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Irving F. Hoffman is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research focuses primarily within the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work extensively covers topics related to HIV/AIDS research and interventions, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS impact and responses. Additional research interests include HIV, drug use and sexual risk, HIV research and treatment, reproductive tract infections research, and issues related to sex work.

Irving F. Hoffman has contributed to a number of publications in various venues. The most frequent publication venues include UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

The following lists some of Irving F. Hoffman's recent published papers:

  • A genomic appraisal of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium and associated antibiotic resistance in sub-Saharan Africa, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Effectiveness of a national mass distribution campaign of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying on clinical malaria in Malawi, 2018-2020, 2021, BMJ Global Health
  • Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum malaria prevalence among adolescents and adults in Malawi, 2015-2016, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Feeding practices and growth patterns of moderately low birthweight infants in resource-limited settings: results from a multisite, longitudinal observational study, 2023, BMJ Open
  • Prevention of HIV-1 Infection with Early Antiretroviral Therapy, 2020, UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Hoffman has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Mina C. Hosseinipour
  • William C. Miller
  • Mitch Matoga
  • Myron S. Cohen
  • Francis Martinson

Best Publications

  • Prevention of HIV-1 Infection with Early Antiretroviral Therapy

    Myron S. Cohen;Ying Q. Chen;Marybeth McCauley;Theresa Gamble

  • Antiretroviral Therapy for the Prevention of HIV-1 Transmission

    Myron S. Cohen;Ying Q. Chen;Marybeth McCauley;Theresa Gamble

  • First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar

  • Reduction of concentration of HIV-1 in semen after treatment of urethritis: implications for prevention of sexual transmission of HIV-1

    Myron S Cohen;Irving F Hoffman;Rachel A Royce;Peter Kazembe

  • A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;José Francisco Fernandes;José Francisco Fernandes

  • Effects of early versus delayed initiation of antiretroviral treatment on clinical outcomes of HIV-1 infection: results from the phase 3 HPTN 052 randomised controlled trial

    Beatriz Grinsztejn;Mina C. Hosseinipour;Heather J. Ribaudo;Susan Swindells

  • Maternal or infant antiretroviral drugs to reduce HIV-1 transmission

    Charles S. Chasela;Michael G. Hudgens;Denise J. Jamieson;Dumbani Kayira

  • Quantitating the Multiplicity of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Reveals a Non-Poisson Distribution of Transmitted Variants

    M. R. Abrahams;J. A. Anderson;E. E. Giorgi;E. E. Giorgi;C. Seoighe

  • Genetic Diversity and Protective Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine

    Daniel E Neafsey;Michal Juraska;Trevor Bedford;David Benkeser

  • Immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine and implications for duration of vaccine efficacy: secondary analysis of data from a phase 3 randomised controlled trial

    Michael T. White;Robert Verity;Jamie T. Griffin;Kwaku Poku Asante

  • Amplified transmission of HIV-1: comparison of HIV-1 concentrations in semen and blood during acute and chronic infection.

    Christopher D. Pilcher;George Joaki;Irving F. Hoffman;Francis E.A. Martinson

  • Population-based study of chlamydial infection in China: a hidden epidemic.

    William L. Parish;Edward O. Laumann;Myron S. Cohen;Suiming Pan

  • The role of acute and early HIV infection in the spread of HIV and implications for transmission prevention strategies in Lilongwe Malawi: a modelling study.

    Kimberly A. Powers;Azra C. Ghani;William C. Miller;Irving F. Hoffman

  • Effect of Plasmodium falciparum malaria on concentration of HIV-1-RNA in the blood of adults in rural Malawi: a prospective cohort study

    James G Kublin;Padmaja Patnaik;Charles S Jere;William C Miller

  • The effect of Plasmodium falciparum malaria on HIV-1 RNA blood plasma concentration

    Irving F. Hoffman;Charles S. Jere;Terrie E. Taylor;Peter Munthali

  • 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

  • Characterization of V3 Sequence Heterogeneity in Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates from Malawi: Underrepresentation of X4 Variants

    Li Hua Ping;Julie A.E. Nelson;Irving F. Hoffman;Jody Schock

  • HIV partner notification is effective and feasible in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities for HIV treatment and prevention.

    Lillian B Brown;William C Miller;Gift Kamanga;Naomi Nyirenda

  • Trichomonas vaginalis as a cause of urethritis in Malawian men.

    Marcia M. Hobbs;Peter Kazembe;Andrea W. Reed;William C. Miller

  • Effects of HIV-1 Serostatus, HIV-1 RNA Concentration, and CD4 Cell Count on the Incidence of Malaria Infection in a Cohort of Adults in Rural Malawi

    Padmaja Patnaik;Charles S. Jere;William C. Miller;Irving F. Hoffman

  • Maternal or Infant Antiretroviral Drugs to Reduce HIV-1 Transmission

    C.S. Chasela;M.G. Hudgens;D.J. Jamieson;D. Kayira

  • Quantitating the multiplicity of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C reveals a non-poisson distribution of transmitted variants (Journal of Virology (2009) 83, 8, (3556-3567))

    M. R. Abrahams;J. A. Anderson;E. E. Giorgi;C. Seoighe

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Miller
William C. Miller The Ohio State University
Myron S. Cohen
Myron S. Cohen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan A. Fiscus
Susan A. Fiscus University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Taha E. Taha
Taha E. Taha Johns Hopkins University
Audrey Pettifor
Audrey Pettifor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert L. Goldenberg
Robert L. Goldenberg Columbia University
Denise J. Jamieson
Denise J. Jamieson Emory University
Joseph J. Eron
Joseph J. Eron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Athena P. Kourtis
Athena P. Kourtis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Carl A. Latkin
Carl A. Latkin Johns Hopkins University

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