Paul Christopher Adamson

Title(s)HS Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine
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    UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAFellowship06/2021Infectious Diseases
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CTInternship & Residency06/2018Internal Medicine
    UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CAMD05/2015Medicine
    UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CAMPH05/2009Epidemiology/Biostatistics

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    Paul Adamson, MD, MPH is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he specializes in Infectious Diseases. His interests include public health, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV prevention. Currently, his research is primarily focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of STIs in global health settings, with an emphasis in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. He also participates in a variety of COVID-19 related research and advocacy projects. He is a clinical provider at the UCLA CARE Center, where he focuses on the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs.
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    Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae among men on PrEP in Vietnam
    NIH K01TW012170Sep 23, 2021 - Jul 31, 2026
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Routine Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Program in Hanoi, Vietnam: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. medRxiv. 2025 Feb 12. Adamson PC, Bui HTM, Pham LQ, Truong PT, Le NT, Le GM, Klausner JD. PMID: 39252902; PMCID: PMC11383485.
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    2. High prevalence of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2023-2024. J Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 12. Laumen JGE, Hieu VN, Nhung PH, Vandelannoote K, Tam NT, Trang NT, Diep NTN, Kesteman T, van Doorn RH, Chau TM, Adamson PC. PMID: 39938052.
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    3. Clinical characteristics and symptoms associated with Mycoplasma genitalium infections among heterosexual men in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sex Transm Infect. 2025 Feb 10. Nguyen HB, Nguyen HDK, Pham MQ, Nguyen CT, Adamson PC. PMID: 39929717.
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    4. Doxycycline prophylaxis for bacterial sexually transmitted infection prevention in Vietnam: awareness, attitudes and willingness to use among men who have sex with men using HIV-PrEP. Sex Transm Infect. 2025 Feb 06. Bui HTM, Adamson PC, Klausner JD, Le GM, Gorbach PM. PMID: 39915103.
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    5. Preferences and Acceptability of Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections in an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis clinic in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Dec 03. Bui HTM, Adamson PC, Nguyen TC, Dau NS, Nguyen KD, Pham LQ, Le GM, Klausner JD. PMID: 39625476.
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    6. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of oral Neisseria from men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Hanoi, Vietnam. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2024 Nov 28; 40:11-14. Dong HV, Adamson P, Pham DH, Pham QH, Le HHL, Pham LQ, Bui HTM, Le GM, Klausner JD. PMID: 39612986.
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    7. Absence of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Among Men Who Have Sex With Men With Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis Infections Within an HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Program in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Dec 01; 51(12):845-846. Quang TV, Bui HTM, Pham LQ, Le GM, Le HT, Klausner JD, Adamson PC. PMID: 39258782; PMCID: PMC11560666.
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    8. Mycoplasma genitalium Infections Among Participants in an HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Program in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Nov 01; 51(11):750-755. Nguyen KD, Adamson PC, Bui HT, Pham LQ, Truong PT, Le NT, Le GM, Klausner JD. PMID: 39008624; PMCID: PMC11560684.
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    9. Ceftriaxone resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae associated with the penA-60.001 allele in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024 Jun; 24(6):e351-e352. Adamson PC, Hieu VN, Nhung PH, Whiley DM, Chau TM. PMID: 38723652; PMCID: PMC11145020.
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    10. Novel lateral flow assay for point-of-care detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in syndromic management settings: a cross-sectional performance evaluation. Lancet. 2024 02 17; 403(10427):657-664. Peters RPH, Klausner JD, Mazzola L, Mdingi MM, Jung H, Gigi RMS, Piton J, Daniels J, de Vos L, Adamson PC, Gleeson B, Ferreyra C. PMID: 38335982; PMCID: PMC11246789.
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    11. The Role of Emergency and Primary Care in Combating the Rise of Gonorrhea: Another Purview Paradox? J Prim Care Community Health. 2024; 15:21501319241303609. Allan-Blitz LT, Chan K, Adamson P, Klausner JD, Hsu K. PMID: 39660675; PMCID: PMC11632869.
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    12. Machine learning to predict ceftriaxone resistance using single nucleotide polymorphisms within a global database of Neisseria gonorrhoeae genomes. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Dec 12; 11(6):e0170323. Ha SM, Lin EY, Klausner JD, Adamson PC. PMID: 37905924; PMCID: PMC10714741.
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    13. A Position Statement on Mpox as a Sexually Transmitted Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 04 17; 76(8):1508-1512. Allan-Blitz LT, Gandhi M, Adamson P, Park I, Bolan G, Klausner JD. PMID: 36546646; PMCID: PMC10110265.
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    14. Whole-Genome Sequencing to Predict Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Infect Dis. 2023 04 12; 227(7):917-925. Bristow CC, Mortimer TD, Morris S, Grad YH, Soge OO, Wakatake E, Pascual R, Murphy SM, Fryling KE, Adamson PC, Dillon JA, Parmar NR, Le HHL, Van Le H, Ovalles Ureña RM, Mitchev N, Mlisana K, Wi T, Dickson SP, Klausner JD. PMID: 36735316; PMCID: PMC10319951.
