Pediatrics/Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Bishara Joudeh Freij, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Beaumont Children’s Hospital
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
3535 West Thirteen Mile Road, Suite 707
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073-6706
Telephone Number: 248-***-****
FAX Number: 248-***-****
E-Mail Address: ******@********.***
HOME ADDRESS
1872 West Bend Drive, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302-1200
Telephone Number: 248-***-****
CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, Subboard of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, American Board of Pediatrics, November 15, 1994 (Recertified through December 31, 2015)
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, January 13, 1985
LICENSURE
Michigan (active); District of Columbia, Maryland, and Texas (lapsed)
EDUCATION
1975-1980 School of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
1972-1975 School of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
ACADEMIC DEGREES
M.D. American University of Beirut, June 23, 1980
B.S. American University of Beirut, October 30, 1976 (awarded with Distinction)
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1985-1987 Visiting Fellow, Infectious Diseases Branch, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
1983-1985 Research Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
1980-1983 Intern and Resident in Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
1979-1980 Intern in Pediatrics, American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
2010-Present Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
2009-2010 Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
2002-Present Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
1991-2002 Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
1990-Present Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1987-1990 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
1985-1987 Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
SELECTED ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
April 16, 2014 Invited Judge, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Resident Research Day 2014, Pontiac, Michigan
2011-Present Member, Faculty Group, Medical Humanities and Clinical Bioethics (longitudinal, team-taught course using didactic lectures and small group discussions), Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan
2011-Present Director, Faculty Development Program, Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2004-2008 Pediatric Infectious Disease Advisory Board, MedImmune, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland
2000-Present Guest Faculty, Year II Microbiology Course, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
2000-2006 Contributing Editor, The Year Book of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine. Fanaroff AA, Maisels MJ, Stevenson DK (eds). Philadelphia, Mosby Inc.
1993-2008 Speakers’ Bureau for Sanofi Pasteur (2002-Present), GlaxoSmithKline (2003-Present), MedImmune Inc (2004-Present), Merck (2001;2006-Present), Pasteur Mérieux Connaught (1996;1999), Pfizer (1995), SCP Communications Inc (1996), Upjohn Company (1993;1995), and Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories (1996-2005)
1991-Present Speaker at the Annual Pediatric Board Review, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1987-1988 Special Volunteer, Infectious Diseases Branch, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
1984-1985 Instructor, STD Clinician Training Courses (Comprehensive and Advanced), Dallas Countywide Health Department, Dallas, Texas
1983-Present Ad hoc reviewer for:
Check Sample
CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology
IM - Internal Medicine
International Urology and Nephrology
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Pediatrics International
Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
1990-Present Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1987-1990 Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases for the following hospitals:
Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Virginia
Columbia Hospital for Women Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, Maryland
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
1985-1988/ House Physician, Neonatology and General Pediatric Services, Shady Grove 1982-1983 Adventist Hospital, Rockville, Maryland
1984-1985 Primary care pediatrician providing weekend coverage for two private general pediatric practice groups, Dallas, Texas
1982-1983 House Physician, Neonatology Service, Columbia Hospital for Women Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
1981-1982 House Physician, Rockville Institute for Children and Adolescents, Rockville, Maryland
MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS
1990-Present William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1987-1990 Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
HOSPITAL COMMITTEE SERVICE
2013-Present Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2013-Present Program Evaluation Committee, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2009-2010 Faculty Development Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2009 Pediatric Volume and Surge Capacity Task Force, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2009-Present Corporate Antimicrobial Subcommittee, Beaumont Hospitals, Michigan
2009-Present Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Education and Stewardship Team, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1995-Present Resident Research Committee, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1993 and Residency Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics, William
2007-2013 Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1993-1998 Human Investigation Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1992-1993 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Quality Assessment Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1992-2006 Pediatric Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Care Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal oak, Michigan
1991-2008 Ad Hoc Antimicrobial Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1991 Committee on Animal-Assisted Therapy, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1991-2008 Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1990-Present Infection Control Committee, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1989-1990 Pharmacy Committee, Georgetown University Hospital Executive Staff, Washington, D.C.
1989-1990 Education Committee, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN, COMMITTEE SERVICE
2013-2014 Faculty Affairs Subcommittee, LCME Institutional Self Study
2013-2016 Student Performance Review Committee
2011-Present Chair, Promotions and Tenure Committee, Department of Pediatrics
2011-Present Faculty Due Process (formerly Faculty Appeals) Committee
2008-2014 Curriculum Committee
NATIONAL COMMITTEE SERVICE
2011-Present Education Subcommittee, Pediatric Committee on Antimicrobial Stewardship, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, Arlington, Virginia
2008-2011 Communications Committee, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, Arlington, Virginia
AWARDS AND HONORS
2012-2013 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2010-2011 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2009-2010 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2008-2009 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2005-2006 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2003-2004 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2002-2003 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2000-2001 Award For Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
1990-1991 Award for Exceptional Devotion to Resident Education, Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
June 1990 Teacher of the Year, Children’s Medical Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
1985-1987 Visiting Fellow Award, NIH Visiting Program, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
1984-1985 Best Fellow Award, Presented by the Pediatric Housestaff of Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
1982-1983 Resident of the Year, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 30, 1976 Bachelor of Science Degree awarded with Distinction, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Pediatrics (Junior Fellow, 1983-1986)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (Member, 1991-Present)
American Federation for Medical [formerly Clinical] Research (Regular Member, 1987-2002)
American Medical Association (Resident Member, 1982)
American Society for Microbiology (Member, 1991-Present)
Association of Pediatric Program Directors (Member, 2012-Present)
HIV Medicine Association (Member, 2001-Present)
Infectious Diseases Society of America (Member, 1991-1997; Fellow, 1997-Present)
International Hepatitis Society (Member, 2002-Present)
International Society for Infectious Diseases (Member, 2011-Present)
Michigan Infectious Disease Society (Member, 1993-Present)
Michigan State Medical Society (Member, 2012-2014)
National Arab American Medical Association (Member, 1990-1998; Newsletter Committee, 1997-1998; Scientific & Research Committee, 1997-1998)
New York Academy of Sciences (Member, 1982-2001)
Oakland County Medical Society (Member, 2012-2014)
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (Member, 1998-Present)
The Pharmacy & Therapeutics Society (Member, 2001-Present)
Society for Epidemiologic Research (Member, 1991-2000)
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: August 30, 1954
Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Palestine
Marital Status: Divorced; one son (Joudeh B. Freij, born March 4, 1992)
Citizenship: U.S.A.
Languages: Arabic; English
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. BOOKS
1. Freij BJ, Sever JL (eds). Infectious Complications of Pregnancy. (Clinics in Perinatology, Volume 15, Number 2, Pages 163-413). Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 1988.
B. BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Freij BJ. The spectrum of Aeromonas infections. In: Nelson JD, McCracken GH Jr (eds). Clinical Reviews in Pediatric Infectious Disease. Toronto, BC Decker Inc, 1985, pp 143-155.
2. Freij BJ, Nelson JD. Neonatal septicemia, meningitis, and pneumonia. In: Gellis SS, Kagan BM (eds). Current Pediatric Therapy 12. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 1986, pp 497-500.
3. Freij BJ. Pneumonia of known etiology. In: Nelson JD (ed). Current Therapy in Pediatric Infectious Disease. Toronto, BC Decker Inc, 1986, pp 46-53.
4. McCracken GH Jr, Freij BJ. Bacterial and viral infections of the newborn. In: Avery GB (ed). Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn. Third edition. Philadelphia, JB Lippincott Company, 1987, pp 917-943.
5. McCracken GH Jr, Freij BJ. Perinatal bacterial diseases. In: Feigin RD, Cherry JD (eds). Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Second edition. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 1987, pp 940-966.
6. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Immunization. In: Queenan JT, Hobbins JC (eds). Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies. Second edition. Oradell, NJ, Medical Economics Company Inc, 1987, pp 178-189.
7. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Varicella. In: Queenan JT, Hobbins JC (eds). Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies. Second edition. Oradell, NJ, Medical Economics Company Inc, 1987, pp 216-222.
8. McCracken GH Jr, Freij BJ. Neonatal septicemia and meningitis. In: Rudolph AM, Hoffman JIE (eds). Pediatrics. Eighteenth edition. Norwalk, CT, Appleton & Lange, 1987, pp 479-485.
9. Freij BJ. Acute epiglottitis and uvulitis. In: Nelson JD (ed). Current Therapy in Pediatric Infectious Disease - 2. Toronto, BC Decker Inc, 1988, pp 40-44.
10. Freij BJ. Pneumonia of known etiology. In: Nelson JD (ed). Current Therapy in Pediatric Infectious Disease - 2. Toronto, BC Decker Inc, 1988, pp 58-66.
B. BOOK CHAPTERS (continued)
11. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Gestational herpesvirus infections. In: Charles D, Glover DD (eds). Current Therapy in Obstetrics. Toronto, BC Decker Inc, 1988, pp 156-162.
12. Freij BJ. Neonatal sepsis. In: Sever JL, Larsen JW Jr, Grossman JH III. Handbook of Perinatal Infections. Second edition. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1989, pp 125-130.
13. Freij BJ. Mycoplasmas. In: Sever JL, Larsen JW Jr, Grossman JH III. Handbook of Perinatal Infections. Second edition. Little, Brown and Company, 1989, pp 143-144.
14. McCracken GH Jr, Freij BJ. Clinical pharmacology of antimicrobial agents. In: Remington JS, Klein JO (eds). Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant. Third edition. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 1990, pp 1020-1078.
15. Freij BJ, Butler KM. Viral infections. In: Ziai M (ed). Pediatrics. Fourth edition. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1990, pp 386-417.
16. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Fetal herpes simplex virus infection. In: Buyse ML (ed). Birth Defects Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive, Systematic, Illustrated Reference Source for the Diagnosis, Delineation, Etiology, Biodynamics, Occurrence, Prevention, and Treatment of Human Anomalies of Clinical Relevance. Cambridge, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990, pp 713-714.
17. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Papilloma virus, congenital infection. In: Buyse ML (ed). Birth Defects Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive, Systematic, Illustrated Reference Source for the Diagnosis, Delineation, Etiology, Biodynamics, Occurrence, Prevention, and Treatment of Human Anomalies of Clinical Relevance. Cambridge, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990, pp 1361-1362.
18. Der Kaloustian VM, Freij BJ. Prolidase deficiency. In: Buyse ML (ed). Birth Defects Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive, Systematic, Illustrated Reference Source for the Diagnosis, Delineation, Etiology, Biodynamics, Occurrence, Prevention, and Treatment of Human Anomalies of Clinical Relevance. Cambridge, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990, pp 1415-1416.
19. Freij BJ, McCracken GH Jr. Whooping cough. In: Wilson JD, Braunwald E, Isselbacher KJ, Petersdorf RG, Martin JB, Fauci AS, Root RK (eds). Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Twelfth edition. New York, McGraw-Hill Inc, 1991, pp 620-622.
20. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Chronic infections. In: Avery GB, Fletcher MA, MacDonald MG (eds). Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn. Fourth edition. Philadelphia, JB Lippincott Company, 1994, pp 1029-1081.
21. Freij BJ, McCracken GH Jr. Acute infections. In: Avery GB, Fletcher MA, MacDonald MG (eds). Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn. Fourth edition. Philadelphia, JB Lippincott Company, 1994, pp 1082-1116.
B. BOOK CHAPTERS (continued)
22. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Immunizations. In: Queenan JT, Hobbins JC (eds). Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies. Third edition. Massachusetts, Blackwell Science, 1996, pp 301-331.
23. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Varicella. In: Queenan JT, Hobbins JC (eds). Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies. Third edition. Massachusetts, Blackwell Science, 1996, pp 387-397.
24. Freij BJ. Cytomegalovirus and herpes virus infections in pregnancy. In: Chatterjee MS (ed). Infectious Diseases: Issues and Challenges in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Calcutta, India, Academic Publishers, 1996, pp 64-95.
25. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Chronic infections. In: Avery GB, Fletcher MA, MacDonald MG (eds). Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn. Fifth edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999, pp 1123-1187.
26. Freij BJ, McCracken GH Jr. Acute infections. In: Avery GB, Fletcher MA, MacDonald MG (eds). Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn. Fifth edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999, pp 1189-1230.
