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Christine Litwin, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Titles:
- Medical Director, Microbial Immunology, ARUP laboratories
- Associate Director, Immunology, ARUP laboratories
About Christine Litwin, M.D.
Dr. Litwin is a tenured full professor of pathology at the University of Utah, School of Medicine and medical director of microbial immunology at ARUP Laboratories, University of Utah. She received her M.D. at Washington University, St. Louis. Dr. Litwin is fellowship trained in both immunology and microbiology and held a postdoctoral research training fellowship in infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
Her basic research focus is in the bacterial pathogenesis of Bartonella henselae infections (the causative agent of Cat Scratch Disease) and the identification of immunogenic proteins of this organism. Her clinical research interest is in the development and evaluation of new infectious disease serology tests particularly emerging infectious diseases, tuberculosis and zoonotic diseases, especially from pets. Dr. Litwin is the author of over 60 original articles.
Selected Publications
- Malan, A. K., P. Stipanovich, T. B. Martins, H. R. Hill and C. M. Litwin. 2003. Detection of Immunoglobulin G and M to West Nile Virus: Development of an Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA). Am J. Clin. Pathol. 119:508-515.
- Malan, A. K., T. B. Martins, H. R. Hill and C. M. Litwin. 2004. Evaluations of Commercial West Nile Virus IgG and IgM Enzyme Immunoassays: The Value of Continuous Validation. J. Clin. Microbiol. 42:727-733.
- Litwin, C. M., J. M. Johnson and T. B. Martins. 2004. The Bartonella henselae sucB Gene Encodes a Dihydrolipoamide Succinyltransferase Protein Reactive with Sera from Patients with Cat Scratch Disease. J. Med. Microbiol. 53:1221-1227.
- Taggart, E. W., H. R. Hill, R. G. Ruegner, T. B. Martins and C. M. Litwin. 2004. Evaluation of an In Vitro Assay for Gamma Interferon Production in Response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 11:1089-1093.
- Litwin, C. M. and J. M. Johnson. 2005. Identification, Cloning, and Expression of a CAMP-like Factor Autotransporter Gene (cfa) of Bartonella henselae. Infect. Immun. 73:4205-13.
- Rawlins, M. L., C. Gerstner, H. R. Hill and C. M. Litwin. 2005. Evaluation of a Western Blot Method for the Detection of Yersinia Antibodies: Evidence of Serological Crossreactivity between Yersinia Outer Membrane Proteins and Borrelia burgdorferi. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 12: 1269-1274.
- Malan, A. K., E. Avelar, S. E. Litwin, H. R. Hill and C. M. Litwin. 2006. Serologic Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi: Evaluation of Three Enzyme Immunoassays and an Indirect Immunofluorescent Assay. J. Med. Microbiol. 55:171-178.
- Taggart, E. W., H. R. Hill, R. G. Ruegner, T. B. Martins and C. M. Litwin. 2006. Evaluation of an In Vitro Assay for Gamma Interferon Production in Response to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Recombinant Antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10. Am J. Clin. Pathol. 125:467-473.
- Rawlins, M. L., E. M. Swenson, H. R. Hill and C. M. Litwin. 2007. Evaluation of an Enzyme Immunoassay for the Detection of IgM Antibodies to West Nile Virus: The importance of Background Subtraction in Detecting Nonspecific Reactivity. Clin. Vaccine Immunol. In Press.
- Litwin, C.M. 2007. In Vitro Gamma Interferon Tests for the Detection of Tuberculosis Infection. J. Immunotoxicol. In Press.
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