Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 1st, 2002
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Tuberculosis Therapy - Pulmonary lesions after treatment initiation usually transient
Tuberculosis Therapy - Sputum cytokine levels can help determine treatment response
Epidemiology - Beijing strains responsible for spread of Russian drug-resistant infections
Infectious Disease Diagnosis - Automated ribotyping effective for resistant Enterococcus strains
Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Infection-induced neutrophil death may be part of host defense
Tuberculosis Therapy - Pyrazinamide, levofloxacin interact poorly
Antibiotic Resistance - Drug discovery company hires regulatory affairs director, gears up for clinical trials by year end
Cervical Cancer - Down-regulation of cell signaling in HPV-infected cervical cells promotes malignancy
Cholera - Epidemiology of endemic disease in Bangladesh studied
Emergency Medicine - The common flu - or bioterrorism? Diagnostic plan may yield answers
Finance - Genomics-based drug discovery company shows 2Q 2002 net loss: $0.36 per share
Gonorrhea - Test kits recalled by Abbott
Immunizations - Medical panel urges overhaul of military vaccine program
Malaria - Program aims to reduce mortality by 50%
Malaria - Radical cure may increase risk of recurrent symptomatic disease
Pathogen Detection - MFSI receives Army and DARPA contracts for biodefense technology
Public Health - Political stability of developing countries rests on physical health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Study finds condom use errors are common among college-age men
Smallpox - Standard vaccine offers long-term immunity
Tuberculosis Therapy - Cytokine dysregulation linked to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Therapy - Etest susceptibility testing may not be feasible for use in developing regions
West Nile Virus - CDC continues to investigate transmission through organ transplant
West Nile Virus - Mosquito relief program to provide $50,000 toward mosquito eradication
Whooping Cough - Number of cases threatens to set Texas record
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