TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 18th, 2003
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Bacteriology - Knowing bacteria's defense mechanism may foil them in the future
Dengue Fever - Adaptive evolution may contribute to dengue virus expansion
Malaria Therapy - Prognostically useful P. falciparum genetic markers identified
SARS - SARS transmission routes in hospitals elucidated
SARS - Simulation of flu-like illnesses draws nuanced picture of public health threats
Sepsis - Improvement during first 24 hours is critical to survival of severe sepsis
AIDS Epidemiology - U.S. warns spread of AIDS in India, China could kill hopes for containment
AIDS Testing - Red Cross in China to begin live testing program using whole blood
Antibiotic Resistance - FDA issues guidance on evaluating the safety of antimicrobial new animal drugs
Antigen Presentation - T helper cell cytokine profile may influence Paracoccidioides infection
Arthritis - MRI features of peripheral joint tuberculosis reviewed
Bordetella Pertussis - Toll-like receptor 4 may help reduce lung inflammation from B. pertussis
Drug Development - Legume tree-derived rotenoid active against drug-resistant malaria parasites
Drug Development - PfLDH enzyme conserved across Plasmodium species
Drug Resistant Bacteria - New antimicrobial agent destroys MRSA biofilm
Drug-Resistant Bacteria - Athletes are warned on skin infections
Drug-Resistant Bacteria - Increasing incidence of MRSA found in California jails
Flu - Upcoming cough, cold, and flu season could be worst in 4 years
Food-borne Illness - Promise shown in vaccine against E. coli
Gastroenteritis - Extensive norovirus contamination found in Japanese oysters
Genomics and Genetics - Fold recognition improves study of M. tuberculosis genome
Helicobacter Pylori - Gastric plasmacytoma can spontaneously regress following H. pylori therapy
Hemodialysis - Renal failure patients on hemodialysis may not have altered periodontal status
Immune Evasion - Pulmonary collectins kill Histoplasma capsulatum; it survives in macrophages
Immune Response - Lymph node swelling explained
Infectious Disease - Vibrio cholerae osmoadaptation characterized
Infectious Disease - Rural tourism increasing schistosomiasis risk for Brazil urbanites
Infectious Disease Therapy - M. perstans coinfection does not affect ivermectin/albendazole W. bancrofti treatment
Infectious Disease Therapy - Targeted pyrimethamine derivatives have antileishmanial activity without toxicity
Influenza - Mode of influenza transmission has implications for outbreak control
Influenza Therapy - Shortened oseltamivir regimen both effective and cost-effective
Intestinal Bacteria - Dendritic cells may interact with gut bacteria or products creating tolerance
Kidney Disease - Symptoms in minimal change glomerulonephritis vary widely, include infection
Legionellosis - A single-tube PCR assay can detect Legionella species simultaneously
Malaria - High-activity binding peptides identified on P. falciparum MSP-8 protein
Malaria Drug Resistance - Insecticide-treated nets linked P. falciparum wild-type reversion
Meningitis - Health Protection Agency licenses meningitis patent to chiron
Mosquito-borne Disease - Anopheles funestus populations in Kenya characterized
Mosquito-borne Disease - Distribution of anopheline mosquitoes in Eritrea determined
Outbreaks - Oral ribavirin effective against nosocomial CCHF
Plasmodium - Mice inherit resistance to malaria
Polio - Immunization campaign launched as Nigeria outbreak spreads across West Africa
Potential Anti-inflammatory - Antiprotozoan drug imidocarb upregulates macrophage expression of IL-10
Public Health - Blacks urged to get flu shots, diabetes checks
SARS - Experts want tighter testing process
SARS - Germ's reservoir runs deep
Smallpox - Can immunization programs be done efficiently and effectively?
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Ganciclovir treatment raises risk of CMV disease after SCT
Toxoplasmosis Risk - Toxoplasma gondii is present in the edible large rodent capybara
Trichinosis Research - IL-10 appears to be protective to liver infected with Trichinella spiralis
Trypanosoma Cruzi - T. cruzi infection of fibroblasts can be stopped by spleen cells
Tuberculosis - Unusual case of cutaneous tuberculosis in siblings reported
Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Mycobacterium tubercuiosis Beijing genotype emerging in the Netherlands
Tuberculosis Therapy - Thalidomide effective against complicated tuberculous meningitis
West Nile Virus - Diagnostics manufacturers focus on West Nile and Epstein-Barr viruses
West Nile Virus - WNV-infected birds found in Dominican Republic
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