Ronald H Gray

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1 Rates of HIV-1 transmission per coital act, by stage of HIV-1 infection, in Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2005 21.08
2 Male circumcision for the prevention of HSV-2 and HPV infections and syphilis. N Engl J Med 2009 8.26
3 Circumcision in HIV-infected men and its effect on HIV transmission to female partners in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2009 6.80
4 HIV-1 transmission among HIV-1 discordant couples before and after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2011 4.26
5 The medical benefits of male circumcision. JAMA 2011 4.05
6 Male circumcision for the prevention of acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted infections: the case for neonatal circumcision. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2010 3.84
7 The effect of male circumcision on sexual satisfaction and function, results from a randomized trial of male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus prevention, Rakai, Uganda. BJU Int 2008 3.73
8 Incident HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among men in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2009 3.53
9 Effect of circumcision of HIV-negative men on transmission of human papillomavirus to HIV-negative women: a randomised trial in Rakai, Uganda. Lancet 2011 3.52
10 Voluntary HIV counseling and testing acceptance, sexual risk behavior and HIV incidence in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2005 3.39
11 Performance of a commercial, type-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific antibodies in Ugandans. J Clin Microbiol 2004 3.36
12 Age differences in sexual partners and risk of HIV-1 infection in rural Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003 3.11
13 Child mortality associated with reasons for non-breastfeeding and weaning: is breastfeeding best for HIV-positive mothers? AIDS 2003 3.00
14 The safety of adult male circumcision in HIV-infected and uninfected men in Rakai, Uganda. PLoS Med 2008 2.79
15 Human immunodeficiency virus acquisition associated with genital ulcer disease and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection: a nested case-control study in Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2003 2.72
16 Effect of peer health workers on AIDS care in Rakai, Uganda: a cluster-randomized trial. PLoS One 2010 2.53
17 Responding to the human resource crisis: peer health workers, mobile phones, and HIV care in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2008 2.48
18 WHO HIV clinical staging or CD4 cell counts for antiretroviral therapy eligibility assessment? An evaluation in rural Rakai district, Uganda. AIDS 2007 2.26
19 The effects of circumcision on the penis microbiome. PLoS One 2010 2.15
20 Impact of a mHealth intervention for peer health workers on AIDS care in rural Uganda: a mixed methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial. AIDS Behav 2011 2.08
21 Microbial translocation, the innate cytokine response, and HIV-1 disease progression in Africa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 2.03
22 Foreskin surface area and HIV acquisition in Rakai, Uganda (size matters). AIDS 2009 2.01
23 Combination implementation for HIV prevention: moving from clinical trial evidence to population-level effects. Lancet Infect Dis 2013 2.00
24 Previously transmitted HIV-1 strains are preferentially selected during subsequent sexual transmissions. J Infect Dis 2012 2.00
25 Alcohol use before sex and HIV acquisition: a longitudinal study in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2006 1.96
26 Circumcision of HIV-infected men: effects on high-risk human papillomavirus infections in a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2010 1.92
27 Spatial phylodynamics of HIV-1 epidemic emergence in east Africa. AIDS 2009 1.91
28 The Rakai Project counselling programme experience. Trop Med Int Health 2002 1.91
29 Improved performance of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and the effect of human immunodeficiency virus coinfection on the serologic detection of herpes simplex virus type 2 in Rakai, Uganda. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2008 1.89
30 What proportion of episodes of gonorrhoea and chlamydia becomes symptomatic? Int J STD AIDS 2002 1.87
31 Effect of daily aciclovir on HIV disease progression in individuals in Rakai, Uganda, co-infected with HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2: a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Infect Dis 2012 1.86
32 The number of procedures required to achieve optimal competency with male circumcision: findings from a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. BJU Int 2009 1.84
33 HIV dynamics and behaviour change as determinants of the impact of sexually transmitted disease treatment on HIV transmission in the context of the Rakai trial. AIDS 2002 1.77
34 Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, sexual coercion and HIV among women aged 15-24 in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Behav 2007 1.76
35 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
36 Repeat voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT), sexual risk behavior and HIV incidence in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Behav 2006 1.74
37 The acceptability and safety of the Shang Ring for adult male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013 1.74
38 HIV-1 subtypes and differences in heterosexual HIV transmission among HIV-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2009 1.72
39 HIV-1 transmitting couples have similar viral load set-points in Rakai, Uganda. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.69
