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Sharon Walmsley is affiliated with the University Health Network in Canada and has a significant body of work in the field of medicine, with a specialized focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, and virology. Their research contributions extend to emergency medicine and hepatology, demonstrating a broad engagement with clinical and public health challenges.

The scholar has made noteworthy contributions to topics related to HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV-related health complications and treatments, as well as HIV research and treatment. Their work also addresses SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, including clinical studies, and hepatitis C virus research. These areas reflect a comprehensive focus on viral infections and their impacts on human health.

Among recent publications, notable papers include the following:

  • Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries - April-June 2022, published in 2022 by New England Journal of Medicine
  • Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series, published in 2023 by The Lancet
  • Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine after Oral Induction for HIV-1 Infection, published in 2020 by New England Journal of Medicine
  • Sarilumab in patients admitted to hospital with severe or critical COVID-19: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, published in 2021 by The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Sensitivity of Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Saliva for the Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, published in 2020 by Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors working alongside Sharon Walmsley include Curtis Cooper, Marina B. Klein, Darrell H. S. Tan, Mona Loutfy, and Mark Hull. This network indicates collaboration with researchers experienced across overlapping areas of infectious diseases and HIV research.

Publications by Walmsley often appear in journals with a strong focus on infectious diseases and HIV research, including AIDS, The Lancet HIV, HIV Medicine, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection : a case control study

    Daniel D. Murray;Kazuo Suzuki;Matthew Law;Jonel Trebicka

  • Antiretroviral Treatment of Adult HIV Infection: 2012 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel

    Huldrych F Gunthard;Judith A Aberg;Joseph J Eron;Jennifer Frances Hoy

  • Enfuvirtide, an HIV-1 fusion inhibitor, for drug-resistant HIV infection in North and South America.

    Jacob P. Lalezari;Keith Henry;Mary O'Hearn;Julio S.G. Montaner

  • Dolutegravir plus Abacavir–Lamivudine for the Treatment of HIV-1 Infection

    Sharon L. Walmsley;Antonio Antela;Nathan Clumeck;Dan Duiculescu

  • Lopinavir–Ritonavir versus Nelfinavir for the Initial Treatment of HIV Infection

    Sharon Walmsley;Barry Bernstein;Martin King;José Arribas

  • Antiretroviral Treatment of Adult HIV Infection

    Scott M. Hammer;Joseph J. Eron;Peter Reiss;Robert T. Schooley

  • Rilpivirine versus efavirenz with tenofovir and emtricitabine in treatment-naive adults infected with HIV-1 (ECHO): A phase 3 randomised double-blind active-controlled trial

    Jean Michel Molina;Pedro Cahn;Beatriz Grinsztejn;Adriano Lazzarin

  • A controlled trial of valganciclovir as induction therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis.

    Daniel F. Martin;Juan Sierra-Madero;Sharon Walmsley;Richard A. Wolitz

  • Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine after Oral Induction for HIV-1 Infection

    Chloe Orkin;Keikawus Arasteh;Miguel Górgolas Hernández-Mora;Vadim Pokrovsky

  • Durable efficacy of tipranavir-ritonavir in combination with an optimised background regimen of antiretroviral drugs for treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected patients at 48 weeks in the Randomized Evaluation of Strategic Intervention in multi-drug reSistant patients with Tipranavir (RESIST) studies: an analysis of combined data from two randomised open-label trials

    Charles B Hicks;Pedro Cahn;David A Cooper;Sharon L Walmsley

  • A Comparison of Two Regimens for the Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Complex Bacteremia in AIDS: Rifabutin, Ethambutol, and Clarithromycin versus Rifampin, Ethambutol, Clofazimine, and Ciprofloxacin

    Stephen D. Shafran;Joel Singer;Donald P. Zarowny;Peter Phillips

  • Dolutegravir plus lamivudine versus dolutegravir plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine in antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 infection (GEMINI-1 and GEMINI-2): week 48 results from two multicentre, double-blind, randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trials

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  • Effects of vitamin E and C supplementation on oxidative stress and viral load in HIV-infected subjects.

    Johane P. Allard;Elaheh Aghdassi;Jenny Chau;Carolyn Tam

  • Safety and Efficacy of Dolutegravir in Treatment-Experienced Subjects With Raltegravir-Resistant HIV Type 1 Infection: 24-Week Results of the VIKING Study

    Joseph J. Eron;Bonaventura Clotet;Jacques Durant;Christine Katlama

  • Severe Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections In Ontario, Canada: 1987–1991

    B. Demers;A. E. Simor;H. Vellend;P. M. Schlievert

  • Oxidative stress and plasma antioxidant micronutrients in humans with HIV infection

    J P Allard;E Aghdassi;J Chau;I Salit

  • Maraviroc versus Efavirenz, Both in Combination with Zidovudine-Lamivudine, for the Treatment of Antiretroviral-Naive Subjects with CCR5-tropic HIV-1 Infection

    David A Cooper;Jayvant Heera;James Goodrich;Margaret Tawadrous

  • Clinical utility of quantitative cytomegalovirus viral load determination for predicting cytomegalovirus disease in liver transplant recipients.

    Atul Humar;Daniel Gregson;Angela M. Caliendo;Allison McGeer

  • Psychosocial impact of the lipodystrophy syndrome in HIV infection.

    E Collins;C Wagner;S Walmsley

  • Brief Report: Dolutegravir Plus Abacavir/Lamivudine for the Treatment of HIV-1 Infection in Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive Patients: Week 96 and Week 144 Results From the SINGLE Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Sharon Walmsley;Axel Baumgarten;Juan Berenguer;Franco Felizarta

  • Enhanced detection and typing of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in anogenital samples with PGMY primers and the Linear array HPV genotyping test.

    François Coutlée;François Coutlée;Danielle Rouleau;Patrick Petignat;Georges Ghattas

  • Guidelines for the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Diseases in Patients With AIDS in the Era of Potent Antiretroviral Therapy: Recommendations of an International Panel

    R J Whitley;M A Jacobson;D N Friedberg;G N Holland

Frequent Co-Authors

Marina B. Klein
Marina B. Klein McGill University
Rupert Kaul
Rupert Kaul University of Toronto
Robert S. Hogg
Robert S. Hogg Simon Fraser University
Tony Mazzulli
Tony Mazzulli University Health Network
Julio S. G. Montaner
Julio S. G. Montaner University of British Columbia
François Coutlée
François Coutlée University of Montreal
Jonathan B. Angel
Jonathan B. Angel University of Ottawa
Colin Kovacs
Colin Kovacs University of Toronto
Alexander Wong
Alexander Wong University of Waterloo
Pedro Cahn
Pedro Cahn University of Buenos Aires

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