2012
Transitioning HIV care and treatment programs in southern Africa to full local management
Vermund SH, Sidat M, Weil LF, Tique JA, Moon TD, Ciampa PJ. Transitioning HIV care and treatment programs in southern Africa to full local management. AIDS 2012, 26: 1303-1310. PMID: 22706012, PMCID: PMC3576840, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283552185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careHIV/AIDS care programsAIDS ProgramPrimary health care systemUS President's Emergency PlanHealth care workersAIDS care programsHealth worker capacityHIV/AIDS programsPresident's Emergency PlanHealth care systemHIV programsAIDS careCare managementCare workersCare programTreatment programAIDS ReliefHealth care managementCare systemCarePrevention endeavorsEmergency plans
2002
Perinatal HIV transmission: developing country considerations
Goldenberg RL, Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Vermund SH. Perinatal HIV transmission: developing country considerations. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2002, 12: 149-158. PMID: 12530611, DOI: 10.1080/jmf.12.3.149.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal HIV infectionMaternal-child transmissionObstetric care systemTransmission of HIVMortality rate 10HIV infectionAntiviral therapyPregnant womenChildhood mortalityInfantsHIVCare systemDevastating problemEarly childhoodInfectionMothersSubstantial additional resourcesTherapyMortalityPrevalenceWomen
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 prevalence
1986
Health education and community participation in mass drug administration for malaria in Nicaragua
Garfield R, Vermund S. Health education and community participation in mass drug administration for malaria in Nicaragua. Social Science & Medicine 1986, 22: 869-877. PMID: 3529425, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(86)90241-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug AdministrationPrimary health care systemMalaria control activitiesMass drug administrationYears of ageHealth education activitiesMalaria control effortsAnti-malaria medicinesHealth care systemMalaria situationCase findingHealth educationCare systemAdministrationTarget populationControl activitiesRapid declineLocal community organizationsPopulationMalariaChloroquinePrimaquineIncidenceWeeksEducation activities
1985
Hepatitis A in Day Care Centers
Crawford F, Vermund S. Hepatitis A in Day Care Centers. Journal Of School Health 1985, 55: 378-381. PMID: 3853044, DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1985.tb04152.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis ADay care centersSchool health practitionersCare centerHealth practitionersFecal-oral routeDay care facilitiesDay care settingsImmunoglobulin prophylaxisClinical featuresInfectious disease controlInfectious hepatitisCare settingsCare facilitiesInfected individualsDisease controlCare systemYoung childrenPreschool childrenRigid attentionChildrenControl measuresProphylaxisHepatitisHygienic standards