2015
Pregnant women with HIV in rural Nigeria have higher rates of antiretroviral treatment initiation, but similar loss to follow-up as non-pregnant women and men
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Megazzini KM, Parrish DD, Audet CM, Chan N, Odoh C, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Shepherd BE, Wester CW, Vermund SH. Pregnant women with HIV in rural Nigeria have higher rates of antiretroviral treatment initiation, but similar loss to follow-up as non-pregnant women and men. International Health 2015, 7: 405-411. PMID: 26012740, PMCID: PMC4654753, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pregnant womenPregnant womenPregnancy statusCumulative incidenceART-naïve patientsEarly ART initiationPost-ART initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationDays of enrollmentART-naïve HIVAntiretroviral treatment initiationRural NigeriaART initiationHigher CD4Therapy initiationTreatment initiationClinical stageCox regressionPatient groupPregnant clientsHIVLTFUWomenHigh rateSex
1992
Association of Mycoplasma and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Detection of Amplified Mycoplasma fermentans DNA in Blood
Hawkins R, Rickman L, Vermund S, Carl M. Association of Mycoplasma and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Detection of Amplified Mycoplasma fermentans DNA in Blood. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1992, 165: 581-585. PMID: 1538164, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.3.581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionM. fermentans infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionVirus infectionHIV clinical stageMycoplasma fermentans infectionHIV-seronegative subjectsHIV-seropositive patientsCross-sectional studyHistory of syphilisAssociation of MycoplasmaHIV infectionOpportunistic infectionsClinical stageLower riskNonsignificant trendPolymerase chain reaction methodologyInfectionPatientsBloodM. fermentansAssociationCopathogensHIVSyphilis