Publications

• Implementation of an Opt-Out and Rapid Point-of-Care Syphilis Testing Program for Pregnant Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 52 Page(s): 352 - 355
  06/01/2025 Authors: Stafford I; Bakunas C; Haydamous J; Mosqueda A; Klausner JD; Mena L; Blackwell SC
• Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care for HIV Prevention.
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 98 Page(s): 465 - 472
  04/15/2025 Authors: Chan PA; Goedel WC; Li Y; Mena L; Patel RR; Marshall BDL; Yelena M; Ward L; Underwood A; Johnson CJ
• Point-of-Care Syphilis Testing: Implementation and Future Direction.
  Curr HIV/AIDS Rep Volume: 22 Page(s): 28
  03/28/2025 Authors: Chan PA; Mena L
• Perspectives on a peer-driven intervention to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among men who have sex with men in southern New England: a qualitative study.
  BMC Health Serv Res Volume: 24 Page(s): 1023
  09/04/2024 Authors: Tao J; Parent H; Karki I; Martin H; Marshall SA; Kapadia J; Nunn AS; Marshall BDL; Raymond HF; Mena L
• CDC Clinical Guidelines on the Use of Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention, United States, 2024.
  MMWR Recomm Rep Volume: 73 Page(s): 1 - 8
  06/06/2024 Authors: Bachmann LH; Barbee LA; Chan P; Reno H; Workowski KA; Hoover K; Mermin J; Mena L
• At-Home Diagnostics Solutions for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
  JAMA Volume: 331 Page(s): 1701 - 1702
  05/28/2024 Authors: Kersh EN; Mena LA
• Summary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Joint Workshop on Genital Herpes: 3-4 November 2022.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 11 Page(s): ofae230
  05/01/2024 Authors: Connolly KL; Bachmann L; Hiltke T; Kersh EN; Newman LM; Wilson L; Mena L; Deal C
• "Make it more than a pill, make it an experience of health:" results from an open pilot intervention to retain young African American men who have sex with men in PrEP care.
  AIDS Care Volume: 36 Page(s): 472 - 481
  04/01/2024 Authors: Sutten Coats C; Goedel WC; Sims-Gomillia CE; Arnold TL; Wrenn-Jones I; Buck B; Chan PA; Mena LA; Nunn AS
• Ethical Considerations in Implementing Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections.
  Volume: 51 Page(s): 135 - 138
  03/01/2024 Authors: Sugarman J; Taylor HA; Bachmann LH; Barbee LA; Cahill S; Celum C; Cohen SE; Faden RR; Luetkemeyer AF; Mayer KH
• PrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support.
  Womens Health (Lond) Volume: 20 Page(s): 17455057241296905
  01/01/2024 Authors: Knight D; Monger M; Phillips K; Antar A; Baral S; Stockman JK; Nunn A; Chan P; Mayer K; Mena L
• Vital Signs: Missed Opportunities for Preventing Congenital Syphilis - United States, 2022.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 72 Page(s): 1269 - 1274
  11/17/2023 Authors: McDonald R; O'Callaghan K; Torrone E; Barbee L; Grey J; Jackson D; Woodworth K; Olsen E; Ludovic J; Mayes N
• Perspectives on long-acting formulations of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men who are non-adherent to daily oral PrEP in the United States.
  BMC Public Health Volume: 23 Page(s): 1643
  08/28/2023 Authors: Rogers BG; Chan PA; Sutten-Coats C; Zanowick-Marr A; Patel RR; Mena L; Goedel WC; Chu C; Silva E; Galipeau D
• HIV Incidence Among Individuals Accessing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Jackson, Mississippi.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 37 Page(s): 332 - 336
  07/01/2023 Authors: Riley T; Bender M; Wang X; Mena L; Gipson J; Barnes A; Johnson KL; Backus KV; Gomillia CE; Ward LM
• Persistence in a pharmacist-led, same-day PrEP program in Mississippi: a mixed-methods study.
  BMC Public Health Volume: 23 Page(s): 1130
  06/13/2023 Authors: Khosropour CM; Riley T; Healy E; Backus KV; Gomillia CE; Mena L; Lockwood KR; Gordon FM; Means AR; Ward LM
• Exploring Parents' Intentions to Monitor and Mediate Adolescent Social Media Use and Implications for School Nurses.
  J Sch Nurs Volume: 39 Page(s): 248 - 261
  06/01/2023 Authors: Douglas KD; Smith KK; Stewart MW; Walker J; Mena L; Zhang L
• Family-Related Factors and HIV-Related Outcomes Among Black Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mississippi.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 27 Page(s): 1548 - 1563
  05/01/2023 Authors: Barnett AP; Brown LK; Crosby R; Craker L; Washington R; Burns PA; Mena LA
• Factors associated with suboptimal retention in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis care among men who have sex with men.
  AIDS Care Volume: 35 Page(s): 495 - 508
  04/01/2023 Authors: Rogers BG; Sosnowy C; Chan PA; Patel RR; Mena LA; Arnold T; Gomillia C; Zanowick-Marr A; Curoe K; Underwood A
• Patterns of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use in a Population Accessing PrEP in Jackson, Mississippi.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 27 Page(s): 1082 - 1090
  04/01/2023 Authors: Chase E; Mena L; Johnson KL; Prather M; Khosropour CM
• PrEP Acceptance among Eligible Patients Attending the Largest PrEP Clinic in Jackson, Mississippi.
  J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care Volume: 22 Page(s): 23259582231167959
  01/01/2023 Authors: Hollcroft MR; Gipson J; Barnes A; Mena L; Dombrowski JC; Ward LM; Khosropour CM
• Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Discontinuation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in a Multisite Clinical Cohort in the United States.
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 91 Page(s): 151 - 156
  10/01/2022 Authors: Goedel WC; Rogers BG; Li Y; Nunn AS; Patel RR; Marshall BDL; Mena LA; Ward LM; Brock JB; Napoleon S
• HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Persons with Monkeypox - Eight U.S. Jurisdictions, May 17-July 22, 2022.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 71 Page(s): 1141 - 1147
  09/09/2022 Authors: Curran KG; Eberly K; Russell OO; Snyder RE; Phillips EK; Tang EC; Peters PJ; Sanchez MA; Hsu L; Cohen SE
• Perspectives of healthcare providers on implementation of long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine in US healthcare settings from a Hybrid III Implementation-effectiveness study (CUSTOMIZE).