40 Circumcision of HIV-infected men and transmission of human papillomavirus to female partners: analyses of data from a randomised trial in Rakai, Uganda. Lancet Infect Dis 2011 1.69
41 Selection of HIV variants with signature genotypic characteristics during heterosexual transmission. J Infect Dis 2009 1.67
42 Survival of HIV-infected treatment-naive individuals with documented dates of seroconversion in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2007 1.63
43 The Strong Protective Effect of Circumcision against Cancer of the Penis. Adv Urol 2011 1.63
44 Factors associated with the prevalence and incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among men in Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2009 1.61
45 Identification of HIV superinfection in seroconcordant couples in Rakai, Uganda, by use of next-generation deep sequencing. J Clin Microbiol 2011 1.61
46 Hormonal contraceptive use and HIV-1 infection in a population-based cohort in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2003 1.60
47 Survival of infants born to HIV-positive mothers, by feeding modality, in Rakai, Uganda. PLoS One 2008 1.59
48 Sexual satisfaction of women partners of circumcised men in a randomized trial of male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. BJU Int 2009 1.54
49 The rates of HIV superinfection and primary HIV incidence in a general population in Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2012 1.49
50 Telecommunications and health Care: an HIV/AIDS warmline for communication and consultation in Rakai, Uganda. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 2008 1.48
51 Does sex in the early period after circumcision increase HIV-seroconversion risk? Pooled analysis of adult male circumcision clinical trials. AIDS 2009 1.48
52 Male circumcision wound healing in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative and HIV-positive men in Rakai, Uganda. BJU Int 2013 1.45
53 Knowledge about vaccines and willingness to participate in preventive HIV vaccine trials: a population-based study, Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2004 1.40
54 A 'snip' in time: what is the best age to circumcise? BMC Pediatr 2012 1.36
55 Disclosure of HIV results among discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda: a facilitated couple counselling approach. AIDS Care 2010 1.35
56 Higher HIV-1 incidence and genetic complexity along main roads in Rakai District, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 1.34
57 Maternal self-medication and provision of nevirapine to newborns by women in Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005 1.28
58 Changes in the distribution of HIV type 1 subtypes D and A in Rakai District, Uganda between 1994 and 2002. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2010 1.28
59 High frequency of false-positive hepatitis C virus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in Rakai, Uganda. Clin Infect Dis 2013 1.26
60 Male circumcision significantly reduces prevalence and load of genital anaerobic bacteria. MBio 2013 1.25
61 Development of methods for cross-sectional HIV incidence estimation in a large, community randomized trial. PLoS One 2013 1.24
62 Use of stored serum from Uganda for development and evaluation of a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 testing algorithm involving multiple rapid immunoassays. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.24
63 Utility of a point-of-care malaria rapid diagnostic test for excluding malaria as the cause of fever among HIV-positive adults in rural Rakai, Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 1.24
64 The incidence of HIV-1 associated with injections and transfusions in a prospective cohort, Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2004 1.24
65 Effects of HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection on lymphocyte and dendritic cell density in adult foreskins from Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2011 1.23
66 Peer health workers and AIDS care in Rakai, Uganda: a mixed methods operations research evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2011 1.23
67 Geographic HIV type 1 subtype distribution in Rakai district, Uganda. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2009 1.22
68 Foreskin inflammation is associated with HIV and herpes simplex virus type-2 infections in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2009 1.21
69 Effectiveness of syphilis treatment using azithromycin and/or benzathine penicillin in Rakai, Uganda. Sex Transm Dis 2005 1.21
70 Treatment of Trichomonas in pregnancy and adverse outcomes of pregnancy: a subanalysis of a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 1.20
71 Male circumcision and anatomic sites of penile high-risk human papillomavirus in Rakai, Uganda. Int J Cancer 2011 1.17
72 Comparison of a high-resolution melting assay to next-generation sequencing for analysis of HIV diversity. J Clin Microbiol 2012 1.17
73 Evaluation of current rapid HIV test algorithms in Rakai, Uganda. J Virol Methods 2013 1.16
74 The short-term variability of bacterial vaginosis diagnosed by Nugent Gram stain criteria among sexually active women in Rakai, Uganda. Sex Transm Dis 2011 1.13
75 Effect of hormonal contraceptive use on HIV progression in female HIV seroconverters in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2010 1.12
76 C-reactive protein levels increase during HIV-1 disease progression in Rakai, Uganda, despite the absence of microbial translocation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 1.12
77 Herpes simplex virus type-2 assay specificity and male circumcision to reduce herpes simplex virus type-2 acquisition. AIDS 2013 1.11
78 Trends and correlates of hormonal contraceptive use among HIV-infected women in Rakai, Uganda, 1994-2006. Contraception 2010 1.11
