Christopher C Whalen

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1 Predictive value of plasma HIV RNA level on rate of CD4 T-cell decline in untreated HIV infection. JAMA 2006 7.14
2 Reasons for not HIV testing, testing intentions, and potential use of an over-the-counter rapid HIV test in an internet sample of men who have sex with men who have never tested for HIV. Sex Transm Dis 2011 1.92
3 HIV-1 viral subtype differences in the rate of CD4+ T-cell decline among HIV seroincident antiretroviral naive persons in Rakai district, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 1.74
4 Burden of tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda. Bull World Health Organ 2004 1.69
5 Factors affecting infection or reinfection with Schistosoma haematobium in coastal Kenya: survival analysis during a nine-year, school-based treatment program. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2006 1.62
6 Investigation of the relationships between immune-mediated inhibition of mycobacterial growth and other potential surrogate markers of protective Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity. J Infect Dis 2002 1.59
7 High prevalence of antiretroviral resistance in treated Ugandans infected with non-subtype B human immunodeficiency virus type 1. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2004 1.58
8 High acceptance of home-based HIV counseling and testing in an urban community setting in Uganda. BMC Public Health 2011 1.55
9 Reduced Plasmodium vivax erythrocyte infection in PNG Duffy-negative heterozygotes. PLoS One 2007 1.45
10 Failure of directly observed treatment for tuberculosis in Africa: a call for new approaches. Clin Infect Dis 2006 1.43
11 Genome scan of M. tuberculosis infection and disease in Ugandans. PLoS One 2008 1.41
12 Differences in rate and variability of intracellular growth of a panel of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates within a human monocyte model. Infect Immun 2002 1.39
13 Immunoadjuvant prednisolone therapy for HIV-associated tuberculosis: a phase 2 clinical trial in Uganda. J Infect Dis 2005 1.35
14 A radiolabeled oligonucleotide ligation assay demonstrates the high frequency of nevirapine resistance mutations in HIV type 1 quasispecies of NVP-treated and untreated mother-infant pairs from Uganda. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2008 1.16
15 Heritability analysis of cytokines as intermediate phenotypes of tuberculosis. J Infect Dis 2003 1.16
16 Task shifting for tuberculosis control: a qualitative study of community-based directly observed therapy in urban Uganda. Glob Public Health 2011 1.12
17 Evidence for a major gene influence on tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression in tuberculosis: path and segregation analysis. Hum Hered 2005 1.05
18 Linkage and association analysis of candidate genes for TB and TNFalpha cytokine expression: evidence for association with IFNGR1, IL-10, and TNF receptor 1 genes. Hum Genet 2007 1.04
19 Innate and adaptive immune responses during acute M. tuberculosis infection in adult household contacts in Kampala, Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012 1.02
20 Tuberculosis treatment in HIV infected Ugandans with CD4 counts>350 cells/mm reduces immune activation with no effect on HIV load or CD4 count. PLoS One 2010 0.99
21 Whole blood interferon-gamma responses to mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in young household contacts of persons with tuberculosis in Uganda. PLoS One 2008 0.99
22 Lean tissue mass wasting is associated with increased risk of mortality among women with pulmonary tuberculosis in urban Uganda. Ann Epidemiol 2012 0.97
23 Cefotaxime-resistant bacteria colonizing older people admitted to an acute care hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003 0.97
24 Characterizing traditionally defined periodontal disease in HIV+ adults. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2009 0.97
25 Effects of antiretroviral therapy on immune function of HIV-infected adults with pulmonary tuberculosis and CD4+ >350 cells/mm3. J Infect Dis 2011 0.95
26 Effect of tuberculosis preventive therapy on HIV disease progression and survival in HIV-infected adults. HIV Clin Trials 2006 0.94
27 Evaluation of the recommended core components of cardiac rehabilitation practice: an opportunity for quality improvement. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2011 0.94
28 Systemic immune activation and microbial translocation in dual HIV/tuberculosis-infected subjects. J Infect Dis 2013 0.94
29 Dose-modified oral chemotherapy in the treatment of AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in East Africa. J Clin Oncol 2009 0.92
30 HIV/AIDS complacency and HIV infection among young men who have sex with men, and the race-specific influence of underlying HAART beliefs. Sex Transm Dis 2011 0.92
31 Accuracy of un-supervised versus provider-supervised self-administered HIV testing in Uganda: A randomized implementation trial. AIDS Behav 2014 0.91
32 Vdelta2+ gammadelta T cell function in Mycobacterium tuberculosis- and HIV-1-positive patients in the United States and Uganda: application of a whole-blood assay. J Infect Dis 2005 0.91
33 Early virological response of zidovudine/lamivudine/abacavir for patients co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis in Uganda. AIDS 2007 0.91
34 Effectiveness of nevirapine and zidovudine in a pilot program for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Uganda. Afr Health Sci 2004 0.90
35 Oropharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae among HIV-infected adults in Uganda: assessing prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility. Int J Infect Dis 2006 0.90
36 Determination of circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and transmission patterns among pulmonary TB patients in Kawempe municipality, Uganda, using MIRU-VNTR. BMC Res Notes 2011 0.89
37 Delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test reactivity and survival in HIV-infected patients in Uganda: should anergy be a criterion to start antiretroviral therapy in low-income countries? Am J Trop Med Hyg 2006 0.89
38 Systematic review of TST responses in people living with HIV in under-resourced settings: implications for isoniazid preventive therapy. PLoS One 2012 0.88
39 Mycobacterium tuberculosis microbiologic and clinical treatment outcomes in a randomized trial of immediate versus CD4(+)-initiated antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults with a high CD4(+) cell count. Clin Infect Dis 2010 0.87
40 Radiotherapy and survival in prostate cancer patients: a population-based study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008 0.86
41 A plausible causal model of HAART-efficacy beliefs, HIV/AIDS complacency, and HIV-acquisition risk behavior among young men who have sex with men. AIDS Behav 2011 0.85
42 Low nutrient intake among adult women and patients with severe tuberculosis disease in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2012 0.84
43 Unexpected low-level viremia among HIV-infected Ugandan adults with untreated active tuberculosis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008 0.83
44 Functional adrenal insufficiency among critically ill patients with human immunodeficiency virus in a resource-limited setting. Afr Health Sci 2007 0.83
45 Aetiology of pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected smear negative recurrent PTB suspects in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2013 0.83
46 Prevalence and predictors of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in a population-based sample of women in rural Uganda. Int J STD AIDS 2008 0.83
47 Gender and HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis: presentation and outcome at one year after beginning antituberculosis treatment in Uganda. BMC Pulm Med 2002 0.81
48 Wasting among Uganda men with pulmonary tuberculosis is associated with linear regain in lean tissue mass during and after treatment in contrast to women with wasting who regain fat tissue mass: prospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis 2014 0.80
49 Rectal morbidity after permanent prostate brachytherapy with dose escalation to biologic target volumes identified by SPECT/CT fusion. Brachytherapy 2007 0.80
50 Perinatal HIV Status and Executive Function During School-Age and Adolescence: A Comparative Study of Long-Term Cognitive Capacity Among Children From a High HIV Prevalence Setting. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 0.78
51 Subclinical tuberculosis: a new entity? Clin Infect Dis 2005 0.77
52 Longitudinal effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor therapy and cytokine-related depression on hepatitis C viral logs during antiviral therapy. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2014 0.76
53 Rifampicin-containing regimens for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection also prevented diarrheal illnesses in HIV-infected Ugandan adults. AIDS 2004 0.75
54 Birth cohort testing for hepatitis C virus: implications for clinical social workers in health care settings. Soc Work Health Care 2013 0.75