University of Washington School of Medicine Laboratory Medicine Allergy and Infectious Diseases ProfessorAppointed: 1995 | |
QualificationsM.D., Dalhousie University, 1981. Ph.D., Dalhousie University, 1977. KeywordsCOS Keywords:AIDS, Disease Prevention, HIV, HIV Prevention, Infectious Diseases Or Agents, Laboratory Practice or Procedure, Preventive Medicine, Virology.Additional Terms:AIDS, Disease Manifestation, HIV/SIV Infection, Infectious Diseases, Treatment/Prevention.Publications- Speck CE, Coombs RW, Koutsky LA, Zeh J, Ross SO, Hooton TM, Collier AC, Corey L, Cent A, Dragavon J, Lee W, Johnson EJ, Sampoleo RR, Krieger JN, Risk factors for HIV-1 shedding in semen., American Journal of Epidemiology, 150(6), 622-31, 15 Sep 1999
 - Panther LA, Coombs RW, Aung SA, dela Rosa C, Gretch D, Corey L, Unintegrated HIV-1 circular 2-LTR proviral DNA as a marker of recently infected cells: relative effect of recombinant CD4, zidovudine, and saquinavir in vitro., Journal of Medical Virology, 58(2), 165-73, June 1999
 - Li W, Coombs RW, Collier AC, Raisys VA, Determination of indinavir, a HIV-1 protease inhibitor, in human plasma using ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography., Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 21(3), 360-6, June 1999
 - Melvin AJ, Rodrigo AG, Mohan KM, Lewis PA, Manns-Arcuino L, Coombs RW, Mullins JI, Frenkel LM, HIV-1 dynamics in children., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, 20(5), 468-73, 15 Apr 1999
 - Lew J, Reichelderfer P, Fowler M, Bremer J, Carrol R, Cassol S, Chernoff D, Coombs R, Cronin M, Dickover R, Fiscus S, Herman S, Jackson B, Kornegay J, Kovacs A, McIntosh K, Meyer W, Michael N, Mofenson L, Moye J, Quinn T, Robb M, Vahey M, Weiser B, Yeghiazarian T, Determinations of levels of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: reassessment of parameters affecting assay outcome. TUBE Meeting Workshop Attendees. Technology Utilization for HIV-1 Blo, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 36(6), 1471-9, June 1998
 - Reichelderfer PS, Coombs RW, Cartesian coordinate analysis of viral burden and CD4+ T-cell count in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 infection., Antiviral Research, 38(3), 181-94, June 1998
 - Schacker T W, Hughes J P, Shea T, Coombs R W, Corey L, Biological and virologic characteristics of primary HIV infection., Annals of Internal Medicine, 128(8), 613-20, 15 Apr 1998
 - Schacker TW, Hughes JP, Shea T, Coombs RW, Corey L, Biological and virologic characteristics of primary HIV infection [see comments, Annals of Internal Medicine, 128(8), 613-20, 15 1998
 - Panther L A, Coombs R W, Zeh J E, Collier A C, Corey L, Unintegrated circular HIV-1 DNA in the peripheral mononuclear cells of HIV-1-infected subjects: association with high levels of plasma HIV-1 RNA, rapid decline in CD4 count, and clinical progression t, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, 17(4), 303-13, 1 Apr 1998
 - Eastman P S, Shapiro D E, Coombs R W, Frenkel L M, McSherry G D, Britto P, Herman S A, Sperling R S, Maternal viral genotypic zidovudine resistance and infrequent failure of zidovudine therapy to prevent perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials G, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 177(3), 557-64, March 1998
 - Krieger J N, Nirapathpongporn A, Chaiyaporn M, Peterson G, Nikolaeva I, Akridge R, Ross S O, Coombs R W, Vasectomy and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in semen., Journal of Urology, 159(3), 820-5; discussion 82, March 1998
 - Coombs R W, Speck C E, Hughes J P, Lee W, Sampoleo R, Ross S O, Dragavon J, Peterson G, Hooton T M, Collier A C, Corey L, Koutsky L, Krieger J N, Association between culturable human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in semen and HIV-1 RNA levels in semen and blood: evidence for compartmentalization of HIV-1 between semen and blood., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 177(2), 320-30, February 1998
 - Muller C H, Coombs R W, Krieger J N, Effects of clinical stage and immunological status on semen analysis results in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive men., Andrologia, 30 Suppl 1, 15-22, 1998
