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TB and Outbreaks Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 20th, 2001

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Mycobacteria - Alternate Sigma Factor Plays Key Role In Bacterial Stress Responses

Nosocomial Infections - Antimicrobial Overuse Contributes To Acinetobacter anitratus Outbreaks

AIDS And HIV Tuberculosis - Coinfection Does Not Appear To Augment TB Infectivity

Bioterrorism - Los Alamos Lab Is Doing Anthrax Study

Pathology - Researchers Discover Infectious Mechanism Common To Many Bacteria

Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Casual Infectious Contacts May Be Missed By Conventional Tracing Methods

Tuberculosis Therapy - Isoniazid Hepatotoxicity Not Increased In Hepatitis C Patients

Anthrax - Bayer, HHS Complete Cipro Agreement

Anthrax - BioPort May Resume Vaccine Production By End Of November

Anthrax - Kaiser Permanente Practice Guidelines Available To Health Care Organizations

Anthrax - King Pharmaceuticals To Increase Production Of Wycillin

Anthrax - Pathologist Group Helps CDC Disseminate Bioterrorism Protocols To Labs

Anthrax - Xenon Asserts Bacteria Can Be Killed With SteriPulse One Second UV Pulses

At-Risk Populations - African-American Physicians Group Issues Hepatitis Guidelines

Bacterial Conjunctivitis - Educational Initiative Discusses Advances In Ophthalmic Fluoroquinolones

Biological Warfare - ACE Hardware to Sell VLPI's Anthrax Test Nationwide

Biological Warfare - IGEN s Collaboration With U.S. Army On Toxins Gets New Emphasis

Bioterrorism - Cannot Ignore Need To Eradicate HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, Official Says

Bioterrorism - Cycling Probe Technology Used In Detection Of Biological Agents

Bioterrorism - Drug Companies Offer Skills To Combat Chemical, Germ Warfare

Bioterrorism - Panel Suggests Federally Supervised Vaccine Labs

Bioterrorism - Vacudyne, Sterilization Services Offer Proven Method To Kill Anthrax

Bioterrorism - Washington, DC, Veterans Center Tests For Anthrax

Chagas Disease - Cerus, Baxter Report Inactivation Of Trypanosoma Cruzi Parasite

Cystic Fibrosis - Inhaled Antibiotic For Chronic Lung Infections Goes To Trial

Cystic Fibrosis - Mucoregulator Therapy Attacks Mucus Overproduction

Diagnostics - Genaco To Develop Diagnostic Assays Based On Luminex Technology

Drug Resistance - Anthrax-Fighting Drugs Apt To Spur Resistance In Common Bugs

Finance - Genecor Reports Flat Revenues, Decreased Earnings In 3rd Quarter

Food Safety - Bioniche Funds $4 Million Research Chair At University Of Saskatchewan

Foot and Mouth Disease - Inactine System Inactivates Nonenveloped Viruses

Gram-Positive Bacteria - Daptomycin Trial Achieves Primary Efficacy Endpoint

Infectious Disease - Microbiotix Awarded SBIR Grant To Expand Antibiotics Screening Program

Influenza - Prevention Tips From The University Of Pittsburgh

Influenza - Shire Biologics Contracts With Canadian Government To Prevent Pandemic

Meningococcal Group C Vaccine - Shire Biologics Signs Distribution Pack With Baxter Corp.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Prophylaxis Reduces Hospitalizations In High-Risk Infants

Smallpox - Aventis Announces Support For Government Emergency Preparedness Efforts

Smallpox - Drug Firms Confirm They May Be Chosen To Develop Vaccine

Streptococcus Pneumoniae - Drug Resistance And Mortality Rising In Elderly Populations

Wound Healing - Warming Therapies Decrease Postoperative Wound Infection

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