Lelia Chaisson, PhD, MSc
Associate Researcher
GHS - Programs
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Education & Training

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• PhD Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• MSc Epidemiology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Publications (54)

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Tuberculosis, PulmonaryCD4 Lymphocyte CountIsoniazidMass ScreeningTransaminasesMycobacterium tuberculosisBrazilAntitubercular AgentsTuberculin TestReagent Kits, DiagnosticPatient IsolationHIV InfectionsTuberculosisSputumLatent Tuberculosis

• Implementing a Covid-19 Testing Intervention in African American Testing Deserts in Chicago: an Academic-Community Partnership to Promote Covid-19 Health Equity.
  Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2026 Cartwright Y, Logan LK, Chaisson LH, Suzuki S, Epting SM, Davis E, Moss A, Avery E, Olinger T, Jenkins L, Smith CS, DeLaughter-Young J, Jackson C, Lynch E
• Community-driven secondary distribution of COVID-19 rapid antigen home tests in high-vulnerability Chicago neighborhoods: a community case study.
  Frontiers in public health 2026 Lynch E, Cartwright Y, Chaisson LH, Logan LK, Epting SM, Davis E, Avery E, Olinger T, Moss A, Suzuki S
• Clinic and Provider Innovations to Improve Tuberculosis Infection Screening and Preventive Therapy Uptake in Brazil: Qualitative Findings From the PREVINE-TB Study.
  Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2026 Kerrigan D, Chaisson LH, Travassos P, Durovni B, Saraceni V, Cavalcante S, Cordeiro-Santos M, Spener-Gomes R, Brito de Souza A, Sakabe S, Trefiglio R, Ramalho Madruga JV, Cohn S, Kerrigan LSDS, Salles…
• QIAreach® QuantiFERON-TB diagnostic performance to detect tuberculosis infection among people living with HIV in Brazil: A prospective study.
  Journal of infection and public health 2026 Spener-Gomes R, Costa AG, Souza AB, Araújo-Pereira M, Loiola BP, Souza EB, Carvalho BKS, Marques VCR, Cohn S, Andrade BB, Chaisson LH, Golub JE, Cordeiro-Santos M
• Sex differences in systematic screening for tuberculosis among antiretroviral therapy naïve people with HIV in Kampala, Uganda.
  BMC infectious diseases 2025 Chaisson LH, Semitala FC, Mwebe S, Scully EP, Katende J, Asege L, Nakaye M, Andama AO, Cattamanchi A, Yoon C

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• Study protocol for a duration-randomized clinical trial to determine the optimal length of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with a 5-drug regimen: The DRAMATIC trial.
  Contemporary clinical trials 2025 Kaur P, Chaisson LH, Kiragu ZW, Buddadhumaruk P, Austin AF, Gao Y, Wirtz VJ, Arbeit RD, Fetalvero KB, Nguyen HB, Nguyen NV, Ha H, Eisenach K, Walter ND, Mitnick CD, Gler MTS, Phan H, Nahid P, Phillips…
• Sex differences in tuberculosis infection and disease among people with HIV.
  AIDS (London, England) 2024 Chaisson LH, Durovni B, Umar N, Cohn S, Moulton LH, Scully E, Cavalcante S, Golub JE, Chaisson RE, Saraceni V
• Healthcare-seeking behavior among people with HIV undergoing TB screening during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  IJTLD open 2024 Aggarwal I, Chaisson LH, Opira B, Dowdy DW, Phillips PPJ, Semitala FC, Yoon C
• TB prevalence among pregnant women with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2024 Patel MA, Durovni B, Salazar-Austin N, Cavalcante SC, Golub JE, Chaisson RE, Chaisson LH, Saraceni V
• Finding Tuberculosis: More Evidence for Community-Wide Systematic Screening.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2023 Chaisson LH
• Antimicrobial stewardship and drug formulary restrictions during COVID-19: what is restricted and who decides?
  Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2023 Mena Lora AJ, Burgos R, Borgetti S, Chaisson LH, Bleasdale SC
• Number Needed to Screen for Tuberculosis Disease Among Children: A Systematic Review.