 - Brambilla D, Leung S, Lew J, Todd J, Herman S, Cronin M, Shapiro D E, Bremer J, Hanson C, Hillyer G V, McSherry G D, Sperling R S, Coombs R W, Reichelderfer P S, Absolute copy number and relative change in determinations of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: effect of an external standard on kit comparisons., Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 36(1), 311-4, Jan 1998
 - Marschner I C, Collier A C, Coombs R W, D'Aquila R T, DeGruttola V, Fischl M A, Hammer S M, Hughes M D, Johnson V A, Katzenstein D A, Richman D D, Smeaton L M, Spector S A, Saag M S, Use of changes in plasma levels of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA to assess the clinical benefit of antiretroviral therapy., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 177(1), 40-7, Jan 1998
 - Vanhove G F, Gries J M, Verotta D, Sheiner L B, Coombs R, Collier A C, Blaschke T F, Exposure-response relationships for saquinavir, zidovudine, and zalcitabine in combination therapy., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 41(11), 2433-8, November 1997
 - Diamond C, Huang M L, Kedes D H, Speck C, Rankin G W Jr, Ganem D, Coombs R W, Rose T M, Krieger J N, Corey L, Absence of detectable human herpesvirus 8 in the semen of human immunodeficiency virus-infected men without Kaposi's sarcoma., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 176(3), 775-7, September 1997
 - Melvin A J, Burchett S K, Watts D H, Hitti J, Hughes J P, McLellan C L, King P D, Johnson E J, Williams B L, Frenkel L M, Coombs R W, Effect of pregnancy and zidovudine therapy on viral load in HIV-1-infected women., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, 14(3), 232-6, 1 Mar 1997
 - Paxton W B, Coombs R W, McElrath M J, Keefer M C, Hughes J, Sinangil F, Chernoff D, Demeter L, Williams B, Corey L, Longitudinal analysis of quantitative virologic measures in human immunodeficiency virus-infected subjects with > or = 400 CD4 lymphocytes: implications for applying measurements to individual patient, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 175(2), 247-54, February 1997
 - Sperling R S, Shapiro D E, Coombs R W, Todd J A, Herman S A, McSherry G D, O'Sullivan M J, Van Dyke R B, Jimenez E, Rouzioux C, Flynn P M, Sullivan J L, Maternal viral load, zidovudine treatment, and the risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from mother to infant. Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 076 Study Group [see, New England Journal of Medicine, 335(22), 1621-9, 28 Nov 1996
 - Yen-Lieberman B, Brambilla D, Jackson B, Bremer J, Coombs R, Cronin M, Herman S, Katzenstein D, Leung S, Lin H J, Palumbo P, Rasheed S, Todd J, Vahey M, Reichelderfer P, Evaluation of a quality assurance program for quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma by the AIDS Clinical Trials Group virology laboratories., Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 34(11), 2695-701, November 1996
 - Coombs R W, Welles S L, Hooper C, Reichelderfer P S, D'Aquila R T, Japour A J, Johnson V A, Kuritzkes D R, Richman D D, Kwok S, Todd J, Jackson J B, DeGruttola V, Crumpacker C S, Kahn J, Association of plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA level with risk of clinical progression in patients with advanced infection. AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) 116B/117 Study Team. ACTG V, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 174(4), 704-12, October 1996
 - Welles S L, Jackson J B, Yen-Lieberman B, Demeter L, Japour A J, Smeaton L M, Johnson V A, Kuritzkes D R, D'Aquila R T, Reichelderfer P A, Richman D D, Reichman R, Fischl M, Dolin R, Coombs R W, Kahn J O, McLaren C, Todd J, Kwok S, Crumpacker C S, Prognostic value of plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA levels in patients with advanced HIV-1 disease and with little or no prior zidovudine therapy. AIDS Clinical Trials Group Pro, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 174(4), 696-703, October 1996
 - Scott W A, Brambilla D, Siwak E, Beatty C, Bremer J, Coombs R W, Farzadegan H, Fiscus S A, Hammer S M, Hollinger F B, Khan N, Rasheed S, Reichelderfer P S, Evaluation of an infectivity standard for real-time quality control of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 quantitative micrococulture assays. Participating Laboratories of The AIDS Clinical Trials Gr, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 34(9), 2312-5, September 1996
 - Saag M S, Holodniy M, Kuritzkes D R, O'Brien W A, Coombs R, Poscher M E, Jacobsen D M, Shaw G M, Richman D D, Volberding P A, HIV viral load markers in clinical practice., Nature Medicine, 2(6), 625-9, June 1996
