2022
No evidence of fetal defects or anti-syncytin-1 antibody induction following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
Lu-Culligan A, Tabachnikova A, Pérez-Then E, Tokuyama M, Lee HJ, Lucas C, Monteiro V, Miric M, Brache V, Cochon L, Muenker MC, Mohanty S, Huang J, Kang I, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Campbell M, Yildirim I, Shaw AC, Ma S, Vermund SH, Ko AI, Omer SB, Iwasaki A. No evidence of fetal defects or anti-syncytin-1 antibody induction following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. PLOS Biology 2022, 20: e3001506. PMID: 35609110, PMCID: PMC9129011, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 mRNA vaccinationMRNA vaccinationEarly pregnancyFetal sizeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccinationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Maternal antibody statusAdverse neonatal outcomesSyndrome coronavirus 2Birth defectsPolyinosinic-polycytidylic acidCrown-rump lengthGross birth defectsUnvaccinated adultsMaternal illnessNeonatal outcomesVaccinated adultsAntibody statusTLR3 agonistEarly immunizationMurine pregnancyAntibody inductionCoronavirus 2
2014
Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province
Andereck JW, Kipp AM, Ondiek M, Vermund SH. Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2014, 108: 804-809. PMID: 25359321, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH prevalenceRisk factorsSoil-transmitted helminth prevalenceHelminth prevalenceNyanza ProvinceOut-patient departmentMultivariable regression modelsSoil-transmitted helminthsStool concentration techniqueLow education levelFemale sexStool samplesStool surveyCommunity outreach eventsTrichuris trichiuraSame villagePrevalence dataOlder agePrevalenceSchistosoma mansoniSmall hospitalsShort questionnaireAdultsRural KenyaAnthelmintic drugs
2009
High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province
Riesel JN, Ochieng’ F, Wright P, Vermund SH, Davidson M. High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2009, 56: 60-62. PMID: 19502602, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH infectionsSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsRural Nyanza ProvinceNyanza ProvinceSingle stool sampleRegular deworming programmeSoil-transmitted helminthsGreater morbidityRegular dewormingPrimary school-aged childrenSchool-aged childrenHigh prevalenceStool samplesHelminth infectionsDeworming programsSignificant burdenInfectionWorm infectionPrevalencePeople worldTwo-thirdsRural Kenyan villagesWestern KenyaChildrenKenyan villages
2008
Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents
Tsai CS, Shepherd BE, Vermund SH. Does douching increase risk for sexually transmitted infections? A prospective study in high-risk adolescents. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 200: 38.e1-38.e8. PMID: 18667177, PMCID: PMC3199592, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioCox proportional hazards modelIncidence of STIsProportional hazards modelAdjusted hazardIncident STIsProspective studyHigh-risk adolescentsHuman immunodeficiencySTI riskIncrease riskHazards modelNext visitSTIsVisitsDouchersFemale adolescentsDouchingAdolescentsInfectionRiskImmunodeficiencyIncidence
2007
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alam N, Rahman M, Gausia K, Yunus MD, Islam N, Chaudhury P, Monira S, Funkhouser E, Vermund SH, Killewo J. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2007, 34: 99-103. PMID: 16837827, PMCID: PMC2730758, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000225325.23340.a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsTejgaon truck standCross-sectional studySignificant predictorsHIV intervention programsHigh-risk behaviorsTransmitted InfectionsMultivariable analysisChlamydial infectionPrevalence ratesSex partnersOlder ageInfectionSex workersLast monthIntervention programsMenSTI dataSTIsRandom sampleWomenPredictorsDhakaMotor mechanicsGonorrhea
2005
Prevalence and predictors of intestinal helminth infections among human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected adults in an urban African setting.
