2022
Interplay of Lymphocytes with the Intestinal Microbiota in Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Liang T, Li D, Zunong J, Li M, Amaerjiang N, Xiao H, Khattab N, Vermund S, Hu Y. Interplay of Lymphocytes with the Intestinal Microbiota in Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Nutrients 2022, 14: 4641. PMID: 36364902, PMCID: PMC9657134, DOI: 10.3390/nu14214641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseHigher lymphocyte countsLymphocyte countGut microbiotaLiver diseaseHealthy childrenGut microbiota dysbiosisEffect of lymphocytesProinflammatory bacteriaMicrobiota dysbiosisRisk factorsIntestinal microbiotaAbundance of BacteroidetesLymphocytesMicrobiotaChildrenOpportunistic pathogenDiseaseCountMetagenomic sequencingLow numberHigher numberDysbiosisGroupIntersecting Pandemics of HIV and SARS-CoV-2: Commentary on the Special Issue
Vermund SH. Intersecting Pandemics of HIV and SARS-CoV-2: Commentary on the Special Issue. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2022, 19: 1-4. PMID: 35192108, PMCID: PMC8862004, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-022-00599-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brault MA, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH, Omer SB, Clark D, Spiegelman D. Leveraging HIV Care Infrastructures for Integrated Chronic Disease and Pandemic Management in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 10751. PMID: 34682492, PMCID: PMC8535610, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesNon-communicable disease careInfectious diseasesHIV care infrastructureTropical infectious diseasesHIV/AIDS epidemicIntegrated service delivery modelCOVID-19Future pandemic threatsLow-cost interventionMinistry of HealthDisease careChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseSuch careIntegrated careAIDS ReliefHealth systemSub-Saharan AfricaDiseaseService delivery modelsPandemic threatAIDS epidemicCare infrastructureHealthcare modelPredictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children
Li M, Shu W, Zunong J, Amaerjiang N, Xiao H, Li D, Vermund SH, Hu Y. Predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children. Pediatric Research 2021, 92: 322-330. PMID: 34580427, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01754-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseAbdominal obesity indicatorsFatty liver diseaseBody composition indicatorsLiver diseaseObesity indicatorsDiscriminative performancePopulation-based child cohortClinical Trials RegistryOptimal screening toolComposition indicatorsCurve valuesTrials RegistryLiver damageWeight managementChild CohortAnthropometric indicatorsEarly identificationLogistic regressionEndocrine indicatorsScreening toolDiseaseSpearman correlationCharacteristic curve
2020
Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions
Vermund S, Scott M, Humphries D. Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions. Nutrition And Health 2020, 459-481. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious agentsNutritional statusClinical implicationsRole of obesityDefinitive risk factorsSeverity of malariaSuboptimal nutritional statusMajor infectious agentsHealth of personsClinical courseClinical managementRisk factorsClinical nutritionHigh mortalityInfectious diseasesCOVID-19ObesityPublic healthInfectionDiseaseSeverityNutritionHealthBacterial diseasesStatusPathways Linking Nutritional Status and Infectious Disease: Causal and Conceptual Frameworks
Humphries D, Scott M, Vermund S. Pathways Linking Nutritional Status and Infectious Disease: Causal and Conceptual Frameworks. Nutrition And Health 2020, 3-22. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost nutritional statusNutritional statusInfectious diseasesExperience of infectionImpact of nutritionInfluence of nutritionImmunological responseDrug interventionEpidemiological studiesHost responseDisease severityInfectionMechanisms of causalityDiseaseMicrobial pathogenesisFuture studiesStatusUnderstanding of causationNutritionPathogensSame populationPathogenesisMalnutritionSeverityResponseAsymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening
Vermund SH, Pitzer VE. Asymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: 1493-1496. PMID: 32584967, PMCID: PMC7337644, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa855.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Curtailing the communicability of psychiatric disorders
Wainberg ML, Helpman L, Duarte CS, Vermund SH, Mootz JJ, Gouveia L, Oquendo MA, McKinnon K, Cournos F. Curtailing the communicability of psychiatric disorders. The Lancet Psychiatry 2018, 5: 940-944. PMID: 30316807, PMCID: PMC6433373, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30342-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShifting the HIV Paradigm from Care to Cure: Proceedings from the Caribbean Expert Summit in Barbados, August 2017
Landis R, Abayomi E, Bain B, Greene E, Janossy G, Joseph P, Kerrigan D, McCoy JP, Nunez C, O'Gorman M, Pastoors A, Parekh B, Quimby K, Quinn TC, Robertson K, Thomas R, van Gorp E, Vermund SH, Wilson V. Shifting the HIV Paradigm from Care to Cure: Proceedings from the Caribbean Expert Summit in Barbados, August 2017. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2018, 34: 561-569. PMID: 29732897, PMCID: PMC6053839, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2017.0310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoint United Nations ProgrammePublic health benefitsHIV/AIDSPublic health messagingNew medical treatmentsAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseUNAIDS 90United Nations ProgrammeMedical treatmentHealth messagingHealth benefitsNations ProgrammeDiseaseInternational expertsCareHealthcare professionsCritical appraisalTreatmentPersistent fearSpirit of optimismStigmaHIVTherapyCommunity level
2015
Impact of Global Health Research Training on Scholarly Productivity: The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program.
