List of works by Quarraisha Karim

'You'll always stay right': understanding vaginal products and the motivations for use among adolescent and young women in rural KZN.

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

A model designed to enhance informed consent: experiences from the HIV prevention trials network.

scientific article published in March 2005

A pilot study of once-daily antiretroviral therapy integrated with tuberculosis directly observed therapy in a resource-limited setting

scientific article published on August 2004

AIDS research must link to local policy

scientific article published in Nature

ARV-based HIV prevention for women - where we are in 2014.

scientific article

Ability to develop broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies is not restricted by the germline Ig gene repertoire

scientific article published on 30 March 2015

Acceptability of Early Antiretroviral Therapy Among South African Women

scientific article published on 21 February 2017

Acceptability of neonatal circumcision by pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article

Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities

scientific article published on 24 August 2009

Adherence in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel microbicide trial

scientific article (publication date: May 2014)

Adolescent girls and young women: key populations for HIV epidemic control

scientific article

Adolescent health

article

Anti-retrovirals for treatment and prevention--time for new paradigms in our response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic?

scientific article published in August 2013

Antibodies for HIV prevention in young women

scientific article

Antibody Maturation in Women Who Acquire HIV Infection While Using Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis

scientific article

Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention reaches a key milestone

scientific article published on 18 May 2012

Antiretroviral prophylaxis: a defining moment in HIV control

scientific article published on 21 July 2011

Antiretroviral therapy: challenges and options in South Africa

scientific article published in November 2003

Appeal to global donors to save the Treatment Action Campaign

scientific article published on 2 December 2014

Asking the right questions: developing evidence-based strategies for treating HIV in women and children

scientific article (publication date: 25 May 2011)

Assessing adherence in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel HIV prevention trial: results of a nested case-control study

scientific article published on May 2014

Assessing the implementation effectiveness and safety of 1% tenofovir gel provision through family planning services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: study protocol for an open-label randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy and Missed Opportunities for Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

scientific article published on 2 May 2019

Brief Report: Selection of HIV-1 Variants With Higher Transmission Potential by 1% Tenofovir Gel Microbicide

scientific article

Broadly neutralizing antibody specificities detected in the genital tract of HIV-1 infected women

scientific article published on February 2016

CAPRISA 004 tenofovir microbicide trial: no impact of tenofovir gel on the HIV transmission bottleneck

scientific article

Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 15-2011. A 19-year-old South African woman with headache, fatigue, and vaginal discharge

scientific article published in May 2011

Cervicovaginal Inflammation Facilitates Acquisition of Less Infectious HIV Variants

scientific article published on 29 September 2016

Challenges with participant reimbursement: experiences from a post-trial access study

scientific article published on 21 September 2015

Changes in Natural Killer cell activation and function during primary HIV-1 Infection

scientific article

Clinic-Based Evaluation of a Point-of-Care Creatinine Assay to Screen for Renal Impairment Among HIV-Positive Patients Receiving Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate.

scientific article published on 15 December 2017

Closing the NIH Fogarty Center threatens US and global health.

scientific article published on 27 July 2017

Co-enrollment in multiple HIV prevention trials - experiences from the CAPRISA 004 Tenofovir gel trial

scientific article published on 26 January 2011

Colliding epidemics of communicable and non-communicable diseases during adolescence in South Africa

scholarly article published 17 June 2016

Community-based HIV prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: results of a cross-sectional household survey

Contraceptive choices, pregnancy rates, and outcomes in a microbicide trial

scientific article

Correction: Features of Recently Transmitted HIV-1 Clade C Viruses that Impact Antibody Recognition: Implications for Active and Passive Immunization

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

Current status of the HIV epidemic & challenges in prevention.

scientific article published in December 2017

Defining genital tract cytokine signatures of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis in women at high risk of HIV infection: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 08 August 2014

Development of methods for cross-sectional HIV incidence estimation in a large, community randomized trial

scientific article

Direct questioning of genital symptoms: increasing opportunities for identifying and treating sexually transmitted infections in primary health-care settings

scientific article published in August 2006

Disclosure of HIV status: Experiences of Patients Enrolled in an Integrated TB and HAART Pilot Programme in South Africa

scientific article

Disclosure of microbicide gel use to sexual partners: influence on adherence in the CAPRISA 004 trial

scientific article

Diverse approaches useful for microbicide trials.

