Antibiotic Treatment during Gestation Enhances Susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Offspring

by Donald D. Nyangahu, Courtney R. Plumlee, Bryan P. Brown, Colin Feng, Enock Havyarimana, Sara B. Cohen, Kevin B. Urdahl, Heather B. Jaspan
Published 2022-12-01

Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Genomes, Microbiota Composition and Cytokine Concentrations in South African Adolescents

by Anna-Ursula Happel, Christina Balle, Enock Havyarimana, Bryan Brown, Brandon S. Maust, Colin Feng, Byung H. Yi, Katherine Gill, Linda-Gail Bekker, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Heather B. Jaspan, Arvind Varsani
Published 2023-03-01

Bacterial microbiome and host inflammatory gene expression in foreskin tissue

by Brandon S. Maust, Stefan Petkov, Carolina Herrera, Colin Feng, Bryan P. Brown, Limakatso Lebina, Daniel Opoka, Andrew Ssemata, Natasha Pillay, Jennifer Serwanga, Portia Seatlholo, Patricia Namubiru, Geoffrey Odoch, Susan Mugaba, Thabiso Seiphetlo, Clive M. Gray, Pontiano Kaleebu, Emily L. Webb, Neil Martinson, Francesca Chiodi, Julie Fox, Heather B. Jaspan
Published 2023-11-01

Copper intrauterine device increases vaginal concentrations of inflammatory anaerobes and depletes lactobacilli compared to hormonal options in a randomized trial

by Bryan P. Brown, Colin Feng, Ramla F. Tanko, Shameem Z. Jaumdally, Rubina Bunjun, Smritee Dabee, Anna-Ursula Happel, Melanie Gasper, Donald D. Nyangahu, Maricianah Onono, Gonasagrie Nair, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Caitlin W. Scoville, Kate Heller, Jared M. Baeten, Steven E. Bosinger, Adam Burgener, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Renee Heffron, Heather B. Jaspan
Published 2023-01-01

Genital microbiota of women using a 90 day tenofovir or tenofovir and levonorgestrel intravaginal ring in a placebo controlled randomized safety trial in Kenya

by Smritee Dabee, Nelly Mugo, Victor Mudhune, Eleanor McLellan-Lemal, Sue Peacock, Siobhan O’Connor, Betty Njoroge, Beatrice Nyagol, Andrea R. Thurman, Eunice Ouma, Renee Ridzon, Jeffrey Wiener, Harald S. Haugen, Melanie Gasper, Colin Feng, Shannon A. Allen, Gustavo F. Doncel, Heather B. Jaspan, Renee Heffron, Kisumu Combined Ring Study Team
Published 2022-07-01

Comparison of Female Genital Tract Cytokine and Microbiota Signatures Induced by Initiation of Intramuscular DMPA and NET-EN Hormonal Contraceptives - a Prospective Cohort Analysis

by Smritee Dabee, Ramla F. Tanko, Ramla F. Tanko, Ramla F. Tanko, Bryan P. Brown, Rubina Bunjun, Christina Balle, Colin Feng, Iyaloo N. Konstantinus, Shameem Z. Jaumdally, Maricianah Onono, Gonasagrie Nair, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Katherine Gill, Jared M. Baeten, Jared M. Baeten, Linda-Gail Bekker, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Renee Heffron, Heather B. Jaspan, Heather B. Jaspan, Heather B. Jaspan, Anna-Ursula Happel
Published 2021-12-01