2019
Interventions to improve the HIV continuum of care in China
Zhang X, Wang N, Vermund SH, Zou H, Li X, Zhang F, Qian HZ. Interventions to improve the HIV continuum of care in China. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2019, 16: 448-457. PMID: 31776975, PMCID: PMC10767704, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-019-00469-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV continuumHIV epidemicPublic health intervention programsFree ART programHIV sexual transmissionHIV testing campaignsFormer plasma donorsPurpose of ReviewToHealth intervention programsTwo-thirdsViral suppressionHeterosexual transmissionPediatric mortalitySexual transmissionRisk groupsMore infectionsPlasma donorsRecent FindingsTheIntervention programsYoung menCareHIVHeterosexual menLower rates
2016
Lower HIV Risk Among Circumcised Men Who Have Sex With Men in China
Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Liu Y, Milam DF, Spiegel HM, Yin L, Li D, Shepherd BE, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Lower HIV Risk Among Circumcised Men Who Have Sex With Men in China. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 71: 444-451. PMID: 26413852, PMCID: PMC4767598, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower oddsHIV infectionGenital examinationMale circumcisionVoluntary medical male circumcisionLifetime male sexual partnersHIV heterosexual transmissionMale sexual transmissionLow HIV riskInsertive anal sexInsertive anal intercourseMedical male circumcisionMale sexual partnersAnal sex rolesUncircumcised menCircumcision statusHeterosexual transmissionSexual transmissionInsertive sexClinical trialsHIV riskCircumcision ratesSyphilis riskAnal intercourseLower risk
2008
Impact of small reductions in plasma HIV RNA levels on the risk of heterosexual transmission and disease progression
Modjarrad K, Chamot E, Vermund SH. Impact of small reductions in plasma HIV RNA levels on the risk of heterosexual transmission and disease progression. AIDS 2008, 22: 2179-2185. PMID: 18832881, PMCID: PMC2661869, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328312c756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of progressionHeterosexual transmissionDisease progressionHIV RNALog10 incrementAntiretroviral therapyPlasma HIV RNA levelsGreater riskTreatment of coinfectionHIV RNA levelsHIV viral loadViral load changesHIV-1 RNARelative risk estimatesHIV loadAdjunctive careViral loadPlasma levelsHeterosexual contactWorld's HIVAnnual riskHIVAdult populationViral transmissionRisk estimates
2001
Virologic and Immunologic Determinants of Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Africa
Fideli L, Allen S, Musonda R, Trask S, Hahn B, Weiss H, Mulenga J, Kasolo F, Vermund S, Aldrovandi G. Virologic and Immunologic Determinants of Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Africa. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2001, 17: 901-910. PMID: 11461676, PMCID: PMC2748905, DOI: 10.1089/088922201750290023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopies/Heterosexual transmissionRisk ratioMultivariate Cox regression analysisHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Plasma viral loadCox regression analysisCorresponding risk ratioHIV-1 RNAVirus type 1Female transmissionCase-control designGender-specific differencesPlasma VLImmunologic correlatesViral loadProspective studySerology resultsWorld's HIVVirus isolationType 1Immunologic determinantsReference groupNontransmitters
1989
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Among Adolescents: Case Surveillance Profiles in New York City and the Rest of the United States
Vermund SH, Hein K, Gayle HD, Cary JM, Thomas PA, Drucker E. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Among Adolescents: Case Surveillance Profiles in New York City and the Rest of the United States. JAMA Pediatrics 1989, 143: 1220-1225. PMID: 2801666, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220128032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent casesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisitionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntravenous drug useAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAge-appropriate servicesImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicNational surveillance dataCases of AIDSAdolescent AIDS casesDrug-related behaviorsImmunodeficiency syndromeHeterosexual transmissionAdult casesHigh-risk adolescentsHomosexual contactVirus infectionAIDS casesDrug useSurveillance dataBehavioral interventionsAIDSAdolescent malesVirus acquisition