TB and Outbreaks Week

Genetics & Genomics - C1858T functional variant of PTPN22 gene not associated with celiac disease genetic predisposition

Genetics & Genomics - Macrophages respond transcriptionally to viable MTB through at least three pathways

Genetics & Genomics - Multilocus sequence typing scheme characterizes Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

Genetics & Genomics - Severe pulmonary sarcoidosis strongly associated with HLA-DQB1*0602-DRB1*150101

Genetics & Genomics - Virulence factor identified in Listeria monocytogenes

Grant Funding - University of Rochester receives $20 million for biodefense studies

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Rapid HIV screening provides fast results for women in labor

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Increased HIV seroprevalence among IDUs crossing border areas in Vietnam and China

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Studies add new findings to HIV/AIDS epidemiology body of knowledge

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Studies describe new findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

HIV/AIDS Prevention - More educated young adults over the last decade in Uganda are reducing their sexual risk behavior

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection -  Cryptosporidium hominis is the predominant species in HIV-infected persons in Tanzania

HIV/AIDS-Related Peritonitis - Peritonitis rate is higher in HIV-infected peritoneal dialysis patients

Hepatitis B Virus - Study agrues that hepatitis B accounts for 40% of "missing" Asian women

Influenza - U.S. agency buys additional vaccine as preparations for potential influenza pandemic continue

Influenza Vaccine - Johns Hopkins flu expert calls for mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers

Malaria - Household conditions can play a major role in malaria risk

Malaria - Multilateral initiative on malaria seeks internationally funded effort

Malaria - Technique maps genetic loci for studies verifing reproductive success of malaria strains

Malaria Vaccine - Priming of CD8+ T cells by vaccines difficult in malaria-endemic areas

Ophthalmology - Corneal cell survival in adenovirus type 19 infection requires PI3K and Akt activation

Outbreaks - Hepatitis B outbreak linked to frequent injections at doctor's office

Pandemics - Contract inked to supply United States with pandemic influenza vaccine for stockpile

Parasitology -  Toxoplasmosis gondii infections reduce quality of life and exact economic societal burdens

Pulmonary Nocardiosis - Modified Ziehl-Neelsen and silver methanamine stains confirm pulmonary nocardiosis diagnosis

Stem Cell Transplantation - Recent findings in stem cell transplantation provide new insights

Transplant Medicine - Polyomavirus excretion frequently seen in kidney transplantation after immunosuppressive treatment

Trichinellosis - Patients involved in 1988 outbreak still reactive against T. britovi antigen

Tuberculosis -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis 19-kDa antigen promotes phagocytosis of mycobacteria

Tuberculosis - Holding company obtains exclusive rights to tuberculosis test kit

Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Universal sample processing technique diagnoses extrapulmonary tuberculosis by various test types

Tuberculosis Risk Factors - Presence of risk factors and laboratory/clinical data predict risk of active pulmonary TB

Virology - Wild sooty mangabeys transmit simian immunodeficiency virus vertically and horizontally