Anti-Infectives Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 29th, 2005
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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance - Tests for carbapenemase and metallo-beta-lactamase compared
Multiple Sclerosis - Anti-chlamydial therapy shows promise in relapsing-remitting MS
Nosocomial Infection - Probiotic therapy for C. difficile-associated diarrhea evaluated
Respiratory Infections - Prolidase inhibition analyzed, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-proline identified
Staphylococcal Infection - Four lysostaphin susceptibility tests compared
Adverse Drug Reaction - Epidemiology study reports new info on hypersensitivity reactions to Abacavir
Antibiotics - HPLC-coulometric assay used for voltammetric study of macrolides
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance - Real-time PCR test detects H. pylori tetracycline resistance
Awards - U.S. NIAD grant up to $4.9 million awarded to develop infection biosensor system
Basal Cell Cancer - Cutaneous myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Burkholderia Cepacia Outbreaks - Contaminated disinfectant cause of B. cepacia pseudooutbreak in blood bank
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research
Burn Care - Postburn hypertrophic scar examined, fibrocytes identified
Business & Finance - Biopharm company focused on nosocomial infections reports Q2 2005 results
Business & Finance - In vitro diagnostic products developer to sell 4,000,000 shares of common stock
Business Update - Company gets $5.4M more from U.S. government for continued development of Anthim
Business Update - Esprit enters into license agreement for Proquin XR
Cardiomyopathy - Collaboration studies effects of thymosin beta 4 on degenerative muscle diseases
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers' work adds to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis body of knowledge
Cerebrospinal Meningitis - Meningococcal prophage may promote epidemic N. meningitidis clone
Chickenpox Vaccine - Retinitis reported after varicella vaccination in child with leukemia
Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus - CA-MRSA emergence potentially increases risk for horizontal transmission
Crohn Disease - M. avium ssp. paratuberculosis detected in majority of Crohn disease
Dengue Fever - Acute dengue fever diagnosis optimized by RT-PCR plus immunoglobulin M detection
Dermatology - Interim blinded phase 3 psoriasis study results reported
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Studies describe new findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research
Diagnostics - Rapid one-step immunochromatography detects monoclonal H. pylori Ag in stool
Drug Development - New class of vaccines include killed but metabolically active microbes
Dysentery Outbreaks - Dysentery outbreak associated with ceftriaxone-resistant Shigella sonnei
ESBL-Producing Escherichia Coli Outbreaks - E. coli producing CTX-M-14 beta-lactamases cause of community-wide outbreak
Entamoeba Histolytica - Amoebic liver abscess studied, nitric oxide and NO synthase production defined
Enterovirus - Lactoferrin inhibited enterovirus 71 infection
Epidemiology - Limited options for antimicrobial treatment of Shigella sonnei in children
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus - FIV is endemic in free-ranging populations of 9 Felidae and 1 Hyaenidae species
Finance - Drugmaker reports Q2 revenues of $5.5 million
Finance - Eligen technology company announces 2005 second-quarter results
Finance - Irradiation company reports increased earnings
Genetics & Genomics - University of Miami genetics center signs agreement with reagents supplier
HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Real-time RT-PCR diagnoses/monitors HIV-1 infection in resource-poor setting
HIV/AIDS HAART - Free HAART increases probability of viral suppression at months 6 and 12
HIV/AIDS HAART - Lopinavir/ritonavir effective/tolerated in first-line PI-based HAART failure
HIV/AIDS Immune Pathogenesis - CD8 response to HIV-1 not associated with improved clinical outcome in neonates
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Compartmentalized HIV-1 in cerebrospinal fluid is produced by short-lived cells
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Vpr impairs dendritic cell maturation and T-Cell activation
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Palmitoylation of HIV-1 Env cytoplasmic tail not essential for virus life cycle
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Research add new data to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis body of knowledge
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Program needed to prevent HIV transmission among married couples in rural China
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Heterosexual transmission route most frequent among newly diagnosed HIV patients
HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - HIV/TB-coinfected patients have both Th1 and Th2 cytokine secretion suppression
Helicobacter Pylori - H. pylori phagocytosis studied, regulation of actin polymerization defined
Helicobacter Pylori - Helicobacter pylori-induced cytotoxicity alleviated by red ginseng
Hepatitis B Treatment - Therapy for chronic hepatitis B achieves primary endpoint in phase 3 trial
Hepatitis C Treatment - CHMP adopts positive opinion for shorter course of Pegintron/Rebetol therapy
Hepatitis C Treatment - Patient enrolment begun in phase 1/2 clinical trial on hepatitis C therapy
Histoplasmosis - Construction sites cause of recurrent exposure to Histoplasma capsulatum
Infectious Disease Risk Factors - Human & animal infection by microbes of high pathogenic potential examined
Infectious Diseases - Hornet venom kills bacteria and neutralizes lipopolysaccharide in vivo, in vitro
Influenza A Virus - Influenza A virus induces I kappa B kinase activity in airway epithelial cells
Influenza Vaccine - Biotech company receives flu vaccine production license from Chinese state FDA
Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Genome-wide transcription profile for RRV closely parallels KSHV
Leishmaniasis Outbreaks - L. donovani & L. tropica cause of localized LCL outbreaks
Marketing - Pharmaceutical company supports PhRMA guiding principles for DTC advertising
Matrix Metalloproteinase - Nitrosoglutathione examined, role in cutaneous wound repair defined
Mycobacteria Detection - Multipurpose universal sample processing method used for mycobacteria detection
Mycobacterium Avium - M. avium and S. intermedius isolated from liver of wild turkey
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - M. tuberculosis remains viable despite treatments for DNA extraction
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv integral membrane proteins identified
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis rel promoter element identified and characterized
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - MTB adenylyl cyclase pseudogene has a functional ortholog in M. avium
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - MTB generic stress response distinguished from specific drug response
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Monocytes/alveolar macrophages produce bioactive TGF beta 1 upon MTB stimulation
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Rifampicin/isoniazid resistance of MTB rapidly detected with fluorogenic probes
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Secondary immune response to MTB infection not superior to the primary response
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Two DNA-based assays more sensitive than microscopy for detecting MTB
Norovirus - Bayesian model identifies norovirus as cause of gastroenteritis outbreak
Nosocomial Infection - Adenovirus causes diarrhea outbreak in adult stem cell transplantation patients
Patents - Gene-focused company announces patent issuance to make adeno-associated virus
Periodontal Care - Doxycycline enhances outcome of non-surgical periodontal treatment
Personnel - Biopharma announces management promotions
Personnel - Biopharma company adds member to scientific advisory board
Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company appoints member to board
Personnel - Immunotherapy company names Francis V. Chisari, MD, to scientific advisory board
Personnel - Nanotechnology company names Indevus CEO Michael W. Rogers nonexecutive director
Plague - Studies advance knowledge in plague research
Retrovirus Infection - APOBEC3 proteins may help prevent zoonotic infection by simple retroviruses
Ross River Virus Disease Outbreaks - Ross River virus disease outbreak predictors differ between regions and seasons
Sarcoidosis - SLC11A1 polymorphisms associated with increased sarcoidosis risk
Sepsis - Data shows the effectiveness of company's antimicrobial agent in animals
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Access to reproductive health services may facilitate HIV treatment
Staphylococcal Infection - Novel molecular assays enable rapid MRSA diagnosis
Tissue Engineering - Dermal fibroblast migration studied, effect of maggots revealed
Transplant Medicine - CMV infection in transplants examined, genotype prognostic value indicated
Tuberculosis - Reports advance knowledge in tuberculosis research
Urinary Tract Infection - Study shows simple way to reduce infections for millions of patients
Vector Development - Neomycin augments lipid-based oligonucleotide delivery
West Nile Virus - Age >50 years is risk factor for West Nile virus-associated encephalitis
West Nile Virus - Milestone in development of test for West Nile virus infection achieved
West Nile Virus - West Nile virus encephalitis developed following cardiac transplantation
Yersinia - Multilocus sequence typing studies relationships among Yersinia species
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