2013
Oral Lesions: Poor Markers of Virologic Failure in HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
Tami-Maury I, Willig J, Jolly P, Vermund S, Aban I, Hill J, Wilson C. Oral Lesions: Poor Markers of Virologic Failure in HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy. ISRN Infectious Diseases 2013, 2013: 1-7. DOI: 10.5402/2013/269728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive predictive valueVirologic failureAntiretroviral therapyPredictive valueViral loadHigh baseline viral loadMonths of ARTModerate positive predictive valueBaseline viral loadStrong positive predictive valueNegative predictive valueVirologic statusBaseline factorsCopies/Poor markerPatientsMental disordersOL groupTherapyMonthsHIVArt therapyPoor predictorMarkersFailure
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
2003
Utility of cervicography in HIV-infected and uninfected adolescents
Moscicki AB, Durako SJ, Ma Y, Darragh T, Vermund SH. Utility of cervicography in HIV-infected and uninfected adolescents. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2003, 32: 204-213. PMID: 12606114, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00461-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valuePap smearUninfected groupHigh-risk adolescent populationAdequate Pap smearsLow positive predictive valueRepeat Papanicolaou smearsSingle Pap smearVisit 6 monthsHIV-positive youthHIV-negative youthPositive cervigramHIV infectionCervical cancerProspective studyVisit 1Papanicolaou smearsUninfected adolescentsHIVPredictive valueTime of analysisAdolescent populationCervicography