2005
Treatment of Intestinal Helminths Does Not Reduce Plasma Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA in Coinfected Zambian Adults
Modjarrad K, Zulu I, Redden DT, Njobvu L, Lane HC, Bentwich Z, Vermund SH. Treatment of Intestinal Helminths Does Not Reduce Plasma Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA in Coinfected Zambian Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 192: 1277-1283. PMID: 16136473, PMCID: PMC2730764, DOI: 10.1086/444543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAViral loadPlasma concentrationsAntihelminthic treatmentCopies/Helminth infectionsIntestinal helminthsHigh pretreatment viral loadMedian baseline viral loadPretreatment viral loadBaseline viral loadDysfunctional immune responseIntestinal helminth infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virusMean viral loadCopies/mLHigher helminth burdensPosttreatment visitAsymptomatic adultsImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyZambian adultsUninfected groupHIV-1Immune response
2003
Utility of cervicography in HIV-infected and uninfected adolescents
Moscicki AB, Durako SJ, Ma Y, Darragh T, Vermund SH. Utility of cervicography in HIV-infected and uninfected adolescents. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2003, 32: 204-213. PMID: 12606114, DOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00461-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valuePap smearUninfected groupHigh-risk adolescent populationAdequate Pap smearsLow positive predictive valueRepeat Papanicolaou smearsSingle Pap smearVisit 6 monthsHIV-positive youthHIV-negative youthPositive cervigramHIV infectionCervical cancerProspective studyVisit 1Papanicolaou smearsUninfected adolescentsHIVPredictive valueTime of analysisAdolescent populationCervicography