T C Quinn

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Genital herpes evaluation by quantitative TaqMan PCR: correlating single detection and quantity of HSV-2 DNA in cervicovaginal lavage fluids with cross-sectional and longitudinal clinical data
    Bulbulgul Aumakhan
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Virol J 7:328. 2010
  2. ncbi Development and evaluation of a clinical algorithm to monitor patients on antiretrovirals in resource-limited settings using adherence, clinical and CD4 cell count criteria
    David Meya
    Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    J Int AIDS Soc 12:3. 2009
  3. ncbi Circumcision and HIV transmission
    Thomas C Quinn
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 20:33-8. 2007
  4. ncbi HIV/AIDS in women: an expanding epidemic
    Thomas C Quinn
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Science 308:1582-3. 2005
  5. ncbi The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health: transcending borders for world health
    Thomas C Quinn
    Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2196, USA
    Acad Med 83:134-42. 2008
  6. ncbi Feasibility of pooling sera for HIV-1 viral RNA to diagnose acute primary HIV-1 infection and estimate HIV incidence
    T C Quinn
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    AIDS 14:2751-7. 2000
  7. ncbi HIV epidemiology and the effects of antiviral therapy on long-term consequences
    Thomas C Quinn
    Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    AIDS 22:S7-12. 2008
  8. ncbi Sex differences in HIV-1 viral load and progression to AIDS
    H Farzadegan
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Lancet 352:1510-4. 1998
  9. ncbi Male circumcision and HIV acquisition and transmission: cohort studies in Rakai, Uganda. Rakai Project Team
    R H Gray
    Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    AIDS 14:2371-81. 2000
  10. ncbi Sex differences in longitudinal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels among seroconverters
    T R Sterling
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    J Infect Dis 180:666-72. 1999

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Publications136 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Genital herpes evaluation by quantitative TaqMan PCR: correlating single detection and quantity of HSV-2 DNA in cervicovaginal lavage fluids with cross-sectional and longitudinal clinical data
    Bulbulgul Aumakhan
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Virol J 7:328. 2010
    ....
  2. ncbi Development and evaluation of a clinical algorithm to monitor patients on antiretrovirals in resource-limited settings using adherence, clinical and CD4 cell count criteria
    David Meya
    Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    J Int AIDS Soc 12:3. 2009
    ..abstract:..
  3. ncbi Circumcision and HIV transmission
    Thomas C Quinn
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 20:33-8. 2007
    ..To review the recent literature on male circumcision and its effect on HIV acquisition...
  4. ncbi HIV/AIDS in women: an expanding epidemic
    Thomas C Quinn
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Science 308:1582-3. 2005
    ..Prevention strategies must address the wide range of gender inequalities that promote the dissemination of HIV-1...
  5. ncbi The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health: transcending borders for world health
    Thomas C Quinn
    Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 2196, USA
    Acad Med 83:134-42. 2008
    ..The author elaborates on these initiatives and discusses challenges experienced in establishing the center, as well as evaluation methods for determining the center's success...
  6. ncbi Feasibility of pooling sera for HIV-1 viral RNA to diagnose acute primary HIV-1 infection and estimate HIV incidence
    T C Quinn
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    AIDS 14:2751-7. 2000
    ..To develop a pooling method for detection of viral RNA for diagnosis of acute HIV infection and estimation of HIV-1 incidence...
  7. ncbi HIV epidemiology and the effects of antiviral therapy on long-term consequences
    Thomas C Quinn
    Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    AIDS 22:S7-12. 2008
    ..As HIV/AIDS shifts from a fatal to a chronic disease, however, a new range of health complications and threats to mortality are beginning to arise...
  8. ncbi Sex differences in HIV-1 viral load and progression to AIDS
    H Farzadegan
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Lancet 352:1510-4. 1998
    ..Plasma HIV-1 RNA measurements are used for initiation of antiretroviral treatments. Whether the viral-load association with prognosis is similar in women and men is unknown...
