Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 7th, 1998
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Conference Coverage (12th World AIDS) - Uninfected Sex Workers Yield Clues to AIDS Vaccine
Cardiovascular Disease - New Test Measures Risk of Heart Disease More Accurately
Dengue - Incidence and Geographic Distribution of Dengue Have Increased
Epidemiology (HCV) - Hepatitis C Infection Not a Death Sentence
HAV - Clotting Factor Implicated in Six Cases in U.S.
Infertility - As Many as 7.7 Million Could be Infertile by the Year 2025
Pediatrics - Second Annual Report on the Well-Being of U.S. Children Issued
Pneumonia - Which Drug To Choose Against Pneumonia?
Policy (TB) - Universal DOT May Not Be Best for Everybody
Testing (HCV) - Conference Reviews Draft of CDC Guidelines for Hepatitis C Testing
Osteoporosis - Activity Can Lower Risk of Hip Fractures
Prevention - Better Prevention Could Halve HIV in Poor Nations
Testing (HIV) - U.S. AIDS Groups Reverse Stand and Call for Testing
HIV Vaccines - "Genetic Characterization of Incident HIV-1 Subtype B and E Strains from Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Bangkok, Thailand."
Epidemiology (Infectious Diseases) - "Trends in Outpatient Visits for Infectious Diseases in the United States."
HIV Vaccines - "HIV-1 Dual Infections and Recombinants are an Integral Part of the HIV Epidemic in Brazil."
HBV Vaccines - "Immunogenicity of Hepatitis B Vaccines - Implications for Persons at Occupational Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Infection."
HIV/AIDS (Opportunistic Infections) - "Trends in AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Among Injecting Drug Users, 1991-1996."
Testing (HIV) - "New Testing Strategy to Detect Early HIV-1 Infection for Use in Incidence Estimates and for Clinical and Prevention Purposes."
Tuberculosis (Therapy) - "Risk Factors for Rifampin Mono-Resistant Tuberculosis."
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