2022
Dehydration Status Aggravates Early Renal Impairment in Children: A Longitudinal Study
Amaerjiang N, Li M, Xiao H, Zunong J, Li Z, Huang D, Vermund SH, Pérez-Escamilla R, Jiang X, Hu Y. Dehydration Status Aggravates Early Renal Impairment in Children: A Longitudinal Study. Nutrients 2022, 14: 335. PMID: 35057516, PMCID: PMC8778530, DOI: 10.3390/nu14020335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal function impairmentEuhydrated groupRenal impairmentUrine specific gravityDehydration statusDehydrated groupFunction impairmentSchool weekdaysHydration statusPrevalence of dehydrationLongitudinal studyMixed-effects regression modelsChi-square testTubular abnormalitiesMean ageChild CohortMicroalbuminImpairmentDifferent hydration statusChildrenWeeksRegression modelsStatusGroupSchool day
2009
Selected hematologic and biochemical measurements in African HIV-infected and uninfected pregnant women and their infants: the HIV Prevention Trials Network 024 protocol
Mwinga K, Vermund SH, Chen YQ, Mwatha A, Read JS, Urassa W, Carpenetti N, Valentine M, Goldenberg RL. Selected hematologic and biochemical measurements in African HIV-infected and uninfected pregnant women and their infants: the HIV Prevention Trials Network 024 protocol. BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9: 49. PMID: 19664210, PMCID: PMC2746190, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBlood Cell CountDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGestational AgeHematocritHemoglobinsHIVHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMalawiNevirapinePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRetrospective StudiesRNA, ViralTanzaniaTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultZambiaConceptsHIV infectionPregnant African womenRandomized clinical trialsTime of laborComplete laboratory dataWeeks of ageNevirapine prophylaxisChild transmissionHIV exposureWeeks' gestationHIV statusPregnant womenNewborn infantsClinical trialsPublic clinicsHIVInfantsBiochemical measurementsCaucasian populationWomenLaboratory dataNormative dataAfrican womenInfectionWeeks
2005
Haematological response to iron supplementation is reduced in children with asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection
Mahalanabis D, Islam MA, Shaikh S, Chakrabarty M, Kurpad AV, Mukherjee S, Sen B, Abu Khaled M, Vermund SH. Haematological response to iron supplementation is reduced in children with asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection. British Journal Of Nutrition 2005, 94: 969-975. PMID: 16351775, PMCID: PMC1361282, DOI: 10.1079/bjn20051586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infectionHelicobacter pylori infectionNegative childrenPylori infectionAsymptomatic H. pylori infectionH. pylori-negative childrenH. pylori-positive childrenAdverse effectsFe supplementationH. pylori infectionSignificant adverse effectsAdmission findingsMean ferritinMean HbFES therapySingle doseIron supplementationBreath testHaematological testsHaematological responseH. pyloriVitamin AInfectionSupplementationWeeks
1986
Health education and community participation in mass drug administration for malaria in Nicaragua
Garfield R, Vermund S. Health education and community participation in mass drug administration for malaria in Nicaragua. Social Science & Medicine 1986, 22: 869-877. PMID: 3529425, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(86)90241-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug AdministrationPrimary health care systemMalaria control activitiesMass drug administrationYears of ageHealth education activitiesMalaria control effortsAnti-malaria medicinesHealth care systemMalaria situationCase findingHealth educationCare systemAdministrationTarget populationControl activitiesRapid declineLocal community organizationsPopulationMalariaChloroquinePrimaquineIncidenceWeeksEducation activities