2015
High mobile phone ownership, but low Internet and email usage among pregnant, HIV-infected women attending antenatal care in Johannesburg
Clouse K, Schwartz SR, Van Rie A, Bassett J, Vermund SH, Pettifor AE. High mobile phone ownership, but low Internet and email usage among pregnant, HIV-infected women attending antenatal care in Johannesburg. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2015, 21: 104-107. PMID: 25586808, PMCID: PMC4860457, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x14566569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive pregnant womenMedian timePregnant womenPrevention of motherPrimary care clinicsInternet-based interventionsMobile phone interventionCurrent phone numbersAntenatal careChild transmissionMedian ageAntenatal servicesCare clinicsHigh mobile phone ownershipPhone interventionWomenHIVOne-thirdMobile phone ownershipOne-fifthInterventionYearsMobile phone numbersPhone numberSemi-structured interviews
2014
Symptomatic HIV-Positive Persons in Rural Mozambique Who First Consult a Traditional Healer Have Delays in HIV Testing
Audet CM, Blevins M, Rosenberg C, Farnsworth S, Salato J, Fernandez J, Vermund SH. Symptomatic HIV-Positive Persons in Rural Mozambique Who First Consult a Traditional Healer Have Delays in HIV Testing. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 66: e80-e86. PMID: 24815853, PMCID: PMC4077983, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingTraditional healersHealth facility visitsLow CD4 cellsCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive personsHIV-positive personsCross-sectional studyPrevious health careLocal health facilitiesHIV/AIDSTime of HIVAntiretroviral therapyTherapy delayCD4 cellsHIV diagnosisMedian timeSicker patientsInitial careTime of entrySymptomatic individualsFacility visitsRelevant symptomsEarly diagnosisHealth facilities
2013
Impact of HIV drug resistance on virologic and immunologic failure and mortality in a cohort of patients on antiretroviral therapy in China
Liao L, Xing H, Su B, Wang Z, Ruan Y, Wang X, Liu Z, Lu Y, Yang S, Zhao Q, Vermund SH, Chen RY, Shao Y. Impact of HIV drug resistance on virologic and immunologic failure and mortality in a cohort of patients on antiretroviral therapy in China. AIDS 2013, 27: 1815-1824. PMID: 23803794, PMCID: PMC3694318, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283611931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV drug resistanceImmunologic failureHigh mortalityVirologic failureAntiretroviral therapyEmergence of HIVDRBaseline CD4 cell countDrug resistanceCD4 cell countCohort of patientsSecond-line drugsEnd of studyProportional hazards modelRural Chinese countiesHIVDR mutationsMedian timePatient adherenceKaplan-MeierChinese patientsRisk factorsHazards modelPatientsCell countMortality
2008
Simple Adherence Assessments to Predict Virologic Failure among HIV-Infected Adults with Discordant Immunologic and Clinical Responses to Antiretroviral Therapy
Goldman JD, Cantrell RA, Mulenga LB, Tambatamba BC, Reid SE, Levy JW, Limbada M, Taylor A, Saag MS, Vermund SH, Stringer JS, H. BH. Simple Adherence Assessments to Predict Virologic Failure among HIV-Infected Adults with Discordant Immunologic and Clinical Responses to Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2008, 24: 1031-1035. PMID: 18724803, PMCID: PMC2747786, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2008.0035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication possession ratioVirologic failureOptimal adherenceSuboptimal adherenceTreatment failurePoor adherenceLow medication possession ratioDetectable HIV viremiaProportion of patientsSubset of patientsViral load measurementsART initiationHIV viremiaAntiretroviral therapyDetectable viremiaClinical responseDrug adherencePossession ratioMedian timeMissed doseImmunologic responseTreatment courseAdherence assessmentCopies/Patients