Anti-Infectives Week

Bacteriology - Viable but nonculturable Escherichia coli O157:H7 detected

Infectious Diseases -  Bacillus cereus group virulence factors analyzed

Infectious Diseases -  Microcystis aeruginosa-induced toxin release clarified

Nosocomial Infections - Kemin targets Clostridium difficile, an acute and severe hospital infection

AIDS/Tuberculosis Coinfection -  Schistosoma mansoni is associated with progression to active tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS

Antibacterial Resistance - Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria are reviewed

Antibiotic Resistance - Resistance in Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae is the focus of review

Antifungal Agents - Nucleotide hydrolase involved in biosynthesis of blasticidin S characterized

Antimicrobials -  Listeria monocytogenes growth inhibited by thyme essential oils

Antimicrobials - Antimicrobial peptide protects urinary tract against bacterial infection

Antituberculosis Drug Development - Antitubercular drugs encapsulated in alginate nanoparticles have increased bioavailability

Awards - Kinetic Concepts receives Pinnacle Award

Bacteriology - A novel functional T cell hybridoma recognizes macrophage cell death induced by bacteria

Candidemia Epidemiology - Epidemiology of community-onset candidemia in Connecticut and Maryland is reported

Cardiovascular Disease - Infective endocarditis may be result of Streptococcus gordonii resistance

Disease Surveillance - Syndromic surveillance may not mitigate effects of waterborne disease outbreaks

Drug Safety - sanofi-aventis reports update to telithromycin antibiotic Ketek U.S. prescribing information

Drug Safety - U.S. FDA completes safety assessment of Ketek, new information to be added to product labeling

Facilities - Denali BioTechnologies completes phase one of new manufacturing headquarters

Finance - Biotech development company Oragenics, Inc. reports $600,000 gained from financing rounds

Genitourinary Tuberculosis - Reconstructive surgery for genitourinary tuberculosis yields satisfactory outcomes

HIV-1 Integrase - Screening program identifies 11 small-molecule inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase

HIV/AIDS & Burkitt Lymphoma - HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma successfully treated with chemotherapy plus HAART

HIV/AIDS & Kaposi Sarcoma - Survival remains poor for HIV/AIDS patients with pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma

HIV/AIDS Cardiology - Atazanavir does not result in increases in cardiac corrected QT interval or QT dispersion

HIV/AIDS Cardiology - Right ventricular volume dysfunction not a major clinical problem in HAART-treated patients

HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - 'Simply forgot' is most frequently stated reason for missed doses of HAART

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Oral CCR5 inhibitors are under development for treatment of HIV-1 infection

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HIV-1 K65R mutation may emerge preferentially in absence of zidovudine and TAMs

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HIV-1 variants at increasing capravirine levels contain multiple substitutions in diverse patterns

HIV/AIDS HAART - Reduced adherence only partly explains differences in viral suppression from HAART regimens

HIV/AIDS Phenotyping - HIV envelope V3 sequences predicts phenotype for HIV-1 subtype C

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - HIV transmission risk by oral sex is low due to several possible factors

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Prezista receives U.S. FDA approval as part of HIV combination therapy

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Response rates to combination anti-HIV therapy are improving across Europe

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Risk factors for follow-up interruption of HIV/AIDS treatment identified in French Guiana

Haemophilus Influenza Type B -  Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis incidence and case fatality proportion high in Burkina Faso

Infection Control - Legislation and accreditation influences infection surveillance and control programs in Korea

Legal Issues - ViroPharma submits arguments to U.S. FDA on bioequivalence requirements for generic Vancocin

Medical Devices - Gore Dualmesh Plus Biomaterial inhibits MRSA adherence, according to lab results

Molecular Epidemiology - Molecular techniques are used to study hospital infections