  J Int AIDS Soc Volume: 25 Page(s): e26003
  09/01/2022 Authors: Czarnogorski M; Garris CP; Dalessandro M; D'Amico R; Nwafor T; Williams W; Merrill D; Wang Y; Stassek L; Wohlfeiler MB
• Perspectives of people living with HIV-1 on implementation of long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine in US healthcare settings: results from the CUSTOMIZE hybrid III implementation-effectiveness study.
  J Int AIDS Soc Volume: 25 Page(s): e26006
  09/01/2022 Authors: Garris CP; Czarnogorski M; Dalessandro M; D'Amico R; Nwafor T; Williams W; Merrill D; Wang Y; Stassek L; Wohlfeiler MB
• Locating the Risk: Using Participatory Mapping to Contextualize Perceived HIV Risk across Geography and Social Networks among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South.
  J Sex Res Volume: 59 Page(s): 931 - 938
  09/01/2022 Authors: Arnold T; Stopka TJ; Gomillia CES; Murphy M; Johnson K; Chan PA; Klasko-Foster L; Rogers B; Soler JH; Monger ML
• Where's the "Everyday Black Woman"? An intersectional qualitative analysis of Black Women's decision-making regarding HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Mississippi.
  BMC Public Health Volume: 22 Page(s): 1604
  08/23/2022 Authors: Willie TC; Knight D; Baral SD; Chan PA; Kershaw T; Mayer KH; Stockman JK; Adimora AA; Monger M; Mena LA
• Facilitators for retaining men who have sex with men in pre-exposure prophylaxis care in real world clinic settings within the United States.
  BMC Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 673
  08/05/2022 Authors: Rogers BG; Sosnowy C; Zanowick-Marr A; Chan PA; Mena LA; Patel RR; Goedel WC; Arnold T; Chu C; Galipeau D
• Monkeypox: Avoiding the Mistakes of Past Infectious Disease Epidemics.
  Ann Intern Med Volume: 175 Page(s): 1177 - 1178
  08/01/2022 Authors: Daskalakis D; McClung RP; Mena L; Mermin J; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Monkeypox Response Team
• A Pilot Study of a Patient Navigation Intervention to Improve HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Persistence Among Black/African American Men Who Have Sex With Men.
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 90 Page(s): 276 - 282
  07/01/2022 Authors: Goedel WC; Coats CS; Chan PA; Sims-Gomillia CE; Brock JB; Ward LM; Mena LA; Nunn AS
• Stigmatizing Spaces and Places as Axes of Intersectional Stigma Among Sexual Minority Men in HIV Prevention Research.
  Am J Public Health Volume: 112 Page(s): S371 - S373
  06/01/2022 Authors: Taggart T; Jonathon Rendina H; Boone CA; Burns P; Carter J; English D; Hull S; Massie JS; Mbaba M; Mena L
• A Comparison of Single-Dose Versus Multidose Metronidazole by Select Clinical Factors for the Treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis in Women.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 49 Page(s): 231 - 236
  03/01/2022 Authors: Muzny CA; Mena LA; Lillis RA; Schmidt N; Martin DH; Kissinger P
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Preferences for Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Southeastern United States: Implications for a Post-COVID-19 Era.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 49 Page(s): 208 - 215
  03/01/2022 Authors: Van Gerwen OT; Talluri R; Camino AF; Mena LA; Chamberlain N; Ford EW; Eaton EF; Muzny CA
• Survey of Adherence with COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors During the 2020 Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays Among Members of the COVID-19 Community Research Partnership.
  J Community Health Volume: 47 Page(s): 71 - 78
  02/01/2022 Authors: Peacock JE; Herrington DM; Edelstein SL; Seals AL; Plumb ID; Saydah S; Lagarde WH; Runyon MS; Maguire PD; Correa A
• Adherence to Daily Oral TDF/FTC for PrEP in Community Health Center Populations: The Sustainable Health Center Implementation PrEP Pilot (SHIPP) Study.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 26 Page(s): 350 - 360
  02/01/2022 Authors: Smith DK; Rawlings MK; Glick N; Mena L; Coleman M; Houlberg M; McCallister S; Wiener J
• Meet Me Where I Am: An Evaluation of an HIV Patient Navigation Intervention to Increase Uptake of PrEP Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South.
  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Volume: 9 Page(s): 103 - 116
  02/01/2022 Authors: Burns PA; Omondi AA; Monger M; Ward L; Washington R; Sims Gomillia CE; Bamrick-Fernandez DR; Anyimukwu C; Mena LA
• African American Clergy Recommendations to Enhance the Federal Plan to End the HIV Epidemic: A Qualitative Study.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 26 Page(s): 100 - 111
  01/01/2022 Authors: Arnold T; Haynes T; Foster P; Parker S; Monger M; Malyuta Y; Cain O; Coats CS; Murphy M; Thomas G
• "PrEP's just to secure you like insurance": a qualitative study on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence and retention among black cisgender women in Mississippi.
  BMC Infect Dis Volume: 21 Page(s): 1102
  10/26/2021 Authors: Willie TC; Monger M; Nunn A; Kershaw T; Stockman JK; Mayer KH; Chan PA; Adimora AA; Mena LA; Knight D
• Trichomonas vaginalis Detection in Urogenital Specimens from Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Men and Women by Use of the cobas TV/MG Test.
  J Clin Microbiol Volume: 59 Page(s): e0026421
  09/20/2021 Authors: Van Der Pol B; Rao A; Nye MB; Chavoustie S; Ermel A; Kaplan C; Eisenberg D; Chan PA; Mena L; Pacheco S
• Efficacy and Safety of Single Oral Dosing of Secnidazole for Trichomoniasis in Women: Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Delayed-Treatment Study.
  Volume: 73 Page(s): e1282 - e1289
  09/15/2021 Authors: Muzny CA; Schwebke JR; Nyirjesy P; Kaufman G; Mena LA; Lazenby GB; Van Gerwen OT; Graves KJ; Arbuckle J; Carter BA
• EVO100 prevents chlamydia and gonorrhea in women at high risk of infection.
