2023
First case of rapidly fatal mpox from secondary (household) transmission in a kidney transplant recipient
Fuller R, Cederroth T, Patel G, Reidy J, Patiño L, Ramírez J, Bassily-Marcus A, Paniz-Mondolfi A. First case of rapidly fatal mpox from secondary (household) transmission in a kidney transplant recipient. American Journal Of Transplantation 2023, 23: 1995-1999. PMID: 37516244, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsKidney transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsMale kidney transplant recipientsCases of mpoxGenomic analysisLaboratory findingsFatal courseProphylaxis effortsPublic health authoritiesPatient populationHousehold contactsRisk factorsAutopsy findingsHealth authoritiesRecipientsPatientsMPOXDiseaseMenGenomeSecondary transmission
2022
Characterizing tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden urban and rural settings
Smith JP, Oeltmann JE, Hill AN, Tobias JL, Boyd R, Click ES, Finlay A, Mondongo C, Zetola NM, Moonan PK. Characterizing tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden urban and rural settings. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 6780. PMID: 35474076, PMCID: PMC9042872, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10488-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis transmission dynamicsHigh TB burden countriesPopulation-based molecular epidemiology studiesLocal TB epidemiologyHigh-burden settingsTB burden countriesRural settingsTransmission dynamicsRural populationMolecular epidemiology studiesBurden countriesEffective reproductive numberIncident casesTB epidemiologyTB transmissionMedian numberSecondary casesInfectious casesEpidemiology studiesFirst outbreakReproductive numberSecondary transmissionPopulationCritical roleSettingModel-based Analysis of Tuberculosis Genotype Clusters in the United States Reveals High Degree of Heterogeneity in Transmission and State-level Differences Across California, Florida, New York, and Texas
Shrestha S, Winglee K, Hill A, Shaw T, Smith J, Kammerer JS, Silk BJ, Marks S, Dowdy D. Model-based Analysis of Tuberculosis Genotype Clusters in the United States Reveals High Degree of Heterogeneity in Transmission and State-level Differences Across California, Florida, New York, and Texas. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 75: 1433-1441. PMID: 35143641, PMCID: PMC9412192, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB casesTB transmissionKey public health priorityPublic health priorityMechanistic transmission modelsTB incidenceTuberculosis transmissionSecondary casesHealth priorityInfectious casesTransmission clustersDisease controlMean numberR0 estimatesUnited StatesWhole-genome sequencingSame countyGenotype clustersState-level differencesSecondary transmissionCasesIncidence
2019
Sociodemographic factors affecting viral load suppression among people living with HIV in South Carolina
Haider M, Brown M, Harrison S, Yang X, Ingram L, Bhochhibhoya A, Hamilton A, Olatosi B, Li X. Sociodemographic factors affecting viral load suppression among people living with HIV in South Carolina. AIDS Care 2019, 33: 290-298. PMID: 31856584, PMCID: PMC7302958, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1703892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionSociodemographic factorsAntiretroviral therapyART adherenceLower ART adherenceViral load suppressionRecent viral loadMost recent viral loadHIV careViral loadLow adherenceAdherence levelsHigher oddsPLWHHealthcare providersBivariate analysisLarge clinicsTargeted interventionsLogistic regressionCross-sectional dataAdherenceSociodemographic groupsHIVSecondary transmissionOdds
2007
The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on Secondary Transmission of HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men
McCormick AW, Walensky RP, Lipsitch M, Losina E, Hsu H, Weinstein MC, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA, Seage GR. The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on Secondary Transmission of HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007, 44: 1115-1122. PMID: 17366461, PMCID: PMC2365722, DOI: 10.1086/512816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyCohort of individualsHuman immunodeficiency virus RNA loadEffect of ARTImpact of ARTFurther HIV transmissionUnprotected insertive anal intercourseHIV RNA levelsVirus RNA loadCohort of menSecondary transmissionYears of infectionInsertive anal intercourseRisk reduction interventionsHIV diseaseHIV infectionUntreated cohortHIV transmissionRNA loadVirologic courseSecondary casesAnal intercourseSecondary infectionHIVEffective HIV
2006
Expanded HIV screening in the United States: effect on clinical outcomes, HIV transmission, and costs.
Paltiel AD, Walensky RP, Schackman BR, Seage GR, Mercincavage LM, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA. Expanded HIV screening in the United States: effect on clinical outcomes, HIV transmission, and costs. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2006, 145: 797-806. PMID: 17146064, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-11-200612050-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness ratioDollars/QALYHIV prevalenceAnnual incidenceHIV infectionRoutine HIVAntiretroviral therapyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioModerate HIV prevalenceUndetected HIV infectionVoluntary HIV screeningUndiagnosed HIV infectionRapid HIV testingHIV patient careHIV transmission riskOne-time screeningQuality-adjusted survivalLifetime medical costsServices Utilization SurveySecondary transmissionBase-case analysisCost-effectiveness analysisHIV screeningObservational cohortHIV testing
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