PUBLICATIONS

Publications

Recent publications from SFDPH STI program and City Clinic staff.

2023

  • Luetkemeyer AF, Donnell D, Dombrowski JC, Cohen SE, et al. Postexposure Doxycycline to Prevent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections. NEJM 2023; 388(14):1296-306.
  • Sachdev D, Chew Ng RA, Hernandez K, Nguyen TQ, Cohen SE. COVID-19, HIV, and Syphilis Contact Tracing: What Have We Learned and Where Are We Headed? STD 2023; 50(8S): S70-S76.
  • Minhaj FS, Singh V, Cohen SE, et al. Prevalence of undiagnosed Monkeypox virus infections during the 2022 global mpox outbreak—United States, June-September 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2023; 29(11):2307-2314.
  • Johnson KA, Sankaran M, Kohn RP, Bacon O, Cohen SE. Testing for Mycoplasma genitalium and Using Doxycycline as First-Line Therapy at Initial Presentations for Non-Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU) Correlate With Reductions in Persistent NGU. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 May 3;76(9):1674-1677. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac977. PMID: 36575605.
  • Stojanovski K, Decker A, Brosnan H, King EJ, Cohen SE, Fuchs JD, Sachdev D. Public Health Detailing on Sexual Health Care in San Francisco: Learnings From Real-World Implementation. Public Health Rep. 2023 Mar-Apr;138(2):232-240. doi: 10.1177/00333549221081130. Epub 2022 Mar 10. PMID: 35264028; PMCID: PMC10031821.
  • Llata E, Braxton J, Asbel L, Huspeni D, Tourdot L, Kerani RP, Cohen S, Kohn R, Schumacher C, Toevs K, Torrone E, Kreisel K. Presumptive and Follow-Up Treatment Associated With Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing Episodes in Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics: Impact of Changing Treatment Guidelines for Gonorrhea, Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Network, 2015-2018. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 Jan 1;50(1):5-10. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001714. Epub 2022 Sep 24. PMID: 36194764; PMCID: PMC10147317.
  • Cohen SE, Stookey J, Anderson N, Morris D, Singzon T, Dann M, Burk K, Chen CC. Using Geocoding to Identify COVID-19 Outbreaks in Congregate Residential Settings: San Francisco's Outbreak Response in Single-Room Occupancy Hotels. Public Health Rep. 2023 Jan-Feb;138(1):7-13. doi: 10.1177/00333549221128301. Epub 2022 Oct 14. PMID: 36239486; PMCID: PMC9574538.

2022

  • Johnson KA, Levy M, Brosnan H, Kohn RP, Cohen SE. Texting Lost-to-follow-up PrEP Patients from a San Francisco Sexual Health Clinic. Prev Sci. 2022 Jul 16. PMID: 35841493
  • Curran KG, Eberly K, Russell OO, Snyder RE, Phillips EK, Tang EC, Peters PJ, Sanchez MA, Hsu L, Cohen SE, et al. HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Persons with Monkeypox – Eight U.S. Jurisdictions, May 17-July 22, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022;71:1141-1147. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7136a1
  • Llata E, Braxton J, Asbel L, Huspeni D, Tourdot L, Kerani RP, Cohen SE, Kohn R, Schumacher C, Toeves K, Torrone E, Kreisel K. Presumptive and follow up treatment associated with gonorrhea and chlamydia testing visits in STD clinics: Potential impact of changing treatment guidelines for gonorrhea, STD Surveillance Network, 2015- 2018. STD 2022, epub ahea of print. PMID 36194764
  • Cohen SE, Stookey J, Anderson N, Morris D, Singzon T, Dann M, Burk K, Chen CC. Using Geocoding to Identify COVID-19 outbreaks in congregate residential settings: San Francisco’s outbreak response in single-room occupancy hotels. Public Health Reports 2023;138(1):7-13. doi:10.1177/00333549221128301
  • Johnson KA, Sankaran M, Kohn RP, Bacon O, Cohen SE. Testing for Mycoplasma Genitalium and Using Doxycycline as First-Line Therapy at Initial Presentations for Non-Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU) Correlate with Reductions in Persistent NGU. Clin Infect Dis 2022 Dec 28:ciac977. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac977. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36575605.

