Karen Wendel, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease

Publications

• Obafemi OA, Rowan SE, Nishiyama M, Wendel KA. Mycoplasma genitalium: Key Information for the Primary Care Clinician. Med Clin North Am. 2024 Mar;108(2):297-310. PubMed PMID: 38331481
• Schubert SL, Miele K, Quilter LAS, Agnew-Brune C, Coor A, Kachur R, Lewis F, Ard KL, Wendel K, Anderson T, Nagendra G, Tromble E. Understanding the Impact of Mpox on Sexual Health Clinical Services: A National Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey-United States, 2022. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Jan 1;51(1):38-46. PubMed PMID: 37889929
• Higgins DM, Moore M, Alderton L, Weinberg L, Hickok AM, Yale A, Wendel KA. Evaluation of a statewide online at-home STI and HIV screening program. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36757359
• Higgins DM, Riba A, Alderton L, Wendel KA, Scanlon J, Weise J, Gibson N, Obafemi O. Evaluation of the Impact and Outcomes of a Rapid Transition to Telehealth PrEP Delivery at a Sexual Health Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 Dec 1;50(12):816-820. PubMed PMID: 37820240
• Manhart LE, Leipertz G, Soge OO, Jordan SJ, McNeil C, Pathela P, Reno H, Wendel K, Parker A, Geisler WM, Getman D, Golden MR. Mycoplasma genitalium in the US (MyGeniUS): Surveillance Data From Sexual Health Clinics in 4 US Regions. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 17;77(10):1449-1459. PubMed PMID: 37402645
• Dalton AF, Diallo AO, Chard AN, Moulia DL, Deputy NP, Fothergill A, Kracalik I, Wegner CW, Markus TM, Pathela P, Still WL, Hawkins S, Mangla AT, Ravi N, Licherdell E, Britton A, Lynfield R, Sutton M, Hansen AP, Betancourt GS, Rowlands JV, Chai SJ, Fisher R, Danza P, Farley M, Zipprich J, Prahl G, Wendel KA, Niccolai L, Castilho JL, Payne DC, Cohn AC, Feldstein LR. Estimated Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine in Preventing Mpox: A Multijurisdictional Case-Control Study - United States, August 19, 2022-March 31, 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 May 19;72(20):553-558. PubMed PMID: 37200229
• Higgins DM, Moore M, Alderton L, Weinberg L, Hickok AM, Yale A, Wendel KA. Evaluation of a Statewide Online, At-Home Sexually Transmitted Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Program. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jun 16;76(12):2148-2153. PubMed PMID: 36757359
• Hauschild BC, Burnside HC, Gray BA, Johnston C, Neu N, Park IU, Reno HEL, Rompalo A, Van Wagoner N, Wendel KA, Coor A, Tromble E, Rietmeijer CA. Characteristics of the Audience Reached by the National Network of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinical Prevention Training Centers and Correlation With Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates, 2015 to 2020. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Apr 1;49(4):313-317. PubMed PMID: 35312669
• Rowan SE, McCormick DW, Wendel KA, Scott T, Chavez-van de Hey J, Wilcox K, Stella SA, Kamis K, Burman WJ, Marx GE. Lower Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among People Experiencing Homelessness Tested in Outdoor Encampments Compared with Overnight Shelters - Denver, Colorado, June - July 2020. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35040947
• McWhirter L, Lou Y, Reingold S, Warsh S, Thomas-Gale T, Haynes C, Rinehart D, Wendel KA, Frost HM. Rates of appropriate treatment and follow-up testing after a gonorrhea and/or chlamydia infection in an urban network of federally qualified health center systems. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35001017
• Scott E, Rowan S, Chandler K, Fisher A, Hill B, Hill J, Marx GE, Farrell E, Wendel K, Stella SA. Lessons Learned through Implementing SARS-CoV-2 Testing and Isolation for People Experiencing Homelessness in Congregate Shelters. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2022;16(2S):13-22. PubMed PMID: 35912653
• Obafemi OA, Leichliter JS, Maravi M, Alfonsi GA, Shlay JC, Wendel KA, Rietmeijer CA. Successful Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in a Sexual Health Clinic. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Jun 1;49(6):443-447. PubMed PMID: 35608098