  Volume: 225 Page(s): 162.e1 - 162.e14
  08/01/2021 Authors: Chappell BT; Mena LA; Maximos B; Mollan S; Culwell K; Howard B
• Resistance-Guided Treatment of Gonorrhea: A Prospective Clinical Study.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 73 Page(s): 298 - 303
  07/15/2021 Authors: Klausner JD; Bristow CC; Soge OO; Shahkolahi A; Waymer T; Bolan RK; Philip SS; Asbel LE; Taylor SN; Mena LA
• Effect of Bamlanivimab vs Placebo on Incidence of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff of Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities A Randomized Clinical Trial
  JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Volume: 326 Page(s): 46 - 55
  07/06/2021 Authors: Cohen MS; Nirula A; Mulligan MJ; Novak RM; Marovich M; Yen C; Stemer A; Mayer SM; Wohl D; Brengle B
• The Impact of a Mobile Gaming Intervention to Increase Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 25 Page(s): 1884 - 1889
  06/01/2021 Authors: Whiteley L; Craker L; Haubrick KK; Arnold T; Mena L; Olsen E; Brown LK
• Performance of a single-use, rapid, point-of-care PCR device for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis: a cross-sectional study.
  Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 21 Page(s): 668 - 676
  05/01/2021 Authors: Morris SR; Bristow CC; Wierzbicki MR; Sarno M; Asbel L; French A; Gaydos CA; Hazan L; Mena L; Madhivanan P
• The persistent and evolving HIV epidemic in American men who have sex with men.
  Lancet Volume: 397 Page(s): 1116 - 1126
  03/20/2021 Authors: Mayer KH; Nelson L; Hightow-Weidman L; Mimiaga MJ; Mena L; Reisner S; Daskalakis D; Safren SA; Beyrer C; Sullivan PS
• Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcomes of Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19: Early Experience from an Academic Medical Center in Mississippi.
  South Med J Volume: 114 Page(s): 144 - 149
  03/01/2021 Authors: Lucar J; Wingler MJB; Cretella DA; Ward LM; Sims Gomillia CE; Chamberlain N; Shimose LA; Brock JB; Harvey J; Wilhelm A
• Scale up mHealth HIV interventions: site and public health perspectives and lessons learned from P3.
  Mhealth Volume: 7 Page(s): 38
  01/01/2021 Authors: Paul ME; Castillo M; Emmanuel P; Bauermeister JA; Mena LA; Sullivan PS; Hightow-Weidman LB
• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Training among Medical Schools in the United States.
  J Prim Care Community Health Volume: 12 Page(s): 21501327211028713
  01/01/2021 Authors: Cooper RL; Tabatabai M; Juarez PD; Ramesh A; Morris MC; Brown KY; Arcury TA; Shinn M; Mena LA; Juarez P-M
• Recommendations for Increasing Physician Provision of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Implications for Medical Student Training.
  Inquiry Volume: 58 Page(s): 469580211017666
  01/01/2021 Authors: Cooper RL; Juarez PD; Morris MC; Ramesh A; Edgerton R; Brown LL; Mena L; MacMaster SA; Collins S; Juarez PM
• Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics.
  Ann Epidemiol Volume: 52 Page(s): 46 - 53.e2
  12/01/2020 Authors: Rodriguez-Diaz CE; Guilamo-Ramos V; Mena L; Hall E; Honermann B; Crowley JS; Baral S; Prado GJ; Marzan-Rodriguez M; Beyrer C
• Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation at a Community-Based Clinic in Jackson, MS.
  AIDS Res Ther Volume: 17 Page(s): 60
  10/08/2020 Authors: Gomillia CES; Backus KV; Brock JB; Melvin SC; Parham JJ; Mena LA
• Foretelling the Future: Predicting STI Diagnosis and Its Implications for Ending the HIV Epidemic among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
  J Urban Health Volume: 97 Page(s): 642 - 652
  10/01/2020 Authors: Burns PA; Mena LA; Crosby RL
• A Mobile Gaming Intervention for Persons on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Protocol for Intervention Development and Randomized Controlled Trial.
  JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 9 Page(s): e18640
  09/14/2020 Authors: Whiteley L; Olsen E; Mena L; Haubrick K; Craker L; Hershkowitz D; Brown LK
• Validation of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Stigma Scale: Performance of Likert and Semantic Differential Scale Versions.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 24 Page(s): 2637 - 2649
  09/01/2020 Authors: Siegler AJ; Wiatrek S; Mouhanna F; Amico KR; Dominguez K; Jones J; Patel RR; Mena LA; Mayer KH
• eTest: a limited-interaction, longitudinal randomized controlled trial of a mobile health platform that enables real-time phone counseling after HIV self-testing among high-risk men who have sex with men.
  Trials Volume: 21 Page(s): 654
  07/16/2020 Authors: Wray TB; Chan PA; Klausner JD; Mena LA; Brock JB; Simpanen EM; Ward LM; Chrysovalantis S
• Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities.
  Ann Epidemiol Volume: 47 Page(s): 37 - 44
  07/01/2020 Authors: Millett GA; Jones AT; Benkeser D; Baral S; Mercer L; Beyrer C; Honermann B; Lankiewicz E; Mena L; Crowley JS
• False information on PrEP in direct-to-consumer advertising.
  Lancet HIV Volume: 7 Page(s): e455 - e456
  07/01/2020 Authors: Nunn AS; Goedel WC; Gomillia CE; Coats CS; Patel RR; Murphy MJ; Chu CT; Chan PA; Mena LA
• Social Capital and Risk of Concurrent Sexual Partners Among African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 24 Page(s): 2062 - 2072
  07/01/2020 Authors: Ransome Y; Cunningham K; Paredes M; Mena L; Sutten-Coats C; Chan P; Simmons D; Willie TC; Nunn A
• Mycoplasma genitalium Detection in Urogenital Specimens from Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Men and Women by Use of the cobas TV/MG Test.