Heimburger DC, Carothers CL, Blevins M, Warner TL, Vermund SH. Impact of Global Health Research Training on Scholarly Productivity: The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2015, 93: 1201-7. PMID: 26371155, PMCID: PMC4674235, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesHuman immunodeficiency virus/U.S. traineesFogarty International Clinical Research ScholarsHealth research trainingMiddle-income countriesImmunodeficiency syndromeVirus/Dual infectionHealth professions studentsMore yearsProfessions studentsResearch trainingHigher proportionProgram impactRepresentative surveySurvey respondentsTraineesSyndromePubMedYearsInfectionDiseaseWheezing Is Common in Children With Sickle Cell Disease When Compared With Controls
Galadanci NA, Liang WH, Galadanci AA, Aliyu MH, Jibir BW, Karaye IM, Inusa BP, Vermund SH, Strunk RC, DeBaun MR. Wheezing Is Common in Children With Sickle Cell Disease When Compared With Controls. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2015, 37: 16-19. PMID: 25197776, PMCID: PMC4866494, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseAmerican Thoracic Society DivisionLung Disease QuestionnaireAbsence of asthmaCase-control study designTimes greater oddsHigh rateDisease QuestionnaireRespiratory symptomsMedian ageCommunity hospitalMultivariable modelGreater oddsSCD experienceSCD statusStudy designOnly variableSimilar ageChildrenParent reportDiseaseAgeSame settingQuestionnaireIdentification of invasive Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ST313 in ambulatory HIV-infected adults in Mozambique
Moon TD, Johnson M, Foster MA, Silva WP, Buene M, Valverde E, Morais L, Williams JV, Vermund SH, Brentlinger PE. Identification of invasive Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ST313 in ambulatory HIV-infected adults in Mozambique. Journal Of Global Infectious Diseases 2015, 7: 139-142. PMID: 26751031, PMCID: PMC4693304, DOI: 10.4103/0974-777x.170496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultilocus sequence typingAmbulatory HIVINTS diseaseInvasive non-typhoidal salmonella (iNTS) diseaseTyphimurium ST313Non-typhoidal salmonella diseaseS. Typhimurium ST313Multiple sub-Saharan African countriesBlood isolatesSalmonella diseaseMozambican adultsPredominant causeTreatment initiativesTyphimurium ST19Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumST313Vulnerable populationsSequence typingDiseaseEnterica serovar TyphimuriumHIVPositive controlSub-Saharan African countriesSequence typesSaharan Africa
2014
HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy
Narayan KM, Miotti PG, Anand NP, Kline LM, Harmston C, Gulakowski R, Vermund SH. HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s2-s7. PMID: 25117958, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoncommunicable diseasesChronic immune activationMedication side effectsAntiretroviral therapy programsSubstance use disordersNCD comorbidityAntiretroviral therapyMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseImmune activationGenitourinary diseasesBone disordersDisease comorbiditiesSide effectsUse disordersTherapy programHIVDiseaseComorbiditiesInvestigator teamNutritional aspectsDisordersSaharan AfricaAging processCoinfectionChronic Diseases in HIV Survivors
Vermund SH, Narayan KM, Glass RI. Chronic Diseases in HIV Survivors. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 241ed14-241ed14. PMID: 24944191, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008684.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
HIV Epidemic
Vermund S. HIV Epidemic. Emerging Infectious Diseases Of The 21st Century 2012, 3-46. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4496-1_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionEra of antibioticsGlobal pandemicHIV epidemicVirus infectionSusceptible humansEpidemic formHIVDevastating diseaseInfectionEpidemicSuccessful controlImproved sanitationPlague bacteriumBubonic plagueYersinia pestisPandemicLess intensityRodent controlDisease
2011