scientific article published in September 2007

Drug concentrations after topical and oral antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis: implications for HIV prevention in women

scientific article published on July 2011

Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on the Memory and Activation Profiles of B Cells in HIV-Infected African Women

scientific article published on 30 December 2016

Effectiveness and safety of tenofovir gel, an antiretroviral microbicide, for the prevention of HIV infection in women

scientific article

Efficacy and safety of tenofovir-containing antiretroviral therapy in women who acquired HIV while enrolled in tenofovir gel prophylaxis trials

scientific article published on 4 November 2016

Empowering women in human immunodeficiency virus prevention

scientific article

Enrolling adolescents in research on HIV and other sensitive issues: lessons from South Africa

scientific article

Epidemiological impact of tenofovir gel on the HIV epidemic in South Africa

scientific article

Establishing a cohort at high risk of HIV infection in South Africa: challenges and experiences of the CAPRISA 002 acute infection study

scientific article

Ethical challenges in international HIV prevention research.

scientific article published in January 2004

Ethics guidance for HIV prevention trials

scientific article

Evolution of an HIV glycan-dependent broadly neutralizing antibody epitope through immune escape

scientific article

Ex vivo HIV entry into blood CD4+ T cells does not predict heterosexual HIV acquisition in women

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Experience in international clinical research: the HIV Prevention Trials Network

scientific article published on December 2011

Experiences in the implementation of provider-initiated counselling and testing and linkage to HIV services at urban public sector health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal

article

Exploratory analysis of the ecological variables associated with sexual health profiles in high-risk, sexually-active female learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal.

scientific article

Factors Driving the HIV Epidemic in Southern Africa

scientific article

Features of Recently Transmitted HIV-1 Clade C Viruses that Impact Antibody Recognition: Implications for Active and Passive Immunization

scientific article

Gender-sensitive reporting in medical research

scientific article published on 8 March 2012

Genital Tenofovir Concentrations Correlate With Protection Against HIV Infection in the CAPRISA 004 Trial: Importance of Adherence for Microbicide Effectiveness

scientific article published in July 2015

Genital inflammation and the risk of HIV acquisition in women

scientific article

Genital inflammation undermines the effectiveness of tenofovir gel in preventing HIV acquisition in women.

scientific article published on 26 February 2018

Genital tract inflammation during early HIV-1 infection predicts higher plasma viral load set point in women

scientific article published on January 2012

Genital-Systemic Chemokine Gradients and the Risk of HIV Acquisition in Women

scientific article published on March 2017

Global development. Family planning and the Millennium Development Goals

scientific article

Global epidemiology of HIV-AIDS.

scientific article

Governmental Support of Research

HIV Infection and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities.

scientific article

HIV Superinfection Drives De Novo Antibody Responses and Not Neutralization Breadth

article

HIV disease progression in seroconvertors from the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel pre-exposure prophylaxis trial

scientific article

HIV epidemic types and customized prevention responses.

scientific article published in November 2008

HIV incidence in young girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa--public health imperative for their inclusion in HIV biomedical intervention trials

scientific article

HIV infection and tuberculosis in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the public health response

scientific article

HIV infection in South Africa: the evolving epidemic

article

HIV infection in high school students in rural South Africa: role of transmissions among students

scientific article

HIV prevalence among high school learners - opportunities for school-based HIV testing programmes and sexual reproductive health services.

scientific article published in January 2012

HIV prevalence among high school learners - opportunities for schools-based HIV testing programmes and sexual reproductive health services

scientific article

HIV prevention and treatment research in sub-Saharan Africa: where are the adolescents?

scientific article

HIV recency testing: should results be disclosed to individuals tested?

scientific article published on 01 August 2020

HIV self-testing as part of a differentiated HIV testing approach: exploring urban and rural adult experiences from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa using a cross-over study design

article

HIV treatment in South Africa: overcoming impediments to get started

scientific article published in The Lancet

HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

scientific article

HIV-No time for complacency

scientific article published in Science

HIV-positive status disclosure in patients in care in rural South Africa: implications for scaling up treatment and prevention interventions

scientific article

HIV-prevention science at a crossroads: advances in reducing sexual risk.

scientific article

HIV/AIDS epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment

scientific article

Heterosexual transmission of HIV – the importance of a gendered perspective in HIV prevention

article

High Burden of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection among Young Women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

High mortality rates in men initiated on anti-retroviral treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

High prevalence of abnormal Pap smears among young women co-infected with HIV in rural South Africa - implications for cervical cancer screening policies in high HIV prevalence populations.

scientific article published on February 2007

High rates of tuberculosis in patients accessing HAART in rural South Africa

scientific article published on April 2014

Honing in on enteric fever

scientific article

Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: an individual participant data meta-analysis

scientific article

Identification and validation of a multi-assay algorithm for cross-sectional HIV incidence estimation in populations with subtype C infection.