  J Clin Microbiol Volume: 58
  05/26/2020 Authors: Van Der Pol B; Waites KB; Xiao L; Taylor SN; Rao A; Nye M; Chavoustie S; Ermel A; Kaplan C; Eisenberg D
• Evaluation of the Performance of a Point-of-Care Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
  JAMA Netw Open Volume: 3 Page(s): e204819
  05/01/2020 Authors: Van Der Pol B; Taylor SN; Mena L; Lebed J; McNeil CJ; Crane L; Ermel A; Sukhija-Cohen A; Gaydos CA
• Leveraging Community Engagement: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Reducing New HIV Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Volume: 7 Page(s): 193 - 201
  04/01/2020 Authors: Burns PA; Williams MS; Mena LA; Bruce MA; Bender M; Burton ET; Beech BM
• A Theoretically Based Mobile App to Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
  JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 9 Page(s): e16231
  02/21/2020 Authors: Jones J; Dominguez K; Stephenson R; Stekler JD; Castel AD; Mena LA; Jenness SM; Siegler AJ; Sullivan PS
• A Mobile Intervention to Improve Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Southern Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for Intervention Development and Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
  JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 9 Page(s): e15781
  02/20/2020 Authors: Rouffiac A-E; Whiteley L; Brown L; Mena L; Craker L; Healy M; Haubrick K
• Curricular Interventions in Medical Schools for Assessing Adverse Childhood Experience.
  J Health Care Poor Underserved Volume: 31 Page(s): 68 - 90
  01/01/2020 Authors: Ramesh A; Juarez PD; Paul MJ; Morris MC; Cooper RL; Tabatabai M; Arcury TA; Shinn M; Matthews-Juarez P; Brown KY
• A Pharmacist-Led, Same-Day, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Initiation Program to Increase PrEP Uptake and Decrease Time to PrEP Initiation.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 34 Page(s): 1 - 6
  01/01/2020 Authors: Khosropour CM; Backus KV; Means AR; Beauchamps L; Johnson K; Golden MR; Mena L
• Intervention Messaging About Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Young, Black Sexual Minority Men.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 33 Page(s): 473 - 481
  11/01/2019 Authors: Rogers BG; Whiteley L; Haubrick KK; Mena LA; Brown LK
• Stability of condomless anal sex behaviours of young Black men who have sex with men: implications for HIV prevention, including pre-exposure prophylaxis.
  Sex Health Volume: 16 Page(s): 587 - 590
  11/01/2019 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L
• Potential Impact of Interventions to Enhance Retention in Care During Real-World HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 33 Page(s): 434 - 439
  10/01/2019 Authors: Chan PA; Goedel WC; Nunn AS; Sowemimo-Coker G; Galrraga O; Prosperi M; Patel R; Mena L; Montgomery MC; Marshall BDL
• Implementation Strategies to Increase PrEP Uptake in the South.
  Curr HIV/AIDS Rep Volume: 16 Page(s): 259 - 269
  08/01/2019 Authors: Sullivan PS; Mena L; Elopre L; Siegler AJ
• Long-term retention in pre-exposure prophylaxis care among men who have sex with men and transgender women in the United States.
  J Int AIDS Soc Volume: 22 Page(s): e25385
  08/01/2019 Authors: Chan PA; Patel RR; Mena L; Marshall BD; Rose J; Sutten Coats C; Montgomery MC; Tao J; Sosnowy C; Mayer KH
• An Electronic Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Initiation and Maintenance Home Care System for Nonurban Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
  JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 8 Page(s): e13982
  06/10/2019 Authors: Siegler AJ; Brock JB; Hurt CB; Ahlschlager L; Dominguez K; Kelley CF; Jenness SM; Wilde G; Jameson SB; Bailey-Herring G
• Randomised controlled trial of a brief, clinic-based intervention to promote safer sex among young Black men who have sex with men: implications for pre-exposure prophylaxis-related counselling.
  Sex Health Volume: 16 Page(s): 187 - 191
  04/01/2019 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Vickers Smith R
• Creating a Theoretically Grounded Gaming App to Increase Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Lessons From the Development of the Viral Combat Mobile Phone Game.
  JMIR Serious Games Volume: 7 Page(s): e11861
  03/27/2019 Authors: Whiteley L; Mena L; Craker LK; Healy MG; Brown LK
• Methods to include persons living with HIV not receiving HIV care in the Medical Monitoring Project.
  PLoS One Volume: 14 Page(s): e0219996
  01/01/2019 Authors: Wei SC; Messina L; Hood J; Hughes A; Jaenicke T; Johnson K; Mena L; Scheer S; Udeagu C-C; Wohl A
• Correlates Associated With Willingness to Start Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Jackson, Mississippi.
  Fam Community Health Volume: 42 Page(s): 189 - 196
  01/01/2019 Authors: Ward LM; Bruce MA; Thorpe RJ; Mena L; Nunn A; Crosby R
• Single-dose versus 7-day-dose metronidazole for the treatment of trichomoniasis in women: an open-label, randomised controlled trial.
  Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 18 Page(s): 1251 - 1259
  11/01/2018 Authors: Kissinger P; Muzny CA; Mena LA; Lillis RA; Schwebke JR; Beauchamps L; Taylor SN; Schmidt N; Myers L; Augostini P
• Relationship power and HIV risk among young Black men who have sex with men in the Southern United States.
  Sex Health Volume: 15 Page(s): 292 - 297
  07/01/2018 Authors: Ricks JM; Crosby RA; Mena L
• Promoting positive condom use experiences among young black MSM: a randomized controlled trial of a brief, clinic-based intervention.
  Health Educ Res Volume: 33 Page(s): 197 - 204
  06/01/2018 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Smith RV
• A comparison of HIV-risk behaviors between young black cisgender men who have sex with men and young black transgender women who have sex with men.
  Int J STD AIDS Volume: 29 Page(s): 665 - 672
  06/01/2018 Authors: Crosby RA; Salazar LF; Hill B; Mena L
• Extragenital Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Missed Treatment Opportunities for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men?
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 45 Page(s): 307 - 311
  05/01/2018 Authors: Mena L; Crosby RA; Chamberlain N
• HIV Clustering in Mississippi: Spatial Epidemiological Study to Inform Implementation Science in the Deep South.