 - Collier A C, Coombs R W, Schoenfeld D A, Bassett R L, Timpone J, Baruch A, Jones M, Facey K, Whitacre C, McAuliffe V J, Friedman H M, Merigan T C, Reichman R C, Hooper C, Corey L, Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection with saquinavir, zidovudine, and zalcitabine. AIDS Clinical Trials Group., New England Journal of Medicine, 334(16), 1011-7, 18 Apr 1996
 - Klebanoff S J, Coombs R W, Virucidal effect of stimulated eosinophils on human immunodeficiency virus type 1., Aids Research and Human Retroviruses, 12(1), 25-9, 1 Jan 1996
 - Collier A C, Coombs R W, Schoenfeld D A, Bassett R, Baruch A, Corey L, Combination therapy with zidovudine, didanosine and saquinavir., Antiviral Research, 29(1), 99, January 1996
 - Reichelderfer P S, Coombs R W, Cartesian coordinate analysis of viral burden and CD4+ cell count in HIV disease: implications for clinical trial design and analysis., Antiviral Research, 29(1), 83-6, January 1996
 - Collier A C, Coombs R W, Katzenstein D, Holodniy M, Gibson J, Mordenti J, Izu A E, Duliege A M, Ammann A J, Merigan T, et al, Safety, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral response of CD4-immunoglobulin G by intravenous bolus in AIDS and AIDS-related complex., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, 10(2), 150-6, 1 Oct 1995
 - Krieger J N, Coombs R W, Collier A C, Ho D D, Ross S O, Zeh J E, Corey L, Intermittent shedding of human immunodeficiency virus in semen: implications for sexual transmission., Journal of Urology, 154(3), 1035-40, September 1995
 - Schacker T, Collier A C, Coombs R, Unadkat J D, Fox I, Alam J, Wang J P, Eggert E, Corey L, Phase I study of high-dose, intravenous rsCD4 in subjects with advanced HIV-1 infection., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, 9(2), 145-52, 1 Jun 1995
 - Frenkel L M, Wagner L E 2nd, Demeter L M, Dewhurst S, Coombs R W, Murante B L, Reichman R C, Effects of zidovudine use during pregnancy on resistance and vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 20(5), 1321-6, May 1995
 - Japour A J, Welles S, D'Aquila R T, Johnson V A, Richman D D, Coombs R W, Reichelderfer P S, Kahn J O, Crumpacker C S, Kuritzkes D R, Prevalence and clinical significance of zidovudine resistance mutations in human immunodeficiency virus isolated from patients after long-term zidovudine treatment. AIDS Clinical Trials Group 116B/117, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 171(5), 1172-9, May 1995
 - Krieger J N, Coombs R W, Collier A C, Ross S O, Speck C, Corey L, Seminal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and human cytomegalovirus: evidence for different immunologic controls., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 171(4), 1018-22, April 1995
 - D'Aquila R T, Johnson V A, Welles S L, Japour A J, Kuritzkes D R, DeGruttola V, Reichelderfer P S, Coombs R W, Crumpacker C S, Kahn J O, et al, Zidovudine resistance and HIV-1 disease progression during antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 116B/117 Team and the Virology Committee Resistance Working Group., Annals of Internal Medicine, 122(6), 401-8, 15 Mar 1995
 - Fiscus S A, DeGruttola V, Gupta P, Katzenstein D A, Meyer W A 3rd, LoFaro M L, Katzman M, Ragni M V, Reichelderfer P S, Coombs R W, Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 quantitative cell microculture as a measure of antiviral efficacy in a multicenter clinical trial., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 171(2), 305-11, February 1995
 - Reichelderfer P S, Coombs R W, Virologic parameters as surrogate markers for clinical outcome in HIV-1 disease: verification, variation, and validation., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, 10 Suppl 2, S19-24, 1995
 - Coombs R W, HIV-1 burden as a marker of disease progression and clinical response to therapy in AIDS., Clinics In Laboratory Medicine, 14(2), 301-11, June 1994
 - Celum C L, Coombs R W, Jones M, Murphy V, Fisher L, Grant C, Corey L, Inui T, Wener M H, Holmes K K, Risk factors for repeatedly reactive HIV-1 EIA and indeterminate western blots. A population-based case-control study., Archives of Internal Medicine, 154(10), 1129-37, 23 May 1994
