2005
Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants
Li Y, Caufield PW, Dasanayake AP, Wiener HW, Vermund SH. Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants. Journal Of Dental Research 2005, 84: 806-811. PMID: 16109988, DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliveryMaternal factorsS. mutansC-section infantsMaternal gestational ageProspective cohort studyS. mutans levelsMother-infant pairsCaesarean sectionCohort studyPerinatal eventsGestational ageMutans levelsCariogenic microbiotaDental cariesPerinatal influencesInfection experienceInfantsCariesFamily incomeStreptococcus mutansMutansPotential effectsDeliveryInitial acquisition
1999
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
Stringer J, Vermund S. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 1999, 11: 427-434. PMID: 10526917, DOI: 10.1097/00001703-199910000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild transmissionHIV-1Infant formula supplementationPrevention of motherHIV-1 transmissionCombination drug regimensResource-poor settingsFormula supplementationAntiretroviral therapyCesarean deliveryAntiretroviral agentsBreast feedingDrug regimensRandomized trialsPoor settingsInfectious diseasesInfant survivalSubstantial proportionPreliminary dataMothersLower ratesCost implicationsDeliveryRegimensPatients