2005
Risk of HIV/AIDS in China: subpopulations of special importance
Qian Z, Vermund SH, Wang N. Risk of HIV/AIDS in China: subpopulations of special importance. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005, 81: 442. PMID: 16326842, PMCID: PMC1745065, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.014258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS epidemicHIV/AIDSDrug usersAIDS epidemicFormidable treatment challengeInjection drug useSex workersMajor risk factorLow condom useCommercial plasma donationCommercial sex workersNew drug usersHigh-risk behaviorsRed blood cellsHIV infectionNeedle sharingRisk factorsRisk groupsTreatment challengesFuture HIVGeneral populationHomosexual menDrug useUnprotected sexCondom use
2001
Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections
Gibney L, Macaluso M, Kirk K, Hassan MS, Schwebke J, Vermund SH, Choudhury P. Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2001, 77: 344. PMID: 11588280, PMCID: PMC1744386, DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.5.344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHerpes simplex 2Tract infectionsCommercial sex workersHepatitis BPhysical examinationInfectious diseasesBangladeshi womenTejgaon truck standHigh-risk behaviorsPrevalence of infectionTests of urineHepatitis D.Hepatitis CCervical swabsImmunodeficiency virusBacterial vaginosisCervical specimensSerology testsHigh prevalencePrevention interventionsHigh riskBlood samplesInfection rateMotorcycle Taxi Drivers and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Peruvian Amazon City
PARIS M, GOTUZZO E, GOYZUETA G, ARAMBURU J, CACERES C, CRAWFORD D, CASTELLANO T, VERMUND S, HOOK E. Motorcycle Taxi Drivers and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Peruvian Amazon City. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2001, 28: 11-13. PMID: 11196039, DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200101000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChlamydia trachomatis infectionPrevalence of factorsCommercial sex workersMotorcycle taxi driversInfection testingTrachomatis infectionChlamydial infectionReferral of clientsUrine specimensHigh personal riskRisk personsPeruvian Amazon cityNeisseria gonorrhoeaeDisease riskStreet outreachConvenience sampleInfectionSex workersCommon formPersonal riskPrevalenceDiseaseRiskAmazon cityPast year
1999
HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: a national surveillance
Islam M, Mitra AK, Mian AH, Vermund SH. HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: a national surveillance. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 1999, 10: 471-474. PMID: 10454184, PMCID: PMC2743103, DOI: 10.1258/0956462991914492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommercial sex workersHIV/AIDSProfessional blood donorsCent of patientsLong-distance truck driversAntenatal clinicHIV casesPregnant womenNational surveillanceBlood donorsNationwide surveillanceRisk groupsHIV ratesPrevalence ratesHIVPatientsSex workersAIDSEpidemic spreadMale heterosexualsSurveillanceEarly stagesTruck driversClinicTuberculosisAn update on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh.
Islam MM, Karim E, Mian MA, Kristensen S, Chowdhury MR, Vermund SH. An update on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 1999, 30: 246-50. PMID: 10774687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAIDS/HIV infectionNational AIDS CommitteeHigh-risk groupInstitute of EpidemiologyHIV prevalence ratesCommercial sex workersHIV/AIDSMinistry of HealthAntenatal attendeesHIV testHIV infectionAIDS CommitteeHIV casesHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusHigh prevalencePrevalence ratesRisk behaviorsDisease controlHigh-risk areasSex workersConvenience samplingSurveillance activitiesPrevalencePrevalence of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infections in Commercial Sex Workers in a Peruvian Amazon City
PARIS M, GOTUZZO E, GOYZUETA G, ARAMBURU J, CACERES C, CASTELLANO T, JORDAN N, VERMUND S, HOOK E. Prevalence of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Infections in Commercial Sex Workers in a Peruvian Amazon City. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1999, 26: 103-107. PMID: 10029985, DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199902000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommercial sex workersChlamydial infectionMost commercial sex workersHIV risk assessmentLigase chain reaction assaySex workersRisk reduction interventionsDuration of employmentHigher infection rateGonococcal infectionChlamydia testingChain reaction assaysUrine specimensPeruvian Amazon citySTD interventionsInfection rateReduction interventionsRisk assessment programSignificant associationInfection statusSmall riskInfectionLatter associationReaction assaysGonorrhea