Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 10th, 1997
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Conference Coverage (ICAAC) - CDC: Adverse Events After Vaccination Declining
Ethical Issues (HIV/AIDS) - Controversial Part of AIDS Trials Dropped
Foodborne Illness - USDA Unveils "Bac", the Bacterium, To Promote Food Safety
HIV Transmission - New York Officials Trace 11 HIV Cases to One Man
Nosocomial Transmission (HCV) - CDC Says Criminal Drug Tampering Caused HCV Outbreak
Peptic Ulcer - Antibiotic Cures Disease Caused by H. pylori
Pfiesteria - CDC Workshop Addresses Effects of Fish Parasite on Humans
Rotavirus - New Vaccine For Deadly Childhood Virus Passes Final Hurdle
Screening (HIV-1) - Clade B Is Predominant in North American Blood Donors
Tuberculosis (Diagnostics) - Rapid Testing Techniques could Reduce TB Mortality and Time to Treatment
Vaccine Development - Microbial Genome Research Provides New Targets For Vaccines
Nosocomial Infections - "Gram-Negative Bacteremia in a Hemodialysis Unit Traced to Probable Drain Port Contamination."
Vaccine Efficacy (HBV) - "Long-Term Protection from Hepatitis B Virus Infection in a Vaccinated Cohort of Children in Turkmenistan."
Vaccine Efficacy (HIV Patients) - "Immunogenicity and Safety of Measles Vaccine Among HIV Infected Persons."
Adolescent Health (Research) - "Age of Initiating Selected Health-Risk Behaviors among High School Students in the United States."
Anemia - "Continuation of Decline in Prevalence of Anemia in Low-Income Children: The Vermont Experience."
Coronary Heart Disease - "Cigarette Smoking, Weight Gain, and Coronary Mortality: Results from the Chicago Western Electric Study."
Drug Resistance (TB) - "Trends in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the United States, 1993-1996."
Kawasaki Disease - "Immunoregulatory Changes in Kawasaki Disease."
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