scientific article published in February 2018

Impact of an adherence intervention on the effectiveness of tenofovir gel in the CAPRISA 004 trial

scientific article

Implementation of adolescent-friendly voluntary medical male circumcision using a school based recruitment program in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article

Implementing microbicides in low-income countries

scientific article

Inclusion of adolescent girls in HIV prevention research - an imperative for an AIDS-free generation

scientific article published on 08 March 2014

Increasing burden of pulmonary tuberculosis in young women

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Influences of geo-spatial location on pre-exposure prophylaxis use in South Africa: positioning microbicides for better product uptake

scientific article published on November 2016

Initiating antiretrovirals during tuberculosis treatment: a drug safety review

scientific article

Innate immune activation enhances hiv acquisition in women, diminishing the effectiveness of tenofovir microbicide gel.

scientific article

Integration of antiretroviral therapy with tuberculosis treatment

scientific article published on October 2011

Integrin α4β7 expression on peripheral blood CD4+ T cells predicts HIV acquisition and disease progression outcomes.

scientific article published in January 2018

Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviours for preventing HIV in homeless youth

scientific article

Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviours for preventing HIV in homeless youth.

scientific article

Interventions with youth in high-prevalence areas

article

Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) gene profiles modify HIV disease course, not HIV acquisition in South African women.

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Knowledge and acceptability of HAART among TB patients in Durban, South Africa

article

Limited HIV-1 superinfection in seroconverters from the CAPRISA 004 Microbicide Trial

scientific article published on 26 December 2013

Low adverse event rates following voluntary medical male circumcision in a high HIV disease burden public sector prevention programme in South Africa.

scientific article

Lower concentrations of chemotactic cytokines and soluble innate factors in the lower female genital tract associated with the use of injectable hormonal contraceptive

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

Male circumcision is an efficacious, lasting and cost-effective strategy for combating HIV in high-prevalence AIDS epidemics

article

Measuring adherence by visual inspection of returned empty gel applicators in the CAPRISA 004 microbicide trial

scientific article

Meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of high-school students in South Africa: experiences from rural KwaZulu-Natal

scientific article published on 16 May 2014

Mental health of and substance use by adolescents

article

Metabolic Syndrome After HIV Acquisition in South African Women.

scientific article

Microbicide research and development--where to?

scientific article published in May 2001

Microbicides for the prevention of sexually transmitted HIV infection

scientific article published on January 2013

Monitoring microbicide gel use with real-time notification of the container's opening events: results of the CAPRISA Wisebag study

scientific article

Natural killer cell function in women at high risk for HIV acquisition: insights from a microbicide trial

scientific article

Neither microbial translocation nor TLR responsiveness are likely explanations for preexisting immune activation in women who subsequently acquired HIV in CAPRISA 004

scientific article published on July 2013

No evidence for selection of HIV-1 with enhanced gag-protease or Nef function among breakthrough infections in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir microbicide trial

scientific article

Optimizing HIV prevention for women: a review of evidence from microbicide studies and considerations for gender-sensitive microbicide introduction

scientific article

Overview of the book

Patients' readiness to start highly active antiretroviral treatment for HIV.

scientific article published on October 2005

Plasma cytokine levels during acute HIV-1 infection predict HIV disease progression

scientific article

Practice brief: adolescents and HIV clinical trials: ethics, culture, and context

scientific article

Preliminary outcomes of a paediatric highly active antiretroviral therapy cohort from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article

Preservation HIV-1-specific IFNγ+ CD4+ T-cell responses in breakthrough infections after exposure to tenofovir gel in the CAPRISA 004 microbicide trial

scientific article

Prevalence of HIV, HSV-2 and pregnancy among high school students in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a bio-behavioural cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 29 May 2014

Preventing HIV infection in women: a global health imperative

scientific article

Prevention of HIV by male circumcision

scientific article published on July 2007

Prevention of HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Key to an AIDS-Free Generation

scientific article

Quarraisha Abdool Karim: investigating HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Interview by Priva Shetty

scientific article published in September 2009

Ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in peripheral blood identifies adults at risk of incident tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults initiating antiretroviral therapy

scientific article published on 16 September 2013

Re: “Enhancement of HIV Infection by Cellulose Sulfate,” by Tao et al

article

Recruitment of high risk women for HIV prevention trials: baseline HIV prevalence and sexual behavior in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial

scientific article

Relationship between Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines in the Genital Tract and CD4+Cell Counts in Women with Acute HIV‐1 Infection

article

Repeat HIV testing practices in the era of HIV self-testing among adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article

