2023
COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa
Turyasingura N, James W, Vermund S. COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 117: 470-472. PMID: 36622662, PMCID: PMC10235805, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trac130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine equitySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe COVID-19 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 vaccination ratesCOVID-19 infectionDisease 2019 pandemicLower COVID-19 vaccination ratesCoronavirus 2Vaccination ratesVaccine developmentVaccine distributionGlobal health discourseHealth discourseHigh-income nationsHospitalizationInfection
2010
Burden of respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized infants and young children in Amman, Jordan
Khuri-Bulos N, Williams JV, Shehabi AA, Faouri S, Al Jundi E, Abushariah O, Chen Q, Ali SA, Vermund S, Halasa NB. Burden of respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized infants and young children in Amman, Jordan. Infectious Diseases 2010, 42: 368-374. PMID: 20100116, PMCID: PMC2854220, DOI: 10.3109/00365540903496544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsCost of IllnessFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantJordanLength of StayMaleMiddle EastNosePharynxPrevalenceProspective StudiesRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralSex FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsMedian ageNose/throat swabsRespiratory syncytial virus seasonChildren's median ageRSV-negative childrenRSV-positive childrenSpecific viral causeLonger hospital stayHigher hospital chargesIntensive care unitRespiratory syncytial virusReal-time polymerase chain reactionLower median ageEffective preventive measuresJordanian infantsHospital stayHospitalized infantsRSV vaccineRespiratory infectionsCare unitHospital chargesSyncytial virusThroat swabsViral cause
2005
Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants?
Kuhn L, Kasonde P, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Semrau K, Scott N, Tsai WY, Vermund SH, Aldrovandi GM, Thea DM. Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 1654-1661. PMID: 16267740, PMCID: PMC1351118, DOI: 10.1086/498029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageUninfected infantsHIV diseaseAdvanced diseasePerinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionAdvanced maternal HIV diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionHIV-uninfected infantsLower child weightMaternal HIV diseaseMaternal viral loadT-cell countsCells/microLLow birth weightInfants of mothersHealth of infantsMonths of lifeMaternal diseaseHIV infectionHospital admissionImmune dysfunctionInfant weightMaternal deathsViral loadBirth weight
1986
Parasitic infections in a New York City hospital: trends from 1971 to 1984.
Vermund SH, LaFleur F, MacLeod S. Parasitic infections in a New York City hospital: trends from 1971 to 1984. American Journal Of Public Health 1986, 76: 1024-6. PMID: 3728762, PMCID: PMC1646640, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.76.8.1024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildDominican RepublicEpidemiologic MethodsFecesHospitalizationHumansNew York CityParasitic DiseasesTime Factors