2021

  • Cheeks M, Schwartz R, Oleson EC, Cohen SE, Drey EA, Seidman D. Offering universal trichomonas vaginalis testing to patients presenting for abortion at an urban hospital-based clinic. Contraception 2021; in press
  • Lee A, Gaither T, Cohen SE, Breyer B. Lubrication Practices and Receptive Anal Sex: Implications for STI Transmission and Prevention. Sexual Medicine 2021; in press.
  • Johnson KA, Chen M-J, Kohn R, Sachdev D, Bacon O, Lee S, Cohen SE. Acute HIV at the time of initiation of Pre or Post Exposure Prophylaxis: Impact on drug-resistance and clinical outcomes. JAIDS 2021; in press. PMID 33512849.
  • Johnson KA, Graglia S, Lynch ED, DeMesa J, Antunez E, Torres S, Coffey S, Cohen SE. Concurrent COVID-19 and Acute HIV: A Case Report and Diagnostic Review. Case Rep Med. 2021; 2021:2653678. PMID: 34824585; PMCID: PMC8610722.
  • Stojanovski K, Decker A, Brosnan H, King E, Cohen SE, Fuchs J, Sachdev D. Public Health Detailing on sexual healthcare in San Francisco: learnings from real-world implementation.
  • Sachdev DD, Chew Ng R, Sankaran M, Ernst A, Hernandez KT, Servellita V, Sotomayor-Gonzalez A, Stoltey S, Cohen SE, Nguyen TQ, Chiu C, Philip S. Contact tracing outcomes among household contacts of fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients – San Francisco, California, January 29-July 2, 2021. CID 2021; epub ahead of print. PMID: 34928340
  • Bacon OML, Coffey SC, Hsu LC, Chin JCS, Havlir DV, Buchbinder SP. Development of a Citywide Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiative in San Francisco. Am J Prev Med. 2021 Nov;61(5 Suppl 1):S47-S54. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.06.001. PMID: 34686290.
  • Bacon O, Chin J, Cohen SE, Hessol NA, Sachdev D, Coffey S, Scheer S, Buchbinder S, Havlir DV, Hsu L. Decreased Time From Human Immunodeficiency Virus Diagnosis to Care, Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation, and Virologic Suppression during the Citywide RAPID Initiative in San Francisco. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 1;73(1):e122-e128. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa620. PMID: 32449916; PMCID: PMC8561247.
  • Sachdev DD, Brosnan HK, Reid MJA, Kirian M, Cohen SE, Nguyen TQ, Scheer S. Outcomes of Contact Tracing in San Francisco, California-Test and Trace During Shelter-in-Place. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Mar 1;181(3):381-383. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5670. PMID: 33136116; PMCID: PMC7607488.
  • Louie JK, Scott HM, DuBois A, Sturtz N, Lu W, Stoltey J, Masinde G, Cohen S, Sachdev D, Philip S, Bobba N, Aragon T; San Francisco Department of Public Health COVID-19 Skilled Nursing Facility Outbreak Response Team. Lessons From Mass-Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly in San Francisco. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 1;72(11):2018-2020. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1020. PMID: 32687150; PMCID: PMC7454340.
  • Imbert E, Kinley PM, Scarborough A, Cawley C, Sankaran M, Cox SN, Kushel M, Stoltey J, Cohen S, Fuchs JD. Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(2):324-327. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1071. PMID: 32744615; PMCID: PMC7454344.
  • Sachdev DD, Cohen SE, Scheer S. Factors Contributing to Missing COVID-19 Cases During Contact Tracing-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jul 1;181(7):1015. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0071. PMID: 33720284.

