TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 8th, 2003
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Conjunctivitis - New England Journal of Medicine takes notice of unusual outbreak
Infectious Disease Therapy - Novel efflux pumps linked to streptococcal fluoroquinolone resistance
Clostridium Difficile - Researchers identify first human antibodies capable of neutralizing toxins
Infectious Disease - Children's nasopharynx is key streptococcal reservoir
Infectious Disease - Tap water treatment may not eradicate Giardia lamblia
Infectious Disease Therapy - Clavulanic acid absorption highly variable after oral treatment
AIDS Testing - Medical Services International ships kits to Vietnam, West Africa
Acute Respiratory Syndrome - CDC says 22 in U.S. may have SARS
Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Mystery flu-like illness linked to Hong Kong hotel
Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Scientists find mystery illness virus, verify diagnostic test
Bacterial Infection - New cytoskeleton-modulating effector of Escherichia coli identified
Bacteriology - Leaky sensor could prevent bio-weapon false alarm
Blood Testing - Cell surface markers fail to differentiate Th1 and Th2 cells
Cryptosporidium - Log3 reduction required in source water levels to meet potable water goals
Dengue Virus - DEN-3 serotype linked to outbreaks
Disease Control - Valent Biosciences acquires public health business
Epidemiology - U.S. cases reportedly decline by nearly 6%
Food-borne Illness - The spice of life: Antibody cocktail targets deadly germs
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infections - Simian Pneumocystis carinii model may aid pneumonia research
HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis - Inhibition of adaptive Vgamma2Vdelta2 T-cell activity seen during simian infection
Hepatitis C Virus - Nebraska outbreak called country's largest
Infectious Disease - Midges that carry disease identified near lake between Argentina and Paraguay
Infectious Disease - Quarantine may not always be effective for outbreak control
Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Network theory can help model pneumonia outbreaks
Infectious Disease Therapy - Novel Legionella gene linked to fluoroquinolone resistance
Infectious Disease Therapy - Reactive oxygen species linked to gentamicin-induced cytotoxicity
Listeria - Bacteria may protect unpasteurized cheese
Liver Abscesses - Abscesses due to Fusobacterium spp. mimic malignant metastatic liver disease
Mycobacteria - M. smegmatis DNA-binding protein provides bimodal DNA protection
Pertussis Vaccine - Cholera toxin B subunit may not be helpful as adjuvant in pertussis vaccine
Photomedicine - Antioxidant carrier photosensitizer inactivates bacteria
Smallpox Vaccine - ACAM2000 completes phase I trial
Staphylococcal Infection - Mueller-Hinton agar superior to blood agar for methicillin-resistant S. aureus detection
Staphylococcal Infection - Nosocomial methicillin-resistant S. aureus outbreaks controllable
Trachoma - Disease leaves millions blind, costs $2.9 billion to global economy
Trichosporon Asahii - Voriconazole is successful in treating a patient with acute myeloid leukemia
Tuberculosis - First revised guidelines issued since 1994
Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Clustering statistics can be unreliable in some settings
Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - M. tuberculosis Ndk has cytotoxic activity
Tuberculosis Therapy - Novel TMP kinase inhibitors show promise
Umbilical Cord Blood - Cord blood mannan-binding lectins linked childhood infection risk
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