2017
Nonacademic Attributes Predict Medical and Nursing Student Intentions to Emigrate or to Work Rurally: An Eight-Country Survey in Asia and Africa.
Silvestri DM, Blevins M, Wallston KA, Afzal AR, Alam N, Andrews B, Derbew M, Kaur S, Mipando M, Mkony CA, Mwachaka PM, Ranjit N, Vermund SH. Nonacademic Attributes Predict Medical and Nursing Student Intentions to Emigrate or to Work Rurally: An Eight-Country Survey in Asia and Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2017, 96: 1512-1520. PMID: 28719284, PMCID: PMC5462594, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0756.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Maternal and Neonatal and Child Health Priorities in Africa and Asia
Vermund SH, Garg R, Lo YR, Sheldon EK, Mwinga K. Maternal and Neonatal and Child Health Priorities in Africa and Asia. BioMed Research International 2016, 2016: 9107970. PMID: 27722175, PMCID: PMC5045995, DOI: 10.1155/2016/9107970.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy
Narayan KM, Miotti PG, Anand NP, Kline LM, Harmston C, Gulakowski R, Vermund SH. HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s2-s7. PMID: 25117958, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesChronic immune activationMedication side effectsAntiretroviral therapy programsSubstance use disordersNCD comorbidityAntiretroviral therapyMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseImmune activationGenitourinary diseasesBone disordersDisease comorbiditiesSide effectsUse disordersTherapy programHIVDiseaseComorbiditiesInvestigator teamNutritional aspectsDisordersSaharan AfricaAging processCoinfection
2009
Anal squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV positive and HIV negative men who have sex with men in Thailand
Li AH, Phanuphak N, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Chaithongwongwatthana S, Vermund SH, Jenkins CA, Shepherd BE, Teeratakulpisarn N, van der Lugt J, Avihingsanon A, Ruxrungtham K, Shikuma C, Phanuphak P, Ananworanich J. Anal squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV positive and HIV negative men who have sex with men in Thailand. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2009, 85: 503. PMID: 19525263, PMCID: PMC3875384, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.036707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnal squamous intraepithelial lesionsHigh-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsLow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsHIV-negative MSMSquamous intraepithelial lesionsHIV-positive MSMNegative MSMHIV-negative menIntraepithelial lesionsPositive MSMRisk factorsAnal condylomaNegative menActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) useAbnormal anal cytologyAnal cancer precursorsAnal Pap smearsAnal precancerous lesionsAntiretroviral therapy useT-cell countsAtypical squamous cellsSignificant risk factorsAnal cytologyAsian HIVTherapy use
2007
Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia
Vermund SH, Yamamoto N. Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis in Asia. Tuberculosis 2007, 87: s18-s25. PMID: 17631414, PMCID: PMC2031213, DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2007.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisDrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisCo-infected patientsHuman immunodeficiency virusDeath of HIVPublic health workersHIV-tuberculosisHIV seroprevalenceTuberculosis casesImmunodeficiency virusHealth workersTuberculosis accountsPublic health situationMarked riseMycobacterium tuberculosisKey subpopulationsHealth situationTuberculosisResearch prioritiesSalient studiesHigher numberHIVPatientsSeroprevalenceInterdisciplinary collaboration