George Rutherford, MD

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George Rutherford, MD

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My research interests are the epidemiology and prevention of infectious and tropical diseases of public health importance, both internationally and domestically, with a primary focus on HIV and AIDS. My work is funded primarily by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. I also have smaller projects dealing with the epidemiology of tuberculosis in California, the prevention of childhood injury, immunizations and bioterrorism. I am a member of the AIDS Research Institute's Executive Committee.
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  1. Pollett S, Baxi SM, Rutherford GW, Doernberg SB, Bacchetti P, Chambers HF. Cefazolin versus Nafcillin for Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection in a California Tertiary Medical Center. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 08; 60(8):4684-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27216053
  2. Cherutich P, Kim AA, Kellogg TA, Sherr K, Waruru A, De Cock KM, Rutherford GW. Detectable HIV Viral Load in Kenya: Data from a Population-Based Survey. PLoS One. 2016; 11(5):e0154318.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192052
  3. Sirengo M, Rutherford GW, Otieno-Nyunya B, Kellogg TA, Kimanga D, Muraguri N, Umuro M, Mirjahangir J, Stein E, Ndisha M, Kim AA. Evaluation of Kenya's readiness to transition from sentinel surveillance to routine HIV testing for antenatal clinic-based HIV surveillance. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 05; 16:113.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26945861
  4. Zafer M, Horvath H, Mmeje O, van der Poel S, Semprini AE, Rutherford G, Brown J. Effectiveness of semen washing to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and assist pregnancy in HIV-discordant couples: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2016 Mar; 105(3):645-655.e2.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26688556
  5. Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Norton ME, Baer RJ, Santos N, Rutherford GW. Gestational dating by metabolic profile at birth: a California cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Apr; 214(4):511.e1-511.e13.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26688490
  6. Rutherford GW, Anglemyer A. Initiating antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients with >500 CD4 cells/µL provides more benefit than delaying treatment. Evid Based Med. 2016 Feb; 21(1):26.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26660663
  7. Pollett S, Leguia M, Nelson MI, Maljkovic Berry I, Rutherford G, Bausch DG, Kasper M, Jarman R, Melendrez M. Feasibility and effectiveness of a brief, intensive phylogenetics workshop in a middle-income country. Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Jan; 42:24-27.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26571303
  8. Pollett S, Wood N, Boscardin WJ, Bengtsson H, Schwarcz S, Harriman K, Winter K, Rutherford G. Validating the Use of Google Trends to Enhance Pertussis Surveillance in California. PLoS Curr. 2015 Oct 19; 7.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543674
  9. Cakalo JI, Božicevic I, Vitek C, Mandel JS, Salyuk T, Rutherford GW. Misclassification of men with reported HIV infection in Ukraine. AIDS Behav. 2015 Oct; 19(10):1938-40.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26070886
  10. Saldanha IJ, Li T, Yang C, Ugarte-Gil C, Rutherford GW, Dickersin K. Social network analysis identified central outcomes for core outcome sets using systematic reviews of HIV/AIDS. J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Feb; 70:164-75.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26408357
  11. Mudany MA, Sirengo M, Rutherford GW, Mwangi M, Nganga LW, Gichangi A. Enhancing Maternal and Child Health using a Combined Mother & Child Health Booklet in Kenya. J Trop Pediatr. 2015 Dec; 61(6):442-7.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26342124
  12. Schwarcz SK, Rutherford GW, Horvath H. Training for Better Management: Avante Zambézia, PEPFAR and Improving the Quality of Administrative Services Comment on "Implementation of a Health Management Mentoring Program: Year-1 Evaluation of Its Impact on Health System Strengthening in Zambézia Province, Mozambique". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015 Jul 23; 4(11):773-5.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26673340
