1993
Alterations in Erythrocyte Glutathione Metabolism Associated with Cervical Dysplasias and Carcinoma in Situ
Basu J, Duttagupta C, Vermund S, Ahn C, Palan P, Romney S. Alterations in Erythrocyte Glutathione Metabolism Associated with Cervical Dysplasias and Carcinoma in Situ. Cancer Investigation 1993, 11: 652-659. PMID: 8221197, DOI: 10.3109/07357909309046937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical dysplasiaSevere dysplasiaPeripheral venous blood samplesCervical dysplastic lesionsSeverity of dysplasiaVenous blood samplesErythrocyte glutathione levelsErythrocyte glutathione metabolismPap testCervical abnormalitiesModerate dysplasiaCervical lesionsSevere gradesDysplastic lesionsErythrocyte levelsHistopathological diagnosisBlood samplesGlutathione reductaseDysplasiaGlutathione levelsReduced glutathioneGlucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseCarcinomaLesionsMultiple pairwise comparisons
1992
Genital papillomavirus infection and cervical dysplasia—opportunistic complications of hiv infection
Laga M, Icenogle J, Marsella R, Manoka A, Nzila N, Ryder R, Vermund S, Heyward W, Nelson A, Reeves W. Genital papillomavirus infection and cervical dysplasia—opportunistic complications of hiv infection. International Journal Of Cancer 1992, 50: 45-48. PMID: 1309459, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910500110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical intra-epithelial neoplasiaHuman genital papillomavirusesHPV infectionOpportunistic complicationsSeronegative womenHIV infectionHPV typesCervical cancerPap smearHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV-seropositive womenHPV DNA testingImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntra-epithelial neoplasiaGenital papillomavirus infectionAno-genital cancersGenital HPV typesCervicovaginal lavageSeropositive womenHIV seropositivityPapillomavirus infectionCervical diseaseCervical dysplasiaHPV DNAImmunodeficiency syndrome
1991
Human papillomavirus, gonorrhea, syphilis, and cervical dysplasia in jailed women.
Bickell NA, Vermund SH, Holmes M, Safyer S, Burk RD. Human papillomavirus, gonorrhea, syphilis, and cervical dysplasia in jailed women. American Journal Of Public Health 1991, 81: 1318-20. PMID: 1928533, PMCID: PMC1405301, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.81.10.1318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirusPap smearRoutine intake proceduresAbnormal Pap smearsBehavioral risk factorsNew York City jailsCervicovaginal lavageSerologic syphilisHPV infectionCervical diseaseCervical dysplasiaCervical cytologyRisk factorsIntake proceduresFemale detaineesWomenPapillomavirusSyphilisHigh rateCity jailsDiseaseSmearsIncarcerated womenLavageGonorrheaPlasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia.
Basu J, Palan PR, Vermund SH, Goldberg GL, Burk RD, Romney SL. Plasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia. Cancer Epidemiology 1991, 15: 165-70. PMID: 1647869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-carotene levelsHPV infectionCervical dysplasiaClinical statusPap smearPeripheral venous blood samplesImportance of smokingRepeat Pap smearHuman papillomavirus infectionAbnormal Pap smearsVenous blood samplesGrades of severityPlasma ascorbic acidAscorbic acid levelsCervix dysplasiaColposcopy clinicHPV statusPapillomavirus infectionLavage specimenPlasma levelsMean plasmaDysplastic groupBlood samplesDysplasiaSmoking