Dr. Leandro Antonio Mena M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2500 N State St Division Infectious Jackson MS, 39216About
Dr. Leandro Mena is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Jackson, MS. Dr. Mena specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Universidad Federico Henriquez y Carvajal (UFHEC) Facultad de Medicina 1992
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A randomized comparison of azithromycin and doxycycline for the treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium-positive urethritis in men.
- Sexually transmitted infections and risk behaviors among African American women who have sex with women: does sex with men make a difference?
- Delivering laboratory results by text message and e-mail: a survey of factors associated with conceptual acceptability among STD clinic attendees.
- Genetic characterization of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by use of multilocus sequence typing.
- Role flexing: how community, religion, and family shape the experiences of young black men who have sex with men.
- Co-occurrence of Trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis and vaginal
- Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and the Changing Paradigm of HIV Prevention.
- Top Ten Facts You Need to Know about HIV.
- [Effects of 0.2% chlorhexidine mouthwash (Placos M.R.) as a means of plaque
- Rationale, Design and Methods of the Ecological Study of Sexual Behaviors and HIV/STI among African American Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Southeastern United States (The MARI Study).
- Experiences of Antihomosexual Attitudes and Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
- "I Don't Have a Problem With It, But Other Guys Do": An Exploration of Condom Negotiation among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the South.
- HIV Medicine Residency Training: Experience From Mississippi.
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