79 Evaluation of the safety and efficiency of the dorsal slit and sleeve methods of male circumcision provided by physicians and clinical officers in Rakai, Uganda. BJU Int 2011 1.10
80 Is microbial translocation a cause or consequence of HIV disease progression? J Infect Dis 2011 1.06
81 Universal voluntary HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral therapy. Lancet 2009 1.06
82 Impact of HIV subtype on performance of the limiting antigen-avidity enzyme immunoassay, the bio-rad avidity assay, and the BED capture immunoassay in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2013 1.05
83 Human papillomavirus incidence and clearance among HIV-positive and HIV-negative men in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS 2012 1.04
84 Contextual barriers and motivators to adult male medical circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. Qual Health Res 2013 1.03
85 Reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. J Infect Dis 2013 1.02
86 A randomized community trial of enhanced family planning outreach in Rakai, Uganda. Stud Fam Plann 2010 1.02
87 Clinical illness as a marker for initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in a rural setting, Rakai, Uganda. Int J STD AIDS 2006 1.01
88 Quantitative assessment of the role of male circumcision in HIV epidemiology at the population level. Epidemics 2009 1.01
89 A modeling framework for the analysis of HPV incidence and persistence: a semi-parametric approach for clustered binary longitudinal data analysis. Stat Med 2010 1.01
90 The role of male circumcision in the prevention of human papillomavirus and HIV infection. J Infect Dis 2009 1.00
91 Male circumcision and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in female partners: a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. J Infect Dis 2011 0.99
92 Unsafe injections and transmission of HIV-1 in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet 2004 0.98
93 Innate and adaptive immune responses both contribute to pathological CD4 T cell activation in HIV-1 infected Ugandans. PLoS One 2011 0.98
94 Cost analyses of peer health worker and mHealth support interventions for improving AIDS care in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Care 2012 0.96
95 Performance of a prototype malaria rapid diagnostic test versus thick film microscopy among HIV-positive subjects in rural Rakai, Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2009 0.96
96 Parametric frailty models for clustered data with arbitrary censoring: application to effect of male circumcision on HPV clearance. BMC Med Res Methodol 2010 0.96
97 Male circumcision reduces penile high-risk human papillomavirus viral load in a randomised clinical trial in Rakai, Uganda. Sex Transm Infect 2012 0.95
98 Sexually transmitted infection management, safer sex promotion and voluntary HIV counselling and testing in the male circumcision trial, Rakai, Uganda. Reprod Health Matters 2007 0.95
99 Decreased kidney function in a community-based cohort of HIV-Infected and HIV-negative individuals in Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 0.95
100 Longitudinal changes in vaginal microbiota composition assessed by gram stain among never sexually active pre- and postmenarcheal adolescents in Rakai, Uganda. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2010 0.95
101 Male circumcision decreases high-risk human papillomavirus viral load in female partners: a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. Int J Cancer 2013 0.95
102 Probability of heterosexual HIV-1 transmission per coital act in sub-Saharan Africa. J Infect Dis 2012 0.94
103 Male foreskin and oncogenic human papillomavirus infection in men and their female partners. Future Microbiol 2011 0.93
104 The natural history of bacterial vaginosis diagnosed by gram stain among women in Rakai, Uganda. Sex Transm Dis 2011 0.93
105 Use of hormonal contraceptives and risk of HIV-1 transmission. Lancet Infect Dis 2012 0.91
106 Frequency of long-term nonprogressors in HIV-1 seroconverters From Rakai Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 0.90
107 Differential specificity of HIV incidence assays in HIV subtypes A and D-infected individuals from Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2013 0.90
108 Reduced fertility among HIV-infected women associated with viral load in Rakai district, Uganda. Int J STD AIDS 2006 0.90
109 HIV-1 envelope replication and α4β7 utilization among newly infected subjects and their corresponding heterosexual partners. Retrovirology 2013 0.90
110 Human papillomavirus clearance among males is associated with HIV acquisition and increased dendritic cell density in the foreskin. J Infect Dis 2013 0.90
111 Might male circumcision be more protective against HIV in the highly exposed? An immunological hypothesis. AIDS 2005 0.88
112 Marriage and the risk of incident HIV infection in Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014 0.88
113 Liver stiffness is associated with monocyte activation in HIV-infected Ugandans without viral hepatitis. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2013 0.88
114 Does sexual function survey in Denmark offer any support for male circumcision having an adverse effect? Int J Epidemiol 2011 0.86
115 No difference in keratin thickness between inner and outer foreskins from elective male circumcisions in Rakai, Uganda. PLoS One 2012 0.85
116 Neurodevelopmental benefits of antiretroviral therapy in Ugandan children aged 0-6 years with HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014 0.85
117 Effect of injectable contraceptive use on response to antiretroviral therapy among women in Rakai, Uganda. Contraception 2012 0.84
118 Should male circumcision be advocated for genital cancer prevention? Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2012 0.84
