TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 11th, 2004
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Bioterrorism - Diagnostic algorithm quickly distinguishes anthrax from flu
Drug Development - Aaptamine derivatives show antitumor and antimicroibal activity
Drug Development - Novel endoperoxide antimalarial agents synthesized
Drug Development - Sodium selenite has potent antimalarial activity
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Antiretroviral agents may be useful for SARS prevention and treatment
Anthrax - New type of anthrax vaccine moves into larger-scale trial
Anthrax - Survivors had health problems 1 year after exposure to deadly bacterium
Anti-Infectives - Second-generation triazoles highly effective against opportunistic fungi
Avian Influenza - Officials see little reason for concern over bird flu
Biowarfare - Biodefense applications of recombinant polyclonal antibodies reviewed
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Mad cow testing issue divides cattle industry
Diagnostics - Monoclonal antibodies useful for FACS detection of intracellular Toxoplasma
Diagnostics - Novel ELISA detects Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in children
Diagnostics - Novel assay improves early detection of ESBL-producing organisms
Diagnostics - Peptide-protein microarrays enable serodetection of multple pathogens
Disease Threat - Tuberculosis case found at Yonkers High School in New York
Drug Development - Novel PNU-100480 analogues have antimycobacterial activity
Drug Development - Peroxyketal function key to activity of G factor-derived antimalarials
Drug Development - Zanamivir derivatives show improved anti-influenza activity
Epidemiology - Impedance method effective for Pseudomonas aeruginosa subtyping
Finance - Biopharma company offers up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock
Gastroenteritis - Asymptomatic people not significant norovirus reservoir
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - PCR assay detects a variety of fungal pathogens
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - TMP-SMZ therapy does not select for S. aureus small colony variants
HIV/AIDS Risk - HIV-positive teens not aware of risks and delay treatment
HIV/AIDS Trends - There is hope among grim facts with AIDS
Health Risk - Watermen and scientists warn of "fish handler's disease"
Immunizations - Couple who lost son to whooping cough join immunization push
Immunology - Entamoeba histolytica L-arginase blocks NO-mediated macrophage activity
Immunology - COLD-FX augments Con-A-induced splenic IL-2 and IFN-gamma production
Immunology - Host immune signals have sex-specific effects on Schistosoma mansoni growth
Infectious Disease - Vertical transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans reported
Influenza - APIC initiative to address low flu-shot rate among healthcare workers
Influenza - Flu shot makers say orders filling up fast for next season
Influenza - Many health care workers not getting flu shot
Influenza - Many healthcare workers not getting flu shot
Lymphoma - Chlamydiae infection may be associated with ocular adnexal lymphoma
Malaria - Transcriptional changes during severe malaria identified
Malaria Drug Resistance - Plasmodium yoelii mdr1 gene from artemisinin-resistant line characterized
Malaria Drug Resistance - Evolution of drug-resistant P. falciparum in eastern Sudan characterized
Malaria Enzymology - Crystal structure of P. falciparum DHFR-TS determined
Malaria Proteomics - Antigenic cross-reactivity noted between P. falciparum MSP2 alleles
Mosquito-Borne Disease - New season of mosquito-spread illnesses begins
Prion Disease - Variations in infectious protein determine prion strain differences
Public Health - European public health at risk as EU border extends to the east
Rabies Prevention - Pennsylvania begins rabies-baiting program earlier this year
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Researchers discover cold virus can 'hit and hide'
SARS - China steps up anti-SARS measures
SARS - Interferon-alpha inhibits SARS coronavirus
SARS - Ontario's public health system slammed by interim report on SARS crisis
Salmonella - New faster methods for the detection of food germ developed
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Trichomoniasis found pervasive among high-risk populations
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Community program helps combat teen STD epidemic
Staphylococcus - Outbreak of skin infections sheds light on risk factors for bacterial resistance
Stem Cell Transplantation - Nonmyeloablative conditioning lowers risk of post-SCT pulmonary complications
Stem Cell Transplantation - Post-SCT antimicrobial treatment practices evaluated
Tuberculosis - Symptoms and treatment of TB-related respiratory failure reviewed
Tuberculosis Diagnostics - PCR TB testing not cost-effective in low-prevalence area
Tuberculosis Drug Resistance - Multiresistance has strong impact on outcome for TB patients in Russia
Tuberculosis Enzymology - M. tuberculosis thioredoxin reductase characterized
Tuberculosis Enzymology - Crystal structure of M. tuberculosis PKS18 enzyme determined
Tuberculosis Proteomics - M. tuberculosis Hsp16.3 chaperone activity modulation elucidated
Viral Epidemiology - Andaman and Nicobar Islands tribal school children harbor HBV infections
Viral Vector - Ebola virus glycoproteins guide gene therapies to their destinations
West Nile Virus - Health officials hope West Nile virus cases drop this summer
Wound Care - EGF-induced mitosis increases SLPI levels in keratinocytes
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