2020

  • Cohen SE, Kelley CF. Is the US Ready for Event-driven HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis? CID 2020; 71(2):256-258. PubMed PMID: 31436811.
  • Pereira LE, Katz SS, Sun Y, Mills P, Taylor W, Atkins P, Thurlow CM, Chi K-H, Danavall D, Cook N, Ahmed T, Debra A, Philip S, Cohen SE, Workowski KA, Kersh E, Fakile Y, Chen CY, Pillay A. Successful isolation of Treponema pallidum strains from patients’ cryopreserved ulcer exudate using the rabbit model. PLoS ONE 2020; 15(1): e0227769.
  • Campbell EM, Patala A, Shanka A, Li J-F, Johnson JA, Westheimer E, Gay CL, Cohen SE, Switzer WM, Peters PJ. Phylodynamic analysis complements partner services by identifying acute and unreported HIV transmission. Viruses 2020; 145:1-12.
  • Bacon O, Chin J, Cohen SE, Sachdev D, Coffey S, Scheer S, Hessol NA, Buchbinder S, Havlir DV, Hsu L. Decreased Time from HIV Diagnosis to Care, ART Initiation, and Virologic Suppression during the Citywide RAPID Initiative in San Francisco. CID 2020; epub ahead of print. PMID: 32449916.s
  • Sachdev DD, Mara E, Hughes AJ, Antunez E, Kohn R, Cohen SE, Scheer S. “"Is a Bird in the Hand Worth 5 in the Bush?": A Comparison of 3 Data-to-Care Referral Strategies on HIV Care Continuum Outcomes in San Francisco. OFID 2020; Sep;7(9). PMID: 32995350; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7505526.
  • Gaither TW, Fergus K, Sutcliffe S, Cedars B, Enriquez A, Lee A, Mmonu N, Cohen SE, Breyer B. Pubic Hair Grooming and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Clinic-Based Cross-Sectional Survey, STD 2020; 47(6):419-425.
  • Imbert E, Kinley PM, Scarborough A, Cawley C, Sankaran M, Cox SN, Kushel M, Stoltey J, Cohen SE, Fuchs JD. Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter. CID 2020; epub ahead of print.
  • Louie JK, Scott HM, DuBois A, Sturtz N, Lu W, Stoltey J, Masinde G, Cohen SE, Sachdev D, Philip S, Bobba N, Aragon T. Lessons learned from mass-testing for COVID-19 in long term care facilities for the elderly in San Francisco. CID 2020; epub ahead of print. https://doi-org.ucsf.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1020
  • Sachdev DD, Brosnan HK, Reid MA, Kirian M, Cohen SE, Nguyen TQ, Scheer S. Outcomes of Contact Tracing in San Francisco, California – Test and Trace During Shelter-In-Place. JAMA Int Med 2020; published online Nov 2, 2020.
  • Lopez MI, Cocohoba J, Cohen SE, Trainor N, Levy MM, Dong BJ. Implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis at a community pharmacy through a collaborative practice agreement with San Francisco Department of Public Health. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2020 Jan-Feb;60(1):138-144. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2019.06.021. Epub 2019 Aug 9. PMID: 31405804.

