TB and Outbreaks Week

Infectious Disease Vaccine - DNA immunization effective against MRSA

Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - Genetic locus linked to resistance in mice

Critical Care Medicine - Novel liquid occlusive effective for wound dressing

Drug Development - New range of antibiotics may present a threat to public health, biologists say

Malaria - Permethrin-treated bed nets reduce mortality in young children in Kenya

Tuberculosis Therapy - Rifampicin, dexamethasone differ in immunomodulatory effects

Bacterial Pathogens - Hijacking Rho GTPases allows control of life or death of infected cells

Biodefense Vaccines - Biodefense R&D agreement signed with U.S. Army

Biomarker Discovery - Protein interaction discovery tool launched, technology used in SARS studies

Blood Products - Glycine-treated products can be stored briefly and used after opening

Diet and Nutrition - Zinc deficiency contributes to malaria, other disorders in developing world

Entamoeba Histolytica - L10 ribosomal protein has structural homology with QM, reduces cell growth

Environmental Health - Water salinity can predict Vibrio cholerae levels

Food-borne Disease - Acidified sodium chlorite effective for preventing salmon contamination

Food-borne Disease - Novel model improves prediction of Listeria beef contamination

Food-borne Disease - Sodium levulinate effective for preventing sausage contamination

Gastritis - Carditis may be associated directly or indirectly to Helicobacter pylori

Gastroenteritis - Enolase may contribute to Aeromonas hydrophila pathogenicity in enteritis

Group B Streptococcus - Incidence of sepsis could be underestimated in newborns

HIV/TB Coinfection - TNF variation doesn't appear to increase TB susceptibility in HIV-1 infected

Helicobacter Species - Gastric and enterohepatic species have different lectin adhesins

Infectious Disease -  Pseudomonas folliculitis outbreak linked to swimming pool inflatable

Infectious Disease - Drinking water chlorination may not prevent childhood diarrhea

Infectious Disease - First echovirus type 13-associated aseptic meningitis cases reported in Spain

Infectious Disease - Genotypic variation in "Cryptosporidium parvum characterized

Infectious Disease - Multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak in United Kingdom linked to lettuce

Infectious Disease - Novel epidemic Acinetobacter strain identified in Argentina

Infectious Disease - Selenium deficiency may increase viral infection risk

Infectious Disease Diagnosis - Etest useful for posaconazole susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi

Infectious Disease Diagnosis - WIDER I system effective for susceptibility testing

Infectious Disease Therapy - Ciprofloxacin may alter submandibular gland function

Infectious Disease Therapy - Drug resistance prevalent in North American respiratory pathogens

Infectious Disease Therapy - Site-specific capsules effective for oseltamivir delivery

Influenza - Company announces follow on finance to undertake vaccination initiative

Influenza - Epidemiologic data for 2002-03 flu season reported

Kaposi Sarcoma - Herpesvirus macrophage inflammatory proteins play key role in development