2000
Development and Evaluation of a Molecular Viability Assay for Pneumocystis carinii
Maher N, Vermund S, Lasbury M, Lee C, Bartlett M, Unnasch T. Development and Evaluation of a Molecular Viability Assay for Pneumocystis carinii. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2000, 38: 1947-1952. PMID: 10790126, PMCID: PMC86630, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.5.1947-1952.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaRespiratory specimensP. cariniiViable trophozoitesPatient respiratory specimensP. carinii DNAOpportunistic illnessesViability assaysCarinii pneumoniaPCP patientsShock protein 70 familyReverse transcription-PCRHeat shock protein 70 familyPneumocystis cariniiNoninvasive techniqueCarinii DNACariniiTranscription-PCREthidium bromide stainingOptimal assay conditionsTrophozoitesBromide stainingAssaysMolecular viabilitySpecific primers
1992
Association of Mycoplasma and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Detection of Amplified Mycoplasma fermentans DNA in Blood
Hawkins R, Rickman L, Vermund S, Carl M. Association of Mycoplasma and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Detection of Amplified Mycoplasma fermentans DNA in Blood. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1992, 165: 581-585. PMID: 1538164, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.3.581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionM. fermentans infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionVirus infectionHIV clinical stageMycoplasma fermentans infectionHIV-seronegative subjectsHIV-seropositive patientsCross-sectional studyHistory of syphilisAssociation of MycoplasmaHIV infectionOpportunistic infectionsClinical stageLower riskNonsignificant trendPolymerase chain reaction methodologyInfectionPatientsBloodM. fermentansAssociationCopathogensHIVSyphilis
1991
Human papillomavirus infection and other risk factors for cervical neoplasia: A case‐control study
Morrison E, Ho G, Vermund S, Goldberg G, Kadish A, Kelley K, Burk R. Human papillomavirus infection and other risk factors for cervical neoplasia: A case‐control study. International Journal Of Cancer 1991, 49: 6-13. PMID: 1874571, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910490103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernCarcinomaCase-Control StudiesEpitheliumFemaleHumansMolecular Sequence DataMultivariate AnalysisOligonucleotidesPolymerase Chain ReactionRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTumor Virus InfectionsUterine Cervical DiseasesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsSquamous intraepithelial lesionsCervical squamous intraepithelial lesionsIndependent risk factorHPV infectionRisk factorsHigh riskCervical neoplasiaMajor independent risk factorLow educational achievementHuman papillomavirus infectionAssociation of HPVHPV types 16Major risk factorCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisCase-control designLogistic regression modelsRisk of diseaseHPV screeningIntraepithelial lesionsPapillomavirus infectionHPV typesViral loadBorderline significanceNormal women