Dr. Jacqueline M Achkar MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
Mmc - Dept Of Medicine 1825 Eastchester Roa Bronx NY, 10467Rating
3/5
About
Supported initially by an NIH Career Development award, followed by grants from the NIH, FDA and HHMI, Dr. Jacqueline M. Achkar has established a successful translational research program in the field ...
Education and Training
Freie Univ Berlin, Med Fak, Berlin, Germany 1989
Freie University Berln / Medical College 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Protease mutations in HIV-1 non-B strains infecting drug-naive villagers in Cameroon.
- Genetic analysis of HIV-1 strains in rural eastern Cameroon indicates the
- Immunological options for the treatment of tuberculosis: evaluation of novel therapeutic approaches.
- Differences in clinical presentation among persons with pulmonary tuberculosis: a comparison of documented and undocumented foreign-born versus US-born persons.
- Ethical considerations about reporting research results with potential for further stigmatization of undocumented immigrants.
- Antibodies against immunodominant antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in subjects with suspected tuberculosis in the United States compared by HIV status.
- Candida infections of the genitourinary tract.
- Correlation between serum and plasma antibody titers to mycobacterial antigens.
- The tuberculosis and HIV epidemic in South Africa and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV.
- Adjunctive tests for diagnosis of tuberculosis: serology, ELISPOT for site-specific lymphocytes, urinary lipoarabinomannan, string test, and fine needle aspiration.
- Incipient and subclinical tuberculosis: defining early disease states in the context of host immune response.
- Comparative evaluation of profiles of antibodies to mycobacterial capsular polysaccharides in tuberculosis patients and controls stratified by HIV status.
- Diagnosis and inflammatory response of patients with candiduria.
- Independent association of younger age with hemoptysis in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Antibody responses to mycobacterial antigens in children with tuberculosis: challenges and potential diagnostic value.
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