1992
HIV and AIDS among adolescents in the United States: increasing risk in the 1990s
Bowler S, Sheon A, D'angelo L, Vermund S. HIV and AIDS among adolescents in the United States: increasing risk in the 1990s. Journal Of Adolescence 1992, 15: 345-371. PMID: 1487574, DOI: 10.1016/0140-1971(92)90069-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV infectionHIV/Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeInjection drug equipmentYoung male homosexualsHIV risk factorsHIV seroprevalence studyAdolescent age groupHigher case ratesKey treatment issuesHigh rateHIV seroprevalenceInfected partnerImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusRisk factorsSeroprevalence studyAIDS casesAIDS surveillanceHeterosexual epidemicTreatment servicesDrug useUnprotected sexAge groups
1991
AIDS heterosexual predominance in the Dominican Republic.
Garris I, Rodriguez EM, De Moya EA, Guerrero E, Peña C, Puello E, Gomez E, Monterroso ER, Weissenbacher M, Vermund SH. AIDS heterosexual predominance in the Dominican Republic. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1991, 4: 1173-8. PMID: 1941524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAIDS casesSurveillance dataFuture public health effortsYear of diagnosisStandard clinical criteriaPositive serologic testsHealth care providersPublic health effortsAIDS surveillance dataMinistry of HealthHeterosexual exposureTransmission categoryClinical criteriaFemale ratioSerologic testsCumulative case ratesExposure categoriesCare providersHigh riskTotal casesHealth effortsCase ratesSurveillance programCase investigationHIV
1989
Increasing Rate of Pneumonia Hospitalizations in the Bronx: A Sentinel Indicator for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
DRUCKER E, WEBBER MP, McMASTER P, VERMUND SH. Increasing Rate of Pneumonia Hospitalizations in the Bronx: A Sentinel Indicator for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1989, 18: 926-933. PMID: 2621030, DOI: 10.1093/ije/18.4.926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virusPneumonia hospitalizationsImmunodeficiency virusImmune disordersAge groupsDays of hospitalizationLength of stayLocal health care systemAdult AIDS casesHealth care systemPneumonia ratesHospital deathHospital admissionCarinii pneumoniaDischarge diagnosisAIDS casesHospitalizationTotal daysPneumoniaPrevalence patternsAIDS prevalenceSentinel indicatorCare systemDisease prevalenceAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Among Adolescents: Case Surveillance Profiles in New York City and the Rest of the United States
Vermund SH, Hein K, Gayle HD, Cary JM, Thomas PA, Drucker E. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Among Adolescents: Case Surveillance Profiles in New York City and the Rest of the United States. JAMA Pediatrics 1989, 143: 1220-1225. PMID: 2801666, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220128032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent casesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisitionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntravenous drug useAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAge-appropriate servicesImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicNational surveillance dataCases of AIDSAdolescent AIDS casesDrug-related behaviorsImmunodeficiency syndromeHeterosexual transmissionAdult casesHigh-risk adolescentsHomosexual contactVirus infectionAIDS casesDrug useSurveillance dataBehavioral interventionsAIDSAdolescent malesVirus acquisitionESTIMATING POPULATION PREVALENCE OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION IN URBAN AREAS WITH HIGH RATES OF INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE: A MODEL OF THE BRONX IN 1988
DRUCKER E, VERMUND S. ESTIMATING POPULATION PREVALENCE OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION IN URBAN AREAS WITH HIGH RATES OF INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE: A MODEL OF THE BRONX IN 1988. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1989, 130: 133-142. PMID: 2787104, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersDrug usersAIDS casesIntravenous drug-using populationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntravenous drug useHuman immunodeficiency virusAge group 25HIV prevalence estimatesAge 13 yearsDrug-using populationsHIV seroprevalenceImmunodeficiency syndromeAIDS patientsImmunodeficiency virusRisk factorsVirus infectionUse populationGroup 25Seroprevalence rangesPopulation prevalencePrevalence estimatesDrug useHigh rate