2015
Natural history and epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the Middle East: Hospital surveillance for children under age two in Jordan
Halasa N, Williams J, Faouri S, Shehabi A, Vermund SH, Wang L, Fonnesbeck C, Khuri-Bulos N. Natural history and epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the Middle East: Hospital surveillance for children under age two in Jordan. Vaccine 2015, 33: 6479-6487. PMID: 26314623, PMCID: PMC7115487, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleHospitalsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornJordanMaleMass SpectrometryNasal MucosaPharynxPrevalenceProspective StudiesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsVitamin DConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusRSV-positive childrenVitamin D levelsD levelsRespiratory virusesRisk factorsMedical conditionsBurden of RSVOxygen useMedian vitamin D levelNasal/throat swabsRespiratory syncytial virus infectionCause of bronchiolitisHeel stick bloodSyncytial virus infectionLack of breastfeedingSupplemental oxygen useHigh viral loadFuture RSV vaccinesYoung childrenReal-time RT-PCRRSV hospitalizationRespiratory symptomsRSV vaccineAntiviral therapy
2002
HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa.
Chang LW, Osei-Kwasi M, Boakye D, Aidoo S, Hagy A, Curran JW, Vermund SH. HIV-1 and HIV-2 Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Among Hospital Outpatients in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 29: 511. PMID: 11981368, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200204150-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroprevalence ratesSeroprevalence ratesRisk factorsHIV-1HIV-2 seroprevalenceHIV-1 infectionHigh-risk populationCross-sectional studyHIV infectionHIV statusHIV-2Hospital outpatientsMultivariable modelPrenatal patientsDual infectionRisk populationsAnonymous studyInfectionRecord dataIntervention programsOutpatientsPatientsUrbanized communitiesSeroprevalenceHospital
1997
Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in air samples: likely environmental risk to susceptible persons
Bartlett MS, Vermund SH, Jacobs R, Durant PJ, Shaw MM, Smith JW, Tang X, Lu JJ, Li B, Jin S, Lee CH. Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in air samples: likely environmental risk to susceptible persons. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1997, 35: 2511-2513. PMID: 9316898, PMCID: PMC230001, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2511-2513.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. carinii DNAHospital roomCarinii DNAPatient's hospital roomPneumocystis carinii DNASusceptible personsControl homesPatient's homeInfectious organismsPatientsPneumocystis cariniiCariniiP. cariniiAirborne presenceSpecific environmental sourcesAir samplesPersonsEnvironmental sourcesHomeEnvironmental sampling
1988
Comparison of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban settings
Starkenburg RJ, Vermund SH. Comparison of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban settings. The American Journal Of Medicine 1988, 84: 181. PMID: 3337127, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(88)90040-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research