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Francis Barin

Francis Barin

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Overview

Francis Barin is affiliated with Inserm in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research predominantly focuses on Infectious Diseases, Virology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

The scientist has published in various academic venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Transfusion
  • Journal of Clinical Virology
  • La Presse Médicale

Recent papers authored by Francis Barin include:

  • "Injecting drug use during sex (known as 'slamming') among men who have sex with men: Results from a time-location sampling survey conducted in five cities, France" (2020) in International Journal of Drug Policy
  • "The evolving blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men: impact on the risk of HIV transmission by transfusion in France" (2020) in Transfusion
  • "PrEP monitoring and HIV incidence after PrEP initiation in France: 2016-18 nationwide cohort study" (2021) in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • "Clinical performance of four immunoassays for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, including a prospective analysis for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in a real-life routine care setting" (2020) in Journal of Clinical Virology
  • "HIV / AIDS as a model for emerging infectious disease: Origin, dating and circumstances of an emblematic epidemiological success" (2022) in La Presse Médicale

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Karl Stéfic
  • Florence Lot
  • Marc-Florent Tassi
  • Guillaume Gras
  • Sophie Billioti de Gage

Best Publications

  • ANTIBODIES TO HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE-I IN PATIENTS WITH TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS

    A Gessain;F Barin;J C Vernant;O Gout

  • Major glycoprotein antigens that induce antibodies in AIDS patients are encoded by HTLV-III

    JS Allan;JE Coligan;F Barin;MF McLane

  • SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR VIRUS RELATED TO SIMIAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC RETROVIRUS III IN RESIDENTS OF WEST AFRICA

    F. Barin;F. Denis;J.S. Allan;S. M'Boup

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtypes Differ in Disease Progression

    Phyllis J. Kanki;Donald J. Hamel;Jean-Louis Sankalé;Chung-cheng Hsieh

  • New human T-lymphotropic retrovirus related to simian T-lymphotropic virus type III (STLV-IIIAGM).

    P J Kanki;F Barin;S M'Boup;J S Allan

  • Virus envelope protein of HTLV-III represents major target antigen for antibodies in AIDS patients.

    F Barin;MF McLane;JS Allan;TH Lee

  • Aetiology of AIDS--antibodies to human T-cell leukaemia virus (type III) in haemophiliacs.

    Kitchen Lw;Barin F;Sullivan Jl;Sullivan Jl;McLane Mf

  • Neonatal characteristics in rapidly progressive perinatally acquired HIV-1 disease

    Mayaux Mj;Burgard M;Teglas Jp;Cottalorda J

  • Population-based HIV-1 incidence in France, 2003-08: a modelling analysis.

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  • Human T-lymphotropic virus type 4 and the human immunodeficiency virus in West Africa

    Phyllis J. Kanki;Souleymane M'Boup;Dominique Ricard;Francis Barin

  • Frequent and early in utero HIV-1 infection

    V. Courgnaud;F. Lauré;A. Brossard;C. Bignozzi

  • Thymic abnormalities in fetuses aborted from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seropositive women.

    Martine Papiernik;Yves Brossard;Nicole Mulliez;Joelle Roume

  • Frequency of early in utero HIV-1 infection: a blind DNA polymerase chain reaction study on 100 fetal thymuses.

    Y Brossard;J T Aubin;L Mandelbrot;C Bignozzi

  • Development and Validation of an Immunoassay for Identification of Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infections and Its Use on Dried Serum Spots

    Francis Barin;Laurence Meyer;Rémi Lancar;Christiane Deveau

  • Serotyping of HIV Type 1 Infections: Definition, Relationship to Viral Genetic Subtypes, and Assay Evaluation

    Rachanee Cheingsong-Popov;Saladin Osmanov;Chou-Pong Pau;Gerald Schochetman

  • Hepatitis-B vaccination in the elderly.

    F Denis;M Mounier;L Hessel;J P Michel

  • Clinical, Hematologic, and Immunologic Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Individuals Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-2 (HIV-2)

    Richard G. Marlink;Dominique Ricard;Souleymane M'boup;Phyllis J. Kanki

  • Diversity of antibody binding to V3 peptides representing consensus sequences of HIV type 1 genotypes A to E: an approach for HIV type 1 serological subtyping.

    Francis Barin;Yousra Lahbabi;Laurence Buzelay;Bernard Lejeune

  • A national cross-sectional study among drug-users in France: epidemiology of HCV and highlight on practical and statistical aspects of the design.

    Marie Jauffret-Roustide;Yann Le Strat;Elisabeth Couturier;Damien Thierry

  • Hepatitis C in a Hemodialysis Unit: Molecular Evidence for Nosocomial Transmission

    S. Le Pogam;D. Le Chapois;R. Christen;F. Dubois

  • Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic retroviruses type III (HIV) and type IV in Ivory Coast.

    François Denis;Guy Gershy-Damet;Michel Lhuillier;Guy Leonard

  • Antibodies to conserved epitopes of the HIV-1 envelope in sera from long-term non-progressors: prevalence and association with neutralizing activity.

    Martine Braibant;Sylvie Brunet;Dominique Costagliola;Christine Rouzioux

  • HIV-1 diversity in France, 1996-1998.

    Elisabeth Couturier;Florence Damond;Pierre Roques;Hervé Fleury

  • Monitoring the Dynamics of the HIV Epidemic Using Assays for Recent Infection and Serotyping among New HIV Diagnoses: Experience after 2 Years in France

    Caroline Semaille;Francis Barin;Françoise Cazein;Josiane Pillonel

  • Novel human reovirus isolated from children with acute necrotizing encephalopathy.

    Louise A. Ouattara;Francis Barin;Marie Anne Barthez;Bertrand Bonnaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Goudeau
Alain Goudeau François Rabelais University
François Denis
François Denis Hôpital Universitaire Dupuytren
Jean-Christophe Plantier
Jean-Christophe Plantier University of Rouen
Marie-Laure Chaix
Marie-Laure Chaix Université Paris Cité
François Simon
François Simon Université Paris Cité
Laurence Meyer
Laurence Meyer University of Paris-Saclay
Constance Delaugerre
Constance Delaugerre Université Paris Cité
Philippe Roingeard
Philippe Roingeard François Rabelais University
Cécile Goujard
Cécile Goujard University of Paris-Saclay

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