TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 10th, 2005
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Bacteriology - Yersinia species survive and multiply in macrophage phagosomes
Bioterrorism - Multiplexed PCR assay simultaneously detects four biothreat agents
Diagnostics - PCR detects pathogenic leptospires earlier than in tissue culture
Diagnostics - Toxigenic culture sensitive for diagnosis of C. difficile-assoc. diarrhea
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Arsenic trioxide represses activation of NF-kappa B/COX-2 in AML cells
Anthrax - Project could lead to anthrax drugs
Anti-Infectives - Ramoplanin is highly active against drug-resistant C. difficile in vitro
Anticancer Therapy - Jasmonates act directly and selectively on cancer cell mitochondria
Apoptosis - Bax and Bak genes required for apoptosis induction by sulforaphane
Apoptosis - Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibits ginseng metabolite-mediated apoptosis
Malaria Vaccines - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of malaria vaccines
Artificial Blood Substitute - Liposome-encapsulated actin-Hb used to develop artificial blood substitutes
Avian Influenza - Avian flu outbreak control integrated human & veterinary health response efforts
Brain Cancer - Mobile phone use not associated with risk of parietal/temporal lobe brain tumors
Breast Cancer - BRCA1/2 germline mutations evaluated in breast cancer moderate/low-risk persons
Bronchiolitis - Chest physiotherapy doesn't help infants with chest infection
Clostridium Difficile - slpA gene sequenced from C. difficile strains causing outbreaks in Japan
SARS - Researchers' work adds to SARS body of knowledge
Colon Cancer - Short-term risk for colonic polyps in I1307K APC mutation is low
Dengue Fever - Gene variant associated with protection from severe dengue in Thailand
Dengue Fever - Weather variables sometimes influence epidemics
Disseminated Tuberculosis - Disseminated TB presented as multiple hepatosplenic microabscesses/pancytopenia
Drug Development - Carbamic acid derivative shows promise for hepatic amoebiasis treatment
Drug Development - Developed pyrrole derivatives have antimycobacterial activity
Drug Development - Febrifugine analogs show promise as antimalarial agents
Drug Development - Oligosaccharides weak inhibitors of mycobacterial arabinosyltransferases
Drug Resistance - Co-artemether may reduce selective transmission of resistant parasites
Enteric Infections - Rifaximin active against enteric infections
Epidemiology - Multiple C. difficile strains in fecal samples limits epidemiology studies
Foodborne Illness - 2010 health goals for E. coli 0157 reached
Genetics & Genomics - Commensal Escherichia coli strain harbors many 'virulence-associated' genes
Genetics & Genomics - O-specific LPS gene cluster identified in CF-associated B. cenocepacia
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Mutations in HIV subtypes must be better understood to prevent resistance
Herpes Simplex Virus - HSV encephalitis during acyclovir therapy reported in premature infant
Influenza Vaccine - Inactivated influenza vaccine prevents influenza in diabetic mice
Listeria Diagnostics - Standardization needed for L. monocytogenes detection
Malaria - Antioxidants reduce endothelial cell apoptosis in malaria
Malaria - Researchers unmask malaria parasite's cloaking mechanism
Malaria - TOMOCOMD-CARDD approach identifies antimalarial compounds
Malaria Epidemic - Link between climate variability and malaria epidemics still unproven
Malaria Genomics and Genetics - Mutations linked to chloroquine resistance lower Plasmodium fitness
Malaria Transmission - Entomological features of malaria transmission in Manhica reported
Malaria Vaccines - New data illuminates research in malaria vaccines
Measles - Plant-based measles vaccine has potential
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - MTB & M. smegmatis mutants increased beta-lactam antibiotic susceptibility
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - MTB evades host antimicrobial defenses by inhibiting phagosome maturation
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Molecular techniques differentiate MTB strains by genetic polymorphisms
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Pathway critical for MTB virulence conserved & functional in M. smegmatis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Peptidoglycan hydrolase Cw1M identified in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nosocomial Infections - L. pneumophila persist in water supply regardless of disinfection procedures
Nosocomial Infections - Nosocomial outbreak-related respiratory pathogens reviewed
Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease - Anti-C. pneumoniae treatment inhibits PAOD progression
Proteomics - Rv3676 protein naturally defective in Mycobacterium bovis BCG strains
Psittacosis Outbreaks - Psittacosis outbreak may be linked to wild birds
SARS - Misconceptions about SARS lead to psychological trauma
SARS Coronavirus - SARSCoV mutation rates correlate with geographic epidemic characteristics
SARS Coronavirus - Safe & sensitive Spike protein-based IFA detects antibody responses to SARS-CoV
Staphylococcus - Research yields new approach for controlling drug-resistant infection
Staphylococcus Aureus - S. aureus nasal carriage not assoc. with Vitamin D receptor gene mutation
Tobacco Use - Diet and tobacco exposure to acrylamide influence hemoglobin AA-adduct levels
Transfusion Medicine - Prestorage leucodepletion reduces transfusion reactions events
Travel Medicine - New survey shows few seek health advice prior to trip
Tuberculosis - Assays to determine vaccinated from M. bovis infected cattle improved
Tuberculosis - Isoniazid binds to NAT enzyme in mycobacterial cells
Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Culture more sensitive than PCR for extrapulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis
Tuberculosis Drug Development - Quinchamalium majus constituents have potential antitubercular activity
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Prescreening program tested a wide range of tuberculosis vaccines
Tuberculosis Verrucosa Cutis - Diagnostic criteria for tuberculosis verrucosa cutis discussed
Typhoid Fever - Salmonella electrophoresis patterns linked to travel analyzed
Urogenital Cancer - Immunogenetic basis for high urogenital cancer prevalence in sea lions
Vaccine Efficacy - Immunizations benefitting college students reviewed
West Nile Virus - NIAID begins clinical trial of West Nile virus vaccine
West Nile Virus - Studies describe new findings in west nile virus research
Yersinia - Invasin triggers Rac1-mediated signals enabling Yersinia internalization
Yersinia - LAT/SLP-76 molecules targeted by Yersinia to inhibit T cell activation
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