  Pediatrics 2023 Robsky KO, Chaisson LH, Naufal F, Delgado-Barroso P, Alvarez-Manzo HS, Golub JE, Shapiro AE, Salazar-Austin N
• Remdesivir use and antimicrobial stewardship restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States: A cross-sectional survey.
  Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2023 Mena Lora AJ, Burgos R, Borgetti S, Chaisson LH, Bleasdale SC
• Lessons learned: Development of COVID-19 clinical staging models at a large urban research institution.
  Journal of clinical and translational science 2023 Huang SS, Chaisson LH, Galanter W, Jalali A, Menchaca M, Parde N, Rodríguez-Fernández JM, Trotter A, Kochendorfer KM
• Viral suppression among adults with HIV receiving routine dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy and 3 months weekly isoniazid-rifapentine.
  AIDS (London, England) 2023 Chaisson LH, Semitala FC, Nangobi F, Steinmetz S, Marquez C, Armstrong DT, Opira B, Kamya MR, Phillips PPJ, Dowdy DW, Yoon C
• Contextualizing and optimizing novel strategies to improve the latent TB continuum of care: Insights from people living with HIV and health care providers in Brazil.
  PLOS global public health 2023 Salles I, Travassos P, Spener-Gomes R, Loch AP, Saraceni V, Lauria L, Cavalcante S, Garcia de Oliveira J, Brito de Souza A, Guimarães Costa A, Sakabe S, Schiavon Nogueira R, Chaisson LH, Cohn S, Jamal…
• Universal admission testing with a rapid molecular point-of-care test and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Comparative performance and infection prevention implications.
  Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022 Mena Lora AJ, Chaisson LH, Wenzler E, Borgetti S, Bleasdale SC
• A systematic review and meta-analysis of active case finding for tuberculosis in India.
  The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia 2022 Garg T, Chaisson LH, Naufal F, Shapiro AE, Golub JE
• A process mining- deep learning approach to predict survival in a cohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
  BMC medical informatics and decision making 2022 Pishgar M, Harford S, Theis J, Galanter W, Rodríguez-Fernández JM, Chaisson LH, Zhang Y, Trotter A, Kochendorfer KM, Boppana A, Darabi H
• Transaminitis prevalence among HIV-infected adults eligible for tuberculosis preventive therapy.
  AIDS (London, England) 2022 Chaisson LH, Semitala FC, Mwebe S, Katende J, Asege L, Nakaye M, Andama AO, Atuhumuza E, Kamya M, Cattamanchi A, Yoon C
• Number needed to screen for TB in clinical, structural or occupational risk groups.
  The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2022 Naufal F, Chaisson LH, Robsky KO, Delgado-Barroso P, Alvarez-Manzo HS, Miller CR, Shapiro AE, Golub JE
• Tuberculosis screening improves preventive therapy uptake (TB SCRIPT) trial among people living with HIV in Uganda: a study protocol of an individual randomized controlled trial.
  Trials 2022 Semitala FC, Chaisson LH, Dowdy DW, Armstrong DT, Opira B, Aman K, Kamya M, Phillips PPJ, Yoon C
• Characteristics of Pregnant Women With Syphilis and Factors Associated With Congenital Syphilis at a Chicago Hospital.
  Open forum infectious diseases 2022 Thornton C, Chaisson LH, Bleasdale SC
• Do community-based active case-finding interventions have indirect impacts on wider TB case detection and determinants of subsequent TB testing behaviour? A systematic review.
  PLOS global public health 2021 Feasey HRA, Burke RM, Nliwasa M, Chaisson LH, Golub JE, Naufal F, Shapiro AE, Ruperez M, Telisinghe L, Ayles H, Miller C, Burchett HED, MacPherson P, Corbett EL
• Brief Report: Yield of Repeat Tuberculin Skin Testing for People Living With HIV in Brazil.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2021 Chaisson LH, Saraceni V, Cohn S, Cavalcante SC, Chaisson RE, Durovni B, Golub JE
• Does tuberculosis screening improve individual outcomes? A systematic review.
