2007
Frequent HTLV-1 infection in the offspring of Peruvian women with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis or strongyloidiasis.
Gotuzzo E, Moody J, Verdonck K, Cabada MM, González E, Van Dooren S, Vandamme AM, Terashima A, Vermund SH. Frequent HTLV-1 infection in the offspring of Peruvian women with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis or strongyloidiasis. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2007, 22: 223-30. PMID: 18078583, DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892007000900001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHAM/TSPHTLV-1 infectionOffspring of mothersHTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisMyelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesisTropical spastic paraparesisSpastic paraparesisAsymptomatic motherHTLV-1Asymptomatic HTLV-1 infectionHTLV-1-positive womenMultiple logistic regression analysisHTLV-1 transmissionLogistic regression analysisDaughters of womenTransfusion historyAsymptomatic infectionMean ageHTLV infectionTime of testingRisk factorsClinical conditionsStrongyloidiasisPeruvian womenInfection
2000
Vaginal infections in pregnant women in Jamaica: prevalence and risk factors
Kamara P, Hylton-Kong T, Brathwaite A, Del Rosario G, Kristensen S, Patrick N, Weiss H, Figueroa P, Vermund S, Jolly P. Vaginal infections in pregnant women in Jamaica: prevalence and risk factors. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2000, 11: 516-520. PMID: 10990336, DOI: 10.1258/0956462001916425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsBacterial vaginosisPregnant womenRisk factorsMultiple logistic regression analysisCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisBV prevalenceMalodorous dischargeTract infectionsHIV infectionSymptomatic presentationSyndromic managementPrenatal clinicsVaginal infectionsWet mountTrichomoniasisInfectionStrong associationWomenPrevalenceRegression analysisCandidiasisVaginosisVaginitis
1995
Risk Factors for HTLV-I Among Heterosexual STD Clinic Attenders
Figueroa JP, Morris J, Brathwaite A, Ward E, Peruga A, Hayes R, Vermund SH, Blattner W. Risk Factors for HTLV-I Among Heterosexual STD Clinic Attenders. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 9: 81-88. PMID: 7712238, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199505010-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst sexual intercourseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionMultiple logistic regression analysisHepatitis B surface antigenSexual intercourseImmunodeficiency virus infectionMore lifetime sexual partnersSTD clinic attendersHTLV-I infectionB surface antigenLogistic regression analysisLifetime sexual partnersMore sex partnersBlood transfusionClinic attendersDisease clinicIndependent associationRisk factorsVirus infectionPositive testSurface antigenSex partnersSexual partnersHTLVMarital status
1994
Rising HIV-1 prevalence among sexually transmitted disease clinic attenders in Jamaica: traumatic sex and genital ulcers as risk factors.
Figueroa JP, Brathwaite A, Morris J, Ward E, Peruga A, Blattner W, Vermund SH, Hayes R. Rising HIV-1 prevalence among sexually transmitted disease clinic attenders in Jamaica: traumatic sex and genital ulcers as risk factors. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1994, 7: 310-6. PMID: 8106971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital ulcersHIV infectionSyphilis serologyHIV Type 1 InfectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionMultiple logistic regression analysisHIV-1 prevalenceImmunodeficiency virus infectionType 1 infectionComprehensive health centersLogistic regression analysisDisease clinic attendersHeterosexual menMore sex partnersDisease complaintsClinic attendersIndependent associationRisk factorsHealth centersVirus infectionPresent complaintsSex partnersUlcersAge adjustmentPast month