TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 21st, 2006
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Drug Resistance - Treatment of multidrug resistant TB led to fluoroquinolone resistance in Taiwan
Food Safety - Multiple-restaurant Shigella flexneri serotype 2a infection outbreak traced to tomatoes
Nosocomial Infections - Serratia marcescens bacteriuria outbreaks occurred in neurosurgical ICU
Nosocomial Infections - Infection control measures failed to control carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa spread
Nosocomial Infections - Simultaneous S. marcescens and K. pneumoniae outbreak occurred in a neonatal ICU
Allergy & Immunology - TLR9 regulates Th1 responses and cooperates with TLR2 in mediating optimal MTB resistance
Avian Influenza - Avian influenza can be transmitted from nonpoultry species to zoo birds
Avian Influenza - First large-scale bird flu genome study completed
Avian Influenza - Vaccine provides 100% protection against avian flu virus in animal study
Behavioral Medicine - Peer behavior may influence handwashing practice among medical students during/after SARS
Bioterrorism - Fruit fly susceptibility to anthrax toxins may make it a good research model
Blood Safety - Flow cytometry used to test sterility of buffy coat-derived platelet concentrates
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus - Economic cost is high to maintain bovine viral diarrhea virus-free herds
Clinical Trials - Noncompliance may underestimate topical microbicide efficacy in clinical trials
Diagnostics - Protozoan infection is cause of diarrhea in young calves
Diagnostics - Real-time PCR rapidly determines rifampin resistant MTB clinical isolates
Diagnostics - Ribotyping useful for molecular typing of global Y. pseudotuberculosis isolates
Diagnostics - Routine tuberculosis culture during bronchoscopy is valuable in nonendemic areas
Disease Associations - High prevalence of HPV infections in urine samples from HIV-infected men
Drug Delivery - Nanoparticle drug delivery systems allow sustained antituberculosis drug release
Drug Development - New findings in drug development described
Drug Resistance - Change of antimicrobial use affects resistance in certain Gram-negative bacteria
Drug Resistance - New findings in the area of drug resistance detailed
Drug Resistance - Pair of studies offer new clues to combat antibiotic resistance
Epidemiology - Contemporary international resistant S. pneumoniae clones compared with original isolates
Epidemiology - High percent of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from various specimen types in Zambia
Epidemiology - Molecular biology and pathogenesis of hantaviruses are reviewed
Epidemiology - Ophthalmic manifestations are early and prominent in botulism
Epidemiology - Simian virus 40 significantly associated with some B-cell neoplasms in Costa Rica
Genetics & Genomics - Mycobacterium tuberculosis specifically upregulates matrix metalloproteinase-1
Genetics & Genomics - Dengue 2 virus strains of American and Asian genotype circulating in Oaxaca
Genetics & Genomics - Directions identified to prevent, diagnose, and cure tuberculosis
Genetics & Genomics - MCP-1 genotype GG associated with increased pulmonary TB susceptibility
Genetics & Genomics - Region-of-difference in M. tuberculosis genomes geographically distributed
Genetics & Genomics - plcD gene significantly associated with extrathoracic tuberculosis
Genital Warts - Risk of developing genital wart recurrence after 3 months of 5% imiquimod cream use is low
HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - K103N is the most common mutation in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Kampala
HIV/AIDS Education - HIV/AIDS knowledge moderate among high school students in Korea
HIV/AIDS Occupational Injury - Work-related injury rates increased among HIV-infected gold miners
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Preventing HIV infection in a seronegative partner is cost-saving to society
HIV/AIDS Screening - HIV ELISA kits for antibody screening have variable sensitivity and specificity
Infection Control - Response algorithm controls transmission of airborne-spread diseases
Influenza - Connecticut Governor joins U.S. Health and Human Services secretary to host pandemic flu meeting
Influenza - Flu shot recommendation for toddlers not backed by evidence
Influenza - Model of influenza-host life cycles will help antiviral drug research
Influenza - Zoonotic transmission of influenza virus into humans is certain to occur
Nipah Virus - Hendra and Nipah viruses are emerging human pathogens
Nosocomial Infections - Glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus ICU outbreak difficult to control
Nosocomial Infections - Superheat-and-flush system failed to control Legionella colonization in hospital water
Patents - Biotech company acquires patents and licenses for diagnostic kit technology
SARS - Chinese herbs don't decrease death from SARS but may improve symptoms
Transplant Medicine - HHV8 seroconversion in post-transplant KS linked to viral transmission by the graft
Tropical Disease - Experts say controlling neglected diseases will boost fight against HIV, TB, malaria
Tuberculosis Diagnosis - New data illuminates research in tuberculosis diagnosis
Tuberculosis Therapy - Acquired resistance and eradication of susceptible bacteria can occur concurrently
Tularemia - Gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin more effective than ciprofloxacin for tularemia infection
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