TB and Outbreaks Week

Drug Resistance - New findings in the area of drug resistance described

Drug Resistance - rpoB mutations confer rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium avium

Epidemiology - Beijing MTB genotype associated with region but not with multidrug resistance

Epidemiology - MTB multidrug resistance prevalence lower after implementing DOTS strategy in South India

Epidemiology - Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis prevalent in previously treated pulmonary TB cases in Lebanon

Epidemiology - Pulmonary tuberculosis prevalence low in rural district of Ethiopia

Epidemiology - TB rates in Hong Kong associated with low education, poverty and old age

Gastroenterology -  Echinococcus multilocularis-induced liver infection detected in France

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Nontuberculous mycobacteria a significant cause of hