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M.D., University of Utah College of Medicine, 1971
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Ph.D., Montana State University, Micobiology, 1967
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B.A., University of Montana, Microbiology, 1964
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Board certification, American Board of Internal Medicine,
1976
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Board certification, Infectious Diseases, American
Board of Internal Medicine, 1979
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Bacterial toxins and their role in the pathogenesis
of bacterial infection;
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The role of cytokines in the mediation of shock and
organ failure;
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The mechanisms of action of antibiotics;
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The effect of antibiotics on modulation of the immune
response;
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The assessment of phagocyte function in peripheral
blood of patients with infectious diseases;
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Mechanisms of vascular injury in bacterial infections.
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Stevens D L; Madaras-Kelly K J; Richards D M. In vitro
antimicrobial effects of various combinations of penicillin and clindamycin
against four strains of Streptococcus pyogenes. Antimicrobial Agents
and Chemotherapy. 42(5): 1266-8, 1998 May.
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Stevens D L; Bryant A E. Pathogenesis of Clostridium
perfringens infection: mechanisms and mediators of shock. Clinical
Infectious Diseases. 25 Suppl 2: S160-4, Sep 1997.
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Bunting M; Lorant D E; Bryant A E; Zimmerman G A;
McIntyre T M; Stevens D L; Prescott S M. Alpha toxin from Clostridium
perfringens induces proinflammatory changes in endothelial cells.
Journal of Clinical Investigation. 100(3): 565-74, 1 Aug 1997.
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Stevens D L; Tweten R K; Awad M M; Rood J I; Bryant
A E. Clostridial gas gangrene: evidence that alpha and theta toxins
differentially modulate the immune response and induce acute tissue
necrosis. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 176(1): 189-95, Jul 1997.
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Gamba M A; Martinelli M; Schaad H J; Streuli R A;
DiPersio J; Matter L; Ris H B; Marchal F; Kaplan E L; Stevens D L;
Malinverni R. Familial transmission of a serious disease--producing
group A streptococcus clone: case reports and review. Clinical Infectious
Diseases. 24(6): 1118-21, Jun 1997.
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