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Barbra A. Richardson is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with notable contributions to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Richardson's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Frequent publication venues for Richardson's research include:

  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • AIDS
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Richardson demonstrate a focus on infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and HIV prevention and treatment strategies:

  • "SMS messaging to improve retention and viral suppression in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs in Kenya: A 3-arm randomized clinical trial" (2021) published in PLoS Medicine
  • "Azithromycin for the prevention of rehospitalisation and death among Kenyan children being discharged from hospital: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial" (2021) published in The Lancet Global Health
  • "Clinic-level and individual-level factors that influence HIV viral suppression in adolescents and young adults: a national survey in Kenya" (2020) published in AIDS
  • "COVID-19 booster vaccination during pregnancy enhances maternal binding and neutralizing antibody responses and transplacental antibody transfer to the newborn" (2023) published in Vaccine
  • "Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Incident HIV Infection During Pregnancy Predict Preterm Birth Despite Treatment" (2021) published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Richardson frequently collaborates with researchers including Grace John-Stewart, John Kinuthia, Dalton Wamalwa, Daniel Matemo, and Sylvia M. LaCourse, with collaborations ranging from 20 to 74 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Tenofovir-Based Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection among African Women

    Jeanne M. Marrazzo;Gita Ramjee;Barbra A. Richardson;Kailazarid Gomez

  • Effect of breastfeeding and formula feeding on transmission of HIV-1: a randomized clinical trial.

    Ruth Nduati;Grace John;Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha;Barbra Richardson

  • Vaginal Lactobacilli, Microbial Flora, and Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Sexually Transmitted Disease Acquisition

    Harold L. Martin;Barbra A. Richardson;Patrick M. Nyange;Ludo Lavreys

  • Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women

    Jared M. Baeten;Thesla Palanee-Phillips;Elizabeth R. Brown;Elizabeth R. Brown;Katie Schwartz

  • Antenatal couple counseling increases uptake of interventions to prevent HIV-1 transmission.

    Carey Farquhar;James N. Kiarie;Barbra A. Richardson;Marjory N. Kabura

  • Effect of Breastfeeding on Mortality Among HIV-1 Infected Women: A Randomised Trial

    Ruth Nduati;Barbra A. Richardson;Grace John;Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha

  • Incident HIV during pregnancy and postpartum and risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Alison L. Drake;Anjuli Wagner;Barbra Richardson;Grace John-Stewart

  • Correlates of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission: association with maternal plasma HIV-1 RNA load, genital HIV-1 DNA shedding, and breast infections.

    Grace C. John;Ruth W. Nduati;Dorothy A. Mbori-Ngacha;Barbra A. Richardson

  • Selection for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Glycosylation Variants with Shorter V1-V2 Loop Sequences Occurs during Transmission of Certain Genetic Subtypes and May Impact Viral RNA Levels

    Bhavna Chohan;Dorothy Lang;Manish Sagar;Bette Korber

  • Hormonal contraception and risk of sexually transmitted disease acquisition: Results from a prospective study

    Jared M. Baeten;Patrick M. Nyange;Barbra A. Richardson;Ludo Lavreys

  • Hormonal Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Risk of Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Harold L. Martin;Patrick M. Nyange;Barbra A. Richardson;Ludo Lavreys

  • Neutralization Escape Variants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Are Transmitted from Mother to Infant

    Xueling Wu;Adam B. Parast;Barbra A. Richardson;Ruth Nduati

  • Subtypes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Disease Stage among Women in Nairobi, Kenya

    Joel R. Neilson;Grace C. John;Jean K. Carr;Paul Lewis

  • Safety and effectiveness of BufferGel and 0.5% PRO2000 gel for the prevention of HIV infection in women

    Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Barbra Ann. Richardson;Gita. Ramjee;Irving F. Hoffman

  • Male Antenatal Attendance and HIV Testing Are Associated with Decreased Infant HIV Infection and Increased HIV Free Survival

    Adam Aluisio;Barbra A. Richardson;Rose Bosire;Grace John-Stewart

  • Longitudinal Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Breast Milk and of Its Relationship to Infant Infection and Maternal Disease

    Christine M Rousseau;Ruth W Nduati;Barbra A Richardson;Matthew S Steele

  • Morbidity and mortality in breastfed and formula-fed infants of HIV-1-infected women: a randomized clinical trial.

    Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha;Ruth Nduati;Grace John;Marie Reilly

  • Evaluation of the association between the concentrations of key vaginal bacteria and the increased risk of HIV acquisition in African women from five cohorts: a nested case-control study.

    R Scott McClelland;Jairam R Lingappa;Sujatha Srinivasan;John Kinuthia

  • Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition.

    Charles S Morrison;Charles S Morrison;Barbra A Richardson;Francis Mmiro;Tsungai Chipato

  • Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cells in breast milk: association with immunosuppression and vitamin A deficiency.

    Ruth W. Nduati;Grace C. John;Barbra A. Richardson;Julie Overbaugh

  • Removal of a Single N-Linked Glycan in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp120 Results in an Enhanced Ability To Induce Neutralizing Antibody Responses

    Yun Li;Bradley Cleveland;Igor Klots;Bruce Travis

Frequent Co-Authors

Grace John-Stewart
Grace John-Stewart University of Washington
Julie Overbaugh
Julie Overbaugh Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha
Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha United Nations Children's Fund
Kishorchandra Mandaliya
Kishorchandra Mandaliya University of Washington
R. Scott McClelland
R. Scott McClelland University of Washington
Joan K. Kreiss
Joan K. Kreiss University of Washington
Carey Farquhar
Carey Farquhar University of Washington
Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola
Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola University of Nairobi
Walter Jaoko
Walter Jaoko University of Nairobi
Ludo Lavreys
Ludo Lavreys Johnson & Johnson (Netherlands)

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