Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 21st, 1997
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Occupational Risk (TB) - CDC Says Transmissions Not Uncommon in Mycobacterial Labs
At-Risk Populations (TB) - Tuberculosis Screening During Needle-Exchange Works
Bacterial Vaccines - Vaccination Could Increase Carriage of New Bacterial Serotypes
Diagnostics (TB) - PCR RNA Enzyme Immunoassay May Detect Mycobacteria
Disease Markers (TB) - 88-kDa Antibodies May Warn of Progression to TB in HIV+
Epidemiology (TB) - Multiple Sources Responsible for TB in Australia
Epidemiology (TB) - Rate Drops, But TB Still A Problem in Kentucky
Genetics (Bacteria) - Milestone Achieved and Agreements Announced for Bacterial Genomes
Influenza - Free Flu Vaccine Research Study Available To Seniors
International (Africa) - AIDS Deaths Increase in Zimbabwe; Incidence Worldwide Increases 18 Percent
International (Africa) - Controversial Report Warns of Recycled Glove Use in Kenyan Hospital
Meningitis - Gaza Strip Outbreak Statistics Released
Occupational Health - Employees Exposed To Diseases on the Job Entitled To Compensation
Occupational Risk (HIV/TB) - Healthcare Worker Infected with Nosocomially Acquired HIV and MDR-TB
Pneumonia - Research Supports Use of Erythromycin for Pneumonia Outpatients
Prisons - Inmate Sues Sheriff After Contracting Tuberculosis
Drug Resistance (TB) - "Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Thailand."
Drug Resistance (TB) - "Progress Towards a Solid Phase Capturing Method for Isoniazid-Resistant Profiling of Mtb Employing Structure Specific Mutation Scanning."
Transmission (MDR-TB) - "Hotel-Acquired MDR Tuberculosis Infection in Ten Dutch Servicemen."
Transmission (TB) - "TB at Sea."
Biosafety - "Biosafety Guidelines for Sorting of Unfixed Cells."
Biosafety - "Introduction to the Biosafety Guidelines for Sorting of Unfixed Cells."
Influenza - "Population-Based Prevention of Influenza in Dutch General Practice."
Mycobacterial Therapy - "The Value of in vitro Drug Activity and Pharmacokinetics in Predicting the Effectiveness of Antimycobacterial Therapy: A Critical Review."
Nosocomial Infection - "Nosocomial Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections: Prevention and Control in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients."
TB (Diagnostics) - "Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Blood of Patients with Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Non-Isotopic Hybridisation Assay."
TB (Infection Control) - "A Survey of Policies at Children's Hospitals Regarding Immunity of Healthcare Workers: Are Physicians Protected?."
TB (Pediatrics) - "Epidemiology of Pediatric Tuberculosis in Chicago, 1974 to 1994: A Continuing Public Health Problem."
TB Vaccines - "Use of the Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccination for the Prevention of Tuberculosis: Renewed Interest in an Old Vaccine."
Tuberculous Meningitis - "Tuberculous Meningitis at a Large Inner-City Medical Center."
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