Browsing by Author "Mayer, Kenneth"

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    • Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in a Clinical Setting 

      Montgomery, Madeline C.; Oldenburg, Catherine E.; Nunn, Amy S.; Mena, Leandro; Anderson, Peter; Liegler, Teri; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Patel, Rupa; Almonte, Alexi; Chan, Philip A. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: The HIV epidemic in the United States (US) disproportionately affects gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using co-formulated tenofovir disoproxil fumarate ...

    • The ADVANCE network: accelerating data value across a national community health center network 

      DeVoe, Jennifer E; Gold, Rachel; Cottrell, Erika; Bauer, Vance; Brickman, Andrew; Puro, Jon; Nelson, Christine; Mayer, Kenneth H; Sears, Abigail; Burdick, Tim; Merrell, Jonathan; Matthews, Paul; Fields, Scott (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)
      The ADVANCE (Accelerating Data Value Across a National Community Health Center Network) clinical data research network (CDRN) is led by the OCHIN Community Health Information Network in partnership with Health Choice Network ...

    • Analysis of HIV Diversity in HIV-Infected Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (HPTN 061) 

      Chen, Iris; Chau, Gordon; Wang, Jing; Clarke, William; Marzinke, Mark A.; Cummings, Vanessa; Breaud, Autumn; Laeyendecker, Oliver; Fields, Sheldon D.; Griffith, Sam; Scott, Hyman M.; Shoptaw, Steven; del Rio, Carlos; Magnus, Manya; Mannheimer, Sharon; Tieu, Hong-Van; Wheeler, Darrell P.; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Koblin, Beryl A.; Eshleman, Susan H. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: HIV populations often diversify in response to selective pressures, such as the immune response and antiretroviral drug use. We analyzed HIV diversity in Black men who have sex with men who were enrolled in the ...

    • Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation in the United States: a work in progress 

      Mayer, Kenneth H; Hosek, Sybil; Cohen, Stephanie; Liu, Albert; Pickett, Jim; Warren, Mitchell; Krakower, Douglas; Grant, Robert (International AIDS Society, 2015)
      Introduction: After the initial approval of the use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2012 for anti-HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), uptake was initially ...

    • Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent HIV Acquisition in Serodiscordant Couples in a Hyperendemic Community in Rural South Africa 

      Oldenburg, Catherine E.; Bärnighausen, Till; Tanser, Frank; Iwuji, Collins C.; De Gruttola, Victor; Seage, George R.; Mimiaga, Matthew J.; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Pillay, Deenan; Harling, Guy (Oxford University Press, 2016)
      Background. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was highly efficacious in preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission in stable serodiscordant couples in the HPTN-052 study, a resource-intensive randomized controlled ...

    • Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Expanded Voluntary HIV Testing in India 

      Venkatesh, Kartik K.; Becker, Jessica E.; Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran; Nakamura, Yoriko M.; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Losina, Elena; Swaminathan, Soumya; Flanigan, Timothy P.; Walensky, Rochelle P.; Freedberg, Kenneth A. (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Background: Despite expanding access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), most of the estimated 2.3 to 2.5 million HIV-infected individuals in India remain undiagnosed. The questions of whom to test for HIV and at what frequency ...

    • Community Cultural Norms, Stigma and Disclosure to Sexual Partners among Women Living with HIV in Thailand, Brazil and Zambia (HPTN 063) 

      Ojikutu, Bisola O.; Pathak, Subash; Srithanaviboonchai, Kriengkrai; Limbada, Mohammed; Friedman, Ruth; Li, Shuying; Mimiaga, Matthew J.; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Safren, Steven A. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: Serostatus disclosure may facilitate decreased HIV transmission between serodiscordant partners by raising risk awareness and heightening the need for prevention. For women living with HIV (WLWH), the decision ...

    • Comparison of Patient Comprehension of Rapid HIV Pre-Test Fundamentals by Information Delivery Format in an Emergency Department Setting 

      Merchant, Roland C; Gee, Erin M; Clark, Melissa A; Mayer, Kenneth Hugh; Seage, George R.; De Gruttola, Victor Gerard (BioMed Central, 2007)
      Background: Two trials were conducted to compare emergency department patient comprehension of rapid HIV pre-test information using different methods to deliver this information. Methods: Patients were enrolled for these ...