  9. ncbi Male circumcision and HIV acquisition and transmission: cohort studies in Rakai, Uganda. Rakai Project Team
    R H Gray
    Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    AIDS 14:2371-81. 2000
    ..Male circumcision is associated with reduced HIV acquisition...
  10. ncbi Sex differences in longitudinal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels among seroconverters
    T R Sterling
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    J Infect Dis 180:666-72. 1999
    ..Understanding the mechanisms responsible for the sex difference in VL may provide insight into HIV-1 pathogenesis...
  11. ncbi Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda
    R H Gray
    Departments of Population and Family Health Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Lancet 357:1149-53. 2001
    ..The probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in representative African populations is unknown. We aimed to calculate this probability overall, and to estimate how it is affected by various factors thought to influence infectivity...
  12. ncbi Incident Chlamydia trachomatis infections among inner-city adolescent females
    G R Burstein
    Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    JAMA 280:521-6. 1998
    ..Current guidelines for delivery of adolescent primary care services recommend yearly chlamydia screening for those adolescent females considered to be at risk...
  13. ncbi Comparison of two measures of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 load in HIV risk groups
    C M Lyles
    Departments of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 36:3647-52. 1998
    ..These data also confirm a moderate correlation between cell-associated infectious viral load and plasma HIV RNA load, which appears to be similar by gender and across risk groups...
  14. ncbi Initial plasma HIV-1 RNA levels and progression to AIDS in women and men
    T R Sterling
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    N Engl J Med 344:720-5. 2001
    ..Currently, the guidelines for initiating antiretroviral therapy are applied uniformly to women and men...
  15. ncbi Molecular amplification assays to detect chlamydial infections in urine specimens from high school female students and to monitor the persistence of chlamydial DNA after therapy
    C A Gaydos
    Infectious Disease Division, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore City Health Department, Maryland, USA
    J Infect Dis 177:417-24. 1998
    ..Use of urine assays for screening sexually active adolescents has the potential to significantly improve control of chlamydial infections...
  16. ncbi Evaluation of use of a single intravaginal swab to detect multiple sexually transmitted infections in active-duty military women
    A M Rompalo
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 33:1455-61. 2001
    ..Therefore, the use of SISs is acceptable for the simultaneous diagnosis of multiple sexually transmitted infections and has potential for use as a self-administered diagnostic tool with widespread applicability among women...
  17. ncbi Evaluation of multiplex real-time PCR for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in the diagnosis of genital ulcer disease in the Rakai District, Uganda
    T R Suntoke
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Sex Transm Infect 85:97-101. 2009
    ....
  18. ncbi Predictors of repeat Chlamydia trachomatis infections diagnosed by DNA amplification testing among inner city females
    G R Burstein
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Sex Transm Infect 77:26-32. 2001
    ..To describe the epidemiology of prevalent and incident chlamydia infection in order to assess the appropriate interval for chlamydia screening; and to identify risk factors predictive of infection and repeat infections...
  19. ncbi Use of ligase chain reaction with urine versus cervical culture for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in an asymptomatic military population of pregnant and nonpregnant females attending Papanicolaou smear clinics
    C A Gaydos
    Infectious Disease Division, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 36:1300-4. 1998
    ..The use of LCR testing of urine specimens from asymptomatic women, whether pregnant or not, offers a sensitive and easy method to detect C. trachomatis infection in women...
  20. ncbi Mycoplasma genitalium compared to chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas as an aetiological agent of urethritis in men attending STD clinics
    C Gaydos
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Sex Transm Infect 85:438-40. 2009
    ..To investigate prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis in men, frequency of co-infections, and association of organisms with urethritis in men...
  21. ncbi Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV-1 prevalence among five populations of women in the Czech and Slovak Republics
    K A Kacena
    Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 28:356-62. 2001
    ....
  22. ncbi Identification of nevirapine-resistant HIV-1 in the latent reservoir after single-dose nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
    Megan Wind-Rotolo
    Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Infect Dis 199:1301-9. 2009
    ..Although resistant viruses fade to undetectable levels in plasma, they may persist as stably integrated proviruses within the latent reservoir in resting CD4(+) T cells, potentially complicating future treatment...
