Leading Research from the Division of Infectious Diseases
The Division of Infectious Diseases at BIDMC is dedicated to excellence in clinical and translational research as well as scholarship to improve health care delivery. Our faculty engage in world-class scientific investigation in HIV treatment and prevention, vaccine development and trials, infection control and hospital epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship, global health care, microbiology and advanced diagnostics, and medical education.
Visit our Research Investigation page to learn more about our research faculty mentors and their research interests.
Research from the Division
Browse the slides below for a look at recent research publications from our ID Division fellows and faculty.
Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases
Rebecca Zash, MD, published “Maternal weight and birth outcomes among women on antiretroviral treatment from conception in a birth surveillance study in Botswana” in the Journal of the International AIDS Society.
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Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases
Kenneth Mayer, MD, has published work on “The persistent and evolving HIV epidemic in American men who have sex with men” in The Lancet.
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Research Published by the Division of Infectious Diseases
Wendy Stead, MD, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Director, recently published work entitled “It's Not Your Fault” in JAMA.
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Fellowship graduate Polly van den Berg, MD, and Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, research into “Effectiveness of three versus six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff: A retrospective, state-wide cohort study” was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic.
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Carolyn D. Alonso, MD, and collaborators published “Ultrasensitive and quantitative toxin measurement correlates with baseline severity, severe outcomes, and recurrence among hospitalized patients with Clostridioides difficile infection” in Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic.
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Ruvandhi R. Nathavitharana, MD, MPH, published “Impact of diagnostic strategies for tuberculosis using lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan assay in people living with HIV” in Cochrane Library.
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Christina F. Yen, MD, Kenneth P. Smith, PhD, MS, and James E. Kirby, MD, published “The Limit of Detection Matters: The Case for Benchmarking Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing” in Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic.
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