2019

  • Cohen SE, Sachdev D, Lee SA, Scheer S, Bacon O, Chen M-J, Okochi H, Anderson PL, Kearney MF, Coffey S, Scott H, Grant RM, Havlir D, Gandhi M. Acquisition of tenofovir-susceptible, emtricitabine-resistant HIV despite high adherence to daily pre-exposure prophylaxis: a case report. Lancet HIV 2019; 6(1): e43-e50.
  • Luo W, Sulivan V, Smith T, Peters PJ, Gay C, Westheimer E, Cohen SE, Owen SM, Masciotra S. Performance Evaluation of the Bio-Rad Geenius HIV 1/2 Supplemental Assay. Journal of Clinical Virology 2019; 111:24-28.
  • Spinelli MA, Glidden DV, Anderson PL, Gandhi M, Cohen SE, Vittinghoff E, Coleman ME, Scott H, Bacon O, Elion R, Kolber MA, Buchbinder SP, Liu AY. Short-Term Adherence Marker to PrEP Predicts Future Non-Retention in a Large PrEP Demo Project: Implications for Point-of-Care Adherence Testing. JAIDS 2019;81(2):158-162.
  • Clemenzi-Allen AA, Hartogensis W, Cohen SE, Gandhi M, Geng E, Christopoulos K. Evaluating the impact of housing status on gonorrhea and chlamydia screening in an HIV primary care setting. STD 2019;46(3):153-158.
  • Lopez MI, Cochoba J, Cohen SE, Trainor N, Levy MM, Dong BJ. Implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis at a community pharmacy through a collaborative practice agreement with San Francisco Department of Public Health. A Am Pharm Assoc 2019; S1544-3191(19)30328-0. PubMed PMID: 31405804.
  • Johnson KA, Hessol NA, Kohn R, Nguyen TQ, Mara ES, Hsu L, Scheer S, Cohen SE. HIV Seroconversion in the era of pharmacologic prevention: A case-control study at a San Francisco STD clinic. JAIDS 2019;82(2):159-165. PubMed PMID: 31192823.
  • Spinelli MA, Glidden DV, Anderson PL, Gandhi M, Cohen S, Vittinghoff E, Coleman ME, Scott H, Bacon O, Elion R, Kolber MA, Buchbinder SP, Liu AY. Brief Report: Short-Term Adherence Marker to PrEP Predicts Future Nonretention in a Large PrEP Demo Project: Implications for Point-of-Care Adherence Testing. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Jun; 1;81(2):158-162. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002005. [CrossRef][PubMed]
  • Johnson KA, Hessol NA, Kohn R, Nguyen TQ, Mara ES, Hsu L, Scheer S, Cohen SE. HIV Seroconversion in the Era of Pharmacologic Prevention: A Case-Control Study at a San Francisco STI Clinic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 May; 27. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002107. [Epub ahead of print] [PubMed]
  • Coffey S, Bacchetti P, Sachdev D, Bacon O, Jones D, Ospina-Norvell C, Torres S, Lynch E, Camp C, Mercer-Slomoff R, Lee S, Christopoulos K, Pilcher C, Jin C, Scheer S, Havlir D, Gandhi M. RAPID Antiretroviral Therapy: High Virologic Suppression Rates with Immediate Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in a Vulnerable Urban Clinic Population. AIDS. 2019 Apr; 1;33(5):825-832. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002124. [CrossRef][PubMed]
  • Beltran S, Chen YH, Miller D, Ick T, Lin J, Packer T, McFarland W, Raymond HF. Will We Get to Zero HIV Stigma in San Francisco? AIDS Behav. 2019 Apr; 5. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02434-7. [Epub ahead of print] [PubMed]
  • Pillay A, Lee MK, Slezak T, Katz SS, Sun Y, Chi KH, Morshed M, Philip S, Ballard RC, Chen CY. Increased Discrimination of Treponema pallidum Strains by Subtyping With a 4-Component System Incorporating a Mononucleotide Tandem Repeat in rpsA. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Apr;46(4):e42-e45. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000935. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Clemenzi-Allen AA, Hartogensis W, Cohen SE, Gandhi M, Geng E, Christopoulos K. Evaluating the Impact of Housing Status on Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening in an HIV Primary Care Setting. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Mar; 46(3):153-158. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000939. [CrossRef][PubMed]
  • Clemenzi-Allen A, Neuhaus J, Geng E, Sachdev D, Buchbinder S, et al. Housing Instability Results in Increased Acute Care Utilization in an Urban HIV Clinic Cohort. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Mar;6(5):ofz148. Published 2019 Mar 27. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofz148. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Raymond HF, Wilson EC, Packer T, Ick T, Lin J, McFarland. High and Stable Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence Among Transwomen With Low Income Recruited With Respondent-driven Sampling, San Francisco, 2010-2016. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Feb;46(2):118-124. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000916. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Luo W, Sullivan V, Smith T, Peters PJ, Gay C, Westheimer E, Cohen SE, Owen SM, Masciotra S. Performance evaluation of the Bio-Rad Geenius HIV 1/2 supplemental assay. J Clin Virol. 2019 Feb; 111:24-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.12.006. Epub 2018 Dec 19. [ScienceDirect][PubMed]

