Anti-Infectives Week

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Effectiveness of nevirapine studied for prevention of congenital AIDS

HIV/AIDS-Associated Disease - Eye is unlikely to be a site of productive or latent cytomegalovirus persistence

HIV/AIDS-Associated Disease - Poor performance status/HAART absence predicts shorter survival in KSHV/HHV8

HIV/AIDS-Related Dementia - CSF viral load correlates with phase of HIV-associated dementia

Haemophilus Vaccines - Reports describe recent advances in haemophilus vaccines research

Helicobacter Pylori -  Helicobacter pylori phagocytosis studied, actin regulation clarified

Helicobacter Vaccine - Oral vaccine shows promise for eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Hepatitis B Virus Treatment - Lamivudine monotherapy ineffective in children with immune-tolerant HBV

Hepatitis B Virus Treatment - Novel nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor fights HIV and HBV

Hepatitis C Therapy - Phase I clinical trial evaluating GS 9132 for treatment of hepatitis C begins

Hepatitis C Virus Treatment - Caution required with systemic corticosteroids due to adverse effects on HCV

Hepatitis C Virus Treatment - Interferon-related alopecia universalis is benign and reversible

Human Herpesvirus Type 8 - Saliva may be a reservoir for human herpesvirus type 8

Immunotherapy - Metronidazole and TMP/SMX not effective for everyone with B. hominis

Infections - Microbial permeabilization in alveolar fluid studied, surfactant role defined

Infections - Spirochetal infection analyzed, immune responses clarified

Infections - Type III secretion system studied, function of regulatory protein defined

Infectious Disease Surveillance - Infectious disease surveillance in France relies on public health network

Lectins - Pseudomonas lectin binding analyzed, alpha-galactosylated glycans studied

Mergers & Acquisitions - Companies unite to form IDM Pharma

Mergers & Acquisitions - Data management solutions company to acquire Lincoln Technologies

Mergers & Acquisitions - Merger agreement with Pfizer approved by biopharmaceutical company stockholders

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical company acquires controlling interest in antibiotic manufacturer

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - Primary type II alveolar cells present microbial Ags to Ag-specific CD4+ cells

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy - Doxycycline shows promise for treatment

Outbreak Surveillance - Primary care physicians are timely information source for detecting outbreaks

Pediatric Leukemia - Bloodstream infections occurred in children undergoing acute leukemia treatment

Personnel - Linda Paradiso named VP, clinical and regulatory activities, by biotech company

Poxvirus Vaccine - Inhibition of Abl tyrosine kinases disables poxvirus pathogenesis

SARS Coronavirus - Findings in SARS coronavirus provide new insights

SARS Coronavirus - SARS coronavirus 3a protein induces apoptosis in Vero E6 cells

Salmonella - Salmonella-containing vacuole studied, recycling system interaction detailed

Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreaks - Multiresistant S. enteritidis strains associated with foodborne outbreaks

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Sensitivity of thin film bacterial vaginosis test shown in clinical study

Shigella Dysenteriae Drug Resistance -  S. dysenteriae type 1 Dt66 encodes several drug resistances by chromosome

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - Simian immunodeficiency virus characterized from a black mangabey

Tuberculosis Control - DOTS improves TB treatment outcomes and service coverage in South Ethiopia

Tuberculosis Drug Development - Oxazolidinones active against M. tuberculosis-infected macrophages

Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Tuberculosis incidence increasing in the European Union

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Antigens with potential in tuberculosis vaccines identified by new technologies

Tuberculosis Vaccine Development - 'Go no-go' decisions in TB vaccine development balances risk/time/resources

Tularemia Outbreaks - Animal outbreaks of Tularemia in France underestimated

Zoonosis - Update on outbreak associated with Streptococcus Suis offered by WHO