2014
Pediatric Malignancies, Treatment Outcomes and Abandonment of Pediatric Cancer Treatment in Zambia
Slone JS, Chunda-Liyoka C, Perez M, Mutalima N, Newton R, Chintu C, Kankasa C, Chipeta J, Heimburger DC, Vermund SH, Friedman DL. Pediatric Malignancies, Treatment Outcomes and Abandonment of Pediatric Cancer Treatment in Zambia. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e89102. PMID: 24586527, PMCID: PMC3931678, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversity Teaching HospitalPediatric oncology wardOncology wardTreatment abandonmentRisk factorsTreatment outcomesRetrospective cohort studyAbandonment of treatmentMode of diagnosisCohort of childrenClinical medical recordsStudy time periodCohort studyOncologic treatmentTreatment regimenMultivariable analysisMedical recordsTeaching hospitalInclusion criteriaLower riskCancerChildrenTreatmentWardsDiagnosis
2012
Treatment outcomes of pediatric oncology patients in Zambia.
Slone J, Chunda-Liyoka C, Perez M, Mutalima N, Newton R, Chintu C, Kankasa C, Chipeta J, Heimburger D, Vermund S, Friedman D. Treatment outcomes of pediatric oncology patients in Zambia. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 9558-9558. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.9558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUniversity Teaching HospitalAbandonment of treatmentPediatric oncology careLow-middle income countriesOncology careCohort of patientsMajority of patientsMedical record reviewPalliative regimensCommon diagnosisRecord reviewDecreased riskRetrospective studyTreatment abandonmentHistopathological diagnosisRisk factorsKaposi's sarcomaTeaching hospitalTreatment outcomesInclusion criteriaAverage ageDiagnosisCohortWilms tumorCommon outcome
2010
Cost comparison of microscopy vs. empiric treatment for malaria in southwestern nigeria: a prospective study
Parikh R, Amole I, Tarpley M, Gbadero D, Davidson M, Vermund SH. Cost comparison of microscopy vs. empiric treatment for malaria in southwestern nigeria: a prospective study. Malaria Journal 2010, 9: 371. PMID: 21176228, PMCID: PMC3152770, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmpiric treatmentAnti-malarial drugsClinical diagnosisClinical malariaGiemsa smearsMajority of patientsUniversity Teaching HospitalCases of malariaRapid diagnostic testsResource-limited settingsCost of diagnosisBody achesHospital chargesProspective studyTreatment optionsPatient costsPediatric regimenTeaching hospitalDiagnostic confirmationEmpirical treatmentThick smearsClinician judgmentAntimalarial drugsDrug resistanceMalaria
1992
Follow-up evaluation of cervicovaginal human papillomavirus infection in adolescents
Rosenfeld W, Rose E, Vermund S, Schreiber K, Burk R. Follow-up evaluation of cervicovaginal human papillomavirus infection in adolescents. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1992, 121: 307-311. PMID: 1322456, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81212-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV infectionCervicovaginal human papillomavirus infectionGenotype-specific HPV infectionPositive HPV test resultHPV test resultsHuman papillomavirus infectionSame HPV typeHPV DNA detectionHuman papillomavirus DNAUrban teaching hospitalCervicovaginal lavagePapillomavirus infectionHPV typesFemale patientsTeaching hospitalPapillomavirus DNASecond examinationSecond visitPatientsInfectionVisitsHPVSouthern blot hybridizationBlot hybridizationDNA detection
1987
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION OF THE CERVIX IN ADOLESCENTS
Rosenfeld W, Vermund S, Saed S, Burk R. HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION OF THE CERVIX IN ADOLESCENTS. Pediatric Research 1987, 21: 177-177. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198704010-00066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman papillomavirusHPV infectionPap smearMore HPV infectionsCervical HPV infectionHPV-negative patientsHuman papillomavirus infectionMore lifetime sexual partnersUrban teaching hospitalLifetime sexual partnersHPV analysisHPV- patientsHPV positivityNegative patientsPapillomavirus infectionGynecologic ageHPV 6Uterine cervixMean agePremalignant lesionsAdolescent clinicSaline lavageTeaching hospitalHigh prevalenceRisk populations