2012
Predictors of HIV and Syphilis among Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Chinese Metropolitan City: Comparison of Risks among Students and Non-Students
Zhang L, Ding X, Lu R, Feng L, Li X, Xiao Y, Ruan Y, Vermund SH, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Predictors of HIV and Syphilis among Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Chinese Metropolitan City: Comparison of Risks among Students and Non-Students. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e37211. PMID: 22623994, PMCID: PMC3356386, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyphilis infectionRisky sexual behaviorHIV prevalenceStudent MSMMultivariable logistic regression analysisSexual behaviorPredictors of HIVLow HIV prevalencePrevalence of syphilisRisk of HIVLogistic regression analysisRisk sexual behaviourLow HIVHIV infectionSyphilis prevalenceComparison of risksSyphilis testingAdjusted prevalenceHigh prevalenceHIV riskBlood specimensHIVMSM participantsMultivariate analysisSexual partners
2011
Prevalence of syphilis among antenatal clinic attendees in Karachi: imperative to begin universal screening in Pakistan.
Shah SA, Kristensen S, Memon MA, Usman G, Ghazi A, John R, Sathiakumar N, Vermund SH. Prevalence of syphilis among antenatal clinic attendees in Karachi: imperative to begin universal screening in Pakistan. Journal Of The Pakistan Medical Association 2011, 61: 993-7. PMID: 22356034, PMCID: PMC3574871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal clinic attendeesClinic attendeesRisk factorsMulti-center cross-sectional studySyphilis seroprevalence ratesLow-risk populationPrevalence of syphilisCross-sectional studyHigh prevalence ratesCases of syphilisMale drug useUniversal syphilisAntenatal clinicPartner notificationSyphilis serologySeroprevalence ratesPrevalence ratesSyphilis controlUniversal screeningBlood samplesRisk populationsDrug usersDrug useMultivariate analysisSyphilis
1990
Prevalence of gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis in prostitutes in Burkina Faso.
Damiba AE, Vermund SH, Kelley KF. Prevalence of gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis in prostitutes in Burkina Faso. East African Medical Journal 1990, 67: 473-7. PMID: 2226226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal mass drug administrationMontefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein CollegePrevalence of gonorrheaPrevalence of syphilisTrichomonas vaginalis infectionMass drug administrationVaginalis infectionNegative diplococciAlbert Einstein CollegeDrug AdministrationDemographic dataBurkina FasoYounger groupColumbia University SchoolSyphilisEducation campaignsGhanaian originGonorrheaPublic healthTrichomoniasisUniversity SchoolPrevalenceDiagnostic capabilitiesAlarming rateOugadougou