2012
The HIV Epidemic: High-Income Countries
Vermund SH, Leigh-Brown AJ. The HIV Epidemic: High-Income Countries. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2012, 2: a007195. PMID: 22553497, PMCID: PMC3331688, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a007195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useHIV epidemicDrug useNeedle/syringe sharingReceptive anal intercourseDifferent risk groupsRecent explosive epidemicsAntiretroviral therapyChild transmissionSyringe sharingAffected subgroupRisk groupsAnal intercourseVaginal intercourseHIV vulnerabilityExplosive epidemicsDiagnostic screeningEpidemicIncome countriesIntercourseUnited StatesSpecific strainsHigh-income nationsHIVTherapy
2005
Risk of HIV/AIDS in China: subpopulations of special importance
Qian Z, Vermund SH, Wang N. Risk of HIV/AIDS in China: subpopulations of special importance. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005, 81: 442. PMID: 16326842, PMCID: PMC1745065, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.014258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS epidemicHIV/AIDSDrug usersAIDS epidemicFormidable treatment challengeInjection drug useSex workersMajor risk factorLow condom useCommercial plasma donationCommercial sex workersNew drug usersHigh-risk behaviorsRed blood cellsHIV infectionNeedle sharingRisk factorsRisk groupsTreatment challengesFuture HIVGeneral populationHomosexual menDrug useUnprotected sexCondom use
1999
HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: An Assessment of Biomedical Risk Factors for Transmission
Gibney L, Choudhury P, Khawaja Z, Sarker M, Islam N, Vermund SH. HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh: An Assessment of Biomedical Risk Factors for Transmission. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 1999, 10: 338-346. PMID: 10361927, DOI: 10.1258/0956462991914087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiomedical risk factorsBehavioral risk factorsRisk factorsHIV/AIDSBlood supply systemHigh-risk groupFormal health care settingsCost-effective interventionHealth care settingsUnsterile injectionsHIV transmissionHIV epidemicHigh prevalenceProfessional donorsHIVPrevalenceAIDSLow levelsCertain socio-cultural factorsSocio-cultural factorsTransfusionFactorsDiseaseBlood
1989
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Among Adolescents: Case Surveillance Profiles in New York City and the Rest of the United States
Vermund SH, Hein K, Gayle HD, Cary JM, Thomas PA, Drucker E. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Among Adolescents: Case Surveillance Profiles in New York City and the Rest of the United States. JAMA Pediatrics 1989, 143: 1220-1225. PMID: 2801666, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220128032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent casesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisitionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntravenous drug useAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAge-appropriate servicesImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicNational surveillance dataCases of AIDSAdolescent AIDS casesDrug-related behaviorsImmunodeficiency syndromeHeterosexual transmissionAdult casesHigh-risk adolescentsHomosexual contactVirus infectionAIDS casesDrug useSurveillance dataBehavioral interventionsAIDSAdolescent malesVirus acquisition