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Overview

Carey Farquhar is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their primary field of research is Medicine, with a focus on subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Virology, and Emergency Medicine. The scientist's work spans various topics related to HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV, drug use, and sexual risk, as well as adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Farquhar has contributed to multiple areas within global health, including HIV research and treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, global maternal and child health, and hepatitis C virus research. Their publications appear frequently in academic journals dedicated to infectious diseases and public health.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV Testing and Assisted Partner Notification Services, Western Kenya (2020), published in AIDS and Behavior
  • Mortality from HIV-associated meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), published in Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Peru and Uganda (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among adults with and without HIV in Western Kenya (2022), published in PLoS ONE
  • Exclusive breastfeeding among working mothers in Kenya: Perspectives from women, families and employers (2021), published in Maternal and Child Nutrition

Farquhar has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, illustrating their active involvement in multidisciplinary research teams. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sarah Masyuko
  • Rose Bosire
  • David Bukusi
  • John Kinuthia
  • Brandon L. Guthrie

Their research is often published in venues known for work in infectious diseases and global public health. Frequent publication venues include:

  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • BMJ Open
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Medicine
  • PLOS Global Public Health

Best Publications

  • Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention in heterosexual men and women.

    Jared M. Baeten;Deborah Donnell;Deborah Donnell;Patrick Ndase;Nelly R. Mugo;Nelly R. Mugo

  • Acyclovir and transmission of HIV-1 from persons infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2.

    C. Celum;A. Wald;A. Wald;J.R. Lingappa;A.S. Magaret;A.S. Magaret

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

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

  • Determinants of Per-Coital-Act HIV-1 Infectivity Among African HIV-1–Serodiscordant Couples

    James P. Hughes;Jared M. Baeten;Jairam R. Lingappa;Amalia S. Magaret

  • 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

  • Daily aciclovir for HIV-1 disease progression in people dually infected with HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.

    Jairam R Lingappa;Jared M Baeten;Anna Wald;James P Hughes

  • HIV-1-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa: explanations and implications for high rates of discordancy.

    Brandon L. Guthrie;Guy de Bruyn;Carey Farquhar

  • HIV Self-Testing Increases HIV Testing Frequency in High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    David A. Katz;Matthew R. Golden;Matthew R. Golden;James P. Hughes;Carey Farquhar

  • Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children.

    Elizabeth M. Obimbo;Dorothy A. Mbori-Ngacha;James O. Ochieng;Barbra A. Richardson

  • Estimating the Impact of Plasma HIV-1 RNA Reductions on Heterosexual HIV-1 Transmission Risk

    Jairam R. Lingappa;James P. Hughes;Richard S. Wang;Jared M. Baeten

  • Male perspectives on incorporating men into antenatal HIV counseling and testing.

    David A. Katz;James N. Kiarie;Grace C. John-Stewart;Barbra A. Richardson;Barbra A. Richardson

  • Early response to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected Kenyan children.

    Dalton C Wamalwa;Carey Farquhar;Elizabeth M Obimbo;Sara Selig

  • Assisted partner services for HIV in Kenya: a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Peter Cherutich;Matthew R Golden;Beatrice Wamuti;Barbra A Richardson

  • Biological mechanisms of vertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmission

    Dara A. Lehman;Carey Farquhar

  • Salivary Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is Associated with Reduced Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 through Breast Milk

    Carey Farquhar;Thomas C. VanCott;Dorothy A. Mbori-Ngacha;Lena Horani

  • Single-agent tenofovir versus combination emtricitabine plus tenofovir for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 acquisition: an update of data from a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

    Jared M. Baeten;Deborah Donnell;Deborah Donnell;Nelly R. Mugo;Nelly R. Mugo;Patrick Ndase

  • Knowledge and Acceptability of Pap Smears, Self-Sampling and HPV Vaccination among Adult Women in Kenya

    Anne F. Rositch;Ann Gatuguta;Robert Y. Choi;Brandon L. Guthrie

  • Predictors of mortality in HIV-1 infected children on antiretroviral therapy in Kenya: a prospective cohort

    Dalton C Wamalwa;Elizabeth M Obimbo;Carey Farquhar;Barbra A Richardson

  • Domestic violence and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.

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

  • Home visits during pregnancy enhance male partner HIV counselling and testing in Kenya: a randomized clinical trial.

    Alfred Onyango Osoti;Grace John-Stewart;James Kiarie;Barbra Richardson

  • Characteristics of HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples Enrolled in a Clinical Trial of Antiretroviral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV-1 Prevention

    Andrew Mujugira;Jared M. Baeten;Deborah Donnell;Deborah Donnell;Patrick Ndase

Frequent Co-Authors

Grace John-Stewart
Grace John-Stewart University of Washington
Barbra A. Richardson
Barbra A. Richardson University of Washington
Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha
Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha United Nations Children's Fund
Julie Overbaugh
Julie Overbaugh Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Jared M. Baeten
Jared M. Baeten University of Washington
Anna Wald
Anna Wald University of Washington
Connie Celum
Connie Celum University of Washington
Deborah Donnell
Deborah Donnell Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Elizabeth A. Bukusi
Elizabeth A. Bukusi University of Washington
Allan R. Ronald
Allan R. Ronald University of Manitoba

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