Dr. Cristina R Cruz M.D.
Pediatrician
650 Joel Dr Fort Campbell KY, 42223About
Dr. Cristina Cruz is a pediatrician practicing in Fort Campbell, KY. Dr. Cruz is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Cruz diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Cruz can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Adenovirus respiratory infection: significant increase in diagnosis using PCR comparing with antigen detection and culture methods.
- Laboratory diagnosis, epidemiology, and clinical outcomes of pandemic influenza A and community respiratory viral infections in southern Brazil.
- Seroprevalence of hepatitis A in children and adolescents.
- Histomorphometric and immunohistochemical analysis of infectious agents, T-cell subpopulations and inflammatory adhesion molecules in placentas from HIV-seropositive pregnant women.
- Childhood acute bacterial meningitis: risk factors for acute neurological complications and neurological sequelae.
- Molecular characterization of rotavirus genotypes in immunosuppressed and non-immunosuppressed pediatric patients.
- Acute gastroenteritis and enteric viruses in hospitalised children in southern Brazil: aetiology, seasonality and clinical outcomes.
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