2000
Cytokine Profile in Genital Tract Secretions from Female Adolescents: Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Papillomavirus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens
Crowley-Nowick P, Ellenberg J, Vermund S, Douglas S, Holland C, Moscicki A. Cytokine Profile in Genital Tract Secretions from Female Adolescents: Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Papillomavirus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 939-945. PMID: 10720516, DOI: 10.1086/315311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCervix MucusCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGenital Diseases, FemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-2Multivariate AnalysisPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsRegression AnalysisSexually Transmitted DiseasesTumor Virus InfectionsConceptsIL-12 concentrationsHuman immunodeficiency virusIL-10Human papillomavirusIL-12Immunodeficiency virusHigher IL-10 concentrationsHIV-positive patientsIL-10 concentrationsGenital tract infectionGenital tract secretionsIL-2 concentrationsQuantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayFemale adolescentsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCytokine profileNegative patientsTract infectionsCervical secretionsConcomitant infectionImmunoregulatory cytokinesTract secretionsGenital tractHIVImmunosorbent assay
1996
Declining Prevalence of Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection With Age Is Independent of Other Risk Factors
BURK R, KELLY P, FELDMAN J, BROMBERG J, VERMUND S, DEHOVITZ J, LANDESMAN S. Declining Prevalence of Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection With Age Is Independent of Other Risk Factors. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1996, 23: 333-341. PMID: 8836027, DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199607000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of HPVHuman papillomavirus infectionHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionRisk factorsCervicovaginal human papillomavirus infectionGenital HPV infectionCervical HPV infectionWomen 45 yearsFemale genital tractLogistic regression analysisYears of ageSexual behaviorInner-city womenAge-dependent declineHPV immunityHPV prevalenceCervical diseaseCervicovaginal cellsGenital tractLow prevalenceOlder womenSex partnersYounger ageBiologic effects
1989
Comparison of Cytobrush and cervicovaginal lavage sampling methods for the detection of genital human papillomavirus
Goldberg G, Vermund S, Schiffman M, Ritter D, Spitzer C, Burk R. Comparison of Cytobrush and cervicovaginal lavage sampling methods for the detection of genital human papillomavirus. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1989, 161: 1669-1672. PMID: 2557764, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90947-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acidCervicovaginal lavageHuman papillomavirusGenital human papillomavirusFemale lower genital tractNoninvasive methodHuman papillomavirus infectionLower genital tractSensitive noninvasive methodExfoliated cervical cellsComparison of cytobrushSubstantial clinical importanceColposcopy clinicPapillomavirus infectionCervical neoplasiaGenital tractLavagePapillomavirusClinical importanceEtiologic agentCervical cellsPatientsDeoxyribonucleic acidSouthern blot hybridizationCells