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
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