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Table of Contents . . . December 24th, 2002
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Tuberculosis Diagnosis - System can help distinguish between tuberculous and bacterial meningitis
Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - Vgamma9/Vdelta2 T-cell activity altered in infected children
Infectious Disease - Parasite protein valuable for Chagas disease diagnosis
Infectious Disease Therapy - Antiviral agent Z-isomers active against resistant cytomegalovirus
Infectious Disease Therapy - Biomatrix assay useful for testing therapeutic agents
Meningococcal Disease - Molecular epidemiological analysis conducted of outbreak following vaccination
Antibiotic Resistance - CDC data show resistance to Cipro
Antibiotic Resistance - New strides in combating staph infections at IBT
Antimicrobial Resistance - Contract with FDA designed to track antimicrobial resistance nationwide
Disease Associations - Influenza vaccination doesn't reduce risk of recurrent coronary events
Environmental Safety - PCR may be useful to assess inactivation of hepatitis A virus by chlorine
Hazardous Materials - Auditors say pathogen tracking fraught with problems
Infectious Disease - AIDS and malaria costs Uganda a billion dollars, says president
Infectious Disease - PAHO conference discusses new challenges from West Nile to anthrax
Infectious Disease Therapy - Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein can be therapeutic target
Meningitis - Ohio bill would require proof of vaccination for students
Nosocomial Pneumonia - Levaquin now approved for hospital-acquired pneumonia
Public Health - First healthcare center targeted to injection drug users opens in New York
Public Health - Low investment in immunization and vaccines threatens global health
Smallpox - Vaccine may be bought to avert terror attack in New Zealand
Water-borne Illness - CDC warns outbreaks on the rise
Yellow Fever - Health alliance to stockpile vaccine
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