2001
Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections
Gibney L, Macaluso M, Kirk K, Hassan MS, Schwebke J, Vermund SH, Choudhury P. Prevalence of infectious diseases in Bangladeshi women living adjacent to a truck stand: HIV/STD/hepatitis/genital tract infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2001, 77: 344. PMID: 11588280, PMCID: PMC1744386, DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.5.344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenital tract infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusHerpes simplex 2Tract infectionsCommercial sex workersHepatitis BPhysical examinationInfectious diseasesBangladeshi womenTejgaon truck standHigh-risk behaviorsPrevalence of infectionTests of urineHepatitis D.Hepatitis CCervical swabsImmunodeficiency virusBacterial vaginosisCervical specimensSerology testsHigh prevalencePrevention interventionsHigh riskBlood samplesInfection rate
2000
Cytokine Profile in Genital Tract Secretions from Female Adolescents: Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Papillomavirus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens
Crowley-Nowick P, Ellenberg J, Vermund S, Douglas S, Holland C, Moscicki A. Cytokine Profile in Genital Tract Secretions from Female Adolescents: Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Papillomavirus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 939-945. PMID: 10720516, DOI: 10.1086/315311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCervix MucusCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGenital Diseases, FemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-2Multivariate AnalysisPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsRegression AnalysisSexually Transmitted DiseasesTumor Virus InfectionsConceptsIL-12 concentrationsHuman immunodeficiency virusIL-10Human papillomavirusIL-12Immunodeficiency virusHigher IL-10 concentrationsHIV-positive patientsIL-10 concentrationsGenital tract infectionGenital tract secretionsIL-2 concentrationsQuantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayFemale adolescentsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCytokine profileNegative patientsTract infectionsCervical secretionsConcomitant infectionImmunoregulatory cytokinesTract secretionsGenital tractHIVImmunosorbent assay
1989
Molecular diagnosis of genital human papillomavirus infection: Comparison of two methods used to collect exfoliated cervical cells
Vermund S, Schiffman M, Goldberg G, Ritter D, Weltman A, Burk R. Molecular diagnosis of genital human papillomavirus infection: Comparison of two methods used to collect exfoliated cervical cells. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1989, 160: 304-308. PMID: 2537011, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus infectionCervicovaginal lavagePapillomavirus infectionHuman papillomavirusLavage methodGenital human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionGenital tract infectionHuman papillomavirus detectionHuman papillomavirus typesDevelopment of neoplasiaCell collection methodsTract infectionsEndocervical swabsColposcopic examinationPapillomavirus detectionPapanicolaou testInvasive carcinomaPapillomavirus typesLavageEtiologic agentClinical investigatorsWomen resultsCell collectionVirus typeInfection