2024
Prospective Evaluation of Routine Statewide Integration of Molecular Epidemiology and Contact Tracing to Disrupt Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission
Kantor R, Steingrimsson J, Fulton J, Novitsky V, Howison M, Gillani F, Bhattarai L, MacAskill M, Hague J, Guang A, Khanna A, Dunn C, Hogan J, Bertrand T, Bandy U. Prospective Evaluation of Routine Statewide Integration of Molecular Epidemiology and Contact Tracing to Disrupt Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae599. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoutine public health activitiesPublic health activitiesHealth activitiesAcademic-public health partnershipHIV transmissionNew HIV diagnosesHIV-TRACEHealth partnershipsHIV diagnosisIdentified barriersNewly-diagnosed individualsRoutine contactStatewide studyAt-riskAt-risk contactsIdentified gapsLongitudinal integrationInitial interviewContact tracingUnique individualsImproving contact tracingMolecular epidemiologyRhode IslandCommunity characteristicsMolecular cluster analysis
2023
2899. Integrating HIV Partner Services and Molecular Epidemiology Data to Enhance HIV Transmission Disruption in Rhode Island: Findings from a Public Health-Academic Partnership
Khanna A, Novitsky V, Guang A, Howison M, Gillani F, Steingrimsson J, Dunn C, Fulton J, Bertrand T, Howe K, Bhattarai L, Ronquillo G, MacAskill M, Bandy U, Kantor R. 2899. Integrating HIV Partner Services and Molecular Epidemiology Data to Enhance HIV Transmission Disruption in Rhode Island: Findings from a Public Health-Academic Partnership. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.170. PMCID: PMC10678557, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular epidemiology dataEpidemiology dataMolecular epidemiologyHIV partner servicesSignificant public health concernLocal HIV epidemicPublic health concernPublic healthOnly moderate concordanceRhode Island DepartmentHIV transmissionHealth contactsHIV epidemicBackground HIVModerate concordanceContact tracingHealth concernPartner servicesConclusion IntegrationEpidemiologyConcordanceHealthUniversity investigatorsUnique personPersons