Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 17th, 1997
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Mycobacteria - MAC Infection in TB Patients Appears Common
Arthritis - No Role Found for Mycobacteria in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diagnostics (TB) - Fine Needle Cytology Detects Tuberculous Orchitis
Influenza - U.S. Flu Vaccine Decision Delayed, Outbreak Waning
Internet - Mediconsult.com Launches Virtual Medical Clinic
Legionnaire's Disease - Store's Hot Tub Display Sickened Nearby Customers
Pneumonia - U.S. Says Too Few Elderly Vaccinated
TB/HIV Coinfection - TB Incidence Among HIV+ Higher in Eastern U.S.
TB/HIV Coinfection - Two-Step TB Testing Useful in HIV+
Testing (TB) - MGIT Useful Alternative for AFB Recovery
Testing (TB) - PPD Readings Often Wrong for Close Calls
Transmission - Disease Control Programs Should Apply 20/80 Rule
Disease Associations - "A Review of Pulmonary and Mediastinal Mass Lesions (PMML) in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome: 1985-1996."
Epidemiology (TB) - "Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) Isolates from Grady Health System (GHS): 1993 and 1995."
Infection Control (TB) - "Tuberculosis Surveillance with Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) in Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccinated Patients."
Opportunistic Infections - "Trends in CD4 Count at Diagnosis of HIV Related Opportunistic Infections and Malignancies."
Disease Association - "Tuberculosis in Cancer Patients: An Update."
Immunology - "Delayed-Type Hypersensitity Elicited by Synthetic Peptides Complexed with Mycobacterium tuberculosis hsp 70."
Immunology - "Human Humoral Responses to Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Immunodominance of High-Molecular-Mass Antigens."
Immunology - "Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Promotes Human Alveolar Macrophage Apoptosis."
TB/HIV Coinfection - "Adherence to Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among HIV-Infected Persons in Chiang Rai, Thailand."
TB/HIV Coinfection - "Chest Radiograph Interpretation of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia, Bacterial Pneumonia, and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Patients: Accuracy, Distinguishing F
TB/HIV Coinfection - "The Effect of the 1993 European Revision of the AIDS Case Definition in Italy: Implications for Modelling the HIV Epidemic."
Zoonosis - "Transmission of Swine Influenza Virus to Humans after Exposure to Experimentally Infected Pigs."
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