Replication Capacity of Viruses from Acute Infection Drives HIV-1 Disease Progression

scientific article published on February 2017

Residual T cell activation and skewed CD8+ T cell memory differentiation despite antiretroviral therapy-induced HIV suppression

article

Restoration of CD4+ Responses to Copathogens in HIV-Infected Individuals on Antiretroviral Therapy Is Dependent on T Cell Memory Phenotype

scientific article

S17.2 Hpv infection, genital inflammation, and hiv risk in the caprisa 004 trial

article

Safety of coitally administered tenofovir 1% gel, a vaginal microbicide, in chronic hepatitis B virus carriers: results from the CAPRISA 004 trial

scientific article published on 04 July 2013

Safety of tenofovir gel, a vaginal microbicide, in South African women: results of the CAPRISA 004 Trial

scientific article published on 23 August 2012

Secrecy, empowerment and protection: positioning PrEP in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 20 April 2017

Sensitive tenofovir resistance screening of HIV-1 from the genital and blood compartments of women with breakthrough infections in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial

scientific article

Serum glycan-binding IgG antibodies in HIV-1 infection and during the development of broadly neutralizing responses

scientific article

Social Context of Adherence in an Open-Label 1 % Tenofovir Gel Trial: Gender Dynamics and Disclosure in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 05 March 2016

South African HIV-1 subtype C transmitted variants with a specific V2 motif show higher dependence on α4β7 for replication

scientific article published on 24 June 2015

Stabilizing HIV prevalence masks high HIV incidence rates amongst rural and urban women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article

Strengthening HIV services for pregnant women: an opportunity to reduce maternal mortality rates in Southern Africa/sub-Saharan Africa.

scientific article published on 24 September 2010

Strengthening HIV surveillance in the antiretroviral therapy era: rationale and design of a longitudinal study to monitor HIV prevalence and incidence in the uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article published on 20 November 2015

Sustainability of task-shifting for antiretroviral treatment

scientific article published in December 2012

Tenofovir Gel Use in Women at High Risk of HIV Infection: A Retrospective Analysis of the Sex Worker Sub-group within the CAPRISA 004 Cohort

article

Tenofovir Gel for the Prevention of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection

scientific article

The HIV epidemic in Southern Africa - Is an AIDS-free generation possible?

scientific article published on June 2014

The SAPIT trial provides essential evidence on risks and benefits of integrated and sequential treatment of HIV and tuberculosis

scientific article published on December 2010

The changing epidemiology of HIV in 2013.

scientific article published on July 2013

The future of the HIV epidemic in South Africa

article

The global HIV epidemic: current status and challenges

scientific article published in June 2013

The life course of Black women in South Africa in the 1990s: generation, age, and period in the decade of HIV and political liberation

article

The power of HIV/AIDS epidemiology

article

The preventive misconception: experiences from CAPRISA 004.

scientific article

Time for gender mainstreaming in editorial policies

scientific article published on 8 March 2011

Timing of initiation of antiretroviral drugs during tuberculosis therapy

scientific article

Topical microbicides--what's new?

scientific article published in July 2013

Transmission networks and risk of HIV infection in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a community-wide phylogenetic study

scientific article published on 30 November 2016

Trends in HIV Prevalence in Pregnant Women in Rural South Africa

scientific article published on 16 July 2015

Trends in HIV/AIDS infection: Beyond current statistics

article

Trial participation disclosure and gel use behavior in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial

scientific article

Understanding and responding to HIV risk in youngSouth African women: Clinical perspectives

scientific article

Understanding methods for estimating HIV-associated maternal mortality.

scientific article

Understanding women and men’s acceptability of current and new HIV prevention technologies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article

Uptake of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling among women attending an urban sexually transmitted disease clinic in South Africa - missed opportunities for early diagnosis of HIV infection

scientific article

Utility of tuberculosis directly observed therapy programs as sites for access to and provision of antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited countries

scientific article published on June 2004

Utilizing nucleic acid amplification to identify acute HIV infection

scientific article published in March 2007

Vaginal bacteria modify HIV tenofovir microbicide efficacy in African women

scientific article

Vertical HIV transmission in South Africa: translating research into policy and practice

scientific article published on March 2002

Who is sexually active? Using a multi-component sexual activity profile (MSAP) to explore, identify and describe sexually-active high-school students in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

article by Hilton Humphries et al published 18 March 2019 in BMC Public Health

Women with pregnancies had lower adherence to 1% tenofovir vaginal gel as HIV preexposure prophylaxis in CAPRISA 004, a phase IIB randomized-controlled trial

scientific article

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