Search Results - "BRAUNSTEIN, Sarah L"

Microfluidics-based diagnostics of infectious diseases in the developing world by Chin, Curtis D, Laksanasopin, Tassaneewan, Cheung, Yuk Kee, Steinmiller, David, Linder, Vincent, Parsa, Hesam, Wang, Jennifer, Moore, Hannah, Rouse, Robert, Umviligihozo, Gisele, Karita, Etienne, Mwambarangwe, Lambert, Braunstein, Sarah L, van de Wijgert, Janneke, Sahabo, Ruben, Justman, Jessica E, El-Sadr, Wafaa, Sia, Samuel K

“…Ready access to diagnostic tests that work well under remote field conditions is a major barrier to improving the health of people in the developing world…”
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Exploring the Association Between Gender Affirmation and PrEP use Among Transgender Women in New York City by Rivera, Alexis V., Lopez, Jasmine M., Braunstein, Sarah L.

“…Black and Hispanic/Latina transgender women are inequitably impacted by HIV; yet gaps in PrEP use exist. Among a sample of mostly Black and Hispanic/Latina…”
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Increasing Antibiotic Resistance in Shigella spp. from Infected New York City Residents, New York, USA by Murray, Kenya, Reddy, Vasudha, Kornblum, John S, Waechter, HaeNa, Chicaiza, Ludwin F, Rubinstein, Inessa, Balter, Sharon, Greene, Sharon K, Braunstein, Sarah L, Rakeman, Jennifer L, Dentinger, Catherine M

“…Approximately 20% of Shigella isolates tested in New York City, New York, USA, during 2013-2015 displayed decreased azithromycin susceptibility. Case-patients…”
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Study protocol for data to suppression (D2S): a cluster-randomised, stepped-wedge effectiveness trial of a reporting and capacity-building intervention to improve HIV viral suppression in housing and behavioural health programmes in New York City by Irvine, Mary K, Abdelqader, Faisal, Levin, Bruce, Thomas, Jacinthe, Avoundjian, Tigran, Peterson, Meghan, Zimba, Rebecca, Braunstein, Sarah L, Robertson, McKaylee M, Nash, Denis

“…IntroductionWith progress in the ‘diagnose’, ‘link’ and ‘retain’ stages of the HIV care continuum, viral suppression (VS) gains increasingly hinge on…”
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Short-term effectiveness of HIV care coordination among persons with recent HIV diagnosis or history of poor HIV outcomes by Nash, Denis, Robertson, McKaylee M, Penrose, Kate, Chamberlin, Stephanie, Robbins, Rebekkah S, Braunstein, Sarah L, Myers, Julie E, Abraham, Bisrat, Kulkarni, Sarah, Waldron, Levi, Levin, Bruce, Irvine, Mary K

“…The New York City HIV Care Coordination Program (CCP) combines multiple evidence-based strategies to support persons living with HIV (PLWH) at risk for, or…”
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PROMISE (Program Refinements to Optimize Model Impact and Scalability based on Evidence): a cluster-randomised, stepped-wedge trial assessing effectiveness of the revised versus original Ryan White Part A HIV Care Coordination Programme for patients with barriers to treatment in the USA by Irvine, Mary K, Levin, Bruce, Robertson, McKaylee M, Penrose, Katherine, Carmona, Jennifer, Harriman, Graham, Braunstein, Sarah L, Nash, Denis

“…IntroductionGrowing evidence supports combining social, behavioural and biomedical strategies to strengthen the HIV care continuum. However, combination…”
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HIV Care Coordination promotes care re-engagement and viral suppression among people who have been out of HIV medical care: an observational effectiveness study using a surveillance-based contemporaneous comparison group by Irvine, Mary K, Robertson, McKaylee M, Nash, Denis, Kulkarni, Sarah G, Braunstein, Sarah L, Levin, Bruce

“…Medical care re-engagement is critical to suppressing viral load and preventing HIV transmission, morbidity and mortality, yet few rigorous intervention…”
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Comparison of indicators measuring the proportion of human immunodeficiency virus–infected persons with a suppressed viral load by Xia, Qiang, MD, MPH, Wiewel, Ellen W., MHS, Braunstein, Sarah L., PhD, MPH, Kersanske, Laura S., MPH, Torian, Lucia V., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses the last viral load to estimate the proportion of human immunodeficiency virus…”
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COVID-19 Outcomes Among People With HIV and COVID-19 in New York City by Braunstein, Sarah L, Wahnich, Amanda, Lazar, Rachael

