Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 15th, 1997
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Diagnostics (TB) - NAP-Modified LPR Assay is Sensitive, Specific
Compliance (TB) - Effectiveness of Strategies to Promote Treatment Adherence
Diagnostics (TB) - Suspected Pachymeningitis Cases May be TB
Emerging Diseases (Monkeypox) - United Nations Agency Reports Outbreak in Congo
Epidemiology - TB Control Hampered by Bureaucratic Problems in Malawi
Epstein-Barr Virus - Phase I EBV Vaccine Trial Commencement Announced
Etiology (Cervical Lymphadenitis) - New Mycobacteria Causes Lymphadenitis
Occupational Risk (HIV) - Zidovudine Prophylaxis Significantly Reduces HIV Infection Risk
Pharmacokinetics - Does Rifampin Affect Efficacy of Depo-Provera Contraceptive?
Testing (TB) - COBAS Amplicor Useful PCR Tool for Detecting TB
Testing (TB) - Ligase Chain Assay New Tool for Diagnosing TB
Testing (TB) - MGIT Less Sensitive for Ethambutol and Streptomycin Susceptibility Testing
Therapy (TB) - Directly Observed Treatment is Cheaper than Conventional Treatment
Treatment - Problems of TB Programs in Prisons
Vaccine Development - DNA Vaccinations Promising New Technology, Says Report
Vaccine Development - Mycobacterial hsp70: A Universal CTL Vaccine Adjuvant?
Disease Associations (HIV/TB) - "MTB-HIV."
Drug Resistance (TB) - "Comparative Activity of Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin and Sparfloxacin Against a Genetically Characterized Panel of Fluoroquinolone Resistant M. tuberculosis Strains."
Epidemiology (MAC) - "Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease in HIV Infected Patients with Previous Tuberculosis: A Case-Control Study."
Epidemiology (Mycobacteria) - "Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in HIV Infected and Non-Infected Individuals."
Epidemiology (Opportunistic Infection) - "Annual Cost Estimation and Resource Utilization for Treating Opportunistic Illnesses Associated with AIDS."
Epidemiology (TB) - "Notification of Tuberculosis (TB) in an University Hospital."
Immunology (HIV) - "PPD-Test {{>=}} 10 mm in HIV Infected patients is Indicative of Slower Decline of CD4+ Cell Counts and Bet
Therapy (Mycobacteria) - "Liposomal Amikacin (miKasome) in the Treatment of HIV Related Mycobacterial Disease."
Drug Resistance - "Role of Surgery in Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Results of 27 Cases."
Hantavirus - "Isolation, Genetic Diversity, and Geographic Distribution of Bayou Virus (Bunyaviridae: Hantavirus)."
Immunology - "Lethal Tuberculosis in Interleukin-6-Deficient Mutant Mice."
Immunology - "Mycobacterial Growth and Sensitivity to H2O2 Killing in Human Monocytes in vitro."
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