2001
Relative Accuracy of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests and Culture in Detecting Chlamydia in Asymptomatic Men
Cheng H, Macaluso M, Vermund S, Hook E. Relative Accuracy of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests and Culture in Detecting Chlamydia in Asymptomatic Men. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2001, 39: 3927-3937. PMID: 11682509, PMCID: PMC88466, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.11.3927-3937.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment and Characterization of a Molecular Viability Assay for Pneumocystis carinii f sp hominis
Maher N, Vermund S, Welsh D, Dillon H, Awooda A, Unnasch T. Development and Characterization of a Molecular Viability Assay for Pneumocystis carinii f sp hominis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 183: 1825-1827. PMID: 11372040, DOI: 10.1086/320738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected personsP. cariniiCommon opportunistic infectionVirus-infected personsCarinii pneumoniaOpportunistic infectionsPerson transmissionHuman P. cariniiClinical specimensTransmission dynamicsCariniiInfectionViability assaysMolecular viabilityImportance of personPneumoniaReliable methodEpidemiologyPersons
1997
Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in air samples: likely environmental risk to susceptible persons
Bartlett MS, Vermund SH, Jacobs R, Durant PJ, Shaw MM, Smith JW, Tang X, Lu JJ, Li B, Jin S, Lee CH. Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in air samples: likely environmental risk to susceptible persons. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1997, 35: 2511-2513. PMID: 9316898, PMCID: PMC230001, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2511-2513.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. carinii DNAHospital roomCarinii DNAPatient's hospital roomPneumocystis carinii DNASusceptible personsControl homesPatient's homeInfectious organismsPatientsPneumocystis cariniiCariniiP. cariniiAirborne presenceSpecific environmental sourcesAir samplesPersonsEnvironmental sourcesHomeEnvironmental sampling
1992
Association of Mycoplasma and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Detection of Amplified Mycoplasma fermentans DNA in Blood
Hawkins R, Rickman L, Vermund S, Carl M. Association of Mycoplasma and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Detection of Amplified Mycoplasma fermentans DNA in Blood. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1992, 165: 581-585. PMID: 1538164, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.3.581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionM. fermentans infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionVirus infectionHIV clinical stageMycoplasma fermentans infectionHIV-seronegative subjectsHIV-seropositive patientsCross-sectional studyHistory of syphilisAssociation of MycoplasmaHIV infectionOpportunistic infectionsClinical stageLower riskNonsignificant trendPolymerase chain reaction methodologyInfectionPatientsBloodM. fermentansAssociationCopathogensHIVSyphilis