Anti-Infectives Week

Drug Delivery - Chitosan-alginate multilayer beads provide controlled ampicillin release

Kidney Transplantation - Plasma exchange may prevent graft loss due to atypical HUS

Opportunistic Infections - Guidelines for treating infections in HIV-exposed children released

Varicella-Zoster Virus - Vidarabine has more durable anti-VZV activity than acyclovir in vitro

Allergy & Immunology - Budesonide nasal washing may decrease symptoms in chronic hyperplasic sinusitis

Antimicrobials - Antimicrobial activity of melittin examined, effect of deletion revealed

Antimicrobials - Truncation effects of Helicobacter pylori ribosomal protein L1 revealed

Apoptosis - Macrophage physiology in bacterial clearance studied, Mcl-1 expression defined

Assisted Reproduction - Researchers' findings advance assisted reproduction research

Bacteriology - Data presented on Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS therapy

Bacteriology - Faster, accurate bacterial detection, removal product line launched

Bacteriology - PSORTdb is protein subcellular localization database for bacteria

Breast Cancer Treatment - Doxycycline enhanced tumor regression activity of cyclophosphamide

Business & Finance - Bioscience company reports second quarter results

Cancer Drugs - Novel cytotoxic cyclic peptide, YM-216391, derived from Streptomyces nobilis

Cryptosporidiosis - Cryptosporidiosis declines after membrane filtration of public water supply

Disease Associations -  Streptococcus pneumoniae adhesion studied, solution structure revealed

Genetics & Genomics - Antibacterial discovery published in journal

HIV/AIDS Biotechnology - LC/MS assay quantities NRTIs in biological matrices

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Interactions between HIV and herpes viruses occur within the oral mucosa

HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - Medication adherence training instrument assists persons living with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Betulinic acid derivatives inhibit HIV-1 fusion/interfere with HIV-1 maturation

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Cellular deoxyhypusine synthase is a target for antiretroviral therapy

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Pyridine N-oxide derivatives protects against HIV-induced CD4 cell destruction

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HIV-1 mutations associated with reduced susceptibility identified in Brazil

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HLA-A11 associated with CTL response against HIV-1 Nef in exposed persons

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Case management/shared-care schemes provide integrated care for HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Endocytosis contributes to productive HIV entry

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Heterogeneous selective pressures in env gene evolution among HIV-1 subtypes

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Major coreceptors of HIV-2 variants identified from persons with/without viremia

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Myristoyl moiety of HIV Nef involved in regulation of calmodulin interaction

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis provide new insights

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Rodent cells support key functions of HIV-1 Nef

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - VCAM-1 expression on CD8+ cells correlates with enhanced anti-HIV suppression

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Vif defects yield hypermutated genome that integrates but cannot produce progeny

HIV/AIDS Research - Covalent fusions with SlyD or FkpA solubilize retroviral Env proteins

HIV/AIDS Research - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Research - SP1 sequence mutation impairs HIV-1 Gag multimerization/membrane-binding

HIV/AIDS Research - Strong genetic signature exists for HIV-1 replication in male genital tract