Dr. Edward J O'rourke M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
641 Huntington Avenue Harvard Med School - Boston MA, 02115Rating
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Dr. Edward O'rourke is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. O'rourke 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.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Editorial response: Resuscitation of patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome.
- A novel 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase from Helicobacter pylori defines a new class within the endonuclease III family of base excision repair glycosylases.
- Perforated appendicitis: prospective outcome analysis for 150 children.
- Use of an alcohol-based hand rub and quality improvement interventions to improve hand hygiene in a Russian neonatal intensive care unit.
- Appropriate technique for obtaining urine in a newborn.
- Osteomyelitis in children: gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging.
- Complex injuries from a gunshot injury to the upper abdomen. Have we moved to the post surgery era?
- Adaptation of the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial infection in a pediatric intensive care unit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- F-18 FDG PET in the diagnosis and monitoring of salmonella vertebral osteomyelitis: a comparison with MRI.
- Evaluation of the Clinical Assessment project: a computer-based multimedia tool to assess problem-solving ability in medical students.
- Prospective surveillance for surgical site infection in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
- The case. Allograft dysfunction in a patient with sickle cell disease.
- Dengue viruses and mononuclear phagocytes. II. Identity of blood and tissue leukocytes supporting in vitro infection.
- Dengue viruses and mononuclear phagocytes. II. Identity of blood and tissue leukocytes supporting in vitro infection.
- Specific lethality of silica for human peripheral blood mononuclear phagocytes, in vitro.
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