 - DeGruttola V, Beckett L A, Coombs R W, Arduino J M, Balfour H H Jr, Rasheed S, Hollinger F B, Fischl M A, Volberding P, Serum p24 antigen level as an intermediate end point in clinical trials of zidovudine in people infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Aids Clinical Trials Group Virology Laboratories., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 169(4), 713-21, April 1994
 - Shafer R W, Kozal M J, Winters M A, Iversen A K, Katzenstein D A, Ragni M V, Meyer W A 3rd, Gupta P, Rasheed S, Coombs R, et al, Combination therapy with zidovudine and didanosine selects for drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains with unique patterns of pol gene mutations., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 169(4), 722-9, April 1994
 - Fischl M A, Resnick L, Coombs R, Kremer A B, Pottage J C Jr, Fass R J, Fife K H, Powderly W G, Collier A C, Aspinall R L, et al, The safety and efficacy of combination N-butyl-deoxynojirimycin (SC-48334) and zidovudine in patients with HIV-1 infection and 200-500 CD4 cells/mm3., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 7(2), 139-47, February 1994
 - Schacker T, Coombs R W, Collier A C, Zeh J E, Fox I, Alam J, Nelson K, Eggert E, Corey L, The effects of high-dose recombinant soluble CD4 on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viremia., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 169(1), 37-40, January 1994
 - Collier A C, Coombs R W, Fischl M A, Skolnik P R, Northfelt D, Boutin P, Hooper C J, Kaplan L D, Volberding P A, Davis L G, et al, Combination therapy with zidovudine and didanosine compared with zidovudine alone in HIV-1 infection., Annals of Internal Medicine, 119(8), 786-93, 15 Oct 1993
 - Coombs R W, Henrard D R, Mehaffey W F, Gibson J, Eggert E, Quinn T C, Phillips J, Cell-free plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 titer assessed by culture and immunocapture-reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction., Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 31(8), 1980-6, August 1993
 - Frumkin L R, Agy M B, Coombs R W, Panther L, Morton W R, Koehler J, Florey M J, Dragavon J, Schmidt A, Katze M G, et al, Acute infection of Macaca nemestrina by human immunodeficiency virus type 1., Virology, 195(2), 422-31, August 1993
 - Claypoole K H, Townes B D, Collier A C, Marra C, Longstreth W T Jr, Cohen W, Martin D, Coombs R W, Goldstein D, Sanchez P, et al, Cognitive risk factors and neuropsychological performance in HIV infection., International Journal of Neuroscience, 70(1-2), 13-27, May 1993
 - Compton S J, Celum C L, Lee C, Thompson D, Sumi S M, Fritsche T R, Coombs R W, Trichinosis with ventilatory failure and persistent myocarditis., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16(4), 500-4, April 1993
 - Cooney E L, McElrath M J, Corey L, Hu S L, Collier A C, Arditti D, Hoffman M, Coombs R W, Smith G E, Greenberg P D, Enhanced immunity to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope elicited by a combined vaccine regimen consisting of priming with a vaccinia recombinant expressing HIV envelope and boosting with gp16, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 90(5), 1882-6, 1 Mar 1993
 - Corey L, Coombs R W, The natural history of HIV infection: implications for the assessment of antiretroviral therapy., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16 Suppl 1, S2-6, February 1993
 - Celum C L, Coombs R W, Indeterminate HIV-1 western blots: implications and considerations for widespread HIV testing., Journal of General Internal Medicine, 7(6), 640-5, Autumn 1992
 - Agy M B, Frumkin L R, Corey L, Coombs R W, Wolinsky S M, Koehler J, Morton W R, Katze M G, Infection of Macaca nemestrina by human immunodeficiency virus type-1., Science, 257(5066), 103-6, 3 Jul 1992
 - Cohen W A, Maravilla K R, Gerlach R, Claypoole K, Collier A C, Marra C, Maxwell C, Coombs R W, Longstreth W T Jr, Townes B D, et al, Prospective cerebral MR study of HIV seropositive and seronegative men: correlation of MR findings with neurologic, neuropsychologic, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis., AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology, 13(4), 1231-40, Summer 1992
 - Riddell S R, Greenberg P D, Overell R W, Loughran T P, Gilbert M J, Lupton S D, Agosti J, Scheeler S, Coombs R W, Corey L, Phase I study of cellular adoptive immunotherapy using genetically modified CD8+ HIV-specific T cells for HIV seropositive patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplant. The Fred Hutchinson Ca, Human Gene Therapy, 3(3), 319-38, June 1992