Nurturing the Global Workforce in Clinical Research: The National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Clinical Scholars and Fellows Program
Heimburger DC, Carothers CL, Gardner P, Primack A, Warner TL, Vermund SH. Nurturing the Global Workforce in Clinical Research: The National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Clinical Scholars and Fellows Program. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 85: 971-978. PMID: 22144429, PMCID: PMC3225173, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth research partnershipsChronic disease researchClinical research settingClinical trialsObservational studyGlobal health expertsClinical investigatorsInfectious diseasesClinical researchTranslational researchHealth expertsInternational investigatorsNational InstituteFogarty International Clinical Research ScholarsHealth researchClinical scholarsDisease researchGlobal health researchResearch settingsHigh-impact journalsInvestigatorsTraining opportunitiesDiseaseTrials
2007
A randomized trial of the intrauterine contraceptive device vs hormonal contraception in women who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
Stringer EM, Kaseba C, Levy J, Sinkala M, Goldenberg RL, H. B, Matongo I, Vermund SH, Mwanahamuntu M, Stringer JS. A randomized trial of the intrauterine contraceptive device vs hormonal contraception in women who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2007, 197: 144.e1-144.e8. PMID: 17689627, PMCID: PMC2730754, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusIntrauterine contraceptive devicePelvic inflammatory diseaseHormonal contraceptionImmunodeficiency virusInflammatory diseasesDisease progressionContraceptive deviceRapid HIV disease progressionHIV disease progressionClinical disease progressionUrgent further studyCopper intrauterine contraceptive deviceContraceptionWomenFurther studiesDiseaseProgressionVirusPostpartumTrials
2006
Delayed access to HIV diagnosis and care: Special concerns for the Southern United States
Krawczyk CS, Funkhouser E, Kilby JM, Vermund SH. Delayed access to HIV diagnosis and care: Special concerns for the Southern United States. AIDS Care 2006, 18: 35-44. PMID: 16938673, PMCID: PMC2763374, DOI: 10.1080/09540120600839280.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Developing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Therapeutic Research Agenda for Resource-Limited Countries: A Consensus Statement
Vermund SH, Powderly WG, Association of IDSA O. Developing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Therapeutic Research Agenda for Resource-Limited Countries: A Consensus Statement. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: s4-s12. PMID: 12822127, DOI: 10.1086/375367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResource-limited countriesAntiretroviral therapyResource-limited settingsDelivery of ARTImmunodeficiency syndrome careClinical Trials NetworkHealth care providersResource limited countriesHealth care practitionersHealth care advocatesHIV diseaseHIV/Consensus statementTreatment accessCare providersCare practitionersTrials NetworkART provisionCare advocatesTherapyMillions of peoplePharmaceutical expertsPatient monitoringCommunity representativesDisease
2001
Opportunities to Improve Prevention and Services for HIV-Infected Women in Nonurban Alabama and Mississippi.
Moon TD, Vermund SH, Tong TC, Holmberg SD. Opportunities to Improve Prevention and Services for HIV-Infected Women in Nonurban Alabama and Mississippi. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001, 28: 279. PMID: 11694837, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200111010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing sitesHIV treatment sitesTreatment of HIVContinued sexual activityDrug treatment facilitiesAfrican American womenHIV clinicHIV infectionHIV treatmentHIV preventionUnmet needDrug usersHIVWomenSexual activityPreventionTreatment sitesTreatmentMonthsTesting sitesClinicInfectionDiseaseMedicaid