Publications

Utility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome sequencing snapshots to assess transmission dynamics over time.

Author(s): Yuen CM, Huang CC, Millones AK, Calderón RI, Manson AL, Jimenez J, Contreras C, Earl AM, Becerra MC, Lecca L, Murray MBJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 37995298 November 2023

We explored the utility of brief Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole-genome sequencing (WGS) "snapshots" at a sentinel site within Lima, Peru for…

Age Patterns of HSV-2 Incidence and Prevalence in Two Ugandan Communities: A Catalytic Incidence Model Applied to Population-Based Seroprevalence Data.

Author(s): Whittles LK, Galiwango RM, Mpagazi J, Tobian AAR, Ssekubugu R, Jackson J, Peer AD, Kennedy C, Nakalanzi M, Ndyanabo A, Kigozi G, Chang LW, Serwadda D, Manabe YC, Gaydos CA, Laeyendecker O, Quinn TC, Reynolds SJ, Kagaayi J, Eaton JW, Grabowski MKJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 37079374 November 2023

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is an incurable sexually transmitted infection associated with increased risk of acquiring and transmitting…

Whole-Genome Sequencing to Predict Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Author(s): Bristow CC, Mortimer TD, Morris S, Grad YH, Soge OO, Wakatake E, Pascual R, Murphy SM, Fryling KE, Adamson PC, Dillon JA, Parmar NR, Le HHL, Van Le H, Ovalles Ureña RM, Mitchev N, Mlisana K, Wi T, Dickson SP, Klausner JDJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 36735316 April 2023

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major public health problem due to increasing incidence and antimicrobial resistance. Genetic markers of reduced susceptibility…

Understanding early pandemic SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a medical center by incorporating public sequencing databases to mitigate bias.

Author(s): Turcinovic J, Schaeffer B, Taylor BP, Bouton TC, Odom-Mabey AR, Weber SE, Lodi S, Ragan EJ, Connor JH, Jacobson KR, Hanage WPJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 35993116 August 2022

Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) have faced risk of infection from within the workplace via patients and staff…

Cross-sectional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 viral load by symptom status in Massachusetts congregate living facilities.

Author(s): Lennon NJ, Bhattacharyya RP, Mina MJ, Rehm HL, Hung DT, Smole S, Woolley A, Lander ES, Gabriel SBJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 34255846 July 2021

Transmission of COVID-19 from people without symptoms confounds societal mitigation strategies. From April to June 2020, we tested nasopharyngeal swabs…

Childhood respiratory outpatient visits correlate with socioeconomic status and drive geographic patterns in antibiotic prescribing.

Author(s): Kissler SM, Klevens RM, Barnett ML, Grad YHJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 33903899 April 2021

Reducing geographic disparities in antibiotic prescribing is a central public health priority to combat antibiotic resistance, but the drivers of…

Utility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome sequencing snapshots to assess transmission dynamics over time.

Age Patterns of HSV-2 Incidence and Prevalence in Two Ugandan Communities: A Catalytic Incidence Model Applied to Population-Based Seroprevalence Data.

Whole-Genome Sequencing to Predict Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Understanding early pandemic SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a medical center by incorporating public sequencing databases to mitigate bias.

Cross-sectional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 viral load by symptom status in Massachusetts congregate living facilities.

Childhood respiratory outpatient visits correlate with socioeconomic status and drive geographic patterns in antibiotic prescribing.

On the effect of age on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households, schools and the community.

Reply to Hasford and to Spinola et al.

Response to Cioffi.

Response to Dawson et al.