  23. ncbi Genotypic analysis of HIV-1 drug resistance at the limit of detection: virus production without evolution in treated adults with undetectable HIV loads
    Tara L Kieffer
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21025, USA
    J Infect Dis 189:1452-65. 2004
    ..Thus, in some patients, HAART suppresses replication to a level that does not allow the evolution of drug resistance over a time frame of years...
  24. ncbi Persistence of wild-type virus and lack of temporal structure in the latent reservoir for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in pediatric patients with extensive antiretroviral exposure
    Christian T Ruff
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Virol 76:9481-92. 2002
    ....
  25. ncbi Randomized trial of presumptive sexually transmitted disease therapy during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda
    R H Gray
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, The Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 185:1209-17. 2001
    ..The purpose of this study was to assess presumptive sexually transmitted disease treatment on pregnancy outcome and HIV transmission...
  26. ncbi Risk factors for trachoma: 6-year follow-up of children aged 1 and 2 years
    Y H Hsieh
    Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 152:204-11. 2000
    ..75, 95% CI: 1.09, 12.98). The results suggest that risk factor reduction could diminish persistent disease...
  27. ncbi Slow human immunodeficiency virus type 1 evolution in viral reservoirs in infants treated with effective antiretroviral therapy
    Deborah Persaud
    Department of Pediatrics and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 23:381-90. 2007
    ..The effect of early therapy on HIV-1 evolution may have implications for long-term pharmacologic control of HIV-1...
  28. ncbi Male circumcision for the prevention of HSV-2 and HPV infections and syphilis
    Aaron A R Tobian
    Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    N Engl J Med 360:1298-309. 2009
    ..We assessed the efficacy of male circumcision for the prevention of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and syphilis in HIV-negative adolescent boys and men...
  29. ncbi The qualitative nature of the primary immune response to HIV infection is a prognosticator of disease progression independent of the initial level of plasma viremia
    G Pantaleo
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94:254-8. 1997
    ....
  30. ncbi The association of syphilis with risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics
    T C Quinn
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD
    Arch Intern Med 150:1297-302. 1990
    ..This study underscores the need for a more comprehensive control program for sexually transmitted diseases, including syphilis and HIV infection...
  31. ncbi Features of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in male Army recruits
    J A Cecil
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Infect Dis 184:1216-9. 2001
    ..A substantial number of male army recruits are infected with C. trachomatis, but few are infected with N. gonorrhoeae. Screening on the basis of symptoms alone would miss the majority of both infections...
  32. ncbi Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among commercial sex workers in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
    T D Ngo
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 19:694-7. 2008
    ..9, P < 0.001) and having a sex partner within the last six months (OR: 2.2, P < 0.05) showed greater odds of being infected with HSV-2. A strong relationship was found between HSV-2, HIV and HCV infections...
  33. ncbi HIV-1 drug resistance profiles in children and adults with viral load of <50 copies/ml receiving combination therapy
    M Hermankova
    Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, 256 Park Bldg, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    JAMA 286:196-207. 2001
    ....
  34. ncbi Stochastic simulation of the impact of antiretroviral therapy and HIV vaccines on HIV transmission; Rakai, Uganda
    Ronald H Gray
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    AIDS 17:1941-51. 2003
    ..ART in combination with a low efficacy vaccine could control the epidemic, if behavioral disinhibition is prevented...
  35. ncbi Emergence and persistence of CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 in a population of men from the multicenter AIDS cohort study
    James C Shepherd
    School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA
    J Infect Dis 198:1104-12. 2008
    ..We conclude that HIV-1 variants that used X4 frequently emerged at high CD4(+) T cell counts and may contribute to the decrease in T cell numbers during late HIV-1 infection...
  36. ncbi A novel assay allows genotyping of the latent reservoir for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the resting CD4+ T cells of viremic patients
    Daphne Monie
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Broadway Research Building, Room 879, 733 North Broadway St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Virol 79:5185-202. 2005
    ..The ability to analyze archival species in viremic patients may have clinical utility in detecting drug-resistant variants not present in the plasma...
