Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 21st, 2000
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Diagnostics - Culture Systems Compared for Growth and Detection of Mycobacteria
Occupational Risk - CDC Verifies at Least One Worker Acquired TB from Medical Waste
Bacteriology - Gallium Marks Iron Factors in Macrophages that Host Mycobacteria
Diagnostics - Two-Test Method Differentiates Infectious Diseases from Vasculitis
Legionellosis - Nine-Year Study at Tertiary Cancer Center Sees Little Infection with Legionella
Meningococcal Disease - Study Suggests U.K. Health Care Workers at Increased Infection Risk
Meningococcal Disease - Throat Swabbing Underestimates Infection
Schistosomiasis - Collagen Marker Indicative of Fibrosis Caused by Parasitic Disease
Tuberculosis - BCG Vaccine Induces Similar Protection by Rectal or Parenteral Delivery
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Health Minister Warns that Cases Will Surely Rise in France
Dengue Fever - Mosquito-Borne Disease Kills at Least Six People in Honduras
Epidemiology - China Coping with Rise in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Ethics - Distributor Price Gouging of Influenza Vaccine Condemned
Japanese Encephalitis - Outbreak Kills 25 in Southern India
Respiratory Tract Infections - Approval Sought for IV Formulation of Moxifloxacin
Tuberculosis - Partners in Health Harnesses Telemedicine Platform for Research and Treatment
Adverse Drug Effects - FDA Issues Public Health Warning on Phenylpropanolamine
Chickenpox - Varicella Vaccine Protects Adults from Serious Disease
Chlamydia - Gestational Infection Increases Risk of Premature Delivery
Food-Borne Illness - Study Defines Best Way to Test Shellfish for Viral Contaminants
Human Herpesvirus 8 - Kissing May Spread Cause of Kaposi's Sarcoma
Human Papillomavirus - Adolescents Know Little About Sexually Transmitted HPV
Human Papillomavirus - Sexual Partner Count Presents Greatest Risk for HPV-Related Cancer in Women
Influenza - Transmission within Families Reduced with Zanamivir
Leishmaniasis - Vaccine Candidates Identified from cDNA Expression Library
Measles - Incidence Declined in U.S. in 1999
Occupational Risk - Influenza Vaccination Rates Poor for Pediatric Health Care Workers
Polio - U.N. Wraps Up Campaign in Disputed Sudanese Region
Streptococcus pneumoniae - Idiotype-Derived Mimotope May Be Useful for Vaccine Development
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