Leonard Mukasa
Sourced from institutional research profiles (UAMS TRI or ARA).
Researcher
Also affiliated: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020); University of Michigan (2023); Maryland Department of Health (2002); Epidemic Intelligence Service (2020); Migrant Clinicians Network (2001); Arkansas Department of Health (2005–2025)
Faculty Researcher
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Leonard Mukasa's research focuses on tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology and public health outcomes, with a particular emphasis on the state of Arkansas. His work investigates disease transmission patterns, diagnostic delays, and the impact of interventions like respiratory isolation on reducing community spread. Mukasa has examined racial and ethnic disparities in TB incidence within Arkansas, highlighting how these factors influence disease patterns and recent transmission events in a low-incidence setting. His scholarship includes a systematic review on the effectiveness of respiratory isolation for TB, aiming to understand its effects on patient and public health outcomes. Mukasa has published over 30 papers, accumulating 374 citations and an h-index of 10. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Nikhil Meena and M. Bikkanuri.
Metrics
- h-index: 10
- Publications: 31
- Citations: 379
Selected Publications
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Race and Ethnicity, Recent Transmission, and Tuberculosis Infection in a Low-Incidence US State (2025)
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Tuberculosis Incidence, Arkansas, USA, 2010–2021 (2023)
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Increasing likelihood of advanced pulmonary tuberculosis at initial diagnosis in a low-incidence US state (2018)
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Is Bronchoscopy Being Overutilized in Tuberculosis Diagnosis? Arkansas Experience 2009–2015 (2016)
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Effectiveness of contact investigations for tuberculosis control in Arkansas (2015)
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Tuberculosis reinfection in a pregnant cystic fibrosis patient (2015)
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Initial experience with GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay in the Arkansas Tuberculosis Control Program (2014)
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The Road to Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) Elimination in Arkansas; a Re-Examination of Risk Groups (2014)
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Distribution of Insertion- and Deletion-Associated Genetic Polymorphisms among Four <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Phospholipase C Genes and Associations with Extrathoracic Tuberculosis: a Population-Based Study (2005)
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Top Collaborators
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Tuberculosis Incidence, Arkansas, USA, 2010–2021
- Race and Ethnicity, Recent Transmission, and Tuberculosis Infection in a Low-Incidence US State
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Tuberculosis Incidence, Arkansas, USA, 2010–2021
- Race and Ethnicity, Recent Transmission, and Tuberculosis Infection in a Low-Incidence US State
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Tuberculosis Incidence, Arkansas, USA, 2010–2021
- Race and Ethnicity, Recent Transmission, and Tuberculosis Infection in a Low-Incidence US State
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Tuberculosis Incidence, Arkansas, USA, 2010–2021
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