  37. ncbi Determinants of HIV-1 load in subjects with early and later HIV infections, in a general-population cohort of Rakai, Uganda
    Ronald H Gray
    Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Infect Dis 189:1209-15. 2004
    ..GUD was consistently associated with higher HIV loads in subjects with incident and those with prevalent HIV infection, suggesting that treatment of GUD might reduce HIV viremia...
  38. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasensitive heat-denatured HIV-1 p24 antigen in non-B subtypes in Kampala, Uganda
    L A Spacek
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 22:310-4. 2011
    ..Moreover, the Up24 was positive in 33% of samples deemed undetectable by RT-PCR, which may limit the use of the Up24 to detect viral suppression...
  39. ncbi A serosurvey of Haemophilus ducreyi, syphilis, and herpes simplex virus type 2 and their association with human immunodeficiency virus among female sex workers in Lagos, Nigeria
    A J Dada
    Viral Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20852, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 25:237-42. 1998
    ..ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) antibodies among female sex workers (FSWs) and their association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody status...
  40. ncbi Unsuspected gonorrhea and chlamydia in patients of an urban adult emergency department: a critical population for STD control intervention
    S D Mehta
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 28:33-9. 2001
    ..Many of these infections were clinically unsuspected. These data demonstrate that the ED is a high-risk setting and may be an appropriate site for routine GC and CT screening in 18- to 31-year-old patients...
  41. ncbi Effect of sexually transmitted disease (STD) coinfections on performance of three commercially available immunosorbent assays used for detection of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific antibody in men attending Baltimore, Maryland, STD clinics
    Jean Summerton
    Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University, 1721 E Madison St, Ross Research Bldg 1159, Baltimore, MD 21205 2196, USA
    Clin Vaccine Immunol 14:1545-9. 2007
    ..The recommended index cutoff value of 1.1 for the Focus and Kalon assays was found to be optimal for this population...
  42. ncbi Intermittent HIV-1 viremia (Blips) and drug resistance in patients receiving HAART
    Richard E Nettles
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    JAMA 293:817-29. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: Most blips in this population appear to represent random biological and statistical variation around mean HIV-1 levels below 50 copies/mL rather than clinically significant elevations in viremia...
  43. ncbi Male circumcision decreases acquisition and increases clearance of high-risk human papillomavirus in HIV-negative men: a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda
    Ronald H Gray
    Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Infect Dis 201:1455-62. 2010
    ..HR-HPV clearance was determined in men with prior genotype-specific HR-HPV infections. Rate ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of HR-HPV acquisition were estimated by Poisson multiple regression...
  44. ncbi Prolonged measles virus shedding in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children, detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
    S R Permar
    W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Infect Dis 183:532-8. 2001
    ..HIV-infected children with measles may have a prolonged infectious period that potentially enhances measles virus transmission and hinders measles control...
  45. ncbi Human immunodeficiency virus load in breast milk, mastitis, and mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1
    R D Semba
    Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Infect Dis 180:93-8. 1999
    ..0001). Mastitis and breast milk HIV-1 load may increase the risk of vertical transmission of HIV-1 through breast-feeding...
  46. ncbi Performance of the Euroline Western blot assay in the detection of herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody in Uganda, China and the USA
    J D Neal
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 22:342-4. 2011
    ..Among the 437 Ugandans in Rakai, 67.3% were HSV-2-positive by Euroline WB (sensitivity 98.7%, specificity 65.4%). The Euroline WB has a consistently high sensitivity, but specificity varied significantly among the different locations...
  47. ncbi The microbicide tenofovir does not inhibit nucleic acid amplification tests for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urine samples
    Billie Jo Wood
    The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 46:763-5. 2008
    ..Concentrations of 5% to 0% of tenofovir and the placebo were added to dilutions of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae. No appreciable inhibition was observed...
  48. ncbi Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 subtypes in southern China
    Oliver Laeyendecker
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 38:356-62. 2005
    ....
