Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 25th, 2003
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Sepsis - Incidence and cost of severe sepsis in U.S. children
Staphylococcus Aureus - Superbug strain hits the healthy
Drug Resistance - Marine bacterium-derived agent active against methicillin-resistant S. aureus
Infectious Disease - Contaminated nondisposable instruments found in outpatient otolaryngology clinics
Infectious Disease - Murine coccidioidal meningitis model enables detailed study
Antibiotic Resistance - Drug-resistant bacteria on the rise
Biotechnology - Dendritic cells pulsed with HIV TAT fusion protein induce antigen-specific CTLs
Chlamydia Pneumoniae - Proinflammatory cytokines induced in lung epithelial cells in pneumonia
Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Dendritic cells show promise as tool to combat infectious diseases
Diagnostics - Carboxyfluorescein diacetate best indicator of bacterial activity
Ebola Virus - Anti-HIV protein from blue-green algae also inhibits Ebola infection
Epstein-Barr Virus - CD3 and CD28 cross-linking silences EBV/C3d receptor gene and protein expression
Infectious Disease - Genetically distinct Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus found in European Russia
Infectious Disease - Group C rotavirus found for the first time in children in Spain
Infectious Disease - Nosocomial Legionella outbreak linked to persistent water system colonization
Infectious Disease - Red blood cells act as Bartonella quintana reservoirs
Infectious Disease Therapy - Aminoglycosides have varying effects on infant renal function
Infectious Disease Therapy - Ampicillin/sulbactam effective against resistant Acinetobacter
Infectious Disease Therapy - Novel cephalosporins have improved oral bioavailability
Listeriosis - Lactational exposure to dioxin makes mice more sensitive to Listeria infection
Noroviruses - New mouse virus may help scientists better understand cruise ship epidemics
Schistosomiasis - First national program launched in Uganda
Smallpox - ACP-ASIM recommends limited number of first responders be vaccinated
Smallpox Education - CDC releases smallpox information for clinicians
Staphylococcus - Boston investigates reports of drug resistant-bacteria infections
Streptococcal - Novel assay aids study of S. pyogenes virulence factors
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Vaccine - Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine not protective in adults
Syphilis - Study: Prenatal screening in Haiti region cut incidence rate by 75%
Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - Gamma/delta T cells linked to tuberculin reactivity
Water-borne Illness - U.S. health officials say water purification system cutting disease overseas
West Nile Virus - Southern states preparing for new season
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