2018

  • Cohen SE, Sachdev D, Lee SA, Scheer S, Bacon O, Chen MJ, Okochi H, Anderson PL, Kearney MF, Coffey S, Scott H, Grant RM, Havlir D, Gandhi M. Acquisition of tenofovir-susceptible, emtricitabine-resistant HIV despite high adherence to daily pre-exposure prophylaxis: a case report. Lancet HIV. 2018 Nov; 29. pii: S2352-3018(18)30288-1. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30288-1. [Lancet][PubMed]
  • Doblecki-Lewis S, Liu AY, Feaster DJ, Cohen SE, Elion R, Bacon O, Coleman M, Cardenas G, Kolber MA. Patterns and Correlates of Participant Retention in a Multi-City Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Demonstration Project. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018 Sep; 1;79(1):62-69. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001724. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Philip SS, Bernstein KT. Syphilis Is (Still) Here: How Must Sexually Transmitted Infection Public Health Programs Adapt? Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Sep; 45(9S Suppl 1):S63-S64. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000779. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Plotzker RE, Murphy RD, Stoltey JE. Congenital Syphilis Prevention: Strategies, Evidence, and Future Directions. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Sep; 45(9S Suppl 1):S29-S37. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000846. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Nguyen TQ, Kohn RP, Ng RC, Philip SS, Cohen SE. Historical and Current Trends in the Epidemiology of Early Syphilis in San Francisco, 1955 to 2016. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Sept; 45(9S Suppl 1):S55-S62. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000870. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Ramirez V, Han E, Stoltey J, Nguyen TQ, et al. Prescription of Preexposure Prophylaxis to Men Who Have Sex With Men Diagnose and Reported With Gonorrhea, STI Surveillance Network, 2016. Sex Transm Dis.  2018 Aug; 45(8):e57-e60. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000812. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Biswas HH, Chew Ng RA, Murray EL, Chow JM, Stoltey JE, Watt JP, Bauer HM. Characteristics Associated With Delivery of an Infant With Congenital Syphilis and Missed Opportunities for Prevention-California, 2012 to 2014. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Jul; 45(7):435-441. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000782. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Hughes SD, Sheon N, Andrew EVW, Cohen SE, Doblecki-Lewis S, Liu AY. Body/Selves and Beyond: Men’s Narratives of Sexual Behavior on PrEP. Med Anthropol. 2018 Jul; 37(5):387-400. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2017.1416608. Epub 2018 Jan 19. [PubMed]
  • Sena AC, Lee JY, Schwebke J, Philip SS, et al. A Silent Epidemic: The Prevalence, Incidence and Persistence of Mycoplasma genitalium Among Young, Asymptomatic High-Risk Women in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Jun; 18;67(1):73-79. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy025. [PubMed]
  • Spinelli MA, Scott HM, Vittinghoff E, Liu AY, Morehead-Gee A, Gonzalez R, Buchbinder SP. Provider Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Monitoring Guidelines in a Large Primary Care Network. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 May ;5(6):ofy099. Published 2018 May 4. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy099. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Tang EC, Vittinghoff E, Anderson PL, Cohen SE, Doblecki-Lewis S, Bacon O, Coleman ME, Chege W, Buchbinder SP, Kolber MA, Elion R, Shlipak M, Liu AY. Changes in Kidney Function Associated With Daily Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Use in the United States Demonstration Project. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Feb;77(2):193–198. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000001566. [PMC free article] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Chen MJ, Scheer S, Nguyen TQ, Kohn RP, Schwarcz S. HIV Co-Infection among Person Diagnosed with Sexually Transmitted Infection, San Francisco, 2007-2014. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Jan; 16. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000789. [CrossRef] [PubMed]

