TB and Outbreaks Week

Immunology - Scientists try to improve the body's "homeland security" against TB

Tuberculosis Immunology - TNF-alpha helps contain infection in pleural TB patients

Bacteriology - New class of antibiotics stops pathogens in their genetic tracks

Infectious Disease - Destroying antibiotics makes them work better

Infectious Disease Diagnosis - Direct PCR test suitable for bacterial meningitis diagnosis

Malaria Pathogenesis - Malaria parasite egress from host erythrocytes clarified

AIDS Testing - Medical Services to participate in live testing with the military in China

AIDS Therapy - Drugmaker cuts costs on HIV/AIDS medications

Air Filtration - Hong Kong hospitals get new tool for the fight against SARS

Anthrax - Postal workers sue Bayer, hospitals over antibiotic

Anti-inflammatory Effects - Probiotic bacterial homogenates have antiproliferative effects on active PBMC

Antimicrobials - Antibiotic management program causes pseudo-outbreak of nosocomial infections

Bacterial Pathogens -  Shigella IpaC binds to beta-catenin, may be involved in cell-to-cell spread

Bacteriology - Adaptive mutation is common in E. coli

Bacteriology - Transposome-based mutagenesis improves study of Bartonella henselae

Campylobacter Jejuni - Transformation in C. jejuni involves several known, several novel genes

Cardiovascular Disease Therapy - Digitalis impairs healthy neutrophil function

Dental Caries - Teens with more cavities are likely to have been born with low birth weight

Differential Diagnosis - High glucose uptake in FDG PET is an indication for pulmonary cryptococcoma

Drug Development - Artemisinin derivatives show promise as antimalarial agents

Drug Development - Coumarin derivatives have anticancer, antimalarial activity

Drug Development - Indole derivative shows potent anti-HIV activity with improved bioavailability

Drug Development - Novel artemisinin analogues show promise as antimalarial and antileishmanial agents

Drug Development - Novel thiones active against drug-resistant M. tuberculosis

Drug Development - Quinazolinone analogs retain antimalarial activity without side effects

Drug Development - Symmetrical bishydroxamic acids show significant antiprotozoal activity

Drug Development - Totarol derivatives have potent and selective antimalarial activity

Food-borne Disease - Semiquantitative PCR enables estimation of shellfish NLV contamination

Food-borne Illness - Keeping ready-to-eat foods cold may be the key to reducing listeriosis

Food-borne Illness - Outbreak of botulism traced from food sold at Texas salvage store

Fungal Infections -  Histoplasma capsulatum is an effective intracellular pathogen

Fungal Infections - How the immune system reacts to fungal pathogens is beginning to be understood

Fungi -  Cryptococcus neoformans virulence in humans may be accidental

Hantavirus - Experimental vaccine elicits strong antibody response in primates

Helicobacter Pylori - Dyspepsia symptoms come from high H. pylori prevalence in Kenya

Hepatitis - $2.4 million, phase II, SBIR grant will help identify hepatitis-C drugs