Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 29th, 2002
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Aspergillosis - Itraconazole reduces amphotericin B efficacy against pulmonary aspergillosis
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Genotype influences immune response to BCG vaccination
Escherichia Coli - Saliva tests can quickly find E. coli in enteropathic HUS patients
Infectious Disease Vaccine - Oral Salmonella vaccine induces activity from gut-homing T cells
Leishmania Donovani - Urine-based immunoassay useful for leishmaniasis diagnosis
Staphylococcus Aureus - DNA fingerprinting can identify Staphylococcus outbreak causes after neurotologic surgery
Anthrax - U.S. Genomics gets DARPA contract to study genomic mapping technology
Antibiotic Resistance - New FDA guidelines question effects of animal antibiotics
Appointments - Analex names Julie Holt as president, Advanced Biosystems subsidiary
Appointments - HHS announces six new members of CDC Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention
Appointments - InterMune names Sharon Surrey-Barbari senior VP and CFO
Candida albicans - Some anti-C. albicans antibodies can reduce protective vaccine effects
Chlamydia - Preclinical efficacy studies: Antex STD vaccine protects against infection
Drug Discovery - Anti-infective discovery firm opens new facility
Drug Resistance - Yeast research furthers understanding of microbial evolution
Hygiene - Soap companies and governments urged to join forces to save a million lives a year
Infection Control - Hospitals abandoning soap and water
Infectious Disease - HLA haplotype key determinant of hantavirus infection risk
Malaria - Vaccine developer initiates MalariVax phase I clinical trials
Malaria Vaccine - Antimalaria toxin vaccine prevents severe adverse effects and death in mice
Preparedness - Aftermath: Minnesota responds to terror
Public Health - Infectious diseases can only be tackled by addressing social inequalities
Public Health - Terumo AD-Syringes distributed to emerging markets
Public Health - WHO finds bad health linked to poverty
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Infection requiring hospitalization is higher in some Native American children
Smallpox - Liability, medical issues hang over planning
Smallpox - Phase I vaccine trial yields positive results
Stem Cell Transplantation - High-dose antibiotics can prevent etoposide-related infections
Virology - Study reveals virus's escape route from host cells to the environment
West Nile Virus - Positive results from preclinical vaccine trials presented
West Nile Virus - Red Cross addresses concerns of virus transmission via blood donations
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