Anti-Infectives Week

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Thioester stability does not correlate significantly with anti-HIV-1 activity

HIV/AIDS Research - APOBEC3B and APOBEC3C are potent inhibitors of SIV replication

HIV/AIDS Research - Cellular adhesion to VCAM-1 mediated by VLA-4 is suppressed after treatment

HIV/AIDS Research - Evans Blue inhibits NF-kappaB-DNA binding

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV LTR-dependent Bax expression selectively induces apoptosis in Tat+ cells

HIV/AIDS Research - SOCS-box phosphorylation regulates assembly of HIV-1 Vif-Cul5 complex

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Difference in median CD4 increase in HIV subtype B vs. non-B after PI therapy

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Drugs to inhibit drug-resistant HIV reverse transcriptases developed

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Entry inhibitor BMS-378806 may have reduced efficacy against non-B HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Therapy - New research in the area of HIV/AIDS therapy detailed

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Studies describe new findings in HIV/AIDS therapy research

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Time delay model shows possible effects of HAART on HIV dynamics

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Advances in diagnosis and treatment of acute HIV-1 infection reviewed

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Collaborators expand phase 1 clinical trial of HIV/AIDS vaccine program to India

HIV/AIDS Wasting - HIV-associated wasting exacerbated by reduced food intake/GI dysfunction

HIV/AIDS-Related Aspergillosis - Chest film plus clinical data improves IPA diagnosis in HIV patients

HIV/AIDS-Related Cryptococcosis - HIV infection is the most important risk factor for cryptococcosis

HIV/AIDS-Related Encephalitis - CD163 identifies a unique population of ramified microglia in HIV encephalitis

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - Strong correlation between eosinophilia and helminthiasis in HIV infection

HTLV-1 Infection - Mathematical model studies the dynamics of HIV-1 infection of CD4+ cells

Hemovigilance - Norway has strict rules regarding hemovigilance for transfusion

Infection Control - Diagnostic testing for etiologic agents of CAP reviewed

Infections -  Bacillus cereus Nhe enterotoxin characterized

Influenza -  Haemophilus influenzae studied, haem-utilization protein identified

Influenza - Flu expanding in Wyoming; more than 500 cases reported

Influenza - Influenza, flu-like illnesses spreading across Tennessee

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - E2-binding C4HC3-type RING domain identified in KSHV K3N-terminal domain

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - New research in the area of kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus detailed

Leishmaniasis Therapy - Effects of renal impairment on antimony pharmacokinetics determined

Malaria - Histidine-rich protein-based malaria drug assay developed, field use reported

Malaria - Incidence data over 30 years reveals trends in Malaria transmission

Malaria - New data illuminates research in malaria

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Gentamicin-susceptible MRSA clone in Rio de Janeiro resembles NY/Japanese clone

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Oils effect antibacterial against epidemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus

Microbicidal Vaginal Gel - Spread of microbicidal vaginal gel dependent on time and volume

Mycoplasma Infection - Bovine pinkeye outbreak associated with mixed mycoplasma infection

Norovirus - Genogroup I/II noroviruses detected in stool samples by real-time RT-PCR

Personnel - Michael W. Aguiar named chief financial officer by biopharmaceutical company

Prodrug - Acyclovir studied, bioavailability and transport in Caco-2 cells revealed

Pulmonary Medicine - The role genetics plays in panbronchiolitis susceptibility is questionable

RNA Research - Potelligent RNAi launched for RNA research

RNA Research - Progress reported on infectious disease program using Neugene antisense drugs

Salmonella Bacteremia - Risk factors identified for developing nontyphoid Salmonella bacteremia

Salmonella Enterica - Virulence gene expression profiles differ with type of S. enterica strain

Salmonellosis - Prolonged incubation period of salmonellosis associated with low bacterial doses

Shellfish Poisoning - Low risk of azaspiracid poisoning from shellfish harvested at Portuguese coast

Surgical Infection - Infected implants studied

Topoisomerase - Topoisomerase terminal domain analyzed, role in catalysis implied

Vibrio Cholerae -  Vibrio cholerae O1 is a resident of Argentinean waters