• Hauschild BC, Burnside HC, Gray BA, Johnston C, Neu N, Park IU, Reno HEL, Rompalo A, Van Wagoner N, Wendel KA, Coor A, Tromble E, Rietmeijer CA. Characteristics of the Audience Reached by the National Network of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinical Prevention Training Centers and Correlation With Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates, 2015 to 2020. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Apr 1;49(4):313-317. PubMed PMID: 35312669
• Rowan SE, McCormick DW, Wendel KA, Scott T, Chavez-van de Hey J, Wilcox K, Stella SA, Kamis K, Burman WJ, Marx GE. Lower Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection Among People Experiencing Homelessness Tested in Outdoor Encampments Compared With Overnight Shelters: Denver, Colorado, June-July 2020. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24;75(1):e157-e164. PubMed PMID: 35040947
• McWhirter L, Lou Y, Reingold S, Warsh S, Thomas-Gale T, Haynes C, Rinehart D, Wendel KA, Frost HM. Rates of Appropriate Treatment and Follow-Up Testing After a Gonorrhea and/or Chlamydia Infection in an Urban Network of Federally Qualified Health Center Systems. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 May 1;49(5):319-324. PubMed PMID: 35001017
• Voegeli C, Fraze J, Wendel K, Burnside H, Rietmeijer CA, Finkenbinder A, Taylor K, Devine S. Predicting Clinical Practice Change: An Evaluation of Trainings on Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Jan;48(1):19-24. PubMed PMID: 33315783
• Schlanger K, Learner ER, Pham CD, Mauk K, Golden M, Wendel KA, Amsterdam L, McNeil CJ, Johnson K, Nguyen TQ, Holderman JL, Hasty GL, St Cyr SB, Town K, Nash EE, Kirkcaldy RD. Strengthening the US Response to Resistant Gonorrhea: An Overview of a Multisite Program to Enhance Local Response Capacity for Antibiotic-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Dec 1;48(12S Suppl 2):S97-S103. PubMed PMID: 34475362
• Wendel KA, Mauk K, Amsterdam L, McNeil CJ, Pfister JR, Mobley V, Mettenbrink C, Nishiyama M, Terrell E, Baldwin T, Pham CD, Nash EE, Kirkcaldy RD, Schlanger K. Enhancing Gonococcal Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Cisgender Women, Strengthening the US Response to Resistant Gonorrhea, 2018 to 2019. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Dec 1;48(12S Suppl 2):S104-S110. PubMed PMID: 34475358
• Rietmeijer CA, Hauschild BC, Burnside HC, Wendel KA. Medicaid Expansion and Rates of Reportable Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States: A County-Level Analysis. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Dec 1;48(12):e190-e191. PubMed PMID: 34110744
• Marx GE, Biggerstaff BJ, Nawrocki CC, Totten SE, Travanty EA, Burakoff AW, Scott T, De Hey JC, Carlson JJ, Wendel KA, Harcourt JL, Tamin A, Thomas JD, Rowan SE. Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 on Self-Collected Saliva or Anterior Nasal Specimens Compared With Healthcare Personnel-Collected Nasopharyngeal Specimens. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(Suppl 1):S65-S73. PubMed PMID: 33912930
• Voegeli C, Fraze J, Wendel K, Burnside H, Rietmeijer CA, Finkenbinder A, Taylor K, Devine S. Predicting Clinical Practice Change: An Evaluation of Trainings on Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Jan;48(1):19-24. PubMed PMID: 33315783
• Kamis KF, Marx GE, Scott KA, Gardner EM, Wendel KA, Scott ML, Montgomery AE, Rowan SE. Same-Day HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Initiation During Drop-in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic Appointments Is a Highly Acceptable, Feasible, and Safe Model that Engages Individuals at Risk for HIV into PrEP Care. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;6(7):ofz310. PubMed PMID: 31341933
• Obafemi OA, Wendel KA, Anderson TS, Scott TE, Rowan SE, Travanty EA, Rietmeijer CA. Rapid Syphilis Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Outreach Settings: Evaluation of Test Performance and Impact on Time to Treatment. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Mar;46(3):191-195. PubMed PMID: 30363029
