Albert Balows
Albert Balows (January 3, 1921, Denver, Colorado – September 23, 2006, Fulton County, Georgia) was an American clinical microbiologist. He was the president of the American Society for Microbiology in 1981.
Biography
He had a brother and two sisters and his parents were Jewish immigrants to the United States from Russia.
Balows was from 1974 to 1979 editor-in-chief of the
Balows was elected in 1971 a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5] He received in 1981 the Becton Dickinson award in clinical microbiology, in 1983 the Silver Medallion for outstanding contributions to clinical microbiology from the Italian Society of Microbiology (Società Italiana di Microbiologia),[3] in 1990 the Abbott Laboratories award for development of rapid laboratory diagnostic techniques,[2] and in 1999 the bioMérieux Sonnenwirth award for exemplary leadership in clinical microbiology.[3]
In October 1956 he married Patricia Ann Barker (1932–2017). They had a daughter and a son.[6]
Selected publications
Articles
- Furcolow, Michael L.; Balows, A.; Menges, R. W.; Pickar, D.; McClellan, J. T.; Saliba, A. (1966). "Blastomycosis: An important medical problem in the central United States". JAMA. 198 (5): 529–532. PMID 5953275.
- McNamara, M. J.; Hill, M. C.; Balows, A.; Tucker, E. B. (1967). "A Study of the Bacteriologic Patterns of Hospital Infections". Annals of Internal Medicine. 66 (3): 480–488. PMID 5226878.
- Furcolow, M.L.; Watson, K.A.; Tisdall, O.F.; Julian, W.A.; Saliba, N.A.; Balows, Albert (1968). "Some Factors Affecting Survival in Systemic Blastomycosis". Diseases of the Chest. 54: 285–291. PMID 5677656.
- Layne, Porter; Hu, A. S. L.; Balows, Albert; Davis, Betty R. (1971). "Extrachromosomal Nature of Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Escherichia coli". Journal of Bacteriology. 106 (3): 1029–1030. PMID 4934056.
- Balows, Albert; Printz, D. W. (1972). "CDC Program for Diagnosis of Gonorrhea". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 222 (12): 1557. PMID 4678432.
- Smith, P. B.; Tomfohrde, K. M.; Rhoden, D. L.; Balows, A. (1972). "API System: A Multitube Micromethod for Identification of Enterobacteriaceae". Applied Microbiology. 24 (3): 449–452. PMID 4562482.
- Loewenstein, Matthews.; Balows, Albert; Gangarosa, Eugenej. (1973). "Turista at an International Congress in Mexico". The Lancet. 301 (7802): 529–531. PMID 4119960.
- Smith, P. B.; Gavan, T. L.; Isenberg, H. D.; Sonnenwirth, A.; Taylor, W. I.; Washington, J. A.; Balows, A. (1978). "Multi-Laboratory Evaluation of an Automated Microbial Detection/Identification System". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 8 (6): 657–666. PMID 370141.
- Balows, A. (1979). "Bacterial hepatitis". The New England Journal of Medicine. 300 (19): 1112–1113. PMID 431616.
- Blaser, M. J.; Hickman, F. W.; Farmer, J. J.; Brenner, D. J.; Balows, A.; Feldman, R. A. (1980). "Salmonella typhi: The Laboratory as a Reservoir of Infection". Journal of Infectious Diseases. 142 (6): 934–938. PMID 7462702.
- Reeves, M. W.; Pine, L.; Neilands, J. B.; Balows, A. (1983). "Absence of siderophore activity in Legionella species grown in iron-deficient media". Journal of Bacteriology. 154 (1): 324–329. PMID 6219988.
- Balows, Albert (1999). "Clinical Microbiology and ASM: Quo Vadis?". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 37 (5): 1239–1241. PMID 10203463.
Books
- ISBN 9783662131879. (pbk reprint of 1981 edition)
- Balows, Albert; Sonnenwirth, Alex C., eds. (1983). Bacteremia: laboratory and clinical aspects. Charles C. Thomas. ISBN 039804807X.[7]
References
- ^ PMID 11018122. (autobiographical essay)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Albert Balows Obituary (2006) Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Legacy.com.
- ^ PMID 23486717. (with selected bibliography)
- ^ ISBN 9781555811907.
- ^ "Historic Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- ^ "Obituary. Patricia Ann Barker Balows (1932–2017)". J. Henry Stuhr Mount Pleasant Chapel. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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