2017

  • Henrich TJ, Hatano H, Bacon O, Hogan LE, Rutishauser R, Hill A, Kearney MF, Anderson EM, Buchbinder SP, Cohen SE, et al. HIV-1 persistence following extremely early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute HIV-1 infection: An observational study. PLOS Med. 2017;14(11):e1002417. Published 2017 Nov 7. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002417 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Gandhi M, Murnane PM, Bacchetti P, Elion R, Kolber MA, Cohen SE, Horng H, Louie A, Kuncze K, Koss CA, Anderson PL, Buchbinder S, Liu A. et al. Hair Levels of Preexposure Prophylaxis Drugs Measure Adherence and Are Associated with Renal Decline Among Men/Transwomen. AIDS. 2017 Oct 23;31(16):2245–2251. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000001615 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Krakower DS, Cohen SE, Mayer KH. Top Questions in ID: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017;4(4):ofx185. Published 2017 Aug 25. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofx185 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Unemo M, Bradshaw CS, Hocking JS, de Vries HJC, Francis SC, Mabey D, Marrazzo JM, Sonder GJB, Schwebke JR, Hoornenborg E, Peeling RW, Philip SS, Low N, Fairley CK. Sexually Transmitted Infections: Challenges Ahead. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Aug;17(8):e235-e279. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30310-9. Epub 2017 Jul 9.[Lancet] [PubMed]
  • Wu H, Cohen SE, et al. Diagnosing acute HIV infection: The performance of quantitative HIV-1 RNA testing (viral load) in the 2014 laboratory testing algorithm. J Clin Virol. 2017 Aug; 93:85-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.02.005. Epub 2017 Feb 15. [ScienceDirect] [PubMed]
  • Marson KG, Marlin R, Pham P, Cohen SE, et al. Real-world Performance of the New US HIV Testing Algorithm in Medical Settings. J Clin Virol. 2017 Jun;91:73–78. doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2017.04.003 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Masciotra S, Luo W, Westheimer E, Cohen SE, et al. Performance Evaluation of the FDA-approved Determine™ HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo assay using plasma and whole blood specimens. J Clin Virol. 2017 Jun; 91:95-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.03.019. Epub 2017 Mar 24. [ScienceDirect] [PubMed]
  • Adams S, Luo W, Wesolowski L, Cohen SE, et al. Performance evaluation of the point-of-care INSTI™ HIV-1/2 antibody test in early and established HIV infections. J Clin Virol. 2017 Jun; 91:90-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.03.012. Epub 2017 Mar 23. [ScienceDirect] [PubMed]
  • Scheer S, Chen MJ, Parisi MK, et al. The RSVP Project: Factors Related to Disengagement From Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Among Persons in San Francisco. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2017;3(2):e25. Published 2017 May 4. doi:10.2196/publichealth.7325. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Doblecki-Lewis S, Liu A, Feaster D,  Cohen SE, Cardenas G, Bacon O, Andrew E, Kolber MA. Healthcare Access and PrEP Continuation in San Francisco and Miami After the US PrEP Demo Project. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Apr;74(5):531–538. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000001236 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Bacon O, Gonzalez R, Andrew E, Potter MB, Inguez JR, Cohen SE, Liu AY, Fuchs JD. Informing Strategies to Build PrEP Capacity Among San Francisco Bay Area Clinicians. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Feb 1;74(2):175–179. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000001182. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Page K, Bacon O. Commitment Issues: PrEP Adherence in Injecting Drug Users. Lancet HIV. 2017 Feb; 4(2):e52-e53. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30208-9. Epub 2016 Nov 18. [Lancet] [PubMed]

2016

  • Marcus JL, Hurley LB, Hare CB, Nguyen DP, Phengrasamy T, Silverberg MJ, Stoltey JE, Volk JE. Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in a Large Integrated Health Care System: Adherence, Renal Safety, and Discontinuation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Dec;73(5):540–546. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000001129/ [PMC free article] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Kelly JD, Cohen J, Grimes B, Philip SS, Weiser SD, Riley ED. High Rates of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Homeless Women: Informing Public Health Strategies. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2016 Aug;25(8):840–845. doi:10.1089/jwh.2015.5579. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Hojilla JC, Koester KA, Cohen SE, Buchbinder S, Ladzekpo D, Matheson T, Liu AY. Sexual Behavior, Risk Compensation, and HIV Prevention Strategies Among Participants in the San Francisco PrEP Demonstration Project: A Qualitative Analysis of Counseling Notes. AIDS Behav. 2016 Jul;20(7):1461-1469. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1055-5. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Riley ED, Cohen J, Dilworth SE, Grimes B, Marquez C, Chin-Hong P, Philip SS. Trichomonas vaginalis infection among homeless and unstably housed adult women living in a resource-rich urban environment. Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Jun; 92(4):305-8. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052143. Epub 2015 Sep 7. [PubMed]
  • Marcus JL, Volk JE, Pinder J, Lui AY, Bacon O, Hare CB, Cohen SE. Successful Implementation of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis: Lessons Learned From Three Clinical Settings. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2016 Apr; 13(2): 116-24. doi: 10.1007/s11904-016-0308-x. [PubMed] [SpringerLink]  
  • Schwebke JR, Lee JY, Lensing S, et al. Home Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;62(5):531–536. doi:10.1093/cid/civ975. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Peters PJ, Westheimer E, Cohen S, Hightow-Weidman LB, Moss N, Tsoi B, Hall L, Fann C, Daskalakis DC, Beagle S, Patel P, Radix A, Foust E, Kohn RP, et al. Screening Yield of HIV Antigen/Antibody Combination and Pooled HIV RNA Testing for Acute HIV Infection in a High-Prevalence Population. JAMA. 2016 Feb; 16;315(7):682-90. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0286. [JAMA] [PubMed]
  • Liu AY, Cohen SE, Vittinghoff E, Anderson PL, Doblecki-Lewis S, Bacon O, Chege W, Postle BS, Matheson T, Amico KR, Liegler T, Rawlings, MK, Trainor N, Blue RW, Estrada Y, Coleman ME, Cardenas G, Feaster DJ, Grant R, Philip SS, Elion R, Buchbinder S, Kolber MA. Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Integrated With Municipal- and Community-based Sexual Health Services. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan;176(1):75-84. doi: 10.1001/jama.internmed.2015.4683. Epub Nov 16, 2015. [PMC free article] [PubMed

