Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

September 19, 2019

Rollins students and faculty are frequent authors and collaborators on articles that advance research, provoke thought, and inspire action. Below are a few of this week’s publication highlights.

Todd M. Everson, PhD, was an author on the article, “Placental DNA Methylation Mediates the Association of Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Birth Weight,” published in American Journal of Epidemiology.

Patrick S. Sullivan, DVM, PhD, Annie L. Thorne, MPH, Carlos del Rio, MD, Nicole Luisi, MPH, Aaron J. Siegler, PhD, Travis H. Sanchez, DVM, and Colleen F. Kelley, MD, were authors on the article, “Pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and discontinuation among young black men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Georgia: A prospective cohort study,” published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Jesse J. Waggoner, MD, was an author on the article, “Real-time RT-PCR for the detection and quantitation of Oropouche virus,” published in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.

Katherine Ross, MPH, Adam S. Wilk, PhD, and Rachel E. Patzer, PhD, were authors on the article, “Association Between Dialysis Facility Ownership and Access to Kidney Transplantation,” published in JAMA.

Mitchel Klein, PhD, was an author on the article, “Impact of fluid overload and infection on respiratory adverse event development during induction therapy for childhood acute myeloid leukemia,” published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer.

Jeffery M. Switchenko, PhD, was an author on the article, “The Prognostic Value of Lymphovascular Invasion in Truncal and Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas: An Analysis from the National Cancer Database,” published in Annals of Surgical Oncology.

Keith P. Klugman, MD, PhD, Jorge E. Vidal, PhD, and Sopio Chochua, MD, PhD, were authors on the article, “Impact of Laboratory Methods, Colonization Density and Age on Detection of Streptococcus Pneumoniae in the Nasopharynx.” published in American Journal of Epidemiology.

Bruno B. Lima, MD, PhD, Amit Shah, MD, Zakaria Almuwaqqat, MD, Kasra Moazzami, MD, Samaah Sullivan, PhD, Laura Ward, MPH, Michael Kutner, PhD, Yi-An Ko, PhD, and Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, were authors on the article, “Association of Transient Endothelial Dysfunction Induced by Mental Stress With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Men and Women With Coronary Artery Disease,” published in JAMA Cardiology.

Fay Stephens, MPH, Neel R. Gandhi, MD, Salim Allana, MD, Angie Campbell, MA, and Sarita Shah, MD, were authors on the article, “Treatment Adherence Among Persons Receiving Concurrent Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and HIV Treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.” published in Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Yuan Liu, PhD, was an author on the article, “CHA2DS2-VASc Score for Identifying Patients at high risk of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis,” published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.