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Allen W. Hightower is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research portfolio predominantly spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistics and Probability, Epidemiology, and Health Information Management.

Their scientific work covers a range of topics related primarily to infectious diseases and their epidemiology. Major themes include research on Leishmaniasis studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Trypanosoma species research and implications, as well as statistical methods including Bayesian inference and distribution estimation.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Magnitude and Kinetics of Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Responses and Their Relationship to Disease Severity, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Magnitude and kinetics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses and their relationship to disease severity, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Power Calculations for ZIP and ZINB Models, 2021, Journal of Data Science
  • Long-term incidence of relapse and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis after three different visceral leishmaniasis treatment regimens in Bihar, India, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Development and Evaluation of Active Case Detection Methods to Support Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination in India, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Allen W. Hightower include Caryn Bern, Khushbu Priyamvada, Joy Bindroo, Tanmay Mahapatra, and Sridhar Srikantiah. These collaborations reflect ongoing engagement with researchers active in infectious disease and epidemiological studies.

Publication venues where this scientist frequently publishes include:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Journal of Data Science

The scientist's main fields of study break down as Medicine with a significant concentration in subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistics and Probability, and Epidemiology. This suggests a multidisciplinary approach incorporating clinical, public health, and statistical methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Epidemic Listeriosis — Evidence for Transmission by Food

    W F Schlech rd;P M Lavigne;R A Bortolussi;A C Allen

  • COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFECTS OF PERMETHRIN-TREATED BED NETS ON CHILD MORTALITY AND MALARIA MORBIDITY IN WESTERN KENYA

    William A. Hawley;Penelope A. Phillips-Howard;Feiko O. Ter Kuile;Dianne J. Terlouw

  • Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1986: Report of a Multistate Surveillance Study

    Jay D. Wenger;Allen W. Hightower;Richard R. Facklam;Suzanne Gaventa

  • The Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in United States Hospitals: Possible Role of the House Staff-Patient Transfer Circuit

    Robert W. Haley;Allen W. Hightower;Rima F. Khabbaz;Clyde Thornsberry

  • Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1978 Through 1981: The National Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance Study

    Walter F. Schlech;Joel I. Ward;Jeffrey D. Band;Allen Hightower

  • The effect of malaria and malaria prevention in pregnancy on offspring birthweight, prematurity, and intrauterine growth retardation in rural Malawi.

    Richard W. Steketee;Jack J. Wirima;Allen W. Hightower;Laurence Slutsker

  • Enteric viruses and diarrhea in HIV-infected patients. Enteric Opportunistic Infections Working Group.

    Gary S. Grohmann;Roger I. Glass;Helio G. Pereira;Stephan S. Monroe

  • Association of sporadic listeriosis with consumption of uncooked hot dogs and undercooked chicken

    Benjamin Schwartz;ClaireV Broome;GeriR Brown;AllenW Hightower

  • AGE-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES IN DURATION OF CLINICAL PROTECTION AFTER VACCINATION WITH MENINGOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE A VACCINE

    ArthurL. Reingold;AllenW. Hightower;GailA. Bolan;EllenE. Jones

  • Efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets in the prevention of mortality in young children in an area of high perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya.

    Penelope A. Phillips-Howard;Bernard L. Nahlen;Margarette S. Kolczak;Allen W. Hightower

  • Profile: The KEMRI/CDC Health and Demographic Surveillance System—Western Kenya

    Frank O Odhiambo;Kayla F Laserson;Maquins Sewe;Mary J Hamel

  • Childhood upper respiratory tract infections: to what degree is incidence affected by day-care attendance?

    David W. Fleming;Stephen L. Cochi;Allen W. Hightower;Claire V. Broome

  • Infections with Mycobacterium chelonei in Patients Receiving Dialysis and Using Processed Hemodialyzers

    Gail Bolan;Arthur L. Reingold;Loretta A. Carson;Vella A. Silcox

  • Population-Based Risk Factors for Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: Results of a Cohort Study in Metropolitan Atlanta

    A Schuchat;M Oxtoby;S Cochi;R K Sikes

  • Genetic variation in Pneumocystis carinii isolates from different geographic regions: implications for transmission.

    C. B. Beard;J. L. Carter;S. P. Keely;L. Huang

  • Cryptosporidiosis: An Outbreak Associated with Drinking Water Despite State-of-the-Art Water Treatment

    Susan T. Goldstein;Dennis D. Juranek;Otto Ravenholt;Allen W. Hightower

  • A longitudinal investigation of IgG and IgM antibody responses to the merozoite surface protein-1 19-kiloDalton domain of Plasmodium falciparum in pregnant women and infants: associations with febrile illness, parasitemia, and anemia.

    Oralee H. Branch;Venkatachalam Udhayakumar;Allen W. Hightower;Aggrey J. Oloo

  • Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in Adults: A Population-Based Study in Metropolitan Atlanta

    Benjamin Schwartz;Anne Schuchat;Margaret J. Oxtoby;Stephen L. Cochi

  • Prediction, Assessment of the Rift Valley Fever Activity in East and Southern Africa 2006–2008 and Possible Vector Control Strategies

    Assaf Anyamba;Kenneth J. Linthicum;Jennifer Small;Seth C. Britch

  • The Effectiveness of Insecticide-Impregnated Bed Nets in Reducing Cases of Malaria Infection: A Meta-Analysis of Published Results

    Han W. Choi;Joel G. Breman;Steven M. Teutsch;Simin Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Claire V. Broome
Claire V. Broome Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patrick J. Lammie
Patrick J. Lammie The Task Force for Global Health
Bernard L. Nahlen
Bernard L. Nahlen University of Notre Dame
Mark L. Eberhard
Mark L. Eberhard Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Feiko O. ter Kuile
Feiko O. ter Kuile Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Arthur L. Reingold
Arthur L. Reingold University of California, Berkeley
Laurence Slutsker
Laurence Slutsker Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert F. Breiman
Robert F. Breiman Emory University
Caryn Bern
Caryn Bern University of California, San Francisco
John M. Vulule
John M. Vulule Kenya Medical Research Institute

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