  JMIR Public Health Surveill Volume: 4 Page(s): e35
  04/03/2018 Authors: Stopka TJ; Brinkley-Rubinstein L; Johnson K; Chan PA; Hutcheson M; Crosby R; Burke D; Mena L; Nunn A
• Behavioral Changes Following Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Clinical Setting.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 22 Page(s): 1075 - 1079
  04/01/2018 Authors: Oldenburg CE; Nunn AS; Montgomery M; Almonte A; Mena L; Patel RR; Mayer KH; Chan PA
• Efficacy of a Clinic-Based Safer Sex Program for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Uninfected and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 45 Page(s): 169 - 176
  03/01/2018 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Salazar LF; Hardin JW; Brown T; Vickers Smith R
• Women's willingness to experiment with condoms and lubricants: A study of women residing in a high HIV seroprevalence area.
  Int J STD AIDS Volume: 29 Page(s): 367 - 374
  03/01/2018 Authors: Sanders SA; Crosby RA; Milhausen RR; Graham CA; Tirmizi A; Yarber WL; Beauchamps L; Mena L
• Enhancing health among youth living with HIV using an iPhone game.
  AIDS Care Volume: 30 Page(s): 21 - 33
  01/01/2018 Authors: Whiteley L; Brown LK; Mena L; Craker L; Arnold T
• "We don't treat your kind": Assessing HIV health needs holistically among transgender people in Jackson, Mississippi.
  PLoS One Volume: 13 Page(s): e0202389
  01/01/2018 Authors: Perez-Brumer A; Nunn A; Hsiang E; Oldenburg C; Bender M; Beauchamps L; Mena L; MacCarthy S
• Missed Opportunities to Prescribe HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by Primary Care Providers in Saint Louis, Missouri.
  LGBT Health Volume: 5 Page(s): 250 - 256
  01/01/2018 Authors: Patel RR; Chan PA; Harrison LC; Mayer KH; Nunn A; Mena LA; Powderly WG
• African American Clergy Perspectives About the HIV Care Continuum: Results From a Qualitative Study in Jackson, Mississippi.
  Ethn Dis Volume: 28 Page(s): 85 - 92
  01/01/2018 Authors: Nunn A; Parker S; McCoy K; Monger M; Bender M; Poceta J; Harvey J; Thomas G; Johnson K; Ransome Y
• Stigma, medical mistrust, and perceived racism may affect PrEP awareness and uptake in black compared to white gay and bisexual men in Jackson, Mississippi and Boston, Massachusetts.
  AIDS Care Volume: 29 Page(s): 1351 - 1358
  11/01/2017 Authors: Cahill S; Taylor SW; Elsesser SA; Mena L; Hickson D; Mayer KH
• Time to Make the Jump: Translating HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Research Into Real-World Public Health Impact.
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 75 Page(s): e144 - e146
  08/15/2017 Authors: Patel RR; Chan PA; Mena L; Crowley JS; McCoy K; Nunn A
• Disclosure of newly diagnosed HIV infection and condom use at first sex after diagnosis: a study of young Black men who have sex with men.
  Sex Health Volume: 14 Page(s): 325 - 330
  08/01/2017 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Arnold T
• Is Sex with Older Male Partners Associated with Higher Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Black MSM?
  AIDS Behav Volume: 21 Page(s): 2526 - 2532
  08/01/2017 Authors: Chamberlain N; Mena LA; Geter A; Crosby RA
• Is Patient-Reported Exposure a Reliable Indicator for Anogenital Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening in Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men?
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 44 Page(s): 390 - 392
  07/01/2017 Authors: Chamberlain N; Crosby RA; Mena L; Chan PA; Mayer KH
• Portrait of an Epidemic: Extremely High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence and Incidence Among Young Black Men Having Sex With Men and Residing in a Southern City.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 44 Page(s): 401 - 402
  07/01/2017 Authors: Mena L; Crosby RA
• Correlates of sexual-risk behaviors among young black MSM: implications for clinic-based counseling programs.
  AIDS Care Volume: 29 Page(s): 718 - 723
  06/01/2017 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Ricks JM
• Sexual Networks, Dyadic Characteristics, and HIV Acquisition and Transmission Behaviors Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in 6 US Cities.
  Am J Epidemiol Volume: 185 Page(s): 786 - 800
  05/01/2017 Authors: Hickson DA; Mena LA; Wilton L; Tieu H-V; Koblin BA; Cummings V; Latkin C; Mayer KH
• A novel measure of poverty and its association with elevated sexual risk behavior among young Black MSM.
  Int J STD AIDS Volume: 28 Page(s): 602 - 607
  05/01/2017 Authors: Mena L; Crosby RA; Geter A
• Correlates of Enhanced Sexual Pleasure from Condom Use: A Study of Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 21 Page(s): 1491 - 1496
  05/01/2017 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L
• Are HIV-positive young black MSM having safer sex than those who are HIV-negative?
  Int J STD AIDS Volume: 28 Page(s): 441 - 446
  04/01/2017 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Geter A
• Evaluation of the Condom Barriers Scale for Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Reliability and Validity of 3 Subscales.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 44 Page(s): 91 - 95
  02/01/2017 Authors: Crosby RA; Sanders SA; Graham CA; Milhausen R; Yarber WL; Mena L
• Impact of insurance coverage on utilization of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention.
  PLoS One Volume: 12 Page(s): e0178737
  01/01/2017 Authors: Patel RR; Mena L; Nunn A; McBride T; Harrison LC; Oldenburg CE; Liu J; Mayer KH; Chan PA
• Social, structural, behavioral and clinical factors influencing retention in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) care in Mississippi.
