TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 12th, 2003
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Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Novel PBMC-based tuberculosis immunoassay fast, accurate
Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - Interleukin-8 gene mutations affect tuberculosis susceptibility
Blood Safety - High HTLV-1 rate confirmed in blood donors from Iranian city
Infectious Disease Therapy - Novel acylides active against Gram-positive and -negative pathogens
Legionnaires Disease - Monoclonal antibody typing useful for identifying genotypic subgroups
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Interferon gamma levels in whole blood can help determine tuberculosis severity
Anthrax - Detrick vaccine tested
Bacterial Pathogenicity - Listerial invasiveness occurs due to listeriolysin O mediated calcium influx
Bacterial Reservoir - Southern chamois in Spain have antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi
Drug Resistance - Interferometry can be used to determine bacterial drug susceptibility
E. Coli - Cytolethal distending toxin exists in genome or even as a cosmid in many strains
E. Coli - IroBCDEN cluster found on a transmissible plasmid may prove horizontal transfer
E. Coli Pathoadaptivity - Urological virulence appears to be associated with FimH A27V mutation
Genetics and Genomics - Novel E. coli locus useful for pathogenic strain identification
Genomics and Genetics - Unstable GFP variants useful for study of transient mycobacterial gene expression
Helicobacter Pylori - Infection with strains containing cag induces increases in IL-8 receptor
Helicobacter Pylori - Supernatants cause cytoskeletal disruption, not related to VacA toxin
Hygiene - Agreement signed to improve sanitary conditions in indigenous communities
Immunology - Protein that fights bacteria and viruses cloned
Infectious Disease - Exotic animals may carry next outbreak
Infectious Disease - Malaria cases down in Scotland despite increased visits abroad
Infectious Disease - Transmission of Cryptosporidium in cattle tracked in Michigan
Infectious Disease Diagnosis - Novel monoclonal antibodies may aid detection of Norwalk-like viruses
Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Novel enterovirus 71 strain isolated in India
Infectious Disease Therapy - Ceftriaxone superior to penicillin for treatment of severe leptospirosis
Infectious Disease Therapy - Novel chalcones show promise for treatment of leishmaniasis and malaria
Infectious Disease Therapy - Oral ribavirin effective against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Influenza - Green algae extract boosts flu vaccine effectiveness in people 50-55
Legionnaires Disease - Pneumonia should be treated with an agent effective against Legionella first
Listeria Monocytogenes - Many low and avirulent strains will likely aid in identifying virulence factors
Malaria Diagnosis - Novel assay enables rapid diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum malaria
Malaria Pathogenesis - Novel rhoptry-derived protein mediates malaria-infected RBC-endothelial cell adhesion
Malaria Therapy - Heritable RNA interference may be feasible for malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitos
Malaria Therapy - Novel FR900098 prodrugs show improved antimalarial activity
Malaria Therapy - Novel tetraoxanes active against malaria and some tumors
Public Health - New European agency proposed to tackle future outbreaks, bioterrorist threats
Public Health - Tackling major risk factors simultaneously key to improving global health
Quinolone Resistance - Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, including resistance gene
SARS - CDC cuts U.S. case count in half
SARS - Interferons explored for treatment
SARS - Singapore eases its anti-SARS measures
Septic Shock - Mortality decreases while frequency increases
Smallpox - Program to vaccinate health workers against smallpox is faltering
Stem Cell Transplantation - Automated assay useful for identifying stem cell recipeints with high CMV disease risk
Tuberculosis Diagnosis - High false positive rate seen with PCR assay
Tuberculosis Diagnosis - LAMP-based assay offers fast, accurate detection of mycobacteria
Tuberculosis Drug Resistance - Novel mycobacteriophage-based assay useful for determining drug susceptibility
Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Genetically distinct "Manila" family of M. tuberculosis identified
Tuberculosis Therapy - Optimal conditions for rifamycin SV production from A. mediterranei determined
Tuberculosis Transmission - M. tuberculosis infection via laparoscope raises doubts about efficacy of disinfection
Virology - Current infectious diseases threats discussed
West Nile Virus - Clinical trial site intercepts first unit of infected blood
West Nile Virus - Florida blood bank detects West Nile virus in donor
West Nile Virus - Hawaii firm develops vaccine
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