TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 1st, 2005
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Drug Resistance - Single MRSA clone spreading transregionally between drug users in Switzerland
Epidemiology - Widespread B. cenocepacia clone identified in CF patients in Czech Republic
Laboratory Biosafety - Biosafety level 3 facilities safeguard from SARS-CoV-infected autopsy specimens
Malaria - Puddles created by the 2004 tsunami facilitate increased breeding of malaria vector
Shigellosis Outbreak - Researchers report shigellosis outbreak in swimmers in freshwater lake
Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever - Researchers recommend use of Candid 1 vaccine in children under 15 years old
Avian Influenza - Flu virus reported to resist drug envisioned for pandemic
Avian Influenza - Immune boosting drug may help prevent Avian flu pandemic
Avian Influenza - Nanotechnology device funded to detect Avian influenza
Bacterial Vaginosis - Vaginal IL-8 levels not associated with bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy
Bacteriology - Iron and iron chelating agents modulate Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth
Biomedical Engineering - Nitric oxide-releasing coatings reduce implant-associated infections
Blood Safety - Photochemical treatment inactivates Leishmania in platelet concentrates
Cholera Vaccines - Reports describe recent advances in cholera vaccines research
Diagnostics - Bacterial 16S rDNA universal primers diagnose partially treated meningitis
Diagnostics - ELISAs are accurate for screening community levels of Cryptosporidium infection
Diagnostics - PCR-SSCP rapidly identifies Neisseria meningitidis
Epidemiology - Congo basin monkeypox more virulent for cynomolgus monkeys than West African monkeypox
Gastroenterology - Gastrointestinal disease may be a risk factor for GI infection with Listeria
HIV/AIDS Coinfection - GBV-C inhibition of HIV mediated by CD4 and CD8 T-cell-derived soluble factors
HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Protease inhibitors plus mefloquine have marked synergy against HIV-1
HIV/AIDS HAART - Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis prevents complications prior to HAART initiation
HIV/AIDS Prophylaxis - Single-dose nevirapine within 24 hours of birth protects against HIV-1 infection
HIV/AIDS Transmission Risk - Second trimester amniocentesis does not increase vertical HIV transmission risk
HIV/AIDS-Associated Infection - TSP/HAM should be considered in HIV patients with myelopathy and normal CD4 counts
HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - E. coli from AIDS patients in Senegal has low cotrimoxazole susceptibility
HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - HIV-1 infection is not a risk factor for amebiasis
Infectious Diseases - M. leprae induces NF-kappa B-dependent transcription repression in Schwann cells
Infectious Diseases - Drug company responds to disease epidemic caused by Clostridium difficile
Infectious Diseases - Ibogaine reduces organ colonization in systemic and GI C. albicans infections
Influenza - AIV TX/04 pathogenicity increased by AA insertion at hemagglutinin cleavage site
Influenza - H5N1 influenza virus is nonpathogenic in ducks
Influenza - Oral lactoferrin and lactoperoxidase attenuates pneumonia in influenza virus infection
Lyme Disease - Drop in anti-C6 antibody titer marks positive treatment response
Malaria - Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen has a clustering of polymorphisms
Malaria Therapy - Quinine monotherapy does not effectively treat malaria in pregnant women
Malaria Vaccines - Recent findings in malaria vaccines described
Microbicide - Vaginal detergent-type microbicide causes inflammatory cell infiltration at epithelial surface
Microsporidia Infection - Early symptoms of microsporidia infection may resolve even though microsporidia may persist
Nanotechnology - Avian flu threat prompts nanobiotech firms to step up vaccine, detection device development
Nosocomial Infection - Nosocomial bacteremia in neonates is related to poor standards of care
Parasitology - Flea larvae have higher survival when parasitizing underfed hosts
Personnel - WHO health expert David Nabarro named work on avian, human influenza response
Public Health - Pennsylvania provides online resources for people seeking flu vaccinations
SARS - Acute SARS-CoV infection contributes to initial DC and T-cell subset reduction
SARS - Imported cases after nosocomial infection were major cause of SARS infections
SARS - Protease enhances severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection
SARS Outbreaks - Data advance knowledge in SARS ouTBreaks research
Sleeping Sickness - Sleeping sickness epidemic spreading in Uganda
Tuberculosis Risk Factors - Population-based TB risk factors for Tibetan refugees in India reported
Tuberculosis Vaccine - BCG vaccine effective against tuberculosis infection and disease
Typhoid Fever - Travelers to the Malay Peninsula need not get vaccination against typhoid fever
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Prion - Transmission risk of v-CJD prion during abdominal surgery is currently unquantifiable
Vibrio Fluvialis - Vibrio fluvialis isolated from pediatric patients with diarrhea
West Nile Virus - VGTI researchers receive $12.6 million to study West Nile virus in the elderly
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