2009
Selected hematologic and biochemical measurements in African HIV-infected and uninfected pregnant women and their infants: the HIV Prevention Trials Network 024 protocol
Mwinga K, Vermund SH, Chen YQ, Mwatha A, Read JS, Urassa W, Carpenetti N, Valentine M, Goldenberg RL. Selected hematologic and biochemical measurements in African HIV-infected and uninfected pregnant women and their infants: the HIV Prevention Trials Network 024 protocol. BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9: 49. PMID: 19664210, PMCID: PMC2746190, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBlood Cell CountDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGestational AgeHematocritHemoglobinsHIVHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMalawiNevirapinePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRetrospective StudiesRNA, ViralTanzaniaTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultZambiaConceptsHIV infectionPregnant African womenRandomized clinical trialsTime of laborComplete laboratory dataWeeks of ageNevirapine prophylaxisChild transmissionHIV exposureWeeks' gestationHIV statusPregnant womenNewborn infantsClinical trialsPublic clinicsHIVInfantsBiochemical measurementsCaucasian populationWomenLaboratory dataNormative dataAfrican womenInfectionWeeks
2005
Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants
Li Y, Caufield PW, Dasanayake AP, Wiener HW, Vermund SH. Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants. Journal Of Dental Research 2005, 84: 806-811. PMID: 16109988, DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliveryMaternal factorsS. mutansC-section infantsMaternal gestational ageProspective cohort studyS. mutans levelsMother-infant pairsCaesarean sectionCohort studyPerinatal eventsGestational ageMutans levelsCariogenic microbiotaDental cariesPerinatal influencesInfection experienceInfantsCariesFamily incomeStreptococcus mutansMutansPotential effectsDeliveryInitial acquisition
2000
Cost-effective use of nevirapine to prevent vertical HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stringer J, Rouse D, Vermund S, Goldenberg R, Sinkala M, Stinnett A. Cost-effective use of nevirapine to prevent vertical HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 369-77. PMID: 11015154, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200008010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertical HIV transmissionHIV transmissionPrenatal carePrevention strategiesEffects of NVPModest clinical efficacyOptimal prevention strategiesSaharan AfricaGreater health gainsDecision analysis modelNevirapine administrationNVP administrationPrenatal visitPreventive therapyStandard therapyClinical efficacyMass therapyPrenatal strategiesClinical assessmentPrior enrollmentTherapyCost-effective useHealth gainsWomenSerostatusCost-Effective Use of Nevirapine to Prevent Vertical HIV Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa
Stringer J, Rouse D, Vermund S, Goldenberg R, Sinkala M, Stinnett A. Cost-Effective Use of Nevirapine to Prevent Vertical HIV Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 369-377. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200008010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertical HIV transmissionHIV transmissionPrenatal carePrevention strategiesEffects of NVPModest clinical efficacyOptimal prevention strategiesGreater health gainsDecision analysis modelNevirapine administrationNVP administrationPrenatal visitPreventive therapyStandard therapyClinical efficacySaharan AfricaMass therapyPrenatal strategiesClinical assessmentPrior enrollmentTherapyCost-effective useHealth gainsWomenSerostatus
1996
Ethical issues for perinatal HIV trials in developing countries.
Phanuphak P, Vermund SH. Ethical issues for perinatal HIV trials in developing countries. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 1996, 7: 236-8. PMID: 11361714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-HIV AgentsControl GroupsDeveloping CountriesEthical RelativismEthics, MedicalFemaleGestational AgeHealth Care RationingHIV InfectionsHumansInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnant WomenTherapeutic Human ExperimentationTreatment OutcomeZidovudine