  PLoS One Volume: 12 Page(s): e0172354
  01/01/2017 Authors: Arnold T; Brinkley-Rubinstein L; Chan PA; Perez-Brumer A; Bologna ES; Beauchamps L; Johnson K; Mena L; Nunn A
• HIV Medicine Residency Training: Experience From Mississippi.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 63 Page(s): 1678 - 1679
  12/15/2016 Authors: Brock JB; Mena LA
• Implementation of Preexposure Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men at a New England Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 43 Page(s): 717 - 723
  11/01/2016 Authors: Chan PA; Glynn TR; Oldenburg CE; Montgomery MC; Robinette AE; Almonte A; Raifman J; Mena L; Patel R; Mayer KH
• Circumcision Status is Not Associated with Condom Use and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Black MSM.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 20 Page(s): 2538 - 2542
  11/01/2016 Authors: Crosby RA; Graham CA; Mena L; Yarber WL; Sanders SA; Milhausen RR; Geter A
• Associations Between Internalized Homophobia and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 43 Page(s): 656 - 660
  10/01/2016 Authors: Crosby RA; Salazar LF; Mena L; Geter A
• Azithromycin Treatment Failure for Chlamydia trachomatis Among Heterosexual Men With Nongonococcal Urethritis.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 43 Page(s): 599 - 602
  10/01/2016 Authors: Kissinger PJ; White S; Manhart LE; Schwebke J; Taylor SN; Mena L; Khosropour CM; Wilcox L; Schmidt N; Martin DH
• Condom use and incarceration among STI clinic attendees in the Deep South.
  BMC Public Health Volume: 16 Page(s): 971
  09/13/2016 Authors: Brinkley-Rubinstein L; Parker S; Gjelsvik A; Mena L; Chan PA; Harvey J; Marshall B; Beckwith CG; Rose J; Riggins R
• Experiences of Antihomosexual Attitudes and Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the South: A Need for Community-Based Interventions.
  LGBT Health Volume: 3 Page(s): 214 - 218
  06/01/2016 Authors: Geter A; Ricks JM; McGladrey M; Crosby RA; Mena LA; Ottmar JM
• Does Age Matter Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men? A Comparison of Risk Behaviors Stratified by Age Category.
  AIDS Educ Prev Volume: 28 Page(s): 246 - 251
  06/01/2016 Authors: Chamberlain N; Mena L; Geter A; Crosby RA
• Individual and Partner-Level Factors Associated with Condom Non-Use Among African American STI Clinic Attendees in the Deep South: An Event-Level Analysis.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 20 Page(s): 1334 - 1342
  06/01/2016 Authors: Marshall BDL; Perez-Brumer AG; MacCarthy S; Mena L; Chan PA; Towey C; Barnett N; Parker S; Barnes A; Brinkley-Rubinstein L
• Similarities and Differences in Sexual Risk Behaviors Between Young Black MSM Who Do and Do Not Have Sex with Females.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 20 Page(s): 717 - 721
  04/01/2016 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Geter A; Hickson D
• Favourable attitudes towards serosorting are associated with overall less frequent condom use among young Black men having sex men.
  Sex Health Volume: 13 Page(s): 91 - 92
  02/01/2016 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L; Geter A
• Measures of Attitudes Toward and Communication about Condom Use: Their Relationships With Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 43 Page(s): 94 - 98
  02/01/2016 Authors: Crosby RA; Graham CA; Yarber WL; Sanders SA; Milhausen RR; Mena L
• Condom Breakage Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: An In-Depth Investigation Including Men Living With HIV/AIDS.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 43 Page(s): 84 - 86
  02/01/2016 Authors: Crosby RA; Mena L
• Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in a Clinical Setting.
  PLoS One Volume: 11 Page(s): e0157742
  01/01/2016 Authors: Montgomery MC; Oldenburg CE; Nunn AS; Mena L; Anderson P; Liegler T; Mayer KH; Patel R; Almonte A; Chan PA
• Retention in care outcomes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation programmes among men who have sex with men in three US cities.
  J Int AIDS Soc Volume: 19 Page(s): 20903
  01/01/2016 Authors: Chan PA; Mena L; Patel R; Oldenburg CE; Beauchamps L; Perez-Brumer AG; Parker S; Mayer KH; Mimiaga MJ; Nunn A
• State of the ART: Characteristics of HIV infected patients receiving care in Mississippi (MS), USA from the Medical Monitoring Project, 2009-2010.
  J Miss State Med Assoc Volume: 56 Page(s): 376 - 381
  12/01/2015 Authors: Barnes A; Nunn A; Karakala S; Sunesara I; Johnson K; Parham J; Mena L
• A Latent Class Analysis of Risk Factors for Acquiring HIV Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Implementing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Programs.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 29 Page(s): 597 - 605
  11/01/2015 Authors: Chan PA; Rose J; Maher J; Benben S; Pfeiffer K; Almonte A; Poceta J; Oldenburg CE; Parker S; Marshall BD
• Condom Use Errors and Problems: A Comparative Study of HIV-Positive Versus HIV-Negative Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 42 Page(s): 634 - 636
  11/01/2015 Authors: Crosby R; Mena L; Yarber WL; Graham CA; Sanders SA; Milhausen RR
• Sexual Network Profiles and Risk Factors for STIs Among African-American Sexual Minorities in Mississippi: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
  LGBT Health Volume: 2 Page(s): 276 - 281
  09/01/2015 Authors: MacCarthy S; Mena L; Chan PA; Rose J; Simmons D; Riggins R; Hoffmann M; Perez-Brumer A; Chamberlain N; Nunn A
• Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and the Changing Paradigm of HIV Prevention.
  J Miss State Med Assoc Volume: 56 Page(s): 156 - 160
  06/01/2015 Authors: Brock JB; Mena LA
• Top Ten Facts You Need to Know about HIV.
  J Miss State Med Assoc Volume: 56 Page(s): 180 - 181
  06/01/2015 Authors: Mena LA; Mosca Nicholas G
• It is complicated: sexual partner characteristic profiles and sexually transmitted infection rates within a predominantly African American population in Mississippi.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 42 Page(s): 266 - 271
  05/01/2015 Authors: Alexander J; Rose J; Dierker L; Chan PA; MacCarthy S; Simmons D; Mena L; Nunn A
• Commentary on "regional variation in HIV clinical trials participation in the United States".
  South Med J Volume: 108 Page(s): 117 - 118
  02/01/2015 Authors: Tripathi A; Saraswat A; Mena L
• Rationale, Design and Methods of the Ecological Study of Sexual Behaviors and HIV/STI among African American Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Southeastern United States (The MARI Study).
  PLoS One Volume: 10 Page(s): e0143823
  01/01/2015 Authors: Hickson DA; Truong NL; Smith-Bankhead N; Sturdevant N; Duncan DT; Schnorr J; Gipson JA; Mena LA
• Prevalence and predictors of concurrent sexual partnerships in a predominantly African American population in Jackson, Mississippi.
