2005
Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants?
Kuhn L, Kasonde P, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Semrau K, Scott N, Tsai WY, Vermund SH, Aldrovandi GM, Thea DM. Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 1654-1661. PMID: 16267740, PMCID: PMC1351118, DOI: 10.1086/498029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageUninfected infantsHIV diseaseAdvanced diseasePerinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionAdvanced maternal HIV diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionHIV-uninfected infantsLower child weightMaternal HIV diseaseMaternal viral loadT-cell countsCells/microLLow birth weightInfants of mothersHealth of infantsMonths of lifeMaternal diseaseHIV infectionHospital admissionImmune dysfunctionInfant weightMaternal deathsViral loadBirth weight
1995
Zidovudine for the Prevention of Vertical HIV Transmission
Rouse D, Owen J, Goldenberg R, Vermund S. Zidovudine for the Prevention of Vertical HIV Transmission. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1995, 9: 401-407. PMID: 7600108, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199508000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital HIV infectionZDV useHIV infectionVertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionAdverse effectsVertical HIV transmissionDrug-induced complicationsQuality-adjusted life yearsMarkov cohort simulationQuality of lifeDecision analysis modelUninfected childrenZDV therapyZDV treatmentAsymptomatic HIVNeonatal exposureZidovudine administrationHIV transmissionPregnant womenLife decrementsHypothetical cohortLife yearsCohort simulationHIV
1989
Needle injuries among pediatric housestaff physicians in New York City.
Melzer SM, Vermund SH, Shelov SP. Needle injuries among pediatric housestaff physicians in New York City. Pediatrics 1989, 84: 211-4. PMID: 2748246, DOI: 10.1542/peds.84.2.211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric house officersNeedle injuryHIV infectionHouse officersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionPediatric training programsNeedle puncture woundsOccupational HIV infectionPossible HIV exposureCumulative incidenceHIV exposureHIV testingHousestaff physiciansPatient's bloodInjuryPuncture woundsTraining programOccupational riskSignificant riskYears of trainingVirus transmissionBloodHIVInfectionRetrospective information