TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 3rd, 2004
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Cytomegalovirus - Real-time qPCR more sensitive than COBAS Amplicor for CMV DNA detection
Fungal Infection - Pneumocystis jirovecii identified in lung tissue sections from SIDS victims
Hepatitis C Virus - HCV screening for drug users/transfusion patients only is most cost-effective
Hepatitis C Virus - History of intravenous drug use strongest predictor for HIV/HCV coinfection
Immunology - Sunscreen immune protection factors determined using dendritic cell suspensions
Anti-Infectives - Meropenem lung penetration measured by microdialysis
Bacteriology - CGH microarrays useful for analysis of E. coli genome
Buruli Ulcer Disease - Buruli ulcer disease in Cameroon rediscovered
Carcinogens - Mechanism of benzene-induced leukemia elucidated
Childhood Immunization - Vaccination policy can drive economic growth, expert says
Coccidioidomycosis - Efficacy of lipid amphotericin B formulations compared
Diagnostics - First medical test on CD gets good results - fast
Drug Development - Cocos nucifera extract has potent leishmanicidal activity
Drug Development - Antimalarial substances found in New Caledonian sponges
Finance - Medical instruments developer reports second-quarter sales higher than expected
Finance - National Bioinformatics Resource Center to support infectious disease research
Food-Borne Illness - Regulatory consensus, education needed for consistent food safety
Fungal Infection - Similar P. jirovecii genotypes found in different forms of infection
Global Health - Does the will and capacity exist to ensure universal access to HIV treatment?
Global Health - Prevention efforts need to focus on "neglected diseases," not just "big 3"
HIV/AIDS - Clinton, World Health Organization join to support China's HIV/AIDS efforts
HIV/AIDS Education - TV network, Global Fund collaborate to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Dubuque women say South Africa under siege from AIDS
HIV/AIDS Funding - U.S., European activists lash out at wealthy countries for being stingy
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Addressing women's issues crucial in fight against AIDS
HIV/AIDS Prevention - New York City says 1 in 14 middle-aged black men have HIV or AIDS
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Thailand to distribute 100,000 condoms to prisoners
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Ukraine signs joint declaration to combat AIDS
HIV/AIDS Prevention & Treatment - HIV/AIDS drug users shunned by healthcare providers
HIV/AIDS Treatment - China appeals for help in AIDS fight
HIV/AIDS Treatment - WHO says world has 'failed miserably' in getting AIDS drugs to millions
Health Risk - North Dakota officials advise not panicking over whooping cough cases
Hematopoietic Disease - Malignant hematopoietic disease from internal exposure to Pu-239 uncertain
Immunology - Study to evaluate vaccination methods for most vulnerable in bioterrorist attack
Infection Control - Reprocessing endoscopes in the United States reviewed
Infectious Disease - Scientists part of EU project to fight drug-resistant "superbugs"
Leishmaniasis - Developmental genomic changes identified in L. major
Meningococcal B - Company receives license for new meningococcal B vaccine for New Zealand
Meningococcal Disease - Vermont child dies of meningococcal disease; others warned
Mosquito-Borne Disease - Human attraction patterns of culicine mosquitoes in Peru reported
Nosocomial Infection - Space tech captures toxic micro-organisms
Opportunistic Infection - Novel murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis developed
Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Severe childhood malnutrition increases morbidity/mortality risk in HIV/AIDS
Pertussis - Whooping cough making dangerous comeback
Pneumococcus - Health groups reinstate recommendation for third dose of pediatric Prevnar
Pneumonia - Researchers discover a role for Pneumococcus in viral pneumonia
Pulmonary Medicine - Multiplex PCR dissects the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia
Rabies Diagnosis - RT-PCR method specifically for European bat lyssavirus 1 developed
SARS - Novel protein from SARS coronavirus identified
SARS - SARS exposure led to infection among 4.7% of ED workers in Taiwan study
Smallpox - New report outlines steps needed to lessen smallpox threat
Syphilis - Antibiotic-resistant syphilis spreading
Transplant Medicine - Rabies deaths raise awareness in medical community
Tuberculosis - Virginia Health officials find tuberculosis bacteria in more than 100 patients
Virus Warning - Hantavirus cases spark warning
West Nile Virus - California tally of West Nile cases grows to 23
West Nile Virus - First Texas West Nile case confirmed
West Nile Virus - NIAID expands WNV treatment trial
West Nile Virus - No change in West Nile virus cases in North Dakota
West Nile Virus - No human West Nile cases in Louisiana; 12 more birds die
West Nile Virus - Scientists to develop climate-based model for predicting mosquito viruses
West Nile Virus - Staten Island man tests positive for West Nile; first in New York City this year
West Nile Virus - Trial of West Nile treatment planned for University of South Alabama
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