  AIDS Behav Volume: 18 Page(s): 2457 - 2468
  12/01/2014 Authors: Nunn A; MacCarthy S; Barnett N; Rose J; Chan P; Yolken A; Cornwall A; Chamberlain N; Barnes A; Riggins R
• Association between BVAB1 and high Nugent scores among women with bacterial vaginosis.
  Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Volume: 80 Page(s): 321 - 323
  12/01/2014 Authors: Muzny CA; Sunesara IR; Griswold ME; Kumar R; Lefkowitz EJ; Mena LA; Schwebke JR; Martin DH; Swiatlo E
• The influence of ART on the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis among HIV-infected women.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 59 Page(s): 883 - 887
  09/15/2014 Authors: Adamski A; Clark RA; Mena L; Henderson H; Levison J; Schmidt N; Gebrekristos HT; Martin DH; Kissinger P
• Efficacy and safety of intrauterine insemination and assisted reproductive technology in populations serodiscordant for human immunodeficiency virus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Fertil Steril Volume: 102 Page(s): 424 - 434
  08/01/2014 Authors: Barnes A; Riche D; Mena L; Sison T; Barry L; Reddy R; Shwayder J; Parry JP
• Lack of evidence for sexual transmission of genital Candida species among women who have sex with women: a mixed methods study.
  Sex Transm Infect Volume: 90 Page(s): 165 - 170
  03/01/2014 Authors: Muzny CA; Rivers CA; Parker CJ; Mena LA; Austin EL; Schwebke JR
• Co-occurrence of Trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis and vaginal shedding of HIV-1 RNA.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 41 Page(s): 173 - 179
  03/01/2014 Authors: Fastring DR; Amedee A; Gatski M; Clark RA; Mena LA; Levison J; Schmidt N; Rice J; Gustat J; Kissinger P
• "I Don't Have a Problem With It, But Other Guys Do": An Exploration of Condom Negotiation among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the South.
  J Black Sex Relatsh Volume: 1 Page(s): 1 - 14
  01/01/2014 Authors: Ricks JM; Geter A; Mcgladrey M; Crosby RA; Mena LA; Ottmar JM
• Clinical evaluation of a new Pap test-based method for screening of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae using liquid-based cytology media.
  South Med J Volume: 106 Page(s): 506 - 512
  09/01/2013 Authors: Martens MG; Fine P; Fuller D; Ginde SY; Hook EW; Lebed J; Mena L; Taylor SN; Van Der Pol B
• Healthcare provider attitudes, practices, and recommendations for enhancing routine HIV testing and linkage to care in the Mississippi Delta region.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 27 Page(s): 511 - 517
  09/01/2013 Authors: Sison N; Yolken A; Poceta J; Mena L; Chan PA; Barnes A; Smith E; Nunn A
• Bacterial vaginosis among African American women who have sex with women.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 40 Page(s): 751 - 755
  09/01/2013 Authors: Muzny CA; Sunesara IR; Austin EL; Mena LA; Schwebke JR
• Does Antiretroviral Therapy Interfere With the Treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis Among HIV+ Women?
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 40 Page(s): 506 - 507
  06/01/2013 Authors: Kissinger P; Adamski A; Clark RA; Mena L; Levison J; Martin DH
• Prevalence and treatment outcome of cervicitis of unknown etiology.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 40 Page(s): 379 - 385
  05/01/2013 Authors: Taylor SN; Lensing S; Schwebke J; Lillis R; Mena LA; Nelson AL; Rinaldi A; Saylor L; McNeil L; Lee JY
• Network analysis among HIV-infected young black men who have sex with men demonstrates high connectedness around few venues.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 40 Page(s): 206 - 212
  03/01/2013 Authors: Oster AM; Wejnert C; Mena LA; Elmore K; Fisher H; Heffelfinger JD
• Characterization of the vaginal microbiota among sexual risk behavior groups of women with bacterial vaginosis.
  PLoS One Volume: 8 Page(s): e80254
  01/01/2013 Authors: Muzny CA; Sunesara IR; Kumar R; Mena LA; Griswold ME; Martin DH; Lefkowitz EJ; Schwebke JR; Swiatlo E
• "Testing-only" visits: an assessment of missed diagnoses in clients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 40 Page(s): 64 - 69
  01/01/2013 Authors: Xu F; Stoner BP; Taylor SN; Mena L; Martin DH; Powell S; Markowitz LE
• Role flexing: how community, religion, and family shape the experiences of young black men who have sex with men.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 26 Page(s): 730 - 737
  12/01/2012 Authors: Balaji AB; Oster AM; Viall AH; Heffelfinger JD; Mena LA; Toledo CA
• Type-specific identification of anogenital herpes simplex virus infections by use of a commercially available nucleic acid amplification test.
  J Clin Microbiol Volume: 50 Page(s): 3466 - 3471
  11/01/2012 Authors: Van Der Pol B; Warren T; Taylor SN; Martens M; Jerome KR; Mena L; Lebed J; Ginde S; Fine P; Hook EW
• Genetic characterization of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by use of multilocus sequence typing.
  J Clin Microbiol Volume: 50 Page(s): 3293 - 3300
  10/01/2012 Authors: Cornelius DC; Robinson DA; Muzny CA; Mena LA; Aanensen DM; Lushbaugh WB; Meade JC
• Delivering laboratory results by text message and e-mail: a survey of factors associated with conceptual acceptability among STD clinic attendees.
  Telemed J E Health Volume: 18 Page(s): 500 - 506
  09/01/2012 Authors: Tripathi A; Duffus WA; Kissinger P; Brown TJ; Gibson JJ; Mena LA
• Symptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infection in the setting of severe nitroimidazole allergy: successful treatment with boric acid.
