2015
Knowledge and Skills for Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections by Rural Medical Practitioners in Bangladesh
Alam N, Mridha MK, Kristensen S, Vermund SH. Knowledge and Skills for Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections by Rural Medical Practitioners in Bangladesh. Open Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2015, 05: 151-158. PMID: 25954593, PMCID: PMC4420026, DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2015.54018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReproductive tract infectionsRural medical practitionersSTI managementCommon reproductive tract infectionRTI/STI managementSTI/HIV knowledgeBaseline surveyRTI/STIUrethritis/cervicitisFirst-line antibioticsSTI/HIVThree-month followMedical practitionersTract infectionsSingle doseHIV knowledgeLine antibioticsInfection managementTransmission questionsLevel of knowledgeEducation interventionCorrect dosageManagement guidelinesLow levelsPoor practice
2012
Risk Behaviors for Reproductive Tract Infection in Women Who Have Sex with Women in Beijing, China
Wang X, Norris JL, Liu Y, Vermund SH, Qian HZ, Han L, Wang N. Risk Behaviors for Reproductive Tract Infection in Women Who Have Sex with Women in Beijing, China. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e40114. PMID: 22768334, PMCID: PMC3388038, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsTract infectionsSTI/reproductive tract infectionsCondom useRisk behaviorsSexual partnersHigh-risk sexual behaviorCross-sectional studyConsistent condom useSexual behaviorG-spotPast yearInternet outreachAverage ageLast sexSubstantial riskRTI preventionWomenInfectionFemale partnersIntervention programsSex toysSexMenYears
2004
Marginal validity of syndromic management for reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Jamaica
Hylton-Kong T, Brathwaite AR, Del Rosario GR, Kristensen S, Kamara P, Jolly PE, Hook EW, Figueroa JP, Vermund SH. Marginal validity of syndromic management for reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Jamaica. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2004, 15: 371-375. PMID: 15186580, DOI: 10.1258/095646204774195209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsSyndromic managementPregnant womenAntenatal clinicTract infectionsSyndromic case management approachAntenatal care facilitiesHigh-risk womenAffordable diagnostic testsPositive predictive valueCase management approachAntenatal attendersClinical algorithmClinical careCare facilitiesPredictive valueJamaican womenDiagnostic testsLaboratory supportWomenClinicInfectionLow sensitivityCervicitisCandidiasis
2001
Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections
Gibney L, Macaluso M, Kirk K, Hassan MS, Schwebke J, Vermund SH, Choudhury P. Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2001, 77: 344. PMID: 11588280, PMCID: PMC1744386, DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.5.344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHerpes simplex 2Tract infectionsCommercial sex workersHepatitis BPhysical examinationInfectious diseasesBangladeshi womenTejgaon truck standHigh-risk behaviorsPrevalence of infectionTests of urineHepatitis D.Hepatitis CCervical swabsImmunodeficiency virusBacterial vaginosisCervical specimensSerology testsHigh prevalencePrevention interventionsHigh riskBlood samplesInfection rate
2000
Pinworm (enterobius vermicularis)
Vermund S, Wilson C. Pinworm (enterobius vermicularis). Seminars In Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2000, 11: 252-256. DOI: 10.1053/spid.2000.9639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionSticky tape testHuman cecumIntestinal perforationMeckel's diverticulitisSerious sequelaeTract infectionsEnterobius vermicularisSudden deathPinworm infectionPyrantel pamoateAsian childrenPotential manifestationInfectionAssociationPinwormsWorm movementDiverticulitisAppendicitisPeritonitisIntussusceptionUlcerationSequelaeEnuresisEnteritisVaginal infections in pregnant women in Jamaica: prevalence and risk factors
Kamara P, Hylton-Kong T, Brathwaite A, Del Rosario G, Kristensen S, Patrick N, Weiss H, Figueroa P, Vermund S, Jolly P. Vaginal infections in pregnant women in Jamaica: prevalence and risk factors. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2000, 11: 516-520. PMID: 10990336, DOI: 10.1258/0956462001916425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsBacterial vaginosisPregnant womenRisk factorsMultiple logistic regression analysisCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisBV prevalenceMalodorous dischargeTract infectionsHIV infectionSymptomatic presentationSyndromic managementPrenatal clinicsVaginal infectionsWet mountTrichomoniasisInfectionStrong associationWomenPrevalenceRegression analysisCandidiasisVaginosisVaginitisCytokine Profile in Genital Tract Secretions from Female Adolescents: Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Papillomavirus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens
Crowley-Nowick P, Ellenberg J, Vermund S, Douglas S, Holland C, Moscicki A. Cytokine Profile in Genital Tract Secretions from Female Adolescents: Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Papillomavirus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 939-945. PMID: 10720516, DOI: 10.1086/315311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCervix MucusCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGenital Diseases, FemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-2Multivariate AnalysisPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsRegression AnalysisSexually Transmitted DiseasesTumor Virus InfectionsConceptsIL-12 concentrationsHuman immunodeficiency virusIL-10Human papillomavirusIL-12Immunodeficiency virusHigher IL-10 concentrationsHIV-positive patientsIL-10 concentrationsGenital tract infectionGenital tract secretionsIL-2 concentrationsQuantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayFemale adolescentsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCytokine profileNegative patientsTract infectionsCervical secretionsConcomitant infectionImmunoregulatory cytokinesTract secretionsGenital tractHIVImmunosorbent assay
1989
Molecular diagnosis of genital human papillomavirus infection: Comparison of two methods used to collect exfoliated cervical cells
Vermund S, Schiffman M, Goldberg G, Ritter D, Weltman A, Burk R. Molecular diagnosis of genital human papillomavirus infection: Comparison of two methods used to collect exfoliated cervical cells. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1989, 160: 304-308. PMID: 2537011, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus infectionCervicovaginal lavagePapillomavirus infectionHuman papillomavirusLavage methodGenital human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionGenital tract infectionHuman papillomavirus detectionHuman papillomavirus typesDevelopment of neoplasiaCell collection methodsTract infectionsEndocervical swabsColposcopic examinationPapillomavirus detectionPapanicolaou testInvasive carcinomaPapillomavirus typesLavageEtiologic agentClinical investigatorsWomen resultsCell collectionVirus typeInfection