27. Schelonka RL, Freij BJ, McCracken GH Jr. Bacterial and fungal infections. In: MacDonald MG, Seshia MMK, Mullett MD (eds). Avery’s Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn. Sixth edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005, pp 1235-1273.
28. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Viral and protozoal infections. In: MacDonald MG, Seshia MMK, Mullett MD (eds). Avery’s Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn. Sixth edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005, pp 1274-1356.
C. JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Der Kaloustian VM, Freij BJ, Kurban AK. Prolidase deficiency: an inborn error of metabolism with major dermatological manifestations. Dermatologica 1982;164(5):293-304.
2. Freij BJ. Aeromonas: biology of the organism and diseases in children. Pediatric Infectious Disease 1984;3(2):164-175.
3. Freij BJ, Levy HL, Dudin G, Mutasim D, Deeb M, Der Kaloustian VM. Clinical and biochemical characteristics of prolidase deficiency in siblings. American Journal of Medical Genetics 1984;19(3):561-571.
4. Freij BJ, Votteler TP, McCracken GH Jr. Primary peritonitis in previously healthy children. American Journal of Diseases of Children 1984;138(11):1058-1061.
5. Freij BJ, Kusmiesz H, Nelson JD, McCracken GH Jr. Parapneumonic effusions and empyema in hospitalized children: a retrospective review of 227 cases. Pediatric Infectious Disease 1984;3(6):578-591.
6. Freij BJ, Votteler TP, McCracken GH Jr. Péritonite primaire chez des enfants auparavant en bonne santé. American Journal of Diseases of Children - Journal de Pédiatrie 1985;4(32):99-102.
7. Freij BJ, McCracken GH Jr, Olsen KD, Threlkeld N. Pharmacokinetics of imipenem-cilastatin in neonates. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1985;27(4):431-435.
8. Freij BJ, Gessouroun M, Fixler DE, Fink CW. Aortic and mitral regurgitation in an infant with Kawasaki disease. Pediatric Cardiology 1985;6(2):95-98.
9. Freij BJ, Sever JL. What to do about varicella in pregnancy. Contemporary OB/GYN 1986;27(4):31-32, 39.
10. Freij BJ, Sever JL. When is immunization in pregnancy really needed? Contemporary OB/GYN 1986;27(5):48,52-53,56-58.
11. Freij BJ. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease. Seminars in Adolescent Medicine 1986;2(2):143-153.
12. Freij BJ, Der Kaloustian VM. Prolidase deficiency: a metabolic disorder presenting with dermatologic signs. International Journal of Dermatology 1986;25(7):431-433.
13. Freij BJ, Kusmiesz H, Shelton S, Nelson JD. Imipenem and cilastatin in acute osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis: therapy in infants and children. American Journal of Diseases of Children 1987;141(3):335-342.
14. Freij BJ. Extraintestinal Aeromonas and Plesiomonas infections of humans. Experientia 1987;43(4):359-360.
C. JOURNAL ARTICLES (continued)
15. Freij BJ, Kusmiesz H, Shelton S, Nelson JD. Imipenem and cilastatin in acute osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis: therapy in infants and children. The Journal of the American Medical Association Southeast Asia 1987;Supplement 3:21-28.
16. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Herpesvirus infections in pregnancy: risks to embryo, fetus, and neonate. Clinics in Perinatology 1988;15(2):203-231.
17. Freij BJ, South MA, Sever JL. Maternal rubella and the congenital rubella syndrome. Clinics in Perinatology 1988;15(2):247-257.
18. Lebel MH, Freij BJ, Syrogiannopoulos GA, Chrane DF, Hoyt MJ, Stewart SM, Kennard BD, Olsen KD, McCracken GH Jr. Dexamethasone therapy for bacterial meningitis: results of two double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. The New England Journal of Medicine 1988;319(15):964-971.
19. Freij BJ. Management of an asymptomatic full term infant born after prolonged rupture of maternal membranes. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1989;8(7):479.
20. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Antenatal infections and screening. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1989;1(1):27-30.
21. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Toxoplasmosis. Pediatrics in Review 1991;12(8):227-236.
22. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Toxoplasmosis. Pediatrics in Review, Edición en español 1991;12(8):227-236.
23. Freij BJ, Sever JL. An update on perinatal hepatitis B virus infections. Infectious and Medical Disease Letters for Obstetrics and Gynecology 1991;13(4):72-76.
24. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Congenital viral infections. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 1992;5(4):558-568.
25. Wiedbrauk DL, Freij BJ, Ruben BE. Adult respiratory syncytial virus infections. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter 1993;15(8):62-64.
26. Freij BJ, Wientzen RL Jr, Hayek G, Whitfield LR. Pharmacokinetics of trimetrexate glucuronate in infants with AIDS and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1993;693:302-305.
27. Freij BJ, Wiedbrauk DL, Sever JL. Immunologic assessment of infectious diseases. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 1994;14(2):451-474.
28. Polack FP, Transue DJ, Belknap WM, Freij BJ, Aughton DJ. Transient elevation of sweat chloride concentration in a malnourished girl with the Mauriac syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics 1995;126(2):261-263.
C. JOURNAL ARTICLES (continued)
29. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Chickenpox and shingles susceptibility. Contemporary OB/GYN 1995;40(4):66,68,71,74.
30. Freij BJ, Sever JL. What do we know about toxoplasmosis? Contemporary OB/GYN 1996;41(2):41-42,45-46,51,54,57,60,63-64,66,69.
31. Polack FP, Freij BJ. Síndrome de Kawasaki atípico: manifestaciones clínicas y de laboratorio. Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria 1997;95(1):39-44.
32. Schwartz RH, Freij BJ, Ziai M, Sheridan MJ. Antimicrobial prescribing for acute purulent rhinitis in children: a survey of pediatricians and family practitioners. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1997;16(2):185-190.
33. Ibia EO, Schwartz RH, Freij BJ, Sheridan MJ. Judicious antibiotic use for purulent rhinorrhea: do pediatric infectious disease specialists practice what they preach? Clinical Pediatrics 2003;42(5):443-446.
34. Freij BJ. Management of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2004;71(10):921-926.
D. LETTERS
1. Riggs T, Freij BJ. Hypoprothrombinemia and cephalosporins: reply. American Heart Journal 1991;121(6,Pt 1):1843-1844.
2. Freij BJ, Gebara BM. Risk of gastrointestinal bleeding from dexamethasone in children with bacterial meningitis. The Lancet 1994;343(8906):1165.
3. Freij BJ, Sever JL. Varicella infection: reply. Contemporary OB/GYN 1995;40(8):111-112.
4. Freij BJ, Schwartz RH. Variations in the treatment of common infections: reply. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1997;16(8):826-827.
5. Freij BJ. Keeping up-to-date on vaccines. Contemporary Pediatrics 1998;15(4):19, 189.
6. Freij JB, Freij BJ. The earliest account of human cryptococcosis (Busse-Buschke disease) in a woman with chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2015;(in press).
E. ABSTRACTS
1. Freij BJ, McCracken GH Jr, Olsen KD, Threlkeld N. Pharmacokinetics of imipenem/cilastatin in newborns [abstract no. 581]. In: Program and Abstracts of the Twenty-Fourth Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1984, p 189.
2. Freij BJ, Nelson JD, Kusmiesz H, Shelton S. Aeromonas-associated diarrhea in Dallas children [abstract no. 63]. In: Program and Abstracts of the Twenty-Fifth Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1985, p 101.
3. Freij BJ, Nelson JD, Kusmiesz H, Shelton S. Imipenem-cilastatin therapy of childhood osteomyelitis and suppurative arthritis [abstract no. 389]. In: Program and Abstracts of the Twenty-Fifth Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1985, p 162.
4. Freij BJ, Syrogiannopoulos G, McCracken GH Jr, Chrane D, Olsen KD. Cerebrospinal fluid hypoxanthine and lactate profiles in bacterial meningitis [abstract no. 881]. In: Program and Abstracts of the Twenty-Fifth Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1985, p 254.
5. Lima AAM, Barrett LJ, Freij BJ, Nelson JD, Conway M, Guerrant RL. Production of cytotoxin and enterotoxin by Aeromonas from young children with diarrhea. Clinical Research 1986;34(2):524A.
