
Papers & Publications
Online HIV prophylaxis delivery: Protocol for the ePrEP Kenya pilot study
Kiptinness Catherine, Naik Paulami, Thuo Nicholas, Malen Rachel C., Dettinger Julia C., Pintye Jillian, Rafferty Maeve, Jomo Edwin, Nyamasyo Nicky, Wood Tony, Isabelli Paul, Morris Sarah, Hattery David, Stergachis Andy, Were Daniel, Sharma Monisha, Ngure Kenneth, Mugambi Melissa Latigo, Ortblad Katrina F., “Online HIV prophylaxis delivery: Protocol for the ePrEP Kenya pilot study”, 2023, Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1054559.
Flu@home: the Comparative Accuracy of an At-Home Influenza Rapid Diagnostic Test Using a Prepositioned Test Kit…
Jack Henry Kotnik, Shawna Cooper, Sam Smedinghoff, Piyusha Gade, Kelly Scherer, Mitchell Maier, Jessie Juusola, Ernesto Ramirez, Pejman Naraghi-Arani, Victoria Lyon, Barry Lutzu, Matthew Thompson, “Flu@home: the Comparative Accuracy of an At-Home Influenza Rapid Diagnostic Test Using a Prepositioned Test Kit, Mobile App, Mail-in Reference Sample, and Symptom-Based Testing Trigger”, 2022, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol.60, No.3
Evaluating an app-guided self-test for influenza: lessons learned for improving the feasibility of study designs to evaluate self-tests for respiratory viruses
Monica L. Zigman Suchsland, Ivan Rahmatullah, Barry Lutz, Victoria Lyon, Shichu Huang, Enos Kline, Chelsey Graham, Shawna Cooper, Philip Su, Sam Smedinghoff, Helen Y. Chu, Kara Sewalk, John S. Brownstein & Matthew J. Thompson on behalf of Seattle Flu Study investigators, “Evaluating an app-guided self-test for influenza: lessons learned for improving the feasibility of study designs to evaluate self-tests for respiratory viruses”, BMC Infect Dis 21, 617 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06314-1
Polyester nasal swabs collected in a dry tube are a robust and inexpensive, minimal self-collection kit
Leah R. Padgett, Lauren A. Kennington, Charlotte L. Ahls, Delini K. Samarasinghe, Yuan-Po Tu, Michelle L. Wallander, Shawna D. Cooper, James S. Elliott, Douglas Rains, “Polyester nasal swabs collected in a dry tube are a robust and inexpensive, minimal self-collection kit for SARS-CoV-2 testing”, 2021, PLOS ONE
Diagnostic accuracy of an app-guided, self-administered test for influenza among individuals presenting to general practice with influenza-like illness: study protocol
Victoria Lyon, Monica Zigman Suchsland, Monique Chilver, Nigel Stocks, Barry Lutz, Philip Su, Shawna Cooper, Chunjong Park, Libby Rose Lavitt, Alex Mariakakis, Shwetak Patel, Chelsey Graham, Mark Rieder, Cynthia LeRouge, Matthew Thompson, “Diagnostic accuracy of an app-guided, self-administered test for influenza among individuals presenting to general practice with influenza-like illness: study protocol”, BMJ Open 2020;10:e036298. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036298
Swabs Collected by Patients or Health Care Workers for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
Yuan-Po Tu, Brian Hart, Gerard A. Cangelosi, Rachel Jennings, Kevin Wehber, Prateek Verma, Deneen Vojta, Ethan M. Berke, “Swabs Collected by Patients or Health Care Workers for SARS-CoV-2 Testing”, N Engl J Med 2020; 383:494-496, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2016321
Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens
Jonathan Altamirano, Prasanthi Govindarajan, Andra L. Blomkalns, Lauren E. Kushner, Bryan Andrew Stevens, Benjamin A. Pinsky, Yvonne Maldonado, “Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing”, JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e2012005. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.12005
Patient-collected tongue, nasal, and mid-turbinate swabs for SARS-CoV-2 yield equivalent sensitivity to health care worker collected nasopharyngeal swabs
YP Tu, R Jennings, B Hart, GA Cangelosi, RC Wood, K Wehber, P Verma, D Vojta, EM Berke, “Patient-collected tongue, nasal, and mid-turbinate swabs for SARS-CoV-2 yield equivalent sensitivity to health care worker collected nasopharyngeal swabs”, medRxiv 2020.04.01.20050005; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.01.20050005