TB and Outbreaks Week

Bacteriology - tetR real-time PCR detects and quantifies tetracycline-resistant bacteria

Coronavirus - SARS-CoV entry suppressed by peptides corresponding to HR on spike glycoprotein

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - HSV-2 infection increases risk of HIV transmission

Lead Toxicity - Chronic lead intoxication is an unrecognized cause of chronic kidney disease

Survival & Mortality - Underlying cause of respiratory disease-associated deaths underestimated

Antimicrobial Resistance - RNAIII-inhibiting peptide suppresses drug-resistant staphylococcal infections

Asbestos Exposure - Asbestos-exposure prevention is essential to prevent death, disease

Asbestos-Related Cancer - Asbestos ban in Italy needs enforcement to reverse related cancers

Avian Influenza - Scientists warn about pandemic potential of lesser-known bird flu strain

Bacteriology - Microcalorimetric assay devised for B. thuringiensis protein yield

Bioterrorism - Automated detection system devised for biowarfare agents

Brucellosis Vaccine - Vaccine protects mice against virulent Brucella melitensis

Chickenpox - Varicella vaccine reduces contagiousness of chickenpox

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Aromatic medicinal plant extracts and a steam distillate repel Aedes aegypti

Coronavirus - Interferons effective in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Coronavirus - SARS-CoV follows the general fusion mechanism of class I viruses

Diagnostics - Urinary tract infection tests for young children compared

Drug Development - Novel buparvaquone oxime derivatives have antileishmanial activity

Eastern Equine Encephalitis - Eastern equine encephalitis found in human-biting mosquitoes

Ebola - WHO announces end of Ebola outbreak in southern Sudan

Environmental Health - Elevated delta ¹⁵N is found in stream biota in areas with septic tank systems

Environmental Health - Immunomagnetic separation detects and counts parasites in sewage sludge samples

Finance - Alferon N maker announces private placement of common stock and warrants

Finance - Antibody maker completes round of private financing

Finance - Infectious-disease company reports Q1 2005 net loss

Food-Borne Illness - Antimicrobial drug delivery in food animals reviewed

Funding - Tuberculosis prevalence rates in China fall after DOTS introduced by WHO

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection -  P. jiroveci polymorphisms suggest common infection source among disease type

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Fungal pheromone receptor PCSTE3 from P. carinii cloned and characterized

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV prevention plus need for medical management remains a challenge in Asia

HIV/AIDS Research - Functional SIV nef genes allow for efficient zoonotic infection in humans

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Comprehensive strategy needed to access antiretroviral treatment in South Africa

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Cuts to health programs could create backlog of HIV patients

HIV/AIDS Treatment - US$5-6 billion needed by 2005 to provide ART to low-, middle-income countries

HIV/AIDS-Associated Illness - Guillain-Barre syndrome strongly associated with HIV infection in young adults

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - Potentially preventable infections are leading cause of HIV-related deaths

Hepatitis Epidemiology - Seroprevalence of markers of viral hepatitis in Yemeni healthcare workers

Herpesvirus - Company reports successful completion of preclinical antiherpes safety studies

Infection Control - Day of week and collection length vital to nosocomial infection surveys

Infectious Disease - Rodent prey reduce reservoirs of transmissible pathogens

Infectious Disease - Wide range of clinical presentations associated with V. vulnificus infection

Influenza - CDC: Flu shot effective more than half of the time

Influenza - First influenza vaccine shipped to healthcare providers

Influenza - Influenza causes excess hospital admissions in Hong Kong

Influenza Vaccine - Reassortment with avian influenza virus attenuates influenza virus

Kaswasaki Disease - Pediatricians overlook Kaswasaki disease in extremes of age ranges

Legionnaires Disease - Third Cleveland, Ohio, worker tests positive for Legionnaires' disease