2023
COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa
Turyasingura N, James W, Vermund S. COVID-19 vaccine equity in Africa. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 117: 470-472. PMID: 36622662, PMCID: PMC10235805, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trac130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine equitySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe COVID-19 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 vaccination ratesCOVID-19 infectionDisease 2019 pandemicLower COVID-19 vaccination ratesCoronavirus 2Vaccination ratesVaccine developmentVaccine distributionGlobal health discourseHealth discourseHigh-income nationsHospitalizationInfection
2022
Antiretroviral therapy resistance mutations among HIV infected people in Kazakhstan
Mukhatayeva A, Mustafa A, Dzissyuk N, Issanov A, Mukhatayev Z, Bayserkin B, Vermund SH, Ali S. Antiretroviral therapy resistance mutations among HIV infected people in Kazakhstan. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 17195. PMID: 36229577, PMCID: PMC9562405, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22163-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrigendum to “Natural history and epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the Middle East: Hospital surveillance for children under age two in Jordan” [Vaccine 33(47) (2015) 6479–6487]
Halasa N, Williams J, Faouri S, Shehabi A, Vermund SH, Wang L, Fonnesbeck C, Khuri-Bulos N. Corrigendum to “Natural history and epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the Middle East: Hospital surveillance for children under age two in Jordan” [Vaccine 33(47) (2015) 6479–6487]. Vaccine 2022, 40: 5537. PMID: 35965242, PMCID: PMC9371790, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-Positive Men Are More Likely to Be Hyper Linked Within College Student Social Network — Northeast China, 2017–2018
Li M, Wu H, Yan H, Zunong J, Hui H, Li H, Yang Z, Vermund S, Hu Y. HIV-Positive Men Are More Likely to Be Hyper Linked Within College Student Social Network — Northeast China, 2017–2018. China CDC Weekly 2022, 4: 951-955. PMID: 36483793, PMCID: PMC9713575, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive prevalenceNew human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV incident infectionsHIV-seronegative MSMImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV-positive MSMHIV-positive menPublic health practiceIncident infectionsRisky sexual behaviorHIV transmissionHIV preventionYoung MSMVirus infectionDisproportionate burdenHealth practicesMSMSocial contactOnline interventionSexual behaviorInfectionMenPrevalenceIncidence
2021
Author Correction: Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, tuberculosis and sexually-transmitted infections among HIV positive patients in Kazakhstan
Mukhatayeva A, Mustafa A, Dzissyuk N, Issanov A, Bayserkin B, Vermund SH, Ali S. Author Correction: Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, tuberculosis and sexually-transmitted infections among HIV positive patients in Kazakhstan. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 18123. PMID: 34493797, PMCID: PMC8423720, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97673-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReport From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers
Rietmeijer CA, Kissinger PJ, Guilamo-Ramos V, Gaydos CA, Hook EW, Mead A, Yang S, Geller A, Vermund SH. Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2021, 49: 169-175. PMID: 34475355, PMCID: PMC9365299, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health paradigmMedicine reportFuture public health programsDisease intervention specialistsSexual health practitionersPublic health staffCommunity outreach workersPublic health advancesPublic health programsTransmitted InfectionsSTI managementHealth staffHidden epidemicHealth paradigmSexual healthHealth programsReportable STIsSexual debutHealth practitionersSTIsOutreach workersHealth advancesIntervention specialistsInfectionCliniciansPotential Benefits of Expanded COVID-19 Surveillance in the US
Holtgrave DR, Vermund SH, Wen LS. Potential Benefits of Expanded COVID-19 Surveillance in the US. JAMA 2021, 326: 381-382. PMID: 34264262, PMCID: PMC10767713, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.11211.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions
Vermund S, Scott M, Humphries D. Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions. Nutrition And Health 2020, 459-481. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious agentsNutritional statusClinical implicationsRole of obesityDefinitive risk factorsSeverity of malariaSuboptimal nutritional statusMajor infectious agentsHealth of personsClinical courseClinical managementRisk factorsClinical nutritionHigh mortalityInfectious diseasesCOVID-19ObesityPublic healthInfectionDiseaseSeverityNutritionHealthBacterial diseasesStatusPathways Linking Nutritional Status and Infectious Disease: Causal and Conceptual Frameworks
Humphries D, Scott M, Vermund S. Pathways Linking Nutritional Status and Infectious Disease: Causal and Conceptual Frameworks. Nutrition And Health 2020, 3-22. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost nutritional statusNutritional statusInfectious diseasesExperience of infectionImpact of nutritionInfluence of nutritionImmunological responseDrug interventionEpidemiological studiesHost responseDisease severityInfectionMechanisms of causalityDiseaseMicrobial pathogenesisFuture studiesStatusUnderstanding of causationNutritionPathogensSame populationPathogenesisMalnutritionSeverityResponseTransmission of HIV and HCV within Former Soviet Union Countries
Aibekova L, Bexeitova A, Aldabergenova A, Hortelano G, Ge Z, Yi F, Shao Y, DeHovitz J, Vermund SH, Ali S. Transmission of HIV and HCV within Former Soviet Union Countries. Canadian Journal Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2020, 2020: 9701920. PMID: 32733822, PMCID: PMC7378597, DOI: 10.1155/2020/9701920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusBlood-borne infectionsTransmission of HIVInjection drug useBlood-borne virusesHigh-risk populationInjection drug usersHarm reduction effortsOrigin of infectionImmunodeficiency virusC virusFSU countriesDrug usersDrug useHIV sequencesInfectionFormer Soviet Union countriesSoviet Union countriesVirusMajor populationPopulationAsymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening
