Mary L. Kamb

7.0k citations

80 papers · 4.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 34

Microbiology top 0.1%
- Reproductive tract infections research 26
Infectious Diseases top 1%
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions 20
Physiology top 1%
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment 33
General Health Professions top 0.5%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health 23
General Social Sciences top 0.2%
Sociology and Political Science
- Sex work and related issues 10
Epidemiology
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk 8
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues 7
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health 7

Co-authors: Lori M. Newman Nathalie Broutet Sarah Hawkes Gail Bolan Gabriela B. Gomez Thomas A. Peterman C. Kevin Malotte Michael Iatesta
Cited by: Microbiology Infectious Diseases Physiology
Journals: JAMA (3 papers)Annals of Internal Medicine (2 papers)PLoS ONE (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Uganda

In The Last Decade

Mary L. Kamb

78 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 PLoS ONE
2017 Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2013 Bulletin of the World Health Organization
1998 JAMA

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1	Assessment of the Chad guinea worm surveillance information system: A pivotal foundation for eradication PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Saugat Karki,Adam Weiss,Jina J. Dcruz,Dorothy Hunt,Brandon Haigood,Philip Tchindebet Ouakou,Elisabeth Chop,Hubert Zirimwabagabo,Beth L. Rubenstein,Sarah Yerian,Sharon L. Roy,Mary L. Kamb,Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo	2021	1
2	Evaluation of the WHO/CDC Syphilis Serology Proficiency Programme to support the global elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: an observational cross-sectional study, 2008–2015 BMJ Open ·Andre Hopkins,Thuy Trinh,Yetunde Fakile,Allan Pillay,Melanie Taylor,Ellen N. Kersh,Mary L. Kamb	2020	2
3	Evaluating coverage of maternal syphilis screening and treatment within antenatal care to guide service improvements for prevention of congenital syphilis in Countdown 2030 Countries Journal of Global Health ·Shivika Trivedi,Melanie Taylor,Mary L. Kamb,Doris Chou	2020	15
4	HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment in the Region of the Americas: achievements, challenges and perspectives. PubMed ·Freddy Pérez,Giovanni Ravasi,J. Peter Figueroa,Beatriz Grinsztejn,Mary L. Kamb,Omar Sued,Massimo Ghidinelli	2016	4
5	Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis in 2008 and 2012: a health systems modelling study The Lancet Global Health ·N. Saman Wijesooriya,Roger Rochat,Mary L. Kamb,Prasad Turlapati,Marleen Temmerman,Nathalie Broutet,Lori M. Newman	2016	160
6	Can the Perinatal Information System in Peru be used to measure the proportion of adverse birth outcomes attributable to maternal syphilis infection? PubMed ·Heather Bradley,Vilma Tapia,Mary L. Kamb,Lori M. Newman,Patricia García,Suzanne Jacob Serruya,Alfredo L. Fort,Nathalie Broutet,Robert Nelson,Robert D. Kirkcaldy,Gustavo F. Gonzáles	2014	4
7	Cost-effectiveness of Integrated Routine Offering of Prenatal HIV and Syphilis Screening in China Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Kwame Owusu‐Edusei,Guoyu Tao,Thomas L. Gift,Ailing Wang,Lınhong Wang,Tun Ye,Xiaoyu Wei,Liming Wang,Serena Fuller,Mary L. Kamb,Marc Bulterys	2014	23
8	The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Scaling up Screening and Treatment of Syphilis in Pregnancy: A Model PLoS ONE ·James G. Kahn,Aliya Jiwani,Gabriela B. Gomez,Sarah Hawkes,Harrell W. Chesson,Nathalie Broutet,Mary L. Kamb,Lori M. Newman	2014	63
9	Toward global prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs): The need for STI vaccines Vaccine ·Sami L. Gottlieb,Nicola Low,Lori M. Newman,Gail Bolan,Mary L. Kamb,Nathalie Broutet	2014	111
10	Integration of Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis Testing and Treatment in Antenatal Care Services in the Northern Cape and Gauteng Provinces, South Africa Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Thu–Ha Dinh,Mary L. Kamb,Veerle Msimang,Muptal Likibi,Thabo Molebatsi,T. R. Goldman,David A. Lewis	2013	27
