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Jonathan Mermin is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Molecular Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to HIV, Drug Use, and Sexual Risk; HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions; Poxvirus research and outbreaks; Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research; Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments; HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment; and Virology and Viral Diseases.

Mermin's frequent coauthors include:

  • Ian H. Spicknall (6 publications)
  • Athena P. Kourtis (5 publications)
  • Robyn Neblett Fanfair (5 publications)
  • Neil Gupta (4 publications)
  • Noele P. Nelson (4 publications)

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (10 publications)
  • Public Health Reports (3 publications)
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2 publications)
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society (2 publications)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (2 publications)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Jonathan Mermin include:

  • CDC Clinical Guidelines on the Use of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention, United States, 2024, published in MMWR Recommendations and Reports (2024)
  • Reduced Risk for Mpox After Receipt of 1 or 2 Doses of JYNNEOS Vaccine Compared with Risk Among Unvaccinated Persons - 43 U.S. Jurisdictions, July 31-October 1, 2022, published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2022)
  • Vital Signs: Hepatitis C Treatment Among Insured Adults - United States, 2019-2020, published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2022)
  • Decreases in Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic, published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2021)
  • Estimated Annual Number of HIV Infections United States, 1981-2019, published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2021)

Best Publications

  • Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2006-2009.

    Joseph Prejean;Ruiguang Song;Angela Hernandez;Rebecca Ziebell

  • Estimating per-act HIV transmission risk: a systematic review.

    Pragna Patel;Craig B. Borkowf;John T. Brooks;Arielle Lasry

  • HIV Infection Linked to Injection Use of Oxymorphone in Indiana, 2014-2015.

    Philip J. Peters;Pamela Pontones;Karen W. Hoover;Monita R. Patel

  • Changes in sexual behavior and risk of HIV transmission after antiretroviral therapy and prevention interventions in rural Uganda.

    Rebecca Bunnell;John Paul Ekwaru;Peter Solberg;Nafuna Wamai

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission at Each Step of the Care Continuum in the United States

    Jacek Skarbinski;Eli Rosenberg;Gabriela Paz-Bailey;H. Irene Hall

  • A Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Associated With Consumption of Mesclun Lettuce

    E D Hilborn;J H Mermin;P A Mshar;J L Hadler

  • Estimating Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 2013-2016

    Megan G. Hofmeister;Elizabeth M. Rosenthal;Laurie K. Barker;Eli S. Rosenberg

  • County-Level Vulnerability Assessment for Rapid Dissemination of HIV or HCV Infections Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, United States.

    Michelle M. Van Handel;Charles E. Rose;Elaine J. Hallisey;Jessica L. Kolling

  • Reptiles, Amphibians, and Human Salmonella Infection: A Population-Based, Case-Control Study

    Jonathan Mermin;Lori Hutwagner;Duc Vugia;Sue Shallow

  • Effect of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis on morbidity mortality CD4-cell count and viral load in HIV infection in rural Uganda.

    Jonathan Mermin;John Lule;John Paul Ekwaru;Samuel Malamba

  • Lifetime Risk of a Diagnosis of HIV Infection in the United States

    Kristen L. Hess;Xiaohong Hu;Amy Lansky;Jonathan Mermin

  • Differences in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care and Treatment Among Subpopulations in the United States

    H. Irene Hall;Emma L. Frazier;Philip Rhodes;David R. Holtgrave

  • Disclosure of HIV status and adherence to daily drug regimens among HIV-infected children in Uganda.

    Winnie Bikaako-Kajura;Emmanuel Luyirika;David W. Purcell;Julia Downing

  • Population-Based Hematologic and Immunologic Reference Values for a Healthy Ugandan Population

    Eric S. Lugada;Eric S. Lugada;Jonathan Mermin;Frank Kaharuza;Elling Ulvestad

  • Impairment of a pregnant woman's acquired ability to limit Plasmodium falciparum by infection with human immunodeficiency virus type-1.

    Richard W. Steketee;Jack J. Wirima;Peter B. Bloland;Ben Chilima

  • Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a home-based AIDS care programme in rural Uganda.

    Paul J Weidle;Nafuna Wamai;Peter Solberg;Peter Solberg;Cheryl Liechty;Cheryl Liechty

  • Interim guidance: preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection in men who have sex with men

    Dawn K. Smith;Robert M. Grant;Paul J. Weidle;Amy Lansky

  • Rates of virological failure in patients treated in a home-based versus a facility-based HIV-care model in Jinja, southeast Uganda: a cluster-randomised equivalence trial

    Shabbar Jaffar;Barbara Amuron;Susan Foster;Josephine Birungi

  • Effect of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis, antiretroviral therapy, and insecticide-treated bednets on the frequency of malaria in HIV-1-infected adults in Uganda: a prospective cohort study

    Jonathan Mermin;John Paul Ekwaru;Cheryl A Liechty;Willy Were

  • Asymptomatic serum cryptococcal antigenemia and early mortality during antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda.

    Cheryl A. Liechty;Peter Solberg;Peter Solberg;Willy Were;John Paul Ekwaru

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. Brooks
John T. Brooks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amy Lansky
Amy Lansky Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David W. Purcell
David W. Purcell Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jordan W. Tappero
Jordan W. Tappero Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kate Buchacz
Kate Buchacz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patrick S. Sullivan
Patrick S. Sullivan Emory University
George W. Rutherford
George W. Rutherford University of California, San Francisco
John W. Ward
John W. Ward Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Richard J. Wolitski
Richard J. Wolitski Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jonathan E. Kaplan
Jonathan E. Kaplan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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