2003
CC Chemokine Receptor 5 Genotype and Susceptibility to Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Women
Philpott S, Weiser B, Tarwater P, Vermund SH, Kleeberger CA, Gange SJ, Anastos K, Cohen M, Greenblatt RM, Kovacs A, Minkoff H, Young MA, Miotti P, Dupuis M, Chen CH, Burger H. CC Chemokine Receptor 5 Genotype and Susceptibility to Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Women. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2003, 187: 569-575. PMID: 12599073, PMCID: PMC3319124, DOI: 10.1086/367995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1HIV-1-seronegative womenHIV-1-seropositive womenDelta 32Women's Interagency HIV StudyType 1CC chemokine receptor 5HIV-1 transmissionHIV-1 infectionChemokine receptor 5Differential genetic susceptibilityHeterosexual spreadHIV StudyHIV-1Receptor 5Male cohortGenetic susceptibilityPartial protectionWomenBehavioral factorsInfectionHeterozygous genotypeMost studies
1999
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
Stringer J, Vermund S. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 1999, 11: 427-434. PMID: 10526917, DOI: 10.1097/00001703-199910000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild transmissionHIV-1Infant formula supplementationPrevention of motherHIV-1 transmissionCombination drug regimensResource-poor settingsFormula supplementationAntiretroviral therapyCesarean deliveryAntiretroviral agentsBreast feedingDrug regimensRandomized trialsPoor settingsInfectious diseasesInfant survivalSubstantial proportionPreliminary dataMothersLower ratesCost implicationsDeliveryRegimensPatients
1998
Choriodecidual inflammation: a potentially preventable cause of perinatal HIV-1 transmission?
Goldenberg R, Vermund S, Goepfert A, Andrews W. Choriodecidual inflammation: a potentially preventable cause of perinatal HIV-1 transmission? The Lancet 1998, 352: 1927-1930. PMID: 9863804, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)04453-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1Perinatal transmissionProlonged rupturePreterm birthAmniotic cavityPerinatal HIV-1 transmissionAmniotic fluid cytokinesCases of pretermIntrauterine bacterial infectionHIV-1 transmissionObstetric risk factorsAcute chorioamnionitisChronic chorioamnionitisMaternal leucocytesPreventable causeSpontaneous ruptureAntibiotic treatmentRisk factorsChorioamnionitisBacterial infectionsChorioamniotic membranesCytokinesLeucocytesRuptureBirth