TB and Outbreaks Week

Adenovirus - Nosocomial infections in Japan caused by new adenovirus type 4 genomic variant

Liver Cancer - Liver cirrhosis prognosis determined after first hepatic encephalopathy episode

Noscomial Infection - Hospital-acquired C. difficile infection 1300-fold higher than in community

Oncology Research - Constant light exposure increases cancer incidence and decreases lifespan

Virology - JC virus genotypes 3 and 7 identified in South African patients

Antimicrobial Susceptibility - Real-time PCR detects A. phagocytophilum susceptibility to antimicrobials

Atrophic Gastritis - Genetics/lifestyle influence protective effect for developing atrophic gastritis

Avian Influenza - Nine-year-old Thai girl dies from bird flu, raising country's death toll to 11

Bacterial Resistance - Salmonellae acquire antimicrobial resistance independent of selection pressure

Biowarfare - Defensive measures elucidated for agents of biological warfare

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Italy detects another case of mad cow disease

Collaborations - Companies to develop of Genelabs' hepatitis C compounds

Collaborations - Pandemic influenza vaccine agreement signed

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Hospital suspects case of rare CJD and notifies surgical patients

Crohn Disease - Adherent-invasive E. coli associated with ileal mucosa

Cytomegalovirus - Pacific Northwest team unveils largest virus proteome to date

Decontamination - Surface sampling/QPCR analysis effective for decontamination strategy evaluation

Diagnostics - Correlations between magnesium status of neonates and mothers from blood/hair

Diagnostics - FDG PET useful for diagnosing implantable catheter infection

Diagnostics - Methods for detection of Enterocytozoon bienuesi in stool specimens compared

Diagnostics - Novel PCR assay useful for rapid detection of emetic Bacillus cereus

Diagnostics - Rapid real-time PCR detects/quantitates M. avium subspecies in contaminated milk

Diagnostics - Repeated fanolesomab injections not linked to adverse effects

Diagnostics - Seminested PCR-enzyme immunoassay is favorable method for candidemia diagnosis

Diagnostics - UG52-UC53 and 292-222 primer pairs most appropriate for Echovirus detection

Disease Outbreak - Brucellosis in Campbell County, Wyoming, still a mystery

Drug Resistance -  Bacillus subtilis LmrA binding characterized

Emergency Preparedness - Emergency plans needed in event of bioterrorism or natural epidemic

Environmental Health - Officials warn gold panners in filthy Manila river

Food-Borne Illness -  E. coli O157:H7 uses different acid resistance systems

Foodborne Pathogens - Pathogenic enteric viruses persist in marinated mussels despite acid conditions

Foodborne Pathogens - Storage temperature affects ability of Streptococcus pyogenes to grow in food

Fungal Toxin - Fumonisins detected in herbal tea and medicinal plants in Turkey

Gastric Cancer - EBV-gastric carcinoma pathogenesis different in intestinal or diffuse EBV-GC

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Australian company to lead NIH-funded project to prevent HIV, other STDs

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Barcelona to play World XI in AIDS benefit

HIV/AIDS Prevention - England's Prime Minister and musician work to help Africa

HIV/AIDS Research - Drug boosts HIV-1-specific lymphocyte activity in infected patients, study shows

HIV/AIDS Therapy - New HIV technologies alter the nature of HIV medicine materially and socially

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Race is not associated with pharmacokinetics of nevirapine

HIV/AIDS Threat - Former President De Klerk says AIDS remains South Africa's biggest threat

Helicobacter Pylori -  H. pylori RpoB polymorphism correlates with differential induction of IL-8