  49. ncbi Increased risk of incident HIV during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda: a prospective study
    Ronald H Gray
    Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
    Lancet 366:1182-8. 2005
    ..HIV acquisition is significantly higher during pregnancy than in the postpartum period. We did a prospective study to estimate HIV incidence rates during pregnancy and lactation...
  50. ncbi Performance of a commercial, type-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific antibodies in Ugandans
    Oliver Laeyendecker
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 42:1794-6. 2004
    ..A higher index cutoff value was required for optimal sensitivity and specificity, and overall performance of the assay was not affected by HIV status...
  51. ncbi Neutralizing antibodies do not mediate suppression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in elite suppressors or selection of plasma virus variants in patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
    Justin R Bailey
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Virol 80:4758-70. 2006
    ..Both drug-mediated and natural suppression of HIV-1 replication to levels below 50 copies/ml may limit the stimulation and maintenance of effective NAb responses...
  52. ncbi Suppression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load during acute measles
    William J Moss
    Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:63-5. 2009
    ....
  53. ncbi Residual human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viremia in some patients on antiretroviral therapy is dominated by a small number of invariant clones rarely found in circulating CD4+ T cells
    Justin R Bailey
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Virol 80:6441-57. 2006
    ..The sequences have been deposited in GenBank. The accession numbers are DQ 391282 to DQ 391351 (for env) and DQ 391352 to DQ 392955 (for RT)...
  54. ncbi Antiretroviral therapy where resources are limited
    Steven J Reynolds
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, USA
    N Engl J Med 348:1806-9. 2003
  55. ncbi Effects of genital ulcer disease and herpes simplex virus type 2 on the efficacy of male circumcision for HIV prevention: Analyses from the Rakai trials
    Ronald H Gray
    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
    PLoS Med 6:e1000187. 2009
    ..We assessed the role of GUD and HSV-2 in the protection against HIV afforded by MC...
  56. ncbi Foreskin inflammation is associated with HIV and herpes simplex virus type-2 infections in Rakai, Uganda
    Kristine E Johnson
    Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
    AIDS 23:1807-15. 2009
    ..We assessed foreskin inflammation associated with HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in circumcised men...
  57. ncbi Long-term follow-up studies confirm the stability of the latent reservoir for HIV-1 in resting CD4+ T cells
    Janet D Siliciano
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205 USA
    Nat Med 9:727-8. 2003
    ..Here we show that even in treated patients who have had no detectable viremia for as long as 7 years, the reservoir decays so slowly (t(1/2) = 44 months) that eradication is unlikely...
  58. ncbi Influence of filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis
    Michael Davidson
    Center for Clinical Trials, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Infect Dis 186:1013-8. 2002
    ..87 (P=.12) and respective log mean rates of change per month of -0.08 versus -0.21 (P=.08). This latter difference has borderline statistical significance, which suggests that filgrastim may reduce the decline of HIV-1 RNA loads...
  59. ncbi Emergency department-based HIV screening and counseling: experience with rapid and standard serologic testing
    G D Kelen
    Department of Emergency Medicine and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 33:147-55. 1999
    ....
  60. ncbi Quantitative and qualitative correlates of cervicovaginal herpes simplex virus type 2 shedding among HIV-infected women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study
    B Aumakhan
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 22:273-7. 2011
    ..This study provides genital HSV-2 DNA titre as a quantitative and symptom- and sign-based measures as qualitative predictors of HSV-2 shedding from the lower genital tract among HIV-infected women...
  61. ncbi Modification of syphilitic genital ulcer manifestations by coexistent HIV infection
    A M Rompalo
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 0003, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 28:448-54. 2001
    ..Conflicting data exist regarding whether HIV infection leads to changes in the clinical manifestations and severity of genital ulcer disease (GUD)...
  62. ncbi Myelopathy among Brazilians coinfected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I and HIV
    L H Harrison
    Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Neurology 48:13-8. 1997
    ..To determine whether subjects coinfected with HTLV-I and HIV have a higher frequency of myelopathy than subjects singly infected with HIV...