2015

  • Raymond HF, Jin H, Scheer S, Ick TO, McFarland W. Efforts to Find Heterosexual HIV in San Francisco, 2007-2013. AIDS Behav. 2015 Dec;19(12):2317-24. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1047-5. [PubMed]
  • Stoner BP and Cohen SE. Lymphogranuloma Venereum 2015: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Dec; 61(S8):S865-73. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ756 [PubMed] [Oxford Academic]
  • Moncada J, Shayevich C, Philip SS, Lucic D, Schachter J. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Rectal and Oropharyngeal Swabs and Urine Specimens from Men Who Have Sex With Men with Abott’s M2000 RealTime. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Nov; 42(11):650-1. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000360. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Woolston S, Cohen SE, Fanfair RN, Lewis SC, Marra CM, Golden MR. A Cluster of Ocular Syphilis Cases – Seattle, Washington, and San Francisco, California, 2014-2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Oct;64(40):1150-1151.Published 2015 Oct 16.doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6440a6 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Cohen SE, Vittinghoff E, Doblecki-Lewis S, Coleman M, Bacon O, Elion R, Kolber M, Buchbinder S, Liu AY. Authors' Reply: Race and the Public Health Impact Potential of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Sep;70(1):e33–e35. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000000716 [PMC free article] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Stoltey JE, Li Y, Bernstein KT, Philip SS. Ecological Analysis Examining the Association Between Census Tract-Level Incarceration and Reported Chlamydia Incidence Among Female Adolescents and Young Adults in San Francisco. Sex Transm Infect. 2015 Aug;91(5):370-374. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051740. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Kidd S, Moore PC, Kirkcaldy RD, et al. Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Urogenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates Obtained From Women and Men. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Aug;42(8):434–439. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000312. [PMC free article][CrossRef][PubMed]
  • Mayer KH, Hosek S, Cohen S, Liu AY, Pickett J, Warren M, Krakower D, Grant R. Antiretroviral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation in the United States: A Work in Progress. J Int AIDS Soc. 2015 Jul; 18(4 Suppl3):19980. doi: 10.7448/IAS.18.4.19980 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Doblecki-Lewis S, Cohen S, Liu A. Clinical Treatment Options Infectious Diseases: Update on PrEP Implementation, Adherence, and Advances in Delivery. Curr Treat Options Infect Dis. 2015 Jun; 7(2):101-112. doi:10.1007/s40506-015-0046-4 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Gose SO, Soge OO, Beebe JL, Nguyen D, Stoltey JE, Bauer HM. Failure of azithromycin 2.0 g in the treatment of gonococcal urethritis caused by high-level resistance in California. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 May;42(5):279–280. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000265. [PMC free article] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Cohen SE., Vittinghoff E, Bacon O, Doblecki-Lewis S, Postle BS, Feaster DJ, Matheson T, Trainor N, Blue RW, Estrada Y, Coleman ME, Elion R, Castro JG, Chege W, Philip SS, Buchbinder S, Kolber MA, Liu AY. High Interest in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men at Risk for HIV Infection: Baseline Data From the US PrEP Demonstration Project. J Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. 2015 Apr; 68(4):439-448. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000479. [PMC free article][PubMed] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
  • Stoltey JE, Cohen SE. Syphilis Transmission: A Review of the Current Evidence. Sex Health. 2015 Apr; 12:103-109. doi:10.1071/SH14174 [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Buchacz K, Chen MJ, Parisi MK, Yoshida-Cervantes M, Antunez E, Delgado V, Moss NJ, Scheer S. Using HIV surveillance registry data to re-link persons to care: the RSVP Project in San Francisco. PLoS One. 2015;10(3):e0118923. Published 2015 Mar 6. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118923. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Alcaide ML, Feaster DJ, Duan R, Cohen S, Diaz C, Castro JG, Golden MR, Henn S, Colfax GN, Metsch LR. The Incidence of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection in Women Attending Nine Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinics in the USA. Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Feb;92(1)58-62. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052010. Epub June 12, 2015. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Carter MW, Wu H, Cohen S, Hightow-Weidman L, Lecher SL, Peters PJ. Linkage and Referral to HIV and Other Medical and Social Services: A Focused Literature Review for Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention and Control Programs. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Feb. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000290. Epub June 2, 2015. [PubMed] [CrossRef]

