Publications

Below are the ten most recent publications from mSTUDY.

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Fulcher JA, Hussain SK, Cook R, Li F, Tobin NH, Ragsdale A, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Aldrovandi GM. Effects of Substance Use and Sex Practices on the Intestinal Microbiome During HIV-1 Infection. J Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 5;218(10):1560-1570. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy349. PubMed PMID: 29982500.

Gorbach PM, Javanbakht M, Shover CL, Bolan RK, Ragsdale A, Shoptaw S. Associations Between Cannabis Use, Sexual Behavior, and STIs/HIV in a Cohort of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men. Sexually transmitted diseases. 2018 Oct. PMID: 30640212.

Li M, Okafor C, Gorbach P, Shoptaw S. Intersecting burdens: Homophobic Victimization, Unstable Housing, and Methamphetamine Use in a Cohort of Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 Sep 13;192:179-185. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.039. PMID: 30266002.

Shover CL, Javanbakht M, Shoptaw S, Bolan RK, Lee SJ, Parsons JT, Rendina J, Gorbach PM. HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Initiation at a Large Community Clinic: Differences Between Eligibility, Awareness, and Uptake. American Journal of Public Health. 2018 Aug 23:e1-e10. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304623. PMID: 30138062.

Javanbakht M, Ragsdale A, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Transactional Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Differences by Substance Use and HIV Status. J Urban Health. 2018 Aug 22. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0309-8. PMID: 30136249.

Fulcher JA, Shoptaw S, Makgoeng SB, Elliott J, Ibarrondo FJ, Ragsdale A, Brookmeyer R, Anton PA, Gorbach PM. Brief Report: Recent Methamphetamine Use Is Associated With Increased Rectal Mucosal Inflammatory Cytokines, Regardless of HIV-1 Serostatus. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 May 1;78(1):119-123. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001643. PMID: 29419567.

Gorbach PM, Javanbakht M, Bolan RK. Behavior change following HIV diagnosis: Findings from a Cohort of Los Angeles MSM. . AIDS Care. 2018 Mar;30(3):300-304. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1366415. Epub 2017 Aug 18. PubMed PMID: 28819988.

Aralis HJ, Shoptaw S, Brookmeyer R, Ragsdale A, Bolan R, Gorbach PM. Psychiatric Illness, Substance Use, and Viral Suppression Among HIV-Positive Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles. AIDS Behav. 2018 Feb 24. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-2055-z. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29478146.

Okafor CN, Gorbach PM, Ragsdale A, Quinn B, Shoptaw S. Correlates of Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Los Angeles, California. J Urban Health. 2017 Oct; 94(5): 710–715. 2017 Jun 9. doi: 10.1007/s11524-017-0172-z. PMID: 28600749.
Cook RR, Fulcher JA, Tobin NH, Li F, Lee D, Javanbakht M, Brookmeyer R, Shoptaw S, Bolan R, Aldrovandi GM, Gorbach PM. Effects of HIV viremia on the gastrointestinal microbiome of young men who have sex with men. AIDS (London, England). Publish Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002132. PubMed PMID: 30649052.