Vermund SH, Pitzer VE. Asymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: 1493-1496. PMID: 32584967, PMCID: PMC7337644, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa855.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Predicting the long-term impact of voluntary medical male circumcision on HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China
Zhang C, Webb GF, Lou J, Shepherd BE, Qian HZ, Liu Y, Vermund SH. Predicting the long-term impact of voluntary medical male circumcision on HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. AIDS Care 2019, 32: 343-353. PMID: 31619058, PMCID: PMC6981072, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1679704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary medical male circumcisionNew HIV casesMedical male circumcisionHIV incidenceHIV casesMale circumcisionSignificant public health impactHIV prevention interventionsPublic health impactCoverage ratePrevention interventionsNew infectionsEvidence baseMSMMenHealth impactsIncidenceCircumcisionLong-term impactFirst studyDifferent coverage ratesInfectionPrevalenceBaseline
2018
Internet‐based behavioral interventions for preventing HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM)
Zhang L, Qian H, Blevins M, Yin L, Ruan Y, Vermund S. Internet‐based behavioral interventions for preventing HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM). Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2018, 2018 PMCID: PMC6491287, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009525.pub2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China
Lou J, Hu P, Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Jin Z, Xing H, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Expanded antiretroviral treatment, sexual networks, and condom use: Treatment as prevention unlikely to succeed without partner reduction among men who have sex with men in China. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0171295. PMID: 28406992, PMCID: PMC5390964, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCondom use increasesNew HIV infectionsMale sexual partnersPartner reductionCondom useSexual partnersHIV infectionBeijing MSMHIV new infectionsSexual behavioral changesAntiretroviral treatmentHIV testingHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceCombination interventionsSubstantial additional benefitNew infectionsUse increasesSexual networksInfectionMSMMenRisk reductionBehavioral changesTreatmentEffects of depression and anxiety on antiretroviral therapy adherence among newly diagnosed HIV-infected Chinese MSM
Tao J, Qian HZ, Kipp AM, Ruan Y, Shepherd BE, Amico KR, Shao Y, Lu H, Vermund SH. Effects of depression and anxiety on antiretroviral therapy adherence among newly diagnosed HIV-infected Chinese MSM. AIDS 2017, 31: 401-406. PMID: 27677168, PMCID: PMC5233466, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImperfect ART adherenceEffect of depressionART adherenceAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionChinese MSMHIV treatment outcomesAntiretroviral therapy adherenceEnd of studyMixed-effects logistic regressionHIV diagnosisOne-unit increaseProspective studyTherapy adherenceHospital AnxietyRisk factorsTreatment outcomesDepression ScaleSignificant associationIntensive interventionLogistic regressionMSMAnxiety scoresAdherenceInfection
2016
Biomedical technologies for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV for adolescent girls and young women
Narasimhan M, Vermund SH, Ogilvie G. Biomedical technologies for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV for adolescent girls and young women. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 110: 499-501. PMID: 27794092, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trw062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 2013 HIV Continuum of Care in Tennessee
Wester C, Rebeiro PF, Shavor TJ, Shepherd BE, McGoy SL, Daley B, Morrison M, Vermund SH, Pettit AC. The 2013 HIV Continuum of Care in Tennessee. Public Health Reports 2016, 131: 695-703. PMID: 28123210, PMCID: PMC5230808, DOI: 10.1177/0033354916660082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnti-Retroviral AgentsBlack or African AmericanContinuity of Patient CareFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTennesseeViral LoadYoung AdultConceptsHIV continuumInjection drug usersNon-Hispanic blacksViral suppressionHIV infectionDrug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continuumRyan White ProgramNon-Hispanic black peopleHispanic peopleEnhanced surveillance activitiesPoor outcomeWhite ProgramPatient engagementLaboratory reportingSubgroup disparitiesNashville residentsTennessee residentsCareInfectionSurveillance activitiesVulnerable groupsMenSuppressionResidentsSpousal migration and human papillomavirus infection among women in rural western Nepal
Johnson DC, Lhaki P, Bhatta MP, Kempf MC, Smith JS, Bhattarai P, Aryal S, Chamot E, Regmi K, Vermund SH, Shrestha S. Spousal migration and human papillomavirus infection among women in rural western Nepal. International Health 2016, 8: 261-268. PMID: 27048288, PMCID: PMC4967846, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHR-HPV infectionCytology statusHR-HPVHuman papillomavirus (HPV) infection statusAbnormal cervical cytologyHuman papillomavirus infectionAtypical glandular cellsAssociation of migrationPapillomavirus infectionCervical cytologyUndetermined significanceCare centerHigh prevalenceOlder womenBethesda SystemHealth campsStudy participantsOlder ageInfection statusYoung womenGlandular cellsInfectionMigration statusWomenPrevalence
2015
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Antenatal Care Is Especially Important Among HIV-Infected Women
Vermund SH. Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Antenatal Care Is Especially Important Among HIV-Infected Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2015, 42: 566-568. PMID: 26372928, PMCID: PMC5398314, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of Global Health Research Training on Scholarly Productivity: The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program.
Heimburger DC, Carothers CL, Blevins M, Warner TL, Vermund SH. Impact of Global Health Research Training on Scholarly Productivity: The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2015, 93: 1201-7. PMID: 26371155, PMCID: PMC4674235, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesHuman immunodeficiency virus/U.S. traineesFogarty International Clinical Research ScholarsHealth research trainingMiddle-income countriesImmunodeficiency syndromeVirus/Dual infectionHealth professions studentsMore yearsProfessions studentsResearch trainingHigher proportionProgram impactRepresentative surveySurvey respondentsTraineesSyndromePubMedYearsInfectionDisease