2014
Modeling the Impact on HIV Incidence of Combination Prevention Strategies among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China
Lou J, Blevins M, Ruan Y, Vermund SH, Tang S, Webb GF, Shepherd BE, He X, Lu H, Shao Y, Qian HZ. Modeling the Impact on HIV Incidence of Combination Prevention Strategies among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90985. PMID: 24626165, PMCID: PMC3953201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV epidemicCondom useHIV prevalenceART coverageCombination prevention strategiesHIV/AIDSHIV testingHIV incidenceCombination interventionsBeijing MSMPrevention strategiesPrevalence estimatesPrevalenceEpidemic expansionMenInterventionEpidemicIncidenceBasic reproduction numberPrevention scenariosCurrent coverageSexReproduction numberIntervention levels
2011
South-to-North, Cross-Disciplinary Training in Global Health Practice: Ten Years of Lessons Learned from an Infectious Disease Field Course in Jamaica
Scarlett HP, Nisbett RA, Stoler J, Bain BC, Bhatta MP, Castle T, Harbertson J, Brodine SK, Vermund SH. South-to-North, Cross-Disciplinary Training in Global Health Practice: Ten Years of Lessons Learned from an Infectious Disease Field Course in Jamaica. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 85: 397-404. PMID: 21896794, PMCID: PMC3163856, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0524.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Combination HIV Prevention: Significance, Challenges, and Opportunities
Kurth AE, Celum C, Baeten JM, Vermund SH, Wasserheit JN. Combination HIV Prevention: Significance, Challenges, and Opportunities. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2010, 8: 62-72. PMID: 20941553, PMCID: PMC3036787, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-010-0063-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCircumcision, MaleCommunicable Disease ControlCondomsHIVHIV InfectionsHumansMalePandemicsReproductive Health ServicesRisk Reduction BehaviorSexually Transmitted DiseasesConceptsHIV prevention strategiesHIV transmissionPrevention strategiesPopulation-level HIV transmissionBehavioral risk reductionEvidence-based strategiesNumber of interventionsAntiretroviral medicationsHIV serostatusPrevention packageUninfected personsEpidemiologic profileHIV pandemicMale circumcisionNeedle exchangeEffective interventionsTarget populationInterventionRisk reductionMeasurable reductionPopulation levelDiverse subgroupsMedicationsSerostatusHIVRethinking Prevention of HIV Type 1 Infection
Burns DN, Dieffenbach CW, Vermund SH. Rethinking Prevention of HIV Type 1 Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 51: 725-731. PMID: 20707698, PMCID: PMC3071685, DOI: 10.1086/655889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsChemopreventionCommunicable Disease ControlHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansIncidenceModels, TheoreticalPandemicsAddressing Research Priorities for Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States
Vermund SH, Hodder SL, Justman JE, Koblin BA, Mastro TD, Mayer KH, Wheeler DP, Sadr W. Addressing Research Priorities for Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2010, 50: s149-s155. PMID: 20397942, PMCID: PMC2862583, DOI: 10.1086/651485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchClinical Trials as TopicCommunicable Disease ControlEthnicityFemaleHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleResearchRisk FactorsUnited StatesWomenConceptsHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHispanic womenHIV Prevention Trials NetworkNew HIV infectionsClinical Trials GroupName-based reportingHigh rateImmunodeficiency virusAIDS diagnosisTrial groupUS womenInfected personsPrevention estimatesUS populationHealth messagesEthnic minority populationsTrials NetworkDisease controlInfectionWhite womenWomenPreventionNational InstituteMen
1999
Emerging infectious diseases and professional integrity: Thoughts for the new millennium
Vermund S, Fawal H. Emerging infectious diseases and professional integrity: Thoughts for the new millennium. American Journal Of Infection Control 1999, 27: 497-499. PMID: 10586153, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-6553(99)70027-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicable Disease ControlCommunicable DiseasesEthics, MedicalFemaleForecastingHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePolicy MakingProfessional CompetenceUnited StatesConceptsProfessional integrity
1984
MALARIA IN NICARAGUA: AN UPDATE
Garfield R, Vermund S. MALARIA IN NICARAGUA: AN UPDATE. The Lancet 1984, 323: 1125. PMID: 6144856, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)92538-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research