Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 22nd, 1999
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Outbreaks (TB) - Prison Outbreaks Reach Community
Genomics - New Insertion Sequence Characterized
Genomics (TB) - Export of M. tuberculosis Superoxide Dismutase Examined
Infection Control (TB) - Casual Contacts in Low Incidence Areas Don't Need Screening
Infection Control (TB) - Drug Treatment Programs Can Help Identify Those with TB
Testing (TB) - LCx Assay Identifies All Forms of M. tuberculosis
Testing (TB) - Value of DTH Skin Testing Limited in HIV+ Kids
Therapy (TB) - Rifampin Monoresistance Usually Seen in HIV+
Transmission (TB) - Smear-Negative, Culture-Positive Infection Is Common
Vaccination - BCG Effectively Prevents Leprosy in Central India
Bacillus antracis - Report Issued by CDC on Anthrax Threats
Transmission (Tuberculosis) - TB Easier to Transmit Than Previously Recognized
Cytokine Therapy (MAC) - "Killing of Mycobacterium avium by Neutrophils and Monocytes from AIDS Patients Treated with GM-CSF."
Combination Therapy - "Use of Rifabutin (RBT) with Protease Inhibitors (PIs) for HIV Infected TB Patients (pts)."
Drug Development - "Preclinical Development of Novel Anti-Mycobacterial Drugs: Activity In Vitro, Animal Model Efficacy, and Mechanism of Action."
Epidemiology (MAC) - "Prevalence and Clinical Course of Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) Infection in HIV Vertically Infected Children."
Immunization Programs - "A Managed Care Organization's Attempt To Increase Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations for Older Adults in an Acute Care Setting."
Infectious Disease Surveillance - "European Surveillance of Infectious Diseases: The Case of AIDS and Tuberculosis."
Screening and Prevention (TB) - "A Tuberculin Screening and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Program in an Inner-City Population."
Socioeconomics (TB) - "Development of Housing Programs To Aid in the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Homeless Individuals: A Pilot Study."
Transmission (TB) - "The Detection of Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Micropore Membrane Air Sampling and Polymerase Chain Reaction."
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