6. Freij BJ. Human diseases other than gastroenteritis caused by Aeromonas and Plesiomonas. In: First International Workshop on Aeromonas and Plesiomonas. Manchester, England, XIV International Congress of Microbiology, 1986, pp 19-20.
7. Syrogiannopoulos GA, Freij BJ, Chrane DF, Olsen KD, McCracken GH Jr. Dexamethasone treatment for bacterial meningitis in infants and children [abstract no. 868]. In: Program and Abstracts of the Twenty-Sixth Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1986, p 257.
8. Freij BJ, Shelton S, Lima AAM, Guerrant RL, Nelson JD. Species differentiation and biochemical markers for toxigenicity in fecal Aeromonas isolates from children [abstract no. 907]. Pediatric Research 1987;21(4,Pt 2):325A.
9. Freij BJ, Shaver KA, South MA, Tzan N, Madden DL, Sever JL. Studies of cytomegalovirus infections in relation to deafness and glucose intolerance. Clinical Research 1987;35(3):503A.
10. Syrogiannopoulos GA, Freij BJ, Chrane DF, Stewart SM, Kennard BD, McCracken GH Jr. Dexamethasone treatment for bacterial meningitis in infants and children: results of one year follow-up examination [abstract no. 1017]. In: Abstract Book. Istanbul, Turkey, 15th International Congress of Chemotherapy, 1987, p 291.
E. ABSTRACTS (continued)
11. Freij BJ, Sheahan KP, Fildes RD, Gootenberg JE. Rhabdomyolysis and renal failure complicating group C streptococcal sepsis. Clinical Research 1990;38(2):523A.
12. Freij BJ, Wiedbrauk DL, Ruben BE. Severe respiratory syncytial virus infections in chronically ill adults [abstract no. 811]. In: Program and Abstracts of the 32nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1992, p 245.
13. Freij BJ, Wientzen RL, Hayek G, Whitfield LR. Trimetrexate pharmacokinetics in infants with AIDS and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia [abstract no. PII-8]. In: Pediatric AIDS: Clinical, Pathologic and Basic Science Perspectives. New York, The New York Academy of Sciences, 1992.
14. Wiedbrauk DL, Freij BJ. Clinically significant parainfluenza type 4 infections in children [abstract no. 1249]. In: Program and Abstracts of the 33rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Washington, DC, American Society for Microbiology, 1993, p 348.
15. MacDonald JL, Rybak SA, Freij BJ. Standardization of pediatric antibiotic dosing [abstract no. 3013929]. International Pharmaceutical Abstracts 1993;30(22):2569.
16. Freij BJ, Wiedbrauk DL, Doyle KJ, Gibson JP, Ostler ET. Antibody responses of high-risk children to the A/Beijing and A/Texas antigens of the 1992-1993 influenza subvirion vaccine. Clinical Research 1994;42(1):45A.
17. Gaynes SM, Freij BJ, Kass EJ. Eradication of Escherichia coli pyelonephritis and renal abscesses in a child using ciprofloxacin after failure of treatment with multiple other antibiotics [abstract no. 1064]. Pediatric Research 1994;35(4,Pt 2):180A.
18. Freij BJ, Sobecki MA, Haritos DP, Wiedbrauk DL. Influence of co-infection with other viruses on the clinical course of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children [abstract no. 253]. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1994;19(3):606.
19. Freij BJ, Sobecki MA, Haritos DP, Wiedbrauk DL. Does co-infection with adenovirus alter the severity of respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalized children [abstract no. 1029]? Pediatric Research 1995;37(4,Pt 2):174A.
20. Polack FP, Freij BJ. Atypical Kawasaki disease in infants six months of age or younger: I. Is it the same disorder as infantile periarteritis nodosa [abstract no. 1100]? Pediatric Research 1995;37(4,Pt 2):186A.
21. Polack FP, Freij BJ. Atypical Kawasaki disease in infants six months of age or younger: II. Clinical, laboratory, and cardiac features [abstract no. 1101]. Pediatric Research 1995;37(4,Pt 2):186A.
E. ABSTRACTS (continued)
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