2021
Syndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity
Williams C, Vermund SH. Syndemic Framework Evaluation of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States: Factors Associated With Race and Ethnicity. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 720264. PMID: 34616705, PMCID: PMC8488144, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.720264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infection riskSevere COVID-19 outcomesSevere clinical outcomesCOVID-19 outcomesSeverity of diseaseAssociated disease burdenCOVID-19Ethnic health inequalitiesIndividual clinical dataClinical care environmentLong-term careCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicClinical outcomesSyndemic factorsDisease burdenClinical dataHealthcare barriersHealth outcomesInfection riskHealth inequalitiesDisease pandemicSyndemic theoryVulnerable populationsCare environmentFuture pandemics
2014
Challenges in the Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV-Associated Malignancies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa
Adebamowo CA, Casper C, Bhatia K, Mbulaiteye SM, Sasco AJ, Phipps W, Vermund SH, Krown SE. Challenges in the Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV-Associated Malignancies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s17-s26. PMID: 25117957, PMCID: PMC4392880, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesAntiretroviral therapy usageChronic HIV careHIV-Associated MalignanciesCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV/AIDSPresident's Emergency PlanLong-term careHealth care infrastructureHIV workforceAntiretroviral therapyHIV careMajor complicationsHIV statusTherapy usageCancer CenterCancer patientsHost genetic profileHigh-income countriesEarly diagnosisBiology of cancerHIVOptimal managementAIDS ReliefCancer