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Recently, we have focused most heavily on Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis and helminth infections.  I also remain strongly interested in diarrheal diseases, particularly in the developing world, and in sanitation and hygiene."},{"lastName":"Chang","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","imageUrl":"http://mcp.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9020&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alicia H. Chang","firstName":"Alicia","href":"http://mcp.stanford.edu/profiles/Alicia_Chang","researchInterest":"I study infectious diseases in marginalized and vulnerable populations, with a specific focus on gastrointestinal infections and tuberculosis. 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