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
2001
Simultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Bangladeshi children: randomised double blind controlled trial
Rahman M, Vermund S, Wahed M, Fuchs G, Baqui A, Alvarez J. Simultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Bangladeshi children: randomised double blind controlled trial. The BMJ 2001, 323: 314. PMID: 11498488, PMCID: PMC37318, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7308.314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower respiratory infectionsAcute lower respiratory infectionsRespiratory infectionsPlacebo groupPersistent diarrheaVitamin ADouble-blind placeboIU vitamin ARate ratioPrevalence of diarrheaBlind placeboSingle doseMorbidity informationIntervention groupZinc groupSimultaneous zincBangladeshi childrenDay 14DiarrheaPrevalenceInfectionAdverse effectsCombined zincIncidenceUrban slums
1998
Serum Retinol and HIV-1 RNA Viral Load in Rapid and Slow Progressors
Camp W, Allen S, Alvarez J, Jolly P, Weiss H, Phillips J, Karita E, Serufilira A, Vermund S. Serum Retinol and HIV-1 RNA Viral Load in Rapid and Slow Progressors. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: 401-406. PMID: 9704954, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199808010-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum retinol levelsHIV-1 RNA viral loadLow viral loadLow serum retinol levelsRNA viral loadSlow progressorsRetinol levelsViral loadHIV serologySerum retinolDisease progressionFirst HIV-positive testHigher serum retinol levelsAsymptomatic HIV infectionHigh HIV loadLow serum retinolSerum retinol valuesHIV disease progressionHIV-positive testHigh viral loadThirty HIVHIV loadHIV infectionRapid progressorsSerum vitaminSerum Retinol and HIV-1 RNA Viral Load in Rapid and Slow Progressors
Camp W, Allen S, Alvarez J, Jolly P, Weiss H, Phillips J, Karita E, Serufilira A, Vermund S. Serum Retinol and HIV-1 RNA Viral Load in Rapid and Slow Progressors. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: 21-26. PMID: 9593454, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199805010-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum retinol levelsLow viral loadHIV-1 RNA viral loadLow serum retinol levelsRNA viral loadSlow progressorsRetinol levelsViral loadHIV serologySerum retinolDisease progressionFirst HIV-positive testHigher serum retinol levelsAsymptomatic HIV infectionHigh HIV loadLow serum retinolSerum retinol valuesHIV disease progressionHIV-positive testHigh viral loadThirty HIVHIV loadHIV infectionRapid progressorsSerum vitamin
1991
Plasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia.
Basu J, Palan PR, Vermund SH, Goldberg GL, Burk RD, Romney SL. Plasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia. Cancer Epidemiology 1991, 15: 165-70. PMID: 1647869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-carotene levelsHPV infectionCervical dysplasiaClinical statusPap smearPeripheral venous blood samplesImportance of smokingRepeat Pap smearHuman papillomavirus infectionAbnormal Pap smearsVenous blood samplesGrades of severityPlasma ascorbic acidAscorbic acid levelsCervix dysplasiaColposcopy clinicHPV statusPapillomavirus infectionLavage specimenPlasma levelsMean plasmaDysplastic groupBlood samplesDysplasiaSmoking
1989
Effects of smoking and oral contraception on plasma β-carotene levels in healthy women
Palan P, Romney S, Vermund S, Mikhail M, Basu J. Effects of smoking and oral contraception on plasma β-carotene levels in healthy women. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1989, 161: 881-885. PMID: 2801833, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90742-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma beta-carotene levelsBeta-carotene levelsOral contraceptive usersCigarette smokingHealthy womenOral contraceptionRetinol levelsContraceptive usersPlasma concentrationsLower plasma beta-carotene levelOral contraceptive usageOral contraceptive useEffect of smokingNormal healthy womenHigher retinol levelsPlasma vitamin levelsStudy plasma concentrationsCross-sectional studyIntrauterine contraceptive deviceLow plasma concentrationsGeneral Health QuestionnaireTime of recruitmentMethod of contraceptionPatient ageSmoking habits