Alexander McAdam, MD, PhD
| Department | Laboratory Medicine |
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| Hospital Title |
Director, Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory |
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| Academic Title | Assistant Professor of Pathology | |
| Phone | 617-355-5754 | |
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| alexander mcadam | ||
| Location |
300 Longwood Avenue Farley-8 Boston MA 02115 |
Research Overview
Alexander McAdam's research focuses on clinical microbiology. The focus is on two areas of investigation:
- The epidemiology and manifestations of infection with human metapneumovirus.
- Antibiotic resistance in bacteria which cause significant infections in children.
Key Publications
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McAdam AJ, Hasenbein ME, Feldman HA, Cole SE, Offermann JT, Riley AM, Lieu TA. Human metapneumovirus in children tested at a tertiary-care hospital. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2004; 190: 20-26.
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McIntosh K, McAdam AJ. Human metapneumovirus--an important new respiratory virus. New England Journal of Medicine 2004; 350: 431-3.
- Heelan JS, Hasenbein ME. McAdam AJ. Resistance of group B streptococcus to selected antibiotics, including erythromycin and clindamycin. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2004; 42: 1263-1264.
