2004
Marginal validity of syndromic management for reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Jamaica
Hylton-Kong T, Brathwaite AR, Del Rosario GR, Kristensen S, Kamara P, Jolly PE, Hook EW, Figueroa JP, Vermund SH. Marginal validity of syndromic management for reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Jamaica. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2004, 15: 371-375. PMID: 15186580, DOI: 10.1258/095646204774195209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsSyndromic managementPregnant womenAntenatal clinicTract infectionsSyndromic case management approachAntenatal care facilitiesHigh-risk womenAffordable diagnostic testsPositive predictive valueCase management approachAntenatal attendersClinical algorithmClinical careCare facilitiesPredictive valueJamaican womenDiagnostic testsLaboratory supportWomenClinicInfectionLow sensitivityCervicitisCandidiasis
1992
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in pregnant women
Vermund S, Galbraith M, Ebner S, Sheon A, Kaslow R. Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in pregnant women. Annals Of Epidemiology 1992, 2: 773-802. PMID: 1342332, DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(92)90072-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenClinical outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virus/Anti-Pneumocystis drugsCells/mm3Adverse clinical outcomesHigh-risk womenHuman immunodeficiency virusLarge multicenter studyImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicAdequate clinical treatmentHealth care servicesClinical decision makingPerinatal transmissionSelective immunosuppressionHIV diseaseImmunosuppressed womenAvailable antiviralsHIV infectionImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusMulticenter studyVirus/Therapeutic decisionsHigh risk
1991
High risk of human papillomavirus infection and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among women with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection
Vermund S, Kelley K, Klein R, Feingold A, Schreiber K, Munk G, Burk R. High risk of human papillomavirus infection and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among women with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1991, 165: 392-400. PMID: 1651648, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(91)90101-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionSquamous intraepithelial lesionsHuman papillomavirus infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionSymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusIntraepithelial lesionsPapillomavirus infectionVirus infectionUninfected womenImmunodeficiency virusHigh riskHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected womenHuman immunodeficiency virus-related diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus seropositiveCervical squamous intraepithelial lesionsHigh-risk womenCervical cytologic abnormalitiesVirus-related diseasesPublic health measuresAssociated immunosuppressionAsymptomatic womenCytologic abnormalitiesHuman papillomavirusHealth measures