11	Urethritis/Cervicitis Pathogen Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors Among Asymptomatic HIV-Infected Patients in South Africa Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·David A. Lewis,Tobias Chirwa,Veerle Msimang,F Radebe,Mary L. Kamb,Cynthia Firnhaber	2012	32
12	Lives Saved Tool supplement detection and treatment of syphilis in pregnancy to reduce syphilis related stillbirths and neonatal mortality BMC Public Health ·Hannah Blencowe,Simon Cousens,Mary L. Kamb,Stuart M. Berman,Joy E Lawn	2011	148
13	Utilization of HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing in Vietnam: An Evaluation of 5 Years of Routine Program Data for National Response AIDS Education and Prevention ·Nguyen Thi Thu Hong,Mitchell I. Wolfe,Dat T. Tran,Deborah A. McFarland,Mary L. Kamb,Nguyen Trong Thang,Hoang Thai,Carlos del Rı́o	2011	14
14	Problems with Condom Use among Patients Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics: Prevalence, Predictors, and Relation to Incident Gonorrhea and Chlamydia American Journal of Epidemiology ·Lee Warner,Daniel R. Newman,Mary L. Kamb,M. Fishbein,Jacinta Douglas,J. M. Zenilman,Lucio D’Anna,Gail Bolan,James L. Rogers,Thomas A. Peterman,(unknown)	2007	49
15	Incidence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in 5 Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinics and the Effect of HIV/STD Risk‐Reduction Counseling The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Sami L. Gottlieb,John M. Douglas,Mark P. Foster,D. Scott Schmid,Daniel R. Newman,Anna E. Barón,Gail Bolan,Michael Iatesta,C. Kevin Malotte,Jonathan M. Zenilman,Martin Fishbein,Thomas A. Peterman,Mary L. Kamb,(unknown)	2004	76
16	New Sexually Transmitted Diseases in HIV-Infected Patients: Markers for Ongoing HIV Transmission Behavior JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Emily J. Erbelding,Shang-en Chung,Mary L. Kamb,Kathleen L. Irwin,Anne Rompalo	2003	44
17	Does Measured Behavior Reflect STD Risk? Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Thomas A. Peterman,Lillian S. Lin,Daniel R. Newman,Mary L. Kamb,Gail Bolan,Jonathan M. Zenilman,John M. Douglas,Jenn Rogers,C. Kevin Malotte	2000	117
18	Efficacy of Risk-Reduction Counseling to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Diseasesbreakdown → JAMA ·Mary L. Kamb,Martin Fishbein,Jacinta Douglas,Fen Rhodes,Jenn Rogers,Gail Bolan,J. M. Zenilman,Tamara Hoxworth,C. Kevin Malotte,Michael Iatesta,Charlotte Kent,Adam Lentz,Sandra L. Graziano,Robert H. Byers,Thomas A. Peterman,(unknown)	1998	774
19	Cryptosporidiosis in Wisconsin: A case-control study of post-outbreak transmission Epidemiology and Infection ·Patrick L. Osewe,David G. Addiss,Kathleen Blair,Allen W. Hightower,Mary L. Kamb,J. P. Davis	1996	18
20	Postmortem Studies of the Heart in Three Fatal Cases of the Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome Annals of Internal Medicine ·Thomas N. James,Mary L. Kamb,Gabriella S. Sandberg,Richard M. Silver,Edwin M. Kilbourne	1991	23

About Mary L. Kamb

Mary L. Kamb is a scholar working on Microbiology, Physiology and Infectious Diseases, having authored 80 papers that have together received 4.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (33 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (26 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (23 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (20 papers), Sex work and related issues (10 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (8 papers), Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (7 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Microbiology (1.4k citations), Infectious Diseases (1.6k citations) and Physiology (2.0k citations). Mary L. Kamb has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Uganda. Frequent co-authors include Lori M. Newman, Nathalie Broutet, Sarah Hawkes, Gail Bolan, Gabriela B. Gomez, Thomas A. Peterman, C. Kevin Malotte, Michael Iatesta, Martin Fishbein and Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling. Their work appears in journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

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