• Obafemi O, Wendel K, Anderson T, Scott T, Rowan SE, Travanty EA, Rietmeijer CA. Rapid Syphilis Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Outreach Settings: Evaluation of Test Performance and Impact on Time to Treatment. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30363029
• Caragol LA, Wendel KA, Anderson TS, Burnside HC, Finkenbinder A, Fitch JD, Kelley DH, Stewart TW, Thrun M, Rietmeijer CA. A New Resource for STD Clinical Providers: The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Consultation Network. Sex Transm Dis. 2017 Aug;44(8):510-512. PubMed PMID: 28703734
• Wendel KA, Workowski KA. Trichomoniasis: challenges to appropriate management. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 1;44 Suppl 3:S123-9. PubMed PMID: 17342665
• Nanda N, Michel RG, Kurdgelashvili G, Wendel KA. Trichomoniasis and its treatment. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2006 Feb;4(1):125-35. PubMed PMID: 16441214
• Huppert JS, Batteiger BE, Braslins P, Feldman JA, Hobbs MM, Sankey HZ, Sena AC, Wendel KA. Use of an immunochromatographic assay for rapid detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Feb;43(2):684-7. PubMed PMID: 15695664
• Nettles RE, Mazo D, Alwood K, Gachuhi R, Maltas G, Wendel K, Cronin W, Hooper N, Bishai W, Sterling TR. Risk factors for relapse and acquired rifamycin resistance after directly observed tuberculosis treatment: a comparison by HIV serostatus and rifamycin use. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Mar 1;38(5):731-6. PubMed PMID: 14986259
• Moomaw MD, Cornea P, Rathbun RC, Wendel KA. Review of antiviral therapy for herpes labialis, genital herpes and herpes zoster. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2003 Aug;1(2):283-95. PubMed PMID: 15482124
• Wendel KA, McArthur JC. Acute meningoencephalitis in chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: putative central nervous system escape of HIV replication. Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Oct 15;37(8):1107-11. PubMed PMID: 14523776
• Alderete JF, Wendel KA, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Benchimol M, Chang TH. Trichomonas vaginalis: evaluating capsid proteins of dsRNA viruses and the dsRNA virus within patients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic. Exp Parasitol. 2003 Jan-Feb;103(1-2):44-50. PubMed PMID: 12810045
• Wendel KA, Erbelding EJ, Gaydos CA, Rompalo AM. Use of urine polymerase chain reaction to define the prevalence and clinical presentation of Trichomonas vaginalis in men attending an STD clinic. Sex Transm Infect. 2003 Apr;79(2):151-3. PubMed PMID: 12690140
• Wendel KA. Trichomoniasis: What's New?. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2003 Apr;5(2):129-134. PubMed PMID: 12641999
• Wendel KA, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Chang TH, Alderete JF. Double-stranded RNA viral infection of Trichomonas vaginalis infecting patients attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic. J Infect Dis. 2002 Aug 15;186(4):558-61. PubMed PMID: 12195385
• Wendel KA, Erbelding EJ, Gaydos CA, Rompalo AM. Trichomonas vaginalis polymerase chain reaction compared with standard diagnostic and therapeutic protocols for detection and treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Sep 1;35(5):576-80. PubMed PMID: 12173132
• Wendel KA, Sterling TR. Tuberculosis and HIV. AIDS Clin Care. 2002 Feb;14(2):9-15. PubMed PMID: 11838043
• Wendel K, Rompalo A. Scabies and pediculosis pubis: an update of treatment regimens and general review. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 15;35(Suppl 2):S146-51. PubMed PMID: 12353201
• Wendel KA, Sterling TR. HIV and paradoxical worsening of tuberculosis. Hopkins HIV Rep. 2001 Nov;13(6):8, 12. PubMed PMID: 11727416
• Wendel KA, Alwood KS, Gachuhi R, Chaisson RE, Bishai WR, Sterling TR. Paradoxical worsening of tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons. Chest. 2001 Jul;120(1):193-7. PubMed PMID: 11451837
• Kaufmann SH, Karp JE, Jones RJ, Miller CB, Schneider E, Zwelling LA, Cowan K, Wendel K, Burke PJ. Topoisomerase II levels and drug sensitivity in adult acute myelogenous leukemia. Blood. 1994 Jan 15;83(2):517-30. PubMed PMID: 7904487