 - Klebanoff S J, Coombs R W, Viricidal effect of polymorphonuclear leukocytes on human immunodeficiency virus-1. Role of the myeloperoxidase system., Journal of Clinical Investigation, 89(6), 2014-7, June 1992
 - Agosti J M, Coombs R W, Collier A C, Paradise M A, Benedetti J K, Jaffe H S, Corey L, A randomized, double-blind, phase I/II trial of tumor necrosis factor and interferon-gamma for treatment of AIDS-related complex (Protocol 025 from the AIDS Clinical Trials Group)., Aids Research and Human Retroviruses, 8(5), 581-7, May 1992
 - Kidd P G, Austin G D, Collier A C, Arditti D E, Coombs R W, Corey L, Interference of recombinant soluble CD4 immunoglobulin G in flow cytometric measurement of CD4+ lymphocytes., American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 97(2), 166-9, February 1992
 - Collier A C, Marra C, Coombs R W, Claypoole K, Cohen W, Longstreth W T Jr, Townes B D, Maravilla K R, Critchlow C, Murphy V L, et al, Central nervous system manifestations in human immunodeficiency virus infection without AIDS., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 5(3), 229-41, 1992
 - Reed S G, da Silva J S, Ho J L, Koehler J K, Russo D M, Pihl D L, Coombs R W, Cytokine activation of human macrophages infected with HIV-1 to inhibit intracellular protozoa., Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 5(7), 666-75, 1992
 - Celum C L, Coombs R W, Lafferty W, Inui T S, Louie P H, Gates C A, McCreedy B J, Egan R, Grove T, Alexander S, et al, Indeterminate human immunodeficiency virus type 1 western blots: seroconversion risk, specificity of supplemental tests, and an algorithm for evaluation., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 164(4), 656-64, October 1991
 - Krieger J N, Coombs R W, Collier A C, Koehler J K, Ross S O, Chaloupka K, Murphy V L, Corey L, Fertility parameters in men infected with human immunodeficiency virus., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 164(3), 464-9, September 1991
 - Tartaglione T A, Collier A C, Coombs R W, Opheim K E, Cummings D K, Mackay S R, Benedetti J, Corey L, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Cerebrospinal fluid findings in patients before and during long-term oral zidovudine therapy [published erratum appears in Arch Neurol 1991 Dec;48(12):1238], Archives of Neurology, 48(7), 695-9, July 1991
 - Klebanoff S J, Coombs R W, Viricidal effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus on human immunodeficiency virus type 1: possible role in heterosexual transmission., Journal of Experimental Medicine, 174(1), 289-92, 1 Jul 1991
 - Cooney E L, Collier A C, Greenberg P D, Coombs R W, Zarling J, Arditti D E, Hoffman M C, Hu S L, Corey L, Safety of and immunological response to a recombinant vaccinia virus vaccine expressing HIV envelope glycoprotein [see comments], Lancet, 337(8741), 567-72, 9 Mar 1991
 - Watts D H, Brown Z A, Tartaglione T, Burchett S K, Opheim K, Coombs R, Corey L, Pharmacokinetic disposition of zidovudine during pregnancy., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 163(2), 226-32, February 1991
 - Krieger J N, Coombs R W, Collier A C, Ross S O, Chaloupka K, Cummings D K, Murphy V L, Corey L, Recovery of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from semen: minimal impact of stage of infection and current antiviral chemotherapy., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 163(2), 386-8, February 1991
 - Collier A C, Bozzette S, Coombs R W, Causey D M, Schoenfeld D A, Spector S A, Pettinelli C B, Davies G, Richman D D, Leedom J M, et al, A pilot study of low-dose zidovudine in human immunodeficiency virus infection [see comments], New England Journal of Medicine, 323(15), 1015-21, 11 Oct 1990
 - Bowden R A, Coombs R W, Nikora B H, Bigelow C, Sale G E, Thomas E D, Meyers J D, Corey L, Progression of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 infection after allogeneic marrow transplantation., American Journal of Medicine, 88(5N), 49N-52N, May 1990
 - Coombs R W, Collier A C, Allain J P, Nikora B, Leuther M, Gjerset G F, Corey L, Plasma viremia in human immunodeficiency virus infection [see comments], New England Journal of Medicine, 321(24), 1626-31, 14 Dec 1989
 - Moore D E, Ashley R L, Zarutskie P W, Coombs R W, Soules M R, Corey L, Transmission of genital herpes by donor insemination., Jama, 261(23), 3441-3, 16 Jun 1989

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