Laura H. Bachmann, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases

Laura H. Bachmann, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases
Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Center for Worker Health

Clinical Specialties

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Contact Information

Department: 336-716-4395

Education & Training

M.D., University of North Carolina School of Medicine , 1994
Internship, U Alabama Affil Hospitals, 1997
Residency, U Alabama Affil Hospitals, 1999
Fellowship, University of Alabama-Birmingham, 2001

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

NPI Number

1205881737

Laura H. Bachmann, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Center for Worker Health

Research Interests

infectious diseases

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-4507 | Department: 336-716-4395

Recent Publications

Bachmann LH. Clinical trial report: duration of metronidazole therapy in HIV-infected women with trichomonas vaginalis: is more metronidazole better?. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2011;13(2):112-114.

Vissman AT, Bloom FR, Leichliter JS, Bachmann LH, Montano J, Topmiller M, Rhodes SD. Exploring the use of nonmedical sources of prescription drugs among immigrant latinos in the rural southeastern USA. J Rural Health. 2011;27(2):159-167.

Rhodes SD, Vissman AT, Stowers J, Miller C, McCoy TP, Hergenrather KC, Wilkin AM, Reece M, Bachmann LH, Ore A, et al. A CBPR partnership increases HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM): outcome findings from a pilot test of the CyBER/testing internet intervention. Health Educ Behav. 2011;38(3):311-320.

Jennings P, Bachmann L. CDC proposes new guidelines for the treatment of STDs. JAAPA. 2011;24(4):63-64.

Bachmann LH, Hobbs MM, Sena AC, Sobel JD, Schwebke JR, Krieger JN, McClelland RS, Workowski KA. Trichomonas vaginalis genital infections: progress and challenges. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;53(Suppl 3):S160-172.

Baffi CW, Aban I, Willig JH, Agrawal M, Mugavero MJ, Bachmann LH. New syphilis cases and concurrent STI screening in a southeastern U.S. HIV clinic: a call to action. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2010;24(1):23-29.

Geisler WM, Morrison SG, Bachmann LH. Concordance of rectal and cervical Chlamydia trachomatis OmpA genotypes infecting women in Birmingham, Alabama. Sex Transm Dis. 2010;37(1):32-33.

Apewokin SK, Geisler WM, Bachmann LH. Spontaneous resolution of extragenital chlamydial and gonococcal infections prior to therapy [letter]. Sex Transm Dis. 2010;37(5):343-344.

Bachmann LH, Johnson RE, Cheng H, Markowitz L, Papp JR, Palella FJ Jr, Hook EW III. Nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis rectal infections. J Clin Microbiol. 2010;48(5):1827-1832.

Aaron E, Kempf M-C, Criniti S, Tedaldi E, Gracely E, Warriner A, Kumar R, Bachmann LH. Adverse events in a cohort of HIV infected pregnant and non-pregnant women treated with nevirapine versus non-nevirapine antiretroviral medication. PLoS ONE. 2010;5(9):e12617.

Shrestha S, Sudenga SL, Smith JS, Bachmann LH, Wilson CM, Kempf MC. The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on prevalence and incidence of cervical human papillomavirus infections in HIV-positive adolescents. BMC Infect Dis. 2010;10():art. 295.

Bachmann LH. Episodic acyclovir therapy as part of syndromic management among men presenting with genital ulcer disease: is there benefit?. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2010;12(5):315-317.

Bachmann LH. Provider-delivered sexually transmitted infection prevention counseling in the emergency department setting: another nail in the coffin? [editorial]. Sex Transm Dis. 2009;36(1):33-34.

Bachmann LH, Johnson RE, Cheng H, Markowitz LE, Papp JR, Hook EW III. Nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae oropharyngeal infections. J Clin Microbiol. 2009;47(4):902-907.

Bachmann LH, Grimley DM, Chen H, Aban I, Hu J, Zhang S, Waithaka YW, Hook EW. Risk behaviours in HIV-positive men who have sex with men participating in an intervention in a primary care setting. Int J STD AIDS. 2009;20(9):607-612.

King C, Feldman J, Waithaka Y, Aban I, Hu J, Zhang S, Hook E III, Bachmann LH. Sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infection prevalence in an outpatient psychiatry clinic. Sex Transm Dis. 2008;35(10):877-882.

Geisler WM, Morrison SG, Bachmann LH. Absence of lymphogranuloma venereum strains among rectal Chlamydia trachomatis outer membrane protein A genotypes infecting women and men who have sex with men in Birmingham, Alabama. Sex Transm Dis. 2008;35(10):856-858.