2014

  • Kirkcaldy RD, Weinstock HS, Moore PC, Philip SS, Wiesenfeld HC, Papp JR, Kerndt PR, Johnson S, Ghanem KG, Hook EW 3rd. The Efficacy and Safety of Gentamicin Plus Azithromycin and Gemifloxacin Plus Azithromycin as Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonorrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Oct 15;59(8):1083-91. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu521. Epub 2014 Jul 16. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
  • Sachdev DD, Stojanovski K, Liu AY, Buchbinder SP, Macalino GE. Intentions to prescribe preexposure prophylaxis are associated with self-efficacy and normative beliefs. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;58(12):1786–1787. doi:10.1093/cid/ciu229. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Oxford Academic]
  • Stephens, SC, Fann CK, Strona FV, Wolf W, Cohen SE, Philip SS, Bernstein KT. Identifying Syphilis Risk Networks Through Venue Attendance in San Francisco. Sex Transm Dis. 2014 May;41(5):333-7. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000116. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Stephens SC, Cohen SE, Philip SS, Bernstein KT. Insurance Among Patients Seeking Care at a Municipal Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic: Implications for Health Care Reform in the United States. Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Apr;41(4):227-32. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000109. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Marcotte T, Lee Y, Pandori M, Jain V, Cohen SE. Lymphogranuloma Venereum Causing a Persistent Genital Ulcer. Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Apr;41(4):280-2. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000104. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Liu A, Cohen S, Follansbee S, Cohan D, Weber S, Sachdev D, Buchbinder S. Early Experiences Implementing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention in San Francisco. PLoS Med. 2014 Mar 4;11(3):e1001613. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001613. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [PLOS]
  • Llata E, Stenger M, Bernstein K, Guerry S, Kerani R, Pugsley R, Pathela P, Tabidze I, Weinstock H; SSuN GW Working Group. Prevalence of Genital Warts Among Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic Patients—Sexually Transmitted Infection Surveillance Network, United States, January 2010 to December 2011. Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Feb;41(2):89-93. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000077. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  • Chu PL, Nieves-Rivera I, Grinsdale J, Huang S, Philip SS, Pine A, Scheer S, Aragón T. A Public Health Framework for Developing Local Preventive Services Guidelines. Public Health Rep. 2014 Jan;129 Suppl 1:70-8. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [SAGE Journals]
  • Bernstein KT, Stephens SC, Moss N, Scheer S, Parisi MK, Philip SS. Partner Services as Targeted HIV Screening—Changing the Paradigm. Public Health Rep. 2014 Jan;129 Suppl 1:50-5. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [SAGE Journals]
  • Scott HM, Vittinghoff E, Irvin R, Sachdev D, Liu A, Gurwith M, Buchbinder SP. Age, race/ethnicity, and behavioral risk factors associated with per contact risk of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014;65(1):115–121. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a98bae. [PMC free article] [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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