“…Abstract Background Literature on the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related outcomes remains mixed. Few…”
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Novel use of surveillance data to detect HIV-infected persons with sustained high viral load and durable virologic suppression in New York City by Terzian, Arpi S, Bodach, Sara D, Wiewel, Ellen W, Sepkowitz, Kent, Bernard, Marie-Antoinette, Braunstein, Sarah L, Shepard, Colin W

“…Monitoring of the uptake and efficacy of ART in a population often relies on cross-sectional data, providing limited information that could be used to design…”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in New York City: A Population-Level Analysis of Linked Surveillance Data by Braunstein, Sarah L, Lazar, Rachael, Wahnich, Amanda, Daskalakis, Demetre C, Blackstock, Oni J

“…BACKGROUNDNew York City (NYC) was hard-hit by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and is also home to a large population…”
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Racial inequities in HIV incidence among men who have sex with men prior to and amidst an Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative by Jamison, Kelly E, Braunstein, Sarah L, Pathela, Preeti

“…The aim of this study was to examine trends in HIV incidence among men who have sex with men (MSM) relative to the scale up of Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)…”
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The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative high-risk women in Kigali, Rwanda by Veldhuijzen, Nienke J, Braunstein, Sarah L, Vyankandondera, Joseph, Ingabire, Chantal, Ntirushwa, Justin, Kestelyn, Evelyne, Tuijn, Coosje, Wit, Ferdinand W, Umutoni, Aline, Uwineza, Mireille, Crucitti, Tania, van de Wijgert, Janneke H H M

“…The prevalence, incidence and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in sub-Saharan Africa are not well established. The objectives of the current…”
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High burden of prevalent and recently acquired HIV among female sex workers and female HIV voluntary testing center clients in Kigali, Rwanda by Braunstein, Sarah L, Ingabire, Chantal M, Geubbels, Eveline, Vyankandondera, Joseph, Umulisa, Marie-Michèle, Gahiro, Elysée, Uwineza, Mireille, Tuijn, Coosje J, Nash, Denis, van de Wijgert, Janneke H H M

“…To estimate HIV prevalence and risk factors in population-based samples of female sex workers (FSW) and female voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clients…”
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The High Risk of an HIV Diagnosis Following a Diagnosis of Syphilis: A Population-level Analysis of New York City Men by Pathela, Preeti, Braunstein, Sarah L., Blank, Susan, Shepard, Colin, Schillinger, Julia A.

“…Background. Epidemiologic studies have shown that syphilis is associated with risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We used population-level…”
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Trends in Methamphetamine Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in New York City, 2004–2017 by Rivera, Alexis V., Harriman, Graham, Carrillo, Sidney A., Braunstein, Sarah L.

“…Methamphetamine (meth) use among men who have sex with men (MSM) has been documented to be associated with HIV transmission among those who are HIV-negative…”
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Dual testing algorithm of BED-CEIA and AxSYM Avidity Index assays performs best in identifying recent HIV infection in a sample of Rwandan sex workers by Braunstein, Sarah L, Nash, Denis, Kim, Andrea A, Ford, Ken, Mwambarangwe, Lambert, Ingabire, Chantal M, Vyankandondera, Joseph, van de Wijgert, Janneke H H M

“…To assess the performance of BED-CEIA (BED) and AxSYM Avidity Index (Ax-AI) assays in estimating HIV incidence among female sex workers (FSW) in Kigali,…”
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HIV prevalence and incidence among sexually active females in two districts of South Africa to determine microbicide trial feasibility by Nel, Annaléne, Louw, Cheryl, Hellstrom, Elizabeth, Braunstein, Sarah L, Treadwell, Ina, Marais, Melanie, de Villiers, Martie, Hugo, Jannie, Paschke, Inge, Andersen, Chrisna, van de Wijgert, Janneke

“…The suitability of populations of sexually active women in Madibeng (North-West Province) and Mbekweni (Western Cape), South Africa, for a Phase III vaginal…”
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Hospitalization Rates Among People With HIV/AIDS in New York City, 2013 by Lazar, Rachael, Kersanske, Laura, Xia, Qiang, Daskalakis, Demetre, Braunstein, Sarah L.

“…Background. Hospitalizations are an important indicator of healthcare quality and access for people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune…”
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HIV Incidence Among Men With and Those Without Sexually Transmitted Rectal Infections: Estimates From Matching Against an HIV Case Registry by Pathela, Preeti, Braunstein, Sarah L., Blank, Susan, Schillinger, Julia A.

“…Background. Sexually transmitted bacterial rectal infections are objective markers of HIV risk behavior. Quantifying HIV risk among men who have sex with men…”
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