foundation Scholarship
- Fellow (FAAP)
Education
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University of Alabama Medical Center -
University of Florida -
University of Texas Medical School
Hospital
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University of Alabama Hospital -
Children's of Alabama
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