  EClinicalMedicine 2021 Telisinghe L, Ruperez M, Amofa-Sekyi M, Mwenge L, Mainga T, Kumar R, Hassan M, Chaisson LH, Naufal F, Shapiro AE, Golub JE, Miller C, Corbett EL, Burke RM, MacPherson P, Hayes RJ, Bond V, Daneshvar C,…
• Elevated Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19.
  Open forum infectious diseases 2021 Leifheit KM, Chaisson LH, Medina JA, Wahbi RN, Shover CL
• A systematic review of the number needed to screen for active TB among people living with HIV.
  The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2021 Chaisson LH, Naufal F, Delgado-Barroso P, Alvarez-Manzo HS, Robsky KO, Miller CR, Golub JE, Shapiro AE
• Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis: a systematic review.
  The Lancet. Public health 2021 Burke RM, Nliwasa M, Feasey HRA, Chaisson LH, Golub JE, Naufal F, Shapiro AE, Ruperez M, Telisinghe L, Ayles H, Corbett EL, MacPherson P
• Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Mortality During an Outbreak Investigation in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020 Patel MC, Chaisson LH, Borgetti S, Burdsall D, Chugh RK, Hoff CR, Murphy EB, Murskyj EA, Wilson S, Ramos J, Akker L, Bryars D, Thomas-Smith E, Bleasdale SC, Ezike NO
• Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Diphtheria: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020 Truelove SA, Keegan LT, Moss WJ, Chaisson LH, Macher E, Azman AS, Lessler J
• CD4+ cell count stratification to guide tuberculosis preventive therapy for people living with HIV.
  AIDS (London, England) 2020 Chaisson LH, Saraceni V, Cohn S, Seabrook D, Cavalcante SC, Chaisson RE, Golub JE, Durovni B
• Point-of-care C-reactive protein and risk of early mortality among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy.
  AIDS (London, England) 2019 Chaisson LH, Semitala FC, Asege L, Mwebe S, Katende J, Nakaye M, Andama AO, Marquez C, Atuhumuza E, Kamya M, Cattamanchi A, Yoon C
• Respiratory Isolation Based on Rapid Molecular Testing in an Intermediate Tuberculosis-Burden Country-Reply.
  JAMA internal medicine 2019 Chaisson LH, Davis JL
• Diagnostic performance of blood inflammatory markers for tuberculosis screening in people living with HIV.
  PloS one 2018 Farr K, Ravindran R, Strnad L, Chang E, Chaisson LH, Yoon C, Worodria W, Andama A, Ayakaka I, Bbosa Nalwanga P, Byanyima P, Kalema N, Kaswabuli S, Katagira W, Aman KD, Musisi E, Tumwine NW, Sanyu I, …
• Association of Rapid Molecular Testing With Duration of Respiratory Isolation for Patients With Possible Tuberculosis in a US Hospital.
  JAMA internal medicine 2018 Chaisson LH, Duong D, Cattamanchi A, Roemer M, Handley MA, Schillinger D, Sur M, Pham P, Lin MA, Goldman LE, Quan J, Perez S, Healy M, Higashi J, Winston L, Haller B, Luetkemeyer AF, Davis JL
• Diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein for active pulmonary tuberculosis: a meta-analysis.
  The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2017 Yoon C, Chaisson LH, Patel SM, Allen IE, Drain PK, Wilson D, Cattamanchi A
• Evaluation of antibody responses to panels of M. tuberculosis antigens as a screening tool for active tuberculosis in Uganda.
  PloS one 2017 Shete PB, Ravindran R, Chang E, Worodria W, Chaisson LH, Andama A, Davis JL, Luciw PA, Huang L, Khan IH, Cattamanchi A
• Feasibility of a streamlined tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation strategy.