  Sex Health Volume: 9 Page(s): 389 - 391
  09/01/2012 Authors: Muzny C; Barnes A; Mena L
• Genotypic characterization of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates among women who have sex with women in sexual partnerships.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 39 Page(s): 556 - 558
  07/01/2012 Authors: Muzny CA; Rivers CA; Mena LA; Schwebke JR
• Safety and efficacy of WC2031 versus vibramycin for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection: a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, multicenter trial.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 55 Page(s): 82 - 88
  07/01/2012 Authors: Geisler WM; Koltun WD; Abdelsayed N; Burigo J; Mena L; Taylor SN; Batteiger BE; Thurman AR; Hook EW; Vaughn TA
• Clinical evaluation of the BD ProbeTec Neisseria gonorrhoeae Qx amplified DNA assay on the BD Viper system with XTR technology.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 39 Page(s): 147 - 153
  02/01/2012 Authors: Van Der Pol B; Taylor SN; Lebar W; Davis T; Fuller D; Mena L; Fine P; Gaydos CA; Martin DH; Hook EW
• Sexually transmitted infections and risk behaviors among African American women who have sex with women: does sex with men make a difference?
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 38 Page(s): 1118 - 1125
  12/01/2011 Authors: Muzny CA; Sunesara IR; Martin DH; Mena LA
• Factors associated with recently transmitted Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain MS0006 in Hinds County, Mississippi.
  South Med J Volume: 104 Page(s): 819 - 826
  12/01/2011 Authors: Temple B; Kwara A; Sunesara I; Mena L; Dobbs T; Henderson H; Holcomb M; Webb R
• Demographic but not geographic insularity in HIV transmission among young black MSM.
  AIDS Volume: 25 Page(s): 2157 - 2165
  11/13/2011 Authors: Oster AM; Pieniazek D; Zhang X; Switzer WM; Ziebell RA; Mena LA; Wei X; Johnson KL; Singh SK; Thomas PE
• Missed opportunities for HIV testing in health care settings among young African American men who have sex with men: implications for the HIV epidemic.
  AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 25 Page(s): 657 - 664
  11/01/2011 Authors: Dorell CG; Sutton MY; Oster AM; Hardnett F; Thomas PE; Gaul ZJ; Mena LA; Heffelfinger JD
• Addressing Mississippi's HIV/AIDS crisis.
  Lancet Volume: 378 Page(s): 1217
  10/01/2011 Authors: Nunn A; Barnes A; Cornwall A; Rana A; Mena L
• Use of home-obtained vaginal swabs to facilitate rescreening for Chlamydia trachomatis infections: two randomized controlled trials.
  Obstet Gynecol Volume: 118 Page(s): 231 - 239
  08/01/2011 Authors: Xu F; Stoner BP; Taylor SN; Mena L; Tian LH; Papp J; Hutchins K; Martin DH; Markowitz LE
• Clinical evaluation of the BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis Qx amplified DNA assay on the BD Viper system with XTR technology.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 38 Page(s): 603 - 609
  07/01/2011 Authors: Taylor SN; Van Der Pol B; Lillis R; Hook EW; Lebar W; Davis T; Fuller D; Mena L; Fine P; Gaydos CA
• The influence of bacterial vaginosis on the response to Trichomonas vaginalis treatment among HIV-infected women.
  Sex Transm Infect Volume: 87 Page(s): 205 - 208
  04/01/2011 Authors: Gatski M; Martin DH; Levison J; Mena L; Clark RA; Murphy M; Henderson H; Schmidt N; Kissinger P
• Screening methods for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in sexually transmitted infection clinics: what do patients prefer?
  Sex Transm Infect Volume: 87 Page(s): 149 - 151
  03/01/2011 Authors: Howard EJ; Xu F; Taylor SN; Stoner BP; Mena L; Nsuami MJ; Powell S; Lillis R; Martin DH
• Patient preference for patient-delivered partner therapy: exploratory findings from three sexually transmitted disease clinics.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 38 Page(s): 148 - 149
  02/01/2011 Authors: Howard EJ; Xu F; Taylor SN; Stoner BP; Mena L; Nsuami MJ; Powell S; Lillis R; Martin DH
• HIV risk among young African American men who have sex with men: a case-control study in Mississippi.
  Am J Public Health Volume: 101 Page(s): 137 - 143
  01/01/2011 Authors: Oster AM; Dorell CG; Mena LA; Thomas PE; Toledo CA; Heffelfinger JD
• A randomized treatment trial: single versus 7-day dose of metronidazole for the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis among HIV-infected women.
  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 55 Page(s): 565 - 571
  12/15/2010 Authors: Kissinger P; Mena L; Levison J; Clark RA; Gatski M; Henderson H; Schmidt N; Rosenthal SL; Myers L; Martin DH
• Genetic relatedness of Trichomonas vaginalis reference and clinical isolates.
  Am J Trop Med Hyg Volume: 83 Page(s): 1283 - 1286
  12/01/2010 Authors: Cornelius DC; Mena L; Lushbaugh WB; Meade JC
• Patient-delivered partner treatment and Trichomonas vaginalis repeat infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected women.
  Sex Transm Dis Volume: 37 Page(s): 502 - 505
  08/01/2010 Authors: Gatski M; Mena L; Levison J; Clark RA; Henderson H; Schmidt N; Rosenthal SL; Martin DH; Kissinger P
• The effects of environmental factors on persons living with HIV/AIDS.
  Int J Environ Res Public Health Volume: 6 Page(s): 2041 - 2054
  07/01/2009 Authors: Nichols L; Tchounwou PB; Mena L; Sarpong D
• Characteristics of hepatitis C virus coinfection in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected population with lower reported rates of injection drug use.
  Am J Med Sci Volume: 338 Page(s): 54 - 56
  07/01/2009 Authors: Burton MJ; Olivier J; Mena L
• A randomized comparison of azithromycin and doxycycline for the treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium-positive urethritis in men.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 48 Page(s): 1649 - 1654
  06/15/2009 Authors: Mena LA; Mroczkowski TF; Nsuami M; Martin DH
• Vulvar vaccinia infection after sexual contact with a smallpox vaccinee.
  Am J Med Sci Volume: 337 Page(s): 289 - 291
  04/01/2009 Authors: Muzny CA; King H; Byers P; Currier M; Nolan R; Mena L
• Mycoplasma genitalium infections in asymptomatic men and men with urethritis attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in New Orleans.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 35 Page(s): 1167 - 1173
  11/15/2002 Authors: Mena L; Wang X; Mroczkowski TF; Martin DH