Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 14th, 1997
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Immunology (TB) - Secretion of M. tb Extracellular Proteins Achieved
Environment - Health, Environment In Sustainable Development: Five Years After Earth Summit
Infection Control - Handwashing Increases in Hospital Workers Due to Unique Patient Program
Influenza - Interim Phase I Trial Findings for Oral Vaccine Announced
International (Global) - The Denver G8 Summit Highlights Infectious Diseases
Internet (MEDLINE) - Free Access To World's Largest Source Of Published Medical Info On WWW
Meningitis - Meningitis Control In Africa In 1997: A Successful International Effort
Nosocomial Infection - M. bovis Responsible for Suspected TB in AIDS Patients
Opportunistic Infections (HIV) - M. kansasii Presentation Characterized
Pediatrics - The Children's Vaccine Initiative
Pharmacokinetics (TB) - Three Eliminator Phenotypes Associated with Isoniazid
Polio - Polio Eradication Effort Marches On Despite Wars
Respiratory Virus - Adenovirus and RSV Outbreak Continues in Canada
Societal Issues - Homeless AIDS Patients Should Have Access to Protease Drugs
South Africa (Health) - Making Enemies While Chasing the Ideal
Viral Meningitis - Palestinian and Israeli Health Officials Discuss Outbreak Affecting Children
Women's Issues (TB) - Physicians Slower to Diagnose TB in Women
Testing (TB) - Sensitivity of Manual/Automated Assays Examined
Diagnostics (Mycobacteria) - "An Evaluation of the Amplicor PCR Method for Detecting Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare in Respiratory Specimens."
Diagnostics (TB) - "Development of an Automated VIDAS Test for the Amplified Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis rRNA from Respiratory Specimens."
Diagnostics (TB) - "Evaluation of the Abbott LCx(R) Mycobacterium tuberculosis Assay."
Diagnostics (TB) - "Heteroduplex Mobility Assay a New Assay for Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis after PCR Amplification Using 16S Ribosomal rDNA Primers."
Zoonosis (Mycobacteria) - "Heat Inactivation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Raw Milk by the Holder Test-Tube Method and Laboratory-Scale Pasteurizer Method."
Legionella - "Use of Heteroduplex Analysis to Classify Legionellae on the Basis of 5S rRNA Gene Sequences."
M. bovis (Drug Resistance) - "Genetic Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium bovis Strains from a Hospital Outbreak Involving Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient."
Mycobacteria (Diagnostics) - "Multiplex PCR Assay for Immediate Identification of the Infecting Species in Patients with Mycobacterial Disease."
Mycobacteria (Diagnostics) - "Performance of an Automated Q-beta Replicase Amplification Assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Clinical Trial."
Tuberculosis (Drug Resistance) - "Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Interferon-gamma Via Aerosol."
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