TB and Outbreaks Week

Cholera - The flagellar motor controls exopolysaccharide expression in V. cholerae

Microbial Contamination - Microbial biofilms prevalent on fresh produce and household surfaces

Parasitology - Microarray-based assay detects and genotypes protozoan parasites

Respiratory Synctial Virus - RSV outbreak in pediatric ICU caused by persistent viral shedders

SARS Coronavirus - Novel cell lines identified for SARS-CoV diagnostics or basic research

Adenovirus - DNA binding to viral enzyme may serve as new target for antiviral drugs

Anthrax Vaccine - In vitro-based potency assay for anthrax vaccine developed

Anti-Infectives - Combination of amphotericin B formulations improves efficacy

Antiretroviral Therapy - Recommendations made for two versus three drugs for postexposure HIV prophylaxis

Bacterial Genomics -  Listeria monocytogenes composed of at least three evolutionary lineages

Bacterial Genomics - Multidrug-resistant S. enterica serovar Typhimurium found in shellfish in Spain

Bacterial Inhibition -  L. monocytogenes in biofilms controlled by competitive-exclusion microorganisms

Bacterial Resistance - Bacterial resistance increased from 1998 to 2002 in hospital in Slovakia

Bacterial Resistance - Community MSRA isolates in Australia belong to five CHEF electrophoretic patterns

Bacterial Resistance - MRSA strains susceptible to aminoglycosides genotyped

Bacterial Toxin - astA gene transposed into prophage of S. enterica serovar abortusovis

Bacteriology - Germ study suggests bloodletting may work

Dengue Virus - RNA interference may protect humans from vector-borne infections

Disease Prevention - Zinc deficiency impairs immune function and resistance to infection

Drug Addiction - Cocaine use increased dramatically in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2002

Drug Development - Novel 14-helical beta-peptides are potent bilayer disrupting agents

Drug Development - Novel furamidine prodrugs have potent anti-trypanosomal activity

Drug Resistance - Current epidemiological measures might not be sufficient to contain MDRTB

Enterovirus Infection - Enteroviral meningitis outbreak in France is caused by human echovirus 30

Enterovirus Infection - Enterovirus 71 strain causes neurological disease after oral infection

Food Poisoning - PCR identifies enterotoxigenic S. aureus strains from food poisoning outbreaks

Gastroenterology - Novel animal model may improve study of H. pylori infection

Global Health - Harvard: World Health Organization strategy to control TB ineffective

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Antiretroviral therapy is safe for women with HCV infection

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Factors associated with short delay between initial HIV test and AIDS elucidated

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Indigenous foods help mitigate the HIV/AIDS crisis in West and Central Africa

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - South African youth using safe-sex practices

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - HIV specialists and oncologists differ in pain management and palliative care

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - HIV-affected families must deal with complex psychosocial issues

HIV/AIDS Infection - Normal CD4 and CD8 values established in healthy Chinese adults from Shanghai

HIV/AIDS Prevention - IVDA cessation concomitant with decrease in other addictions and unsafe sex

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Efavirenz discontinuation associated with multiple factors

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - OI prophylaxis reduces drug-related toxicity and pharmaceutical interactions

Healthcare Funding - Virginia State Health Department gets $20 million

Hepatitis C Virus - CCR5-Delta32 and CCR2-V641 polymorphisms not related to HCV infection response

Hepatitis C Virus - Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma increasing despite HCV infection decline

Hookworm - Hookworm aspartic proteases reviewed

Immunology - CCL2 underlies heightened infection risk in SIRS mice

Infectious Disease -  Giardia lamblia funis visualized

Infectious Disease - NIH biodefense contract aims to unlock proteomes of salmonella, pox

Infectious Disease - Shiga toxin 1-neutralizing Fab fragment isolated

Influenza - Flu is sending more and more to hospital

Influenza Virus - Immunokinetics in severe pneumonia due to influenza virus/bacteria coinfection

Listeria Outbreak -  Listeria monocytogenes isolated from cold-smoked fish products in Japan

Listeria Outbreak - Clone of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b implicated in food-borne listeriosis

Malaria -  Anopheles malaria mosquitoes increase in relation to housing conditions

Malaria - Serum malondialdehyde levels are increased in Plasmodium vivax infection

Malaria Therapy - Molecular methods determine resistance to antimalarial drugs during epidemics

Malaria Vaccine - Subdomain of Plasmodium apical membrane antigen 1 ectodomain produced