SHANNON A ROSS, M.D.
Medical Practice at 7 Ave, Birmingham, AL
License number
Alabama 24303
Category
Medical Practice
Type
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Address
Address
7Th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 996-7782
(205) 975-6549 (Fax)
(205) 934-3795
(205) 975-2499 (Fax)
(205) 975-6549 (Fax)
(205) 934-3795
(205) 975-2499 (Fax)
Organization information
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1600 7 Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Industry:
Pediatrician, Internist
Phone:
(205) 996-7782 (Phone)
Shannon Acton Ross
Childrens Hospital - Shannon A Ross MD
1600 6 Ave S #308, Birmingham, AL 35233
Categories:
Pediatrics Physicians & Surgeons
Phone:
(205) 934-2441 (Phone)
Professional information
Shannon Acton Ross, Birmingham AL
Specialties:
Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Infectious Disease
Work:
UAB Department-Pediatrics
1600 7Th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233 Midtown Pediatrics
1400 4Th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233 The Kirklin Clinic
2000 6Th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
1600 7Th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233 Midtown Pediatrics
1400 4Th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233 The Kirklin Clinic
2000 6Th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Education:
University of Alabama at Birmingham (2000)
Dr. Shannon A Ross, Birmingham AL - MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Specialties:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
Age:
52
Address:
Dept. of Pediatrics
1600 6Th Ave S, Birmingham 35233
UAB Children's Hospital Infectious Disease/Virology
1600 7Th Ave S, Birmingham 35233
(205) 939-2441 (Phone)
1600 6Th Ave S, Birmingham 35233
UAB Children's Hospital Infectious Disease/Virology
1600 7Th Ave S, Birmingham 35233
(205) 939-2441 (Phone)
Certifications:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine, 2007, Pediatrics, 2011
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll
Languages:
English
Education:
Medical School
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduated: 2000
University Of Al Hospital
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduated: 2000
University Of Al Hospital
Saliva Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay For Cytomegalovirus Infection
US Patent:
2013004, Feb 14, 2013
Filed:
May 2, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/581600
Inventors:
Suresh B. Boppana - Birmingham AL, US
Shannon Ross - Vestavia AL, US
Zdenek Novak - Hoover AL, US
Shannon Ross - Vestavia AL, US
Zdenek Novak - Hoover AL, US
Assignee:
The UAB Research Foundation - Birmingham AL
International Classification:
C12Q 1/70
US Classification:
435 5
Abstract:
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an important cause of disease in infants and immune-compromised adults. Most infants infected with CMV are not promptly identified because of the absence of symptoms. It has been discovered that an assay based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for testing of saliva specimens for CMV is rapid, accurate, and inexpensive. Some versions of the assay employ primers that are specific for sequences flanking the highly conserved major envelope glycoprotein B or the highly conserved immediate early 2 exon 5 genes. The assay exceeds the standard rapid culture technique in accuracy, speed, and economy. When the assay is performed on dried saliva, it loses no significant amount of accuracy, and is surprisingly much more sensitive than a PCR assay using dried blood. This assay will permit broader testing to detect and intervene in congenital CMV infection, potentially avoiding numerous cases of associated disease.