2007
Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia
Vermund SH, Yamamoto N. Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia. Tuberculosis 2007, 87: s18-s25. PMID: 17631414, PMCID: PMC2031213, DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2007.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisDrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisCo-infected patientsHuman immunodeficiency virusDeath of HIVPublic health workersHIV-tuberculosisHIV seroprevalenceTuberculosis casesImmunodeficiency virusHealth workersTuberculosis accountsPublic health situationMarked riseMycobacterium tuberculosisKey subpopulationsHealth situationTuberculosisResearch prioritiesSalient studiesHigher numberHIVPatientsSeroprevalenceInterdisciplinary collaborationHigh prevalence of HIV and syphilis in a remote native community of the Peruvian Amazon.
Zavaleta C, Fernández C, Konda K, Valderrama Y, Vermund SH, Gotuzzo E. High prevalence of HIV and syphilis in a remote native community of the Peruvian Amazon. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 76: 703-5. PMID: 17426174, PMCID: PMC2745971, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.76.703.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa
Chang L, OseiKwasi M, Boakye D, Aidoo S, Hagy A, Curran J, Vermund S. HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 29: 511-516. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200204150-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV seroprevalence ratesSeroprevalence ratesRisk factorsHIV-1HIV-2 seroprevalenceHIV-1 infectionHigh-risk populationCross-sectional studyHIV infectionHIV statusHIV-2Hospital outpatientsMultivariable modelPrenatal patientsDual infectionRisk populationsAnonymous studyInfectionRecord dataIntervention programsOutpatientsPatientsUrbanized communitiesSeroprevalenceHospitalHIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa.
Chang LW, Osei-Kwasi M, Boakye D, Aidoo S, Hagy A, Curran JW, Vermund SH. HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 29: 511. PMID: 11981368, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200204150-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroprevalence ratesSeroprevalence ratesRisk factorsHIV-1HIV-2 seroprevalenceHIV-1 infectionHigh-risk populationCross-sectional studyHIV infectionHIV statusHIV-2Hospital outpatientsMultivariable modelPrenatal patientsDual infectionRisk populationsAnonymous studyInfectionRecord dataIntervention programsOutpatientsPatientsUrbanized communitiesSeroprevalenceHospital
2000
Network-related Mechanisms May Help Explain Long-term HIV-1 Seroprevalence Levels That Remain High but Do Not Approach Population-Group Saturation
Friedman SR, Kottiri BJ, Neaigus A, Curtis R, Vermund SH, Des Jarlais DC. Network-related Mechanisms May Help Explain Long-term HIV-1 Seroprevalence Levels That Remain High but Do Not Approach Population-Group Saturation. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 913-922. PMID: 11092433, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.10.913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug injectorsSeroprevalence levelsHIV-1 incidenceHigh-risk subgroupsHuman immunodeficiency virusBehavioral risk reductionHigh prevalence situationsImmunodeficiency virusHigh seroprevalenceSeronegativesPrevention programsRisk behaviorsInfection outbreaksSeroprevalenceInfectious outbreaksMaximum incidenceSecondary outbreaksNetwork-based mechanismsRisk reductionIncidenceOutbreakOutbreak increasesNew York CityPrevalenceYork City
1990
HIV Antibody in Persons Screened for Syphilis
Schoenbaum EE, Webber MP, Vermund S, Gayle H. HIV Antibody in Persons Screened for Syphilis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1990, 17: 190-193. PMID: 2264007, DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199010000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive syphilis serologyOut-patient clinicHIV antibodiesHIV seroprevalenceSyphilis serologyEmergency roomSyphilis serologic testingHigh HIV seroprevalenceAIDS prevention strategiesHIV infectionSerologic testingPediatric clinicSeroprevalence surveyMunicipal HospitalPrevention strategiesActive individualsClinicSerumSerologySeroprevalenceMenAntibodiesWomenNew York CityHIV