    • A Comparison of Two Measures of HIV Diversity in Multi-Assay Algorithms for HIV Incidence Estimation 

      Cousins, Matthew M.; Konikoff, Jacob; Sabin, Devin; Khaki, Leila; Longosz, Andrew F.; Laeyendecker, Oliver; Celum, Connie; Buchbinder, Susan P.; Seage, George R.; Kirk, Gregory D.; Moore, Richard D.; Mehta, Shruti H.; Margolick, Joseph B.; Brown, Joelle; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Kobin, Beryl A.; Wheeler, Darrell; Justman, Jessica E.; Hodder, Sally L.; Quinn, Thomas C.; Brookmeyer, Ron; Eshleman, Susan H. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Background: Multi-assay algorithms (MAAs) can be used to estimate HIV incidence in cross-sectional surveys. We compared the performance of two MAAs that use HIV diversity as one of four biomarkers for analysis of HIV ...

    • Comprehensive Transgender Healthcare: The Gender Affirming Clinical and Public Health Model of Fenway Health 

      Reisner, Sari L.; Bradford, Judith; Hopwood, Ruben; Gonzalez, Alex; Makadon, Harvey; Todisco, David; Cavanaugh, Timothy; VanDerwarker, Rodney; Grasso, Chris; Zaslow, Shayne; Boswell, Stephen L.; Mayer, Kenneth (Springer US, 2015)
      This report describes the evolution of a Boston community health center’s multidisciplinary model of transgender healthcare, research, education, and dissemination of best practices. This process began with the development ...

    • Compulsory Premarital Screening for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Technical and Public Health Considerations 

      Cleary, Paul D.; Barry, Michael John; Mayer, Kenneth Hugh; Brandt, Allan M.; Gostin, Larry; Fineberg, Harvey V. (American Medical Association, 1987)
      The effectiveness of a mandatory premarital screening program was examined as a means of curtailing the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States. The epidemiology of the HIV, the ...

    • Concomitant Socioeconomic, Behavioral, and Biological Factors Associated with the Disproportionate HIV Infection Burden among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in 6 U.S. Cities 

      Mayer, Kenneth H.; Wang, Lei; Koblin, Beryl; Mannheimer, Sharon; Magnus, Manya; del Rio, Carlos; Buchbinder, Susan; Wilton, Leo; Cummings, Vanessa; Watson, Christopher C.; Piwowar-Manning, Estelle; Gaydos, Charlotte; Eshleman, Susan H.; Clarke, William; Liu, Ting-Yuan; Mao, Cherry; Griffith, Samuel; Wheeler, Darrell (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Background: American Black men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV, but the factors associated with this concentrated epidemic are not fully understood. Methods: Black MSM were enrolled in 6 ...

    • The Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy for HIV-Infected Individuals in Southern India: A Trial-Based Analysis 

      Pho, Mai T.; Swaminathan, Soumya; Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran; Losina, Elena; Ponnuraja, C.; Uhler, Lauren M.; Scott, Callie A.; Mayer, Kenneth Hugh; Freedberg, Kenneth Alan; Walensky, Rochelle P. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
      Background: Regimens for isoniazid-based preventive therapy (IPT) for tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected individuals have not been widely adopted given concerns regarding efficacy, adherence and drug resistance. Further, ...

    • The disproportionate burden of HIV and STIs among male sex workers in Mexico City and the rationale for economic incentives to reduce risks 

      Galárraga, Omar; Sosa-Rubí, Sandra G; González, Andrea; Badial-Hernández, Florentino; Conde-Glez, Carlos J; Juárez-Figueroa, Luis; Bautista-Arredondo, Sergio; Kuo, Caroline; Operario, Don; Mayer, Kenneth H (International AIDS Society, 2014)
      Introduction: The objective of this article is to present the rationale and baseline results for a randomized controlled pilot trial using economic incentives to reduce HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk ...

