2018
HIV-1 Transmission Clustering and Phylodynamics Highlight the Important Role of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Dennis AM, Volz E, Frost A, Hossain M, Poon AFY, Rebeiro P, Vermund SH, Sterling TR, Kalish ML. HIV-1 Transmission Clustering and Phylodynamics Highlight the Important Role of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2018, 34: 879-888. PMID: 30027754, PMCID: PMC6204570, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2018.0039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenotypeHIV InfectionsHIV-1Homosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyPhylogenyPol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRNA, ViralSequence Analysis, DNATennesseeYoung AdultConceptsYoung MSMTransmission clustersHIV-1 pol sequencesTransmission riskComprehensive Care ClinicHIV transmission patternsVanderbilt Comprehensive Care ClinicYears of ageHIV molecular epidemiologyCross-sectional analysisHigh transmission riskClinical factorsCare clinicsRisk ratioClinical dataImportance of interventionsMSM riskPol sequencesTransmission clusteringYounger ageRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionMolecular epidemiologyMSMYoung men
2017
HIV status disclosure, facility-based delivery and postpartum retention of mothers in a prevention clinical trial in rural Nigeria
Sarko KA, Blevins M, Ahonkhai AA, Audet CM, Moon TD, Gebi UI, Gana AM, Wester CW, Vermund SH, Aliyu MH. HIV status disclosure, facility-based delivery and postpartum retention of mothers in a prevention clinical trial in rural Nigeria. International Health 2017, 9: 243-251. PMID: 28810669, PMCID: PMC5881261, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV status disclosureFacility-based deliveryPostpartum retentionStatus disclosureHIV statusIntervention armWeeks postpartumChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) trialTrial intervention armPrevention of motherUnknown HIV statusPrevention clinical trialsMixed-effects logistic regressionEffects logistic regressionPMTCT continuumHIV careTreatment-naïveAntenatal carePregnant womenFacility deliveryMaternal ageObstetric servicesCare measuresClinical trialsHealth facilities
2015
Genomic Characterization of Two Novel HIV-1 Second-Generation Recombinant Forms Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China
Li Z, Wei H, Feng Y, Li J, Kalish ML, Lu H, Yin L, Liao L, Qian HZ, Frost SD, Ruan Y, Vermund SH, Shao Y, Xing H. Genomic Characterization of Two Novel HIV-1 Second-Generation Recombinant Forms Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2015, 31: 342-346. PMID: 25495675, PMCID: PMC4348344, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2014.0307.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
HPTN 071 (PopART): A Cluster-Randomized Trial of the Population Impact of an HIV Combination Prevention Intervention Including Universal Testing and Treatment: Mathematical Model
Cori A, Ayles H, Beyers N, Schaap A, Floyd S, Sabapathy K, Eaton JW, Hauck K, Smith P, Griffith S, Moore A, Donnell D, Vermund SH, Fidler S, Hayes R, Fraser C, . HPTN 071 (PopART): A Cluster-Randomized Trial of the Population Impact of an HIV Combination Prevention Intervention Including Universal Testing and Treatment: Mathematical Model. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e84511. PMID: 24454728, PMCID: PMC3893126, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS SerodiagnosisAnti-HIV AgentsCluster AnalysisHIV InfectionsHumansSouth AfricaZambiaConceptsAntiretroviral therapyArm AHIV incidenceHIV transmissionThree-arm cluster-randomized trialHIV combination prevention interventionsPopulation-level HIV incidenceCombination prevention interventionsCombination prevention packageHPTN 052 trialHPTN 071 (PopART) trialPopulation-level incidenceHIV-positive individualsHeterosexual HIV transmissionUptake of testingNational surveillance dataCluster-randomized trialImpact of treatmentLarge population clustersART retentionHPTN 071Primary endpointArm BPrevention packageControl arm