2024
Longitudinal mass loads of phthalate esters in sewage sludge and their association with public health and social measures for COVID-19 control in Beijing
Sapkota S, Thapa B, Chen J, Zunong J, Asihaer Y, Li M, Ji X, Ding D, Li H, Ma B, Vermund S, Shu M, Hu Y. Longitudinal mass loads of phthalate esters in sewage sludge and their association with public health and social measures for COVID-19 control in Beijing. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2024, 282: 116756. PMID: 39029222, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation-normalized mass loadsPhthalate estersExposure to environmental contaminantsSewage sludge samplesBis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMunicipal wastewater treatment plantWastewater treatment plantsSewage sludgeEnvironmental contaminationSludge samplesTreatment plantsBis(2-ethylhexylPeak concentrationsPhthalateSewagePublic healthDEHPGC/MS analysisMPAEsMass loadingExpanding body of literatureConcentrationMono(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate
2020
Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions
Vermund S, Scott M, Humphries D. Public Health and Clinical Implications of Nutrition-Infection Interactions. Nutrition And Health 2020, 459-481. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious agentsNutritional statusClinical implicationsRole of obesityDefinitive risk factorsSeverity of malariaSuboptimal nutritional statusMajor infectious agentsHealth of personsClinical courseClinical managementRisk factorsClinical nutritionHigh mortalityInfectious diseasesCOVID-19ObesityPublic healthInfectionDiseaseSeverityNutritionHealthBacterial diseasesStatus
2016
Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care
Vermund SH, Mallalieu EC, Van Lith LM, Struthers HE. Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 74: s1-s4. PMID: 27930605, PMCID: PMC5147028, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV continuumHealth communicationHIV treatment outcomesMiddle-income settingsHealth care issuesHIV testingTreatment outcomesTreatment goalsDiverse HIVHealth promotionClients/patientsPositive behavior changeIncome settingsCare issuesPatientsHealth MinistryClinical scientistsCarePublic healthCommunity campaignsBehavior changeCompelling studiesSupplementsHIVNurses
2013
Remembering Juan Navia
Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Maetz HM, Vermund SH. Remembering Juan Navia. Journal Of Dental Research 2013, 92: 876-879. PMID: 23887886, DOI: 10.1177/0022034513499778.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Predictors for casual sex and/or infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in China
Lu F, Jia Y, Bin S, Li C, Limei S, Kristensen S, Sun X, Xiao Y, Liu J, Li D, Qu S, Vermund SH. Predictors for casual sex and/or infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in China. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2009, 20: 241-248. PMID: 19304968, PMCID: PMC2747355, DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease clinic attendeesClinic attendeesRisk factorsSTD diagnosisClinic-based cross-sectional studySimplex virus type 2Independent risk factorSexual behavior informationReproductive health concernsNon-gonococcal urethritisHealth care workersCross-sectional studyExpansion of HIVVirus type 2China's public healthPublic healthLower STD ratesCasual sexGenital wartsSTD clinicCommon diagnosisSTD prevalenceSTD controlSTD ratesType 2
2008
Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Vermund SH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Khedkar S, Jia Y, Etherington C, Vergara A. Building Global Health Through a Center-Without-Walls: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Academic Medicine 2008, 83: 154-164. PMID: 18303361, PMCID: PMC2564795, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318160b76c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal healthResource-limited settingsHealth sciences graduate studentsExtramural supportHealth servicesMedical careHealth encompassesClinical fellowsDisease controlSchool of MedicineHealth ProjectNational InstituteResearch training programsTropical MedicineHealth researchPublic healthVanderbilt InstituteHealthGlobal health researchInternational health projectsTraining programService initiativesMedicineCenterInstitute
1992
Recent Scientific Contributions to Understanding HIV/AIDS from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
Detels R, Phair J, Saah A, Rinaldo C, Murioz A, Kaslow R, Seminara D, Schrager L, Vermund S. Recent Scientific Contributions to Understanding HIV/AIDS from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 2: 11. DOI: 10.2188/jea.2.2sup_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulticenter AIDS Cohort StudyAIDS Cohort StudyCohort studyPublic healthPrincipal investigatorComprehensive cancer centerNational Cancer InstituteHIV/AIDSCancer CenterUniversity Medical SchoolCancer InstituteJohns Hopkins University SchoolInfectious diseasesJohns Hopkins SchoolPittsburgh Graduate SchoolNational InstituteUniversity SchoolHealthHygieneInvestigatorsUniversity of CaliforniaProject officersMedical schoolsAllergyAIDS
1990
Prevalence of gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis in prostitutes in Burkina Faso.
Damiba AE, Vermund SH, Kelley KF. Prevalence of gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis in prostitutes in Burkina Faso. East African Medical Journal 1990, 67: 473-7. PMID: 2226226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal mass drug administrationMontefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein CollegePrevalence of gonorrheaPrevalence of syphilisTrichomonas vaginalis infectionMass drug administrationVaginalis infectionNegative diplococciAlbert Einstein CollegeDrug AdministrationDemographic dataBurkina FasoYounger groupColumbia University SchoolSyphilisEducation campaignsGhanaian originGonorrheaPublic healthTrichomoniasisUniversity SchoolPrevalenceDiagnostic capabilitiesAlarming rateOugadougou