Browsing Harvard Medical School by Author "Mayer, Kenneth H."

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    • Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Testing Referral Strategies among Tuberculosis Patients in India 

      Uhler, Lauren M.; Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran; Saxena, Anjali; Muniyandi, Malaisamy; Stoler, Adam W.; Lu, Zhigang; Flanigan, Timothy P.; Bender, Melissa A.; Swaminathan, Soumya; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Losina, Elena; Walensky, Rochelle P.; Freedberg, Kenneth Alan; Swaminathan, Soumya (Public Library of Science, 2010)
      Background: Indian guidelines recommend routine referral for HIV testing of all tuberculosis (TB) patients in the nine states with the highest HIV prevalence, and selective referral for testing elsewhere. We assessed the ...

    • Differences in the Selection Bottleneck between Modes of Sexual Transmission Influence the Genetic Composition of the HIV-1 Founder Virus 

      Tully, Damien C.; Ogilvie, Colin B.; Batorsky, Rebecca E.; Bean, David J.; Power, Karen A.; Ghebremichael, Musie; Bedard, Hunter E.; Gladden, Adrianne D.; Seese, Aaron M.; Amero, Molly A.; Lane, Kimberly; McGrath, Graham; Bazner, Suzane B.; Tinsley, Jake; Lennon, Niall J.; Henn, Matthew R.; Brumme, Zabrina L.; Norris, Philip J.; Rosenberg, Eric S.; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Jessen, Heiko; Kosakovsky Pond, Sergei L.; Walker, Bruce D.; Altfeld, Marcus; Carlson, Jonathan M.; Allen, Todd M. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Due to the stringent population bottleneck that occurs during sexual HIV-1 transmission, systemic infection is typically established by a limited number of founder viruses. Elucidation of the precise forces influencing the ...

    • Global Burden of HIV among Men Who Engage in Transactional Sex: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Oldenburg, Catherine E.; Perez-Brumer, Amaya G.; Reisner, Sari L.; Mattie, Jason; Bärnighausen, Till; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Mimiaga, Matthew J. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Background: Men who engage in transactional sex, the exchange of sex for money, goods, or other items of value, are thought to be at increased risk of HIV, but there have been no systematic attempts to characterize HIV ...