119 The incidence and prevalence of orphanhood associated with parental HIV infection: a population-based study in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2005 0.84
120 Comparison of the missing-indicator method and conditional logistic regression in 1:m matched case-control studies with missing exposure values. Am J Epidemiol 2004 0.83
121 Hypertension, cardiovascular risk factors and antihypertensive medication utilisation among HIV-infected individuals in Rakai, Uganda. Trop Med Int Health 2014 0.83
122 Efficiency of CCR5 coreceptor utilization by the HIV quasispecies increases over time, but is not associated with disease progression. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2011 0.82
123 Antiretroviral drug susceptibility among HIV-infected adults failing antiretroviral therapy in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2012 0.82
124 Male circumcision for prevention of oncogenic HPV infection. Lancet 2011 0.82
125 Antiretroviral Therapy Availability and HIV Disclosure to Spouse in Rakai, Uganda: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015 0.82
126 Research benefits for hypothetical HIV vaccine trials: The views of Ugandans in the Rakai District. IRB 2008 0.81
127 Differential loss of invariant natural killer T cells and FoxP3⁺ regulatory T cells in HIV-1 subtype A and subtype D infections. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013 0.80
128 Financial implications of male circumcision scale-up for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in a sub-Saharan African community. Sex Transm Dis 2013 0.80
129 Male circumcision and Mycoplasma genitalium infection in female partners: a randomised trial in Rakai, Uganda. Sex Transm Infect 2013 0.80
130 Impaired natural killer cell responses are associated with loss of the highly activated NKG2A(+)CD57(+)CD56(dim) subset in HIV-1 subtype D infection in Uganda. AIDS 2014 0.79
131 Effect of hormonal contraceptive use before HIV seroconversion on viral load setpoint among women in Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2011 0.79
132 HIV type 1 polymerase gene polymorphisms are associated with phenotypic differences in replication capacity and disease progression. J Infect Dis 2013 0.79
133 Polygyny, maternal HIV status and child survival: Rakai, Uganda. Soc Sci Med 2002 0.79
134 High-risk human papillomavirus prevalence is associated with HIV infection among heterosexual men in Rakai, Uganda. Sex Transm Infect 2012 0.79
135 Sexual coercion among adolescent women in Rakai, Uganda: does family structure matter? J Interpers Violence 2013 0.79
136 HIV type 1 genetic variation in foreskin and blood from subjects in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2011 0.78
137 Impact of Patient-Selected Care Buddies on Adherence to HIV Care, Disease Progression, and Conduct of Daily Life Among Pre-antiretroviral HIV-Infected Patients in Rakai, Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015 0.78
138 Infectious disease: male circumcision for preventing HPV infection. Nat Rev Urol 2009 0.78
139 Screening HIV-positive pregnant women for antiretroviral therapy: utility of self-reported symptoms. Int J STD AIDS 2006 0.78
140 Self-selection of male circumcision clients and behaviors following circumcision in a service program in Uganda. AIDS 2016 0.78
141 Impact of HIV and Atiretroviral Therapy on Neurocognitive Outcomes Among School-Aged Children. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017 0.77
142 Empirical observations underestimate the proportion of HIV infections attributable to sexually transmitted diseases in Mwanza and Rakai STD treatment trials: simulation results. Sex Transm Dis 2007 0.77
143 T-cell enumeration from dried blood spots by quantifying rearranged T-cell receptor-beta genes. J Immunol Methods 2010 0.77
144 Male circumcision as a component of human immunodeficiency virus prevention. Am J Prev Med 2011 0.77
145 Frequent detection of HPV before and after initiation of antiretroviral therapy among HIV/HSV-2 co-infected women in Uganda. PLoS One 2013 0.77
146 Postcoital penile washing and the risk of HIV acquisition in uncircumcised men. AIDS 2016 0.77
147 Multiple sexual partnerships among female adolescents in rural Uganda: the effects of family structure and school attendance. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2015 0.75
148 Elevated cytomegalovirus IgG antibody levels are associated with HIV-1 disease progression and immune activation. AIDS 2017 0.75
149 Hepatitis B incidence and prevention with antiretroviral therapy among HIV positive individuals in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2017 0.75
150 Challenges in assessing associations between hormonal contraceptive use and the risks of HIV-1 acquisition and transmission. Future Microbiol 2012 0.75
151 Medical male circumcision coverage in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS 2017 0.75
152 NTP-CERHR Expert Panel Report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of styrene. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol 2006 0.75
153 Stability of nevirapine suspension in prefilled oral syringes used for reduction of mother-to-child HIV transmission. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 0.75
154 Designing and usage of a low-cost penile model for male medical circumcision skills training in Rakai, Uganda. Urology 2011 0.75
155 Intimate partner violence and communication of HIV diagnosis in Rakai, Uganda. Soc Work Public Health 2015 0.75
156 Brief Report: Differential Associations of Interleukin 6 and Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein With Progressive Untreated HIV-1 Infection in Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 0.75