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    15. Discovery of a novel sub-lineage of multi-drug resistant Shigella flexneri in Southern California. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Jul; 132:1-3. Kamau E, Adamson PC, Crandall J, Mukhopadhyay R, Yang S. PMID: 36990199; PMCID: PMC10275642.
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    16. Screening for monkeypox virus infections in men who have sex with men in a sexual health clinic in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Lancet Microbe. 2023 04; 4(4):e201-e202. Adamson PC, Bui HTM, Kesteman T, Nguyen DTN, Nguyen TTH, Van Le T, van Doorn RH, Klausner JD, Le GM. PMID: 36620964; PMCID: PMC9815829.
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    17. Pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis in Men Who Have Sex With Men in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Program in Hanoi, Vietnam. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 11 30; 75(11):2045-2046. Bui HTM, Adamson PC, Le GM, Klausner JD. PMID: 35883257; PMCID: PMC10200314.
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    18. Resistance-Guided Therapy for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 10 29; 75(9):1655-1660. Allan-Blitz LT, Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 35818315; PMCID: PMC10200317.
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    19. Prevalence and Factors Associated With Antigen Test Positivity Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers in Los Angeles. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Oct; 9(10):ofac462. Adamson PC, Currier JS, Uslan DZ, Garner OB. PMID: 36285175; PMCID: PMC9581505.
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    20. Endofungal Mycetohabitans rhizoxinica Bacteremia Associated with Rhizopus microsporus Respiratory Tract Infection. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 10; 28(10):2091-2095. Yang S, Anikst V, Adamson PC. PMID: 36148964; PMCID: PMC9514336.
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    21. Reliability of Genetic Alterations in Predicting Ceftriaxone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Globally. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 04 27; 10(2):e0206521. Lin EY, Adamson PC, Ha SM, Klausner JD. PMID: 35348352; PMCID: PMC9045316.
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    22. Prevalence, Anatomic Distribution, and Correlates of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections Among a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 07 01; 49(7):504-510. Adamson PC, Bhatia R, Tran KDC, Bui HTM, Vu D, Shiraishi RW, Giang LM. PMID: 35312657; PMCID: PMC9601603.
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    23. High proportions of rectal and pharyngeal chlamydia and gonorrhoea cases among cisgender men are missed using current CDC screening recommendations. Sex Transm Infect. 2022 12; 98(8):586-591. Assaf RD, Cunningham NJ, Adamson PC, Jann JT, Bolan RK. PMID: 35217590; PMCID: PMC9402804.
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    24. Applying molecular algorithms to predict decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone from a report of strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022 02 02; 77(2):534-536. Lin EY, Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 34741618; PMCID: PMC8809185.
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    25. Legislation to Increase Accessibility to Direct-to-Consumer Tests in California. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 01 01; 49(1):e37. Doan TP, Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 34654766; PMCID: PMC8665099.
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    26. Lower Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Viral Shedding Following Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers in Los Angeles, California. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov; 8(11):ofab526. Adamson PC, Pfeffer MA, Arboleda VA, Garner OB, de St Maurice A, von Bredow B, Flint J, Kruglyak L, Currier JS. PMID: 35005055; PMCID: PMC8689969.
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    27. Diagnostic Tests for Detecting Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Rectal and Pharyngeal Specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 04 20; 60(4):e0021121. Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 34731021; PMCID: PMC9020361.
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    28. Beyond the 405 and the 5: Geographic Variations and Factors Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Positivity Rates in Los Angeles County. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 02; 73(9):e2970-e2975. Vijayan T, Shin M, Adamson PC, Harris C, Seeman T, Norris KC, Goodman-Meza D. PMID: 33141164; PMCID: PMC7665433.
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    29. Using a public database of Neisseria gonorrhoeae genomes to detect mutations associated with zoliflodacin resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 10 11; 76(11):2847-2849. Adamson PC, Lin EY, Ha SM, Klausner JD. PMID: 34324655; PMCID: PMC8521401.
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    30. Adolescents may accurately self-collect pharyngeal and rectal clinical specimens for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. PLoS One. 2021; 16(9):e0255878. Vavala G, Goldbeck C, Bristow CC, Stafylis C, Adamson PC, Polanco D, Ocasio MA, Fournier J, Romero-Espinoza A, Flynn R, Bolan R, Fernandez MI, Swendeman D, Comulada WS, Lee SJ, Rotheram-Borus MJ, Klausner JD, Adolescent Medicine Trials Network (ATN) CARES Team. PMID: 34570799; PMCID: PMC8475974.
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    31. The Staying Power of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea: Implications for Public Health and Antimicrobial Resistance. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 08 16; 73(4):583-585. Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 33508084; PMCID: PMC8366824.
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    32. Epidemiology, Treatments, and Vaccine Development for Antimicrobial-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Current Strategies and Future Directions. Drugs. 2021 Jul; 81(10):1153-1169. Lin EY, Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 34097283; PMCID: PMC8182353.
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    33. Establishing Novel Molecular Algorithms to Predict Decreased Susceptibility to Ceftriaxone in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains. J Infect Dis. 2021 04 08; 223(7):1232-1240. Lin EY, Adamson PC, Deng X, Klausner JD. PMID: 32779717; PMCID: PMC8030720.
