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Anne M. Rompalo
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Publications - 57
Citations - 2717
Anne M. Rompalo is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Syphilis & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 57 publications receiving 2596 citations. Previous affiliations of Anne M. Rompalo include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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The Association Between Genital Ulcer Disease and Acquisition of HIV Infection in Homosexual Men
Walter E. Stamm,H. Hunter Handsfield,Anne M. Rompalo,Rhoda Ashley,Pacita L. Roberts,Lawrence Corey +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that genital ulcerative diseases are an important risk factor for the acquisition of HIV infection in homosexual men; measures directed at control of these diseases may reduce the transmission of HIV in this population.
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Overweight and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) progression in women: associations HIV disease progression and changes in body mass index in women in the HIV epidemiology research study cohort.
Clara Y. Jones,Joseph W. Hogan,Brad Snyder,Robyn S. Klein,Anne M. Rompalo,Paula Schuman,Charles C. J. Carpenter +6 more
TL;DR: Higher BMI and increases in BMI are associated with a decreased risk of HIV progression, and underweight and normal women had an increased risk of clinical acquired immune deficiency syndrome, compared with obese women.
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Association of Biologic False-Positive Reactions for Syphilis with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Anne M. Rompalo,Robert O. Cannon,Robert O. Cannon,Thomas C. Quinn,Edward W. Hook,Edward W. Hook +5 more
TL;DR: Although more common among HIV-infected than HIV-uninfected patients, BFP reactions are relatively rare among STD clinic patients, and 89% of patients with reactive RPR or VDRL serologic tests for syphilis had current or prior syphilis infection.
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Longitudinal analysis of bacterial vaginosis: findings from the HIV epidemiology research study.
Denise J. Jamieson,Ann Duerr,Robyn S. Klein,Pangaja Paramsothy,William D. Brown,Susan Cu-Uvin,Anne M. Rompalo,Jack D. Sobel +7 more
TL;DR: Bacterial vaginosis is more prevalent and persistent among HIV‐infected women, particularly among those who are immunocompromised, and immunocombromised women are more likely than HIV‐ Infected women with higher CD4+ cell counts to have severe bacterialvaginosis.
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Doxycycline Compared with Benzathine Penicillin for the Treatment of Early Syphilis
TL;DR: Doxycycline appears to be an effective agent for the treatment of early syphilis in patients treated with doxycycline and those treated with benzathine penicillin G.