  63. ncbi Performance of the APTIMA Combo 2 assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in female urine and endocervical swab specimens
    C A Gaydos
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 41:304-9. 2003
    ..trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infections in sexually active women and to prevent their costly and serious sequelae...
  64. ncbi HIV subtype D is associated with dementia, compared with subtype A, in immunosuppressed individuals at risk of cognitive impairment in Kampala, Uganda
    Ned Sacktor
    Departments of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 49:780-6. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between HIV subtype and the severity of HIV-associated cognitive impairment among individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda...
  65. ncbi Geographic HIV type 1 subtype distribution in Rakai district, Uganda
    Aleisha N Collinson-Streng
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 25:1045-8. 2009
    ..001) and more subtype D in southern clusters compared with northern clusters (78% vs. 65%, p < 0.008). These data illustrate the geographic complexity of subtype variation, which has important implications for HIV-1 vaccine design...
  66. ncbi T-cell enumeration from dried blood spots by quantifying rearranged T-cell receptor-beta genes
    Andrew D Redd
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    J Immunol Methods 354:40-4. 2010
    ..This technique as well as other dried blood spot based technologies could increase the diagnostic and monitoring capabilities in resource-limited settings...
  67. ncbi Male circumcision for the prevention of acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections: the case for neonatal circumcision
    Aaron A R Tobian
    Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:78-84. 2010
    ..This review evaluates the recent data that support revision of the AAP policy to fully reflect the evidence of long-term health benefits of male circumcision...
  68. ncbi Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial
    Ronald H Gray
    Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
    Lancet 369:657-66. 2007
    ..Ecological and observational studies suggest that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in men. Our aim was to investigate the effect of male circumcision on HIV incidence in men...
  69. ncbi Epidemiologic approaches to global health
    Thomas C Quinn
    Johns Hopkins University Center for Global Health, Rangos Building, 855 North Wolfe Street, Suite 530, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Epidemiol Rev 32:1-4. 2010
    ..The authors emphasize the need for ongoing research related to the methods used in global health and for comprehensive surveillance, and they offer suggestions for future directions in global health research...
  70. ncbi Evolution of drug resistance after virological failure of a first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy regimen in Uganda
    Steven J Reynolds
    Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Antivir Ther 14:293-7. 2009
    ..This study aimed to determine the extent of viral resistance over time among non-clade B HIV type-1-infected patients in Uganda who were maintained on first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) following virological failure...
  71. ncbi Update on male circumcision: prevention success and challenges ahead
    Kristine E Johnson
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Room 401, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Curr Infect Dis Rep 10:243-51. 2008
    ..Efforts should include attention to safety, implications for women, and risk compensation. Rapid, careful establishment of circumcision services is essential to optimize HIV prevention in countries with the highest prevalence...
  72. ncbi Antiretroviral drug susceptibility among drug-naive adults with recent HIV infection in Rakai, Uganda
    Susan H Eshleman
    Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 646 Ross Bldg, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    AIDS 23:845-52. 2009
    ..To analyze antiretroviral drug susceptibility in HIV from recently infected adults in Rakai, Uganda, prior to the availability of antiretroviral drug treatment...
  73. ncbi Factors associated with the prevalence and incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among men in Rakai, Uganda
    Aaron A R Tobian
    Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland, USA
    J Infect Dis 199:945-9. 2009
    ..70 [95% CI, 0.55-0.91]), and was not significantly affected by enrollment HIV status. Education on modifiable behavioral changes may reduce the acquisition of HSV-2. (ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers: NCT00425984 and NCT00124878 .)...
  74. ncbi Two-year virologic outcomes of an alternative AIDS care model: evaluation of a peer health worker and nurse-staffed community-based program in Uganda
    Larry W Chang
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 50:276-82. 2009
    ..We evaluated an alternative model, community-based, comprehensive antiretroviral program staffed primarily by peer health workers and nurses...
  75. ncbi Pregnancy does not affect HIV incidence test results obtained using the BED capture enzyme immunoassay or an antibody avidity assay
    Oliver Laeyendecker
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e13259. 2010
    ..Accurate incidence estimates are needed for surveillance of the HIV epidemic. HIV surveillance occurs at maternal-child health clinics, but it is not known if pregnancy affects HIV incidence testing...