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    34. Evaluating the generalizability of a multiplex real-time PCR assay for predicting decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone in a global set of Neisseria gonorrhoeae sequences. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 03 12; 76(4):1104-1106. Lin EY, Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 33351912; PMCID: PMC7953313.
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    35. Discharge Clinical Characteristics and Post-Discharge Events in Patients with Severe COVID-19: A Descriptive Case Series. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Apr; 36(4):1017-1022. Saab FG, Chiang JN, Brook R, Adamson PC, Fulcher JA, Halperin E, Manuel V, Goodman-Meza D. PMID: 33532963; PMCID: PMC7853705.
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    36. Reply to Laumen et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 01 27; 72(2):364-365. Dong HV, Adamson PC, Nguyen HT, Nguyen TV, Le GM, Klausner JD. PMID: 33501965; PMCID: PMC7840102.
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    37. Molecular Algorithms Accurately Predict Decreased Susceptibility to Ceftriaxone in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 12; 47(12):e63-e64. Lin EY, Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 32842047; PMCID: PMC7669597.
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    38. Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2017-2019. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 05; 20(1):809. Adamson PC, Van Le H, Le HHL, Le GM, Nguyen TV, Klausner JD. PMID: 33153450; PMCID: PMC7643326.
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    39. Point-of-Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review of Recent Developments. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 11 01; 144(11):1344-1351. Adamson PC, Loeffelholz MJ, Klausner JD. PMID: 32810868; PMCID: PMC7606737.
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    40. A machine learning algorithm to increase COVID-19 inpatient diagnostic capacity. PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0239474. Goodman-Meza D, Rudas A, Chiang JN, Adamson PC, Ebinger J, Sun N, Botting P, Fulcher JA, Saab FG, Brook R, Eskin E, An U, Kordi M, Jew B, Balliu B, Chen Z, Hill BL, Rahmani E, Halperin E, Manuel V. PMID: 32960917; PMCID: PMC7508387.
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    41. Diagnostic yield of repeat testing for SARS-CoV-2: Experience from a large health system in Los Angeles. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov; 100:298-301. Adamson PC, Goodman-Meza D, Vijayan T, Yang S, Garner OB. PMID: 32835787; PMCID: PMC7441934.
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    42. Analytical Evaluation of the Abbott RealTime CT/NG Assay for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Rectal and Pharyngeal Swabs. J Mol Diagn. 2020 06; 22(6):811-816. Adamson PC, Pandori MW, Doernberg SB, Komarow L, Sund Z, Tran TTT, Jensen D, Tsalik EL, Deal CD, Chambers HF, Fowler VG, Evans SR, Patel R, Klausner JD, Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group. PMID: 32247863; PMCID: PMC7295135.
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    43. A Colocalized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population. Am J Med. 2020 06; 133(6):705-712. Adamson PC, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Villanueva MS, Canterino JE. PMID: 31987799.
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    44. Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a Rare Cause of Preseptal Cellulitis. Sex Transm Dis. 2019 12; 46(12):813-815. Adamson PC, Judson SD, Klausner JD, Kelesidis T. PMID: 31356532; PMCID: PMC8077177.
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    45. No benefit of chlamydia screening in primary care? Lancet. 2018 10 20; 392(10156):1381-1383. Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 30343849.
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    46. Treating chlamydial infections in pregnancy and preventing adverse birth outcomes. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 04; 18(4):368-369. Adamson PC, Klausner JD. PMID: 29371068; PMCID: PMC7461718.
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    47. A systems-based assessment of the PrePex device adverse events active surveillance system in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0190055. Adamson PC, Tafuma TA, Davis SM, Xaba S, Herman-Roloff A. PMID: 29272320; PMCID: PMC5741245.
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    48. Acceptability and Accuracy of Cervical Cancer Screening Using a Self-Collected Tampon for HPV Messenger-RNA Testing among HIV-Infected Women in South Africa. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0137299. Adamson PC, Huchko MJ, Moss AM, Kinkel HF, Medina-Marino A. PMID: 26332236; PMCID: PMC4557833.
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    49. Are marginalized women being left behind? A population-based study of institutional deliveries in Karnataka, India. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 12; 12:30. Adamson PC, Krupp K, Niranjankumar B, Freeman AH, Khan M, Madhivanan P. PMID: 22240002; PMCID: PMC3269389.
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    50. Prevalence & correlates of primary infertility among young women in Mysore, India. Indian J Med Res. 2011 Oct; 134:440-6. Adamson PC, Krupp K, Freeman AH, Klausner JD, Reingold AL, Madhivanan P. PMID: 22089604; PMCID: PMC3237240.
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    51. Mutations of the Listeria monocytogenes peptidoglycan N-deacetylase and O-acetylase result in enhanced lysozyme sensitivity, bacteriolysis, and hyperinduction of innate immune pathways. Infect Immun. 2011 Sep; 79(9):3596-606. Rae CS, Geissler A, Adamson PC, Portnoy DA. PMID: 21768286; PMCID: PMC3165460.
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