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Robert H. Byers
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 47
Citations - 5432
Robert H. Byers is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Seroconversion. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 47 publications receiving 5343 citations.
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Efficacy of risk-reduction counseling to prevent human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted diseases: A randomized controlled trial.
Mary L. Kamb,Martin Fishbein,John M. Douglas,Fen Rhodes,Judy Rogers,Gail Bolan,Jonathan M. Zenilman,Hoxworth T,C. Kevin Malotte,Michael Iatesta,Charlotte K. Kent,Andrew Lentz,Sandra Graziano,Robert H. Byers,Thomas A. Peterman +14 more
TL;DR: Short counseling interventions using personalized risk reduction plans can increase condom use and prevent new STDs, and can be conducted even in busy public clinics.
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Syphilis increases HIV viral load and decreases CD4 cell counts in HIV-infected patients with new syphilis infections.
Kate Buchacz,Pragna Patel,Melanie M. Taylor,Peter R. Kerndt,Robert H. Byers,Scott D. Holmberg,Jeffrey D. Klausner +6 more
TL;DR: Syphilis infection was associated with significant increases in the HIV viral load and significant decreases in the CD4 cell count, and the findings underscore the importance of preventing and promptly treating syphilis in HIV-infected individuals.
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Quantitative detection of increasing HIV type 1 antibodies after seroconversion: a simple assay for detecting recent HIV infection and estimating incidence.
Bharat Parekh,M. Susan Kennedy,Trudy Dobbs,Chou-Pong Pau,Robert H. Byers,Timothy A. Green,Dale J. Hu,Suphak Vanichseni,Nancy L. Young,Kachit Choopanya,Timothy D. Mastro,J. Steven McDougal +11 more
TL;DR: A simple enzyme immunoassay (EIA) that detects increasing levels of anti-HIV IgG after seroconversion and can be used for detecting recent HIV-1 infection and for estimating incidence among diverse HIV- 1 subtypes worldwide.
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Prior herpes simplex virus type 2 infection as a risk factor for HIV infection.
Scott D. Holmberg,J A Stewart,A R Gerber,Robert H. Byers,Lee Fk,Paul M. O'Malley,A J Nahmias +6 more
TL;DR: Serologic studies do not support the role of CMV, EBV, or HSV-1 in HIV infection but do suggest that HSv-2 infection is a risk factor for subsequent or concurrent HIV infection.
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Statistical analysis of the stages of HIV infection using a Markov model
TL;DR: One of the most complete statistical descriptions to date of the natural history of HIV infection is presented, using a staged Markov model to estimate the distribution and mean length of the incubation period for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).