2018
Severe outcomes associated with respiratory viruses in newborns and infants: a prospective viral surveillance study in Jordan
Khuri-Bulos N, Lawrence L, Piya B, Wang L, Fonnesbeck C, Faouri S, Shehabi A, Vermund SH, Williams JV, Halasa NB. Severe outcomes associated with respiratory viruses in newborns and infants: a prospective viral surveillance study in Jordan. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e021898. PMID: 29780032, PMCID: PMC5961648, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAntiviral AgentsFemaleHumansInfantIntensive Care UnitsJordanLength of StayMaleOxygen Inhalation TherapyPalivizumabParainfluenza Virus 1, HumanProspective StudiesRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Tract InfectionsRhinovirusRisk FactorsConceptsLonger LOSLength of stayAcute respiratory infectionsIntensive care unitRespiratory syncytial virusOxygen therapyMechanical ventilationHospitalisation ratesICU admissionIllness severityRespiratory virusesMedical conditionsExtended breast feedingRSV vaccine developmentProspective cohort studyUnderlying medical conditionsChemotherapy-associated neutropeniaHuman parainfluenza virusesYears of ageCohort studyRespiratory symptomsBreast feedingRespiratory infectionsCare unitSyncytial virus
2017
WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) Definition often Underdiagnoses Serious Respiratory Viral Infections in Hospitalized Jordanian Children
Khuri-Bulos N, Piya B, Shehabi A, Faouri S, Williams J, Vermund S, Halasa N. WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) Definition often Underdiagnoses Serious Respiratory Viral Infections in Hospitalized Jordanian Children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s461-s461. PMCID: PMC5631179, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere acute respiratory infectionAcute respiratory infectionsViral burdenRespiratory infectionsWorld Health Organization case definitionNasal/throat swabsJordanian childrenAcute respiratory illnessRespiratory viral infectionsUnderlying medical conditionsAcute respiratory symptomsVirus-positive casesDays of presentationDiagnosis of pneumoniaGlobal Influenza SurveillanceLarge government hospitalYoung hospitalized childrenRespiratory symptomsInfection definitionsQ-RT-PCRRespiratory illnessThroat swabsHospitalized childrenCase definitionClinical data
2016
Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries
Kipp AM, Blevins M, Haley CA, Mwinga K, Habimana P, Shepherd BE, Aliyu MH, Ketsela T, Vermund SH. Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e007675. PMID: 26747029, PMCID: PMC4716228, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBirth RateChildChild HealthChild MortalityDeveloping CountriesEconomic DevelopmentHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ServicesHealthcare FinancingHumansInfantInfant HealthInfant MortalityMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsTechnologyConceptsMortality rateAcute respiratory infectionsChild health interventionsMaternal mortality ratioU5M rateHigh ARRRespiratory infectionsPotential confoundersMaternal healthMortality ratioHealth interventionsSignificant associationAnnual rateMajority of factorsRobust linear regression modelsStudy periodM rateHealth expenditureLinear regression modelsARRTwo-thirdsRegression modelsAssociationHealthAfrican countries
2010
Burden of respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized infants and young children in Amman, Jordan
Khuri-Bulos N, Williams JV, Shehabi AA, Faouri S, Al Jundi E, Abushariah O, Chen Q, Ali SA, Vermund S, Halasa NB. Burden of respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized infants and young children in Amman, Jordan. Infectious Diseases 2010, 42: 368-374. PMID: 20100116, PMCID: PMC2854220, DOI: 10.3109/00365540903496544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsCost of IllnessFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantJordanLength of StayMaleMiddle EastNosePharynxPrevalenceProspective StudiesRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralSex FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsMedian ageNose/throat swabsRespiratory syncytial virus seasonChildren's median ageRSV-negative childrenRSV-positive childrenSpecific viral causeLonger hospital stayHigher hospital chargesIntensive care unitRespiratory syncytial virusReal-time polymerase chain reactionLower median ageEffective preventive measuresJordanian infantsHospital stayHospitalized infantsRSV vaccineRespiratory infectionsCare unitHospital chargesSyncytial virusThroat swabsViral cause
2001
Simultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Bangladeshi children: randomised double blind controlled trial
Rahman M, Vermund S, Wahed M, Fuchs G, Baqui A, Alvarez J. Simultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Bangladeshi children: randomised double blind controlled trial. The BMJ 2001, 323: 314. PMID: 11498488, PMCID: PMC37318, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7308.314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower respiratory infectionsAcute lower respiratory infectionsRespiratory infectionsPlacebo groupPersistent diarrheaVitamin ADouble-blind placeboIU vitamin ARate ratioPrevalence of diarrheaBlind placeboSingle doseMorbidity informationIntervention groupZinc groupSimultaneous zincBangladeshi childrenDay 14DiarrheaPrevalenceInfectionAdverse effectsCombined zincIncidenceUrban slums