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Table of Contents . . . December 10th, 2002
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Infectious Disease - Gastrointestinal bleeding affects resistant Enterococcus faecium infection risk
Mycobacteria - M. tuberculosis CYP121 gene may be therapeutic target
Food-borne Illness - Microbiologist is secret agent in battle against E. coli
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infections - Mycobacterium avium complex helps recruit monocyte HIV hosts
Smallpox - Targeted vaccination best, but data still lacking
Tuberculosis Therapy - Isoniazid may heighten ototoxicity during hemodialysis
Antibiotic Resistance - Household disinfectant potential cause
Antibiotic Resistance - Strain of staph infection is resistant to vancomycin
Atherosclerosis - Oral tolerance with HSP 65 attenuates Mtb- and high-fat diet-induced lesions
Cystic Fibrosis - Orphan drug designation granted for P113D
Finance - Steris Corp. reports 100% increase in second quarter revenues
Genital Herpes - Study evaluates the effectiveness of valacyclovir HCl in HIV-infected persons
Gram-positive Bacteria - Results in diabetic foot infection study presented at meeting
Haemophilus Influenzae - Immunization with Hap adhesin found protective in murine study
Hepatitis C - Priority Healthcare Corp. selected as the distributor for Pegasys Sampling Program
Immunology - Dartmouth receives $7.2 million grant to study new ways to tackle infections
Infectious Disease - Hantaan virus prevalent in Thailand rats
Influenza - CDC reports not enough seniors getting flu shots
Influenza - Shire announces vaccines alliance
Influenza - Trivalent, cold-adapted flu vaccine well-tolerated by preschool-aged children
Influenza Tracking - Roche launches 2002-2003 FluSTAR surveillance system
Malaria - New findings in vaccine development announced at international conference
Malaria - New study provides molecular-level understanding of common antimalarial drugs
Parasitology - Proposal to shake down protozoans wins top award
Polio - U.N. campaign under way to vaccinate 60 million African children
Respiratory Illness - Residents in senior housing, nursing homes need flu shot
Smallpox - Congress to protect workers who give vaccine
Smallpox - Targeted vaccinations could be effective intervention against deliberate attack
West Nile Virus - No new Louisiana cases reported
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