Modjarrad K, Zulu I, Redden DT, Njobvu L, Freedman DO, Vermund SH. Prevalence and predictors of intestinal helminth infections among human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected adults in an urban African setting. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 73: 777-82. PMID: 16222025, PMCID: PMC2749260, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1-infected adultsIntestinal helminth infectionsHelminth infectionsUrban African settingIntestinal helminthsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Detrimental immunologic effectsRoutine HIV careAfrican settingHuman immunodeficiency virusLight-intensity infectionsHIV infection ratesVirus type 1HIV careImmunologic effectsConcomitant infectionImmunodeficiency virusPrior historyHelminth diagnosisAscaris lumbricoidesHelminth statusParasitologic dataInfection rateInfectionTreatment of Intestinal Helminths Does Not Reduce Plasma Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA in Coinfected Zambian Adults
Modjarrad K, Zulu I, Redden DT, Njobvu L, Lane HC, Bentwich Z, Vermund SH. Treatment of Intestinal Helminths Does Not Reduce Plasma Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA in Coinfected Zambian Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 192: 1277-1283. PMID: 16136473, PMCID: PMC2730764, DOI: 10.1086/444543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAViral loadPlasma concentrationsAntihelminthic treatmentCopies/Helminth infectionsIntestinal helminthsHigh pretreatment viral loadMedian baseline viral loadPretreatment viral loadBaseline viral loadDysfunctional immune responseIntestinal helminth infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virusMean viral loadCopies/mLHigher helminth burdensPosttreatment visitAsymptomatic adultsImmunodeficiency virusProspective studyZambian adultsUninfected groupHIV-1Immune response
1994
NIH conference. HIV vaccine development: a progress report.
Hoth DF, Bolognesi DP, Corey L, Vermund SH. NIH conference. HIV vaccine development: a progress report. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1994, 121: 603-11. PMID: 8085693, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-121-8-199410150-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine candidatesAnimal modelsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCytotoxic T cell responsesLarge-scale efficacy trialsInnovative vaccine candidatesImmunodeficiency virus infectionT cell responsesCorrelates of immunityEffective preventive vaccineProtective immune responseDiversity of HIVHIV vaccine researchHuman phase IPromising vaccine candidateUseful animal modelPreventive vaccineEfficacy trialsVirus infectionImmune responseVaccine researchSuch trialsPhase ITrialsHIV
1988
Is Pinworm a Vanishing Infection?: Laboratory Surveillance in a New York City Medical Center From 1971 to 1986
Vermund SH, MacLeod S. Is Pinworm a Vanishing Infection?: Laboratory Surveillance in a New York City Medical Center From 1971 to 1986. JAMA Pediatrics 1988, 142: 566-568. PMID: 3358401, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1988.02150050104044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman Cryptosporidiosis
Crawford F, Vermund S, Katz M. Human Cryptosporidiosis. Critical Reviews In Microbiology 1988, 16: 113-159. PMID: 3067976, DOI: 10.3109/10408418809104469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected individualsSpectrum of illnessVirus-infected individualsNew diagnostic techniquesGastrointestinal symptomsImmunosuppressed adultsImmunocompetent individualsImmunodeficiency syndromeAsymptomatic infectionPerson transmissionClinical trialsEffective treatmentTrue prevalenceSevere dehydrationCoccidial protozoanOutbreak investigationEnteric pathogensHuman cryptosporidiosisLow infectivitySexual behaviorWarm climate countriesInfectionCryptosporidiosisDiagnostic techniquesPopulation survey
1987
Lack of demonstrable density-dependent fecundity of schistosomiasis mansoni: analyses of Egyptian quantitative human autopsies.
Wertheimer S, Vermund S, Lumey L, Singer B. Lack of demonstrable density-dependent fecundity of schistosomiasis mansoni: analyses of Egyptian quantitative human autopsies. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1987, 37: 79-84. PMID: 3111282, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1987.37.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale wormsActive Schistosoma mansoni infectionSchistosoma mansoni infectionMansoni infectionSchistosomiasis mansoniHuman autopsiesWorm fecundityWorm burdenS. mansoniExploratory regression analysisHuman hostRegression analysisNumber of eggsAutopsiesMansoniFecesHost tissuesTissueEggs/InfectionWorms
1985
Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Ritter S, Vermund S. Congenital Toxoplasmosis. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 1985, 14: 435-439. PMID: 3906054, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.1985.tb02093.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research