    • Do Ask, Do Tell: High Levels of Acceptability by Patients of Routine Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Four Diverse American Community Health Centers 

      Cahill, Sean; Singal, Robbie; Grasso, Chris; King, Dana; Mayer, Kenneth; Baker, Kellan; Makadon, Harvey (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Background: The Institute of Medicine and The Joint Commission have recommended asking sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions in clinical settings and including such data in Electronic Health Records (EHRs). ...

    • Ensuring It Works: A Community-Based Approach to HIV Prevention Intervention Development for Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chennai, India 

      Thomas, Beena; Mimiaga, Matthew James; Mayer, Kenneth Hugh; Closson, Elizabeth F.; Johnson, Carey V.; Menon, Sunil; Mani, Jamuna; Vijaylakshmi, R.; Dilip, Meenalochini; Betancourt, Theresa Stichick; Safren, Steven Alex (Guilford Publications, 2012)
      Men who have sex with men (MSM) in India have an HIV seroprevalence 22 times greater than the country’s general population and face unique challenges that may hinder the effectiveness of current HIV prevention efforts. To ...

    • Frequency and predictors of estimated HIV transmissions and bacterial STI acquisition among HIV-positive patients in HIV care across three continents 

      Safren, Steven A; Hughes, James P; Mimiaga, Matthew J; Moore, Ayana T; Friedman, Ruth Khalili; Srithanaviboonchai, Kriengkrai; Limbada, Mohammed; Williamson, Brian D; Elharrar, Vanessa; Cummings, Vanessa; Magidson, Jessica F; Gaydos, Charlotte A; Celentano, David D; Mayer, Kenneth H (International AIDS Society, 2016)
      Introduction: Successful global treatment as prevention (TasP) requires identifying HIV-positive individuals at high risk for transmitting HIV, and having impact via potential infections averted. This study estimated the ...

    • Genotypic and Functional Impact of HIV-1 Adaptation to Its Host Population during the North American Epidemic 

      Cotton, Laura A.; Kuang, Xiaomei T.; Le, Anh Q.; Carlson, Jonathan M.; Chan, Benjamin; Chopera, Denis R.; Brumme, Chanson J.; Markle, Tristan J.; Martin, Eric; Shahid, Aniqa; Anmole, Gursev; Mwimanzi, Philip; Nassab, Pauline; Penney, Kali A.; Rahman, Manal A.; Milloy, M.-J.; Schechter, Martin T.; Markowitz, Martin; Carrington, Mary; Walker, Bruce D.; Wagner, Theresa; Buchbinder, Susan; Fuchs, Jonathan; Koblin, Beryl; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Harrigan, P. Richard; Brockman, Mark A.; Poon, Art F. Y.; Brumme, Zabrina L. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      HLA-restricted immune escape mutations that persist following HIV transmission could gradually spread through the viral population, thereby compromising host antiviral immunity as the epidemic progresses. To assess the ...

    • HIV burden in men who have sex with men: a prospective cohort study 2007–2012 

      Jia, Zhongwei; Huang, Xiaojie; Wu, Hao; Zhang, Tong; Li, Ning; Ding, Peipei; Sun, Yixuan; Liu, Zhiying; Wei, Feili; Zhang, Hongwei; Jiao, Yanmei; Ji, Yunxia; Zhang, Yonghong; Guo, Caiping; Li, Wei; Mou, Danlei; Xia, Wei; Li, Zhen; Chen, Dexi; Yan, Huiping; Chen, Xinyue; Zhao, Jinkou; Meyers, Kathrine; Cohen, Ted; Mayer, Kenneth Hugh; Salomon, Joshua A.; Lu, Zuhong; Dye, Christopher (Nature Publishing Group, 2015)
      We conducted a prospective cohort study among HIV-negative MSM aged 18 years or older between 2007 and 2012 in Beijing, China to measure the rates of incident HIV and identify risk factors for infection. Among 5,800 ...

    • HIV Testing, Counseling, and Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault 

      Gostin, Lawrence O.; Lazzarini, Zita; Alexander, Diane; Brandt, Allan M.; Mayer, Kenneth Hugh; Silverman, Daniel C. (American Medical Association, 1994)