  76. ncbi A randomized, controlled, trial of short cycle intermittent compared to continuous antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV infection in Uganda
    Steven J Reynolds
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e10307. 2010
    ..Short cycle treatment interruption could reduce toxicity and drug costs and contribute to further expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs...
  77. ncbi Setting the stage: current state of affairs and major challenges
    Steven J Reynolds
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 50:S71-6. 2010
    ..The global health community and political leaders will need to overcome these challenges if a long-term effective response to the HIV pandemic is to be achieved...
  78. ncbi Changes in the distribution of HIV type 1 subtypes D and A in Rakai District, Uganda between 1994 and 2002
    Samantha A Conroy
    Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 26:1087-91. 2010
    ..Over this 8-year period, the overall viral population in this region evolved toward the less virulent HIV-1A strain, most likely as a consequence of the faster disease progression and lower transmissibility of HIV-1D...
  79. ncbi Mycoplasma genitalium as a contributor to the multiple etiologies of cervicitis in women attending sexually transmitted disease clinics
    Charlotte Gaydos
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 36:598-606. 2009
    ....
  80. ncbi The effect of viral suppression on cross-sectional incidence testing in the johns hopkins hospital emergency department
    Oliver Laeyendecker
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 48:211-5. 2008
    ..To determine the effect of viral suppression on cross-sectional incidence testing...
  81. ncbi Can nucleic acid amplification tests be used to test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea in microbicide trials?
    Patricia Rizzo-Price
    Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 18:543-5. 2007
    ..The potential inhibitory effects of microbicides on the NAATs selected for detection of Ct and Ng should be considered in clinical trials involving topical microbicides...
  82. ncbi Evaluation of dry and wet transported intravaginal swabs in detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in female soldiers by PCR
    Charlotte A Gaydos
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 40:758-61. 2002
    ..9% (24 of 27) and 98.3% (753 of 766), respectively. PCR testing of wet and dry transported intravaginal swabs to detect chlamydia and gonorrhea infections was an accurate diagnostic method for military women...
  83. ncbi Performance of the MagNA pure LC robot for extraction of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA from urine and swab specimens
    Nicholas Dalesio
    School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 42:3300-2. 2004
    ..The robot provided a highly sensitive and specific method of DNA extraction...
  84. ncbi Comparison of three nucleic acid amplification tests for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine specimens
    Charlotte A Gaydos
    Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Ave, Ross 1159, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 42:3041-5. 2004
    ..We found that the LCx, ProbeTec, and AC2 NAATs are highly sensitive and specific methods for the detection of C. trachomatis in urine specimens and can be recommended for noninvasive screening of C. trachomatis in urine...
  85. ncbi Continued production of drug-sensitive human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in children on combination antiretroviral therapy who have undetectable viral loads
    Deborah Persaud
    Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Virol 78:968-79. 2004
    ..Thus, in most children on HAART with clinically undetectable viremia, there is continued virus production without evolution of resistance in the protease gene...
  86. ncbi Hospitalization rates in female US Army recruits associated with a screening program for Chlamydia trachomatis
    Kathryn L Clark
    Allied Technology Group, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 29:1-5. 2002
    ..The pelvic inflammatory disease hospitalization rate in women with C trachomatis who were screened and treated was similar to that observed in uninfected women...
  87. ncbi Sustained high prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in female army recruits
    Charlotte A Gaydos
    Infectious Disease Division, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 30:539-44. 2003
    ..Screening and treatment of infected females has been demonstrated to prevent sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory disease...
  88. ncbi Total lymphocyte count and hemoglobin combined in an algorithm to initiate the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings
    Lisa A Spacek
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    AIDS 17:1311-7. 2003
    ..To develop clinical algorithms that improve the sensitivity of surrogate markers to initiate the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in resource-limited settings...
