2017
Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China
Lou J, Hu P, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Jin Z, Xing H, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0171295. PMID: 28406992, PMCID: PMC5390964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChinaCondomsHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleModels, BiologicalPrevalenceRisk-TakingSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsCondom use increasesNew HIV infectionsMale sexual partnersPartner reductionCondom useSexual partnersHIV infectionBeijing MSMHIV new infectionsSexual behavioral changesAntiretroviral treatmentHIV testingHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceCombination interventionsSubstantial additional benefitNew infectionsUse increasesSexual networksInfectionMSMMenRisk reductionBehavioral changesTreatment
2007
Complete Blood Cell Count as a Surrogate CD4 Cell Marker for HIV Monitoring in Resource-Limited Settings
Chen RY, Westfall AO, Hardin JM, Miller-Hardwick C, Stringer JS, Raper JL, Vermund SH, Gotuzzo E, Allison J, Saag MS. Complete Blood Cell Count as a Surrogate CD4 Cell Marker for HIV Monitoring in Resource-Limited Settings. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2007, 44: 525-530. PMID: 17259910, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318032385e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirmingham Veterans Affairs Medical CenterTotal lymphocyte countCells/microLCD4 countVeterans Affairs Medical CenterComplete blood cell countAntiretroviral treatment statusLow CD4 cellsBody mass indexBlood cell countCells/Receiver operator characteristic curveResource limited settingsObservational databaseResource-limited settingsCD4 cellsLymphocyte count
2001
Viral latency--the papillomavirus model.
Broker TR, Jin G, Croom-Rivers A, Bragg SM, Richardson M, Chow LT, Vermund SH, Alvarez RD, Pappas PG, Squires KE, Hoesley CJ. Viral latency--the papillomavirus model. 2001, 106: 443-51; discussion 452-3, 465-75. PMID: 11761260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV typesHPV DNAAIDS cohortEnd-stage renal failureCervico-vaginal lavageKidney transplantation candidatesConsequence of immunosuppressionHuman papillomavirus infectionLower genital tractDifferent HPV typesLatent viral infectionFunctional immune systemHIV/AIDSSub-clinical stateHPV prevalenceHIV cohortHPV infectionKidney transplantationNested polymerase chain reaction amplificationPapillomavirus infectionRenal failureTransplantation candidatesHPV 6Immune depressionImmunosuppressive conditions