2008
Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Vermund SH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Khedkar S, Jia Y, Etherington C, Vergara A. Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Academic Medicine 2008, 83: 154-164. PMID: 18303361, PMCID: PMC2564795, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318160b76c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal healthResource-limited settingsHealth sciences graduate studentsExtramural supportHealth servicesMedical careHealth encompassesClinical fellowsDisease controlSchool of MedicineHealth ProjectNational InstituteResearch training programsTropical MedicineHealth researchPublic healthVanderbilt InstituteHealthGlobal health researchInternational health projectsTraining programService initiativesMedicineCenterInstitute
2001
Sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected and HIV uninfected high-risk youth in the REACH study
Vermund S, Wilson C, Rogers A, Partlow C, Moscicki A. Sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected and HIV uninfected high-risk youth in the REACH study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2001, 29: 49-56. PMID: 11530303, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00296-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusUninfected youthHigh STI ratesSexual risk profilesBaseline prevalence dataHigher infection rateImmunodeficiency virusREACH studySTI ratesAdolescent careHigh-risk youthInfection ratePrevalence dataRisk profileHealth ProjectCross-sectional dataSpecimen collectionRisk reductionLongitudinal analysisInfectionReviewSTIsBaselineCareLaboratory analysis
2000
T-Lymphocyte Subsets in HIV-Infected and High-Risk HIV-Uninfected Adolescents: Retention of Naive T Lymphocytes in HIV-Infected Adolescents
Douglas SD, Rudy B, Muenz L, Starr SE, Campbell DE, Wilson C, Holland C, Crowley-Nowick P, Vermund SH. T-Lymphocyte Subsets in HIV-Infected and High-Risk HIV-Uninfected Adolescents: Retention of Naive T Lymphocytes in HIV-Infected Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics 2000, 154: 375-380. PMID: 10768676, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.4.375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative youthHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected adolescentsT lymphocyte subsetsNaive CD8Total CD4Immune systemCell countHIV infectionAdolescent careAdolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research NetworkHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHealth ProjectActive antiretroviral therapyCohort of HIVPercentage of CD4HIV-negative controlsHIV-positive subjectsImmunodeficiency virus infectionAIDS Research NetworkHigh-risk HIVT lymphocyte responsesHIV-negative adolescentsNaive T lymphocytesMemory cell populationsSignificant increase