  89. ncbi Detection of bacteremia in emergency department patients at risk for infective endocarditis using universal 16S rRNA primers in a decontaminated polymerase chain reaction assay
    Richard E Rothman
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Bethesda, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Infect Dis 186:1677-81. 2002
    ..This assay provides a promising diagnostic for rapid identification of bacteremia, particularly valuable in acute care settings...
  90. ncbi Screening for HIV infection in high-risk communities by urine antibody testing
    Carol Hilton
    Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-2103, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 31:416-21. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Urine-based screening for HIV infection in high-prevalence inner city communities can be an effective tool for identifying and treating infected persons who are unaware of their infection...
  91. ncbi Association of Gag-specific T lymphocyte responses during the early phase of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection and lower virus load set point
    Deepa S Patke
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross 1150, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Infect Dis 186:1177-80. 2002
    ..733; P=.025). Early sustained T lymphocyte responses to HIV-1 Gag may be important for the establishment of virus load set point...
  92. ncbi Prospective study of measles in hospitalized, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-uninfected children in Zambia
    William J Moss
    W Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205 2179, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 35:189-96. 2002
    ..HIV-infected children constitute a significant proportion of children hospitalized with measles in countries with high HIV prevalence and are more likely to be younger than the age for routine measles immunization...
  93. ncbi Correlation of chlamydia pneumoniae infection and severity of accelerated graft arteriosclerosis after cardiac transplantation
    Aruna K Subramanian
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
    Transplantation 73:761-4. 2002
    ..This study evaluated association between C. pneumoniae infection and accelerated graft arteriosclerosis (AGA), also known as cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), after cardiac transplantation...
  94. ncbi Analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gene expression in latently infected resting CD4+ T lymphocytes in vivo
    Monika Hermankova
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Virol 77:7383-92. 2003
    ..In these cells, latency appears to reflect regulation at the level of mRNA production rather than at the level of splicing or nuclear export of viral mRNAs...
  95. ncbi Developments in STD/HIV interactions: the intertwining epidemics of HIV and HSV-2
    Steven J Reynolds
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross 1159, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Infect Dis Clin North Am 19:415-25. 2005
    ..Treatment of HSV-2/HIV dually infected individuals may prove to be a low-cost intervention to improve clinical outcomes and delay the need for antiretroviral therapy...
  96. ncbi Urine nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections in clinical practice
    Charlotte A Gaydos
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 18:55-66. 2005
    ....
  97. ncbi Response to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients attending a public, urban clinic in Kampala, Uganda
    Lisa A Spacek
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 42:252-9. 2006
    ..We evaluated clinical, behavioral, and demographic risk factors associated with virologic suppression in a public, urban clinic in Kampala, Uganda...
  98. ncbi Clinical illness as a marker for initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in a rural setting, Rakai, Uganda
    Lisa A Spacek
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 17:116-20. 2006
    ..6%; P = 0.001).HIV-related illness and WHO stage predicted disease progression. The specificity of clinical illness to predict viral load >55,000 copies/mL was high and could be used to rule in HIV disease requiring ART...
  99. ncbi Chlamydia trachomatis reinfection rates among female adolescents seeking rescreening in school-based health centers
    Charlotte A Gaydos
    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 35:233-7. 2008
    ..Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are common among adolescents attending high and middle schools. The study objective was to determine the reinfection rates of CT for females attending school-based health centers...
  100. ncbi Evaluation of a low-cost method, the Guava EasyCD4 assay, to enumerate CD4-positive lymphocyte counts in HIV-infected patients in the United States and Uganda
    Lisa A Spacek
    School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Rm 456, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 41:607-10. 2006
    ..To evaluate the EasyCD4 assay, a less expensive method to enumerate CD4+ lymphocytes, in resource-limited settings...
  101. ncbi Evaluation of a rapid test for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 in the setting of multiple transmitted viral subtypes
    Steven J Reynolds
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Ross Building, Room 1150, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 13:171-3. 2002
    ..We conclude that the OraQuick rapid HIV-1/2 test performs well in the setting of diverse HIV viral subtypes...