2005
Treatment of Intestinal Helminths Does Not Reduce Plasma Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA in Coinfected Zambian Adults
Modjarrad K, Zulu I, Redden DT, Njobvu L, Lane HC, Bentwich Z, Vermund SH. Treatment of Intestinal Helminths Does Not Reduce Plasma Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA in Coinfected Zambian Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 192: 1277-1283. PMID: 16136473, PMCID: PMC2730764, DOI: 10.1086/444543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAViral loadPlasma concentrationsAntihelminthic treatmentCopies/Helminth infectionsIntestinal helminthsHigh pretreatment viral loadMedian baseline viral loadPretreatment viral loadBaseline viral loadDysfunctional immune responseIntestinal helminth infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virusMean viral loadCopies/mLHigher helminth burdensPosttreatment visitAsymptomatic adultsImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyZambian adultsUninfected groupHIV-1Immune response
1989
Effects of smoking and oral contraception on plasma β-carotene levels in healthy women
Palan P, Romney S, Vermund S, Mikhail M, Basu J. Effects of smoking and oral contraception on plasma β-carotene levels in healthy women. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1989, 161: 881-885. PMID: 2801833, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90742-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma beta-carotene levelsBeta-carotene levelsOral contraceptive usersCigarette smokingHealthy womenOral contraceptionRetinol levelsContraceptive usersPlasma concentrationsLower plasma beta-carotene levelOral contraceptive usageOral contraceptive useEffect of smokingNormal healthy womenHigher retinol levelsPlasma vitamin levelsStudy plasma concentrationsCross-sectional studyIntrauterine contraceptive deviceLow plasma concentrationsGeneral Health QuestionnaireTime of recruitmentMethod of contraceptionPatient ageSmoking habits