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Robert C. Brunham

Professor of medicine
Verified email at bccdc.ca
Cited by 33084

The genome sequence of the SARS-associated coronavirus

…, S Tyler, R Vogrig, D Ward, B Watson, RC Brunham… - Science, 2003 - science.org
We sequenced the 29,751-base genome of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–associated
coronavirus known as the Tor2 isolate. The genome sequence reveals that this …

Female to male transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: risk factors for seroconversion in men

…, MN Gakinya, JO Ndinya-Achola, RC Brunham… - The Lancet, 1989 - Elsevier
To determine the frequency and risk factors for female to male sexual transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), a prospective study was carried out in 422 men who …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Canada

…, M Krajden, M Petric, RC Brunham… - … England Journal of …, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a condition of unknown cause
that has recently been recognized in patients in Asia, North America, and Europe. This report …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak

…, SJM Jones, FSL Brinkman, RC Brunham… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background An outbreak of tuberculosis occurred over a 3-year period in a medium-size
community in British Columbia, Canada. The results of mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit…

Network theory and SARS: predicting outbreak diversity

…, MEJ Newman, DM Skowronski, RC Brunham - Journal of theoretical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Many infectious diseases spread through populations via the networks formed by physical
contacts among individuals. The patterns of these contacts tend to be highly heterogeneous. …

[HTML][HTML] Immunology of Chlamydia infection: implications for a Chlamydia trachomatis vaccine

RC Brunham, J Rey-Ladino - Nature reviews immunology, 2005 - nature.com
Sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infections are a serious public-health problem.
With more than 90 million new cases occurring annually, C. trachomatis is the most common …

Pelvic inflammatory disease

RC Brunham, SL Gottlieb… - New England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
… Reforming Pharmacy Benefit Managers — A Review of Bipartisan Legislation C. Cai et al. …
gonorrhoeae or C. trachomatis. Sexually transmitted Mycoplasma genitalium has been …

Association between Mycoplasma genitalium and acute endometritis

…, LE Manhart, EA Bukusi, S Astete, RC Brunham… - The Lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
Up to 70% of cases of pelvic inflammatory disease do not have a known cause. We recruited
115 women who had presented to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, …

Mucopurulent cervicitis—the ignored counterpart in women of urethritis in men

RC Brunham, J Paavonen, CE Stevens… - New England journal …, 1984 - Mass Medical Soc
Among 100 randomly selected nonmenstruating women attending a clinic for sexually
transmitted diseases, we assessed objective criteria for the clinical diagnosis of mucopurulent …

[HTML][HTML] Association between the 2008–09 seasonal influenza vaccine and pandemic H1N1 illness during spring–summer 2009: four observational studies from …

…, Y Li, TL Kwindt, DM Patrick, RC Brunham… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background In late spring 2009, concern was raised in Canada that prior vaccination with the
2008–09 trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) was associated with increased risk of …