TB and Outbreaks Week

Mycobacteria - Glycosylated phosphatidylinositol blocks phagosome maturation

Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - Interferon gamma gene mutation linked to increased risk

Leishmaniasis - Anisomycin improves CD40-based antimicrobial activity

Toxoplasmosis - Chemokine CCR5 binding domain mimic triggers interleukin-12 production

Tuberculosis Immunology - Macrophages and mesothelial cells secrete pleural interleukin-8

Tuberculosis Therapy - Weak acids have antituberculous activity

Advocacy - Foundation urges G8 countries to ante up for global AIDS fight

Bacterial Defense Systems -  Streptococcus pyogenes has two antibody-degrading cysteine proteinases

Correction - SARS: Experts warn virus not losing strength over time

Ebola Virus - One vaccine does not protect against both Ebola and Marburg viruses

Folliculitis - Herpes simplex can cause vesicular folliculitis in the immunocompetent

Food Safety - New study shows copper could control Listeria contamination

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Herpes simplex virus-2 infection may raise HIV risk

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Cytomegalovirus glycoprotein N profile characterized

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Novel monoclonal antibody-based assay improves microsporidia monitoring

HIV/AIDS Therapy -  Cytospora fungal metabolite inhibits HIV integrase

HIV/AIDS Therapy - New grant awarded to develop anti-HIV drugs

Head Lice - Report dispels common myths

Infectious Disease - Adenoviruses can cause hemophagocytic syndrome

Infectious Disease - B cells not needed for Cryptosporidium defense

Infectious Disease - Fecal pollution affects aquatic enterococcal drug resistance

Infectious Disease - Genetic basis for nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis determined

Infectious Disease - Hepatitis C polymerase inhibitors tested on SARS, West Nile viruses

Infectious Disease - Molecular analysis methods useful for epidemiological E. coli study

Infectious Disease - National campaign focuses on meningitis

Infectious Disease - Novel drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar identified

Infectious Disease - Novel molecular model improves beta-lactamase study

Infectious Disease - Resistance to Norwalk virus infection multifactorial

Infectious Disease - Sticky foods promote E. coli infection at open farms

Infectious Disease - Trichinellosis rates increasing in Serbia

Infectious Disease Therapy - Linezolid improves treatment of nosocomial pneumonia