  The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2017 Shete PB, Nalugwa T, Farr K, Ojok C, Nantale M, Howlett P, Haguma P, Ochom E, Mugabe F, Joloba M, Chaisson LH, Dowdy DW, Moore D, Davis JL, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A
• Times to key events in Zika virus infection and implications for blood donation: a systematic review.
  Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2016 Lessler J, Ott CT, Carcelen AC, Konikoff JM, Williamson J, Bi Q, Kucirka LM, Cummings DA, Reich NG, Chaisson LH
• Executive Summary: Official American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016 Nahid P, Dorman SE, Alipanah N, Barry PM, Brozek JL, Cattamanchi A, Chaisson LH, Chaisson RE, Daley CL, Grzemska M, Higashi JM, Ho CS, Hopewell PC, Keshavjee SA, Lienhardt C, Menzies R, Merrifield C, …
• Official American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016 Nahid P, Dorman SE, Alipanah N, Barry PM, Brozek JL, Cattamanchi A, Chaisson LH, Chaisson RE, Daley CL, Grzemska M, Higashi JM, Ho CS, Hopewell PC, Keshavjee SA, Lienhardt C, Menzies R, Merrifield C, …
• Assessing the global threat from Zika virus.
  Science (New York, N.Y.) 2016 Lessler J, Chaisson LH, Kucirka LM, Bi Q, Grantz K, Salje H, Carcelen AC, Ott CT, Sheffield JS, Ferguson NM, Cummings DA, Metcalf CJ, Rodriguez-Barraquer I
• Evaluation of mobile digital light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy in Hanoi, Viet Nam.
  The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2015 Chaisson LH, Reber C, Phan H, Switz N, Nilsson LM, Myers F, Nhung NV, Luu L, Pham T, Vu C, Nguyen H, Nguyen A, Dinh T, Nahid P, Fletcher DA, Cattamanchi A
• Theory-Informed Interventions to Improve the Quality of Tuberculosis Evaluation at Ugandan Health Centers: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
  PloS one 2015 Chaisson LH, Katamba A, Haguma P, Ochom E, Ayakaka I, Mugabe F, Miller C, Vittinghoff E, Davis JL, Handley MA, Cattamanchi A
• Impact of mycobacterial culture among HIV-infected adults with presumed TB in Uganda: a prospective cohort study.
  Public health action 2015 Semitala FC, Chaisson LH, den Boon S, Walter N, Cattamanchi A, Awor M, Katende J, Huang L, Joloba M, Albert H, Kamya MR, Davis JL
• Reply to Baker and Holtom.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2015 Chaisson LH, Davis JL
• A pilot study of simple interventions to improve informed consent in clinical research: feasibility, approach, and results.
  Clinical trials (London, England) 2014 Kass NE, Taylor HA, Ali J, Hallez K, Chaisson L
• Impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay on triage of respiratory isolation rooms for inpatients with presumed tuberculosis: a hypothetical trial.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2014 Chaisson LH, Roemer M, Cantu D, Haller B, Millman AJ, Cattamanchi A, Davis JL
• Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis peptides in the exosomes of patients with active and latent M. tuberculosis infection using MRM-MS.
  PloS one 2014 Kruh-Garcia NA, Wolfe LM, Chaisson LH, Worodria WO, Nahid P, Schorey JS, Davis JL, Dobos KM
• Impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF on patients and tuberculosis programs in a low-burden setting. a hypothetical trial.
  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2014 Davis JL, Kawamura LM, Chaisson LH, Grinsdale J, Benhammou J, Ho C, Babst A, Banouvong H, Metcalfe JZ, Pandori M, Hopewell PC, Cattamanchi A
• Repeated assessments of informed consent comprehension among HIV-infected participants of a three-year clinical trial in Botswana.
  PloS one 2011 Chaisson LH, Kass NE, Chengeta B, Mathebula U, Samandari T
• Length and complexity of US and international HIV consent forms from federal HIV network trials.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2011 Kass NE, Chaisson L, Taylor HA, Lohse J
• Enhancing communication among data monitoring committees and institutional review boards.
  Clinical trials (London, England) 2008 Taylor HA, Chaisson L, Sugarman J