  13. Malekinejad M, Mohraz M, Razani N, Akbari G, McFarland W, Khairandish P, Malekafzali H, Gouya MM, Zarghami A, Rutherford GW. High HIV prevalence in a respondent-driven sampling survey of injection drug users in Tehran, Iran. AIDS Behav. 2015 Mar; 19(3):440-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25280446
  14. Thompson GR, Stevens DA, Clemons KV, Fierer J, Johnson RH, Sykes J, Rutherford G, Peterson M, Taylor JW, Chaturvedi V. Call for a California coccidioidomycosis consortium to face the top ten challenges posed by a recalcitrant regional disease. Mycopathologia. 2015 Feb; 179(1-2):1-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25318989
  15. Vitek CR, Cakalo JI, Kruglov YV, Dumchev KV, Salyuk TO, Božicevic I, Baughman AL, Spindler HH, Martsynovska VA, Kobyshcha YV, Abdul-Quader AS, Rutherford GW. Slowing of the HIV epidemic in Ukraine: evidence from case reporting and key population surveys, 2005-2012. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e103657.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25251080
  16. Lindan CP, Anglemyer A, Hladik W, Barker J, Lubwama G, Rutherford G, Ssenkusu J, Opio A, Campbell J, Crane Survey Group . High-risk motorcycle taxi drivers in the HIV/AIDS era: a respondent-driven sampling survey in Kampala, Uganda. Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Apr; 26(5):336-45.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24970473
  17. Rahnama R, Mohraz M, Mirzazadeh A, Rutherford G, McFarland W, Akbari G, Malekinejad M. Access to harm reduction programs among persons who inject drugs: findings from a respondent-driven sampling survey in Tehran, Iran. Int J Drug Policy. 2014 Jul; 25(4):717-23.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24974367
  18. Ng'eno B, Mwangi A, Ng'ang'a L, Kim AA, Waruru A, Mukui I, Ngugi EW, Rutherford GW, KAIS Study Group . Burden of HIV infection among children aged 18 months to 14 years in Kenya: results from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey. . 2014 May 01; 66 Suppl 1:S82-8.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732823
  19. Ngugi EW, Kim AA, Nyoka R, Ng'ang'a L, Mukui I, Ng'eno B, Rutherford GW, KAIS Study Group . Contraceptive practices and fertility desires among HIV-infected and uninfected women in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study. . 2014 May 01; 66 Suppl 1:S75-81.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24413040
  20. De Cock KM, Rutherford GW, Akhwale W. Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey 2012. . 2014 May 01; 66 Suppl 1:S1-2.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732813
  21. Maina WK, Kim AA, Rutherford GW, Harper M, K'Oyugi BO, Sharif S, Kichamu G, Muraguri NM, Akhwale W, De Cock KM, KAIS Study Group . Kenya AIDS Indicator Surveys 2007 and 2012: implications for public health policies for HIV prevention and treatment. . 2014 May 01; 66 Suppl 1:S130-7.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732817
  22. Sirengo M, Muthoni L, Kellogg TA, Kim AA, Katana A, Mwanyumba S, Kimanga DO, Maina WK, Muraguri N, Elly B, Rutherford GW, KAIS Study Group . Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study. . 2014 May 01; 66 Suppl 1:S66-74.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732822
  23. Galbraith JS, Ochieng A, Mwalili S, Emusu D, Mwandi Z, Kim AA, Rutherford G, Maina WK, Kimanga DO, Chesang K, Cherutich P, KAIS Study Group . Status of voluntary medical male circumcision in Kenya: findings from 2 nationally representative surveys in Kenya, 2007 and 2012. . 2014 May 01; 66 Suppl 1:S37-45.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732820
  24. Anglemyer A, Rutherford GW, Easterbrook PJ, Horvath T, Vitória M, Jan M, Doherty MC. Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults and adolescents: a systematic review. AIDS. 2014 Mar; 28 Suppl 2:S105-18.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24849469
  25. Suthar AB, Rutherford GW, Horvath T, Doherty MC, Negussie EK. Improving antiretroviral therapy scale-up and effectiveness through service integration and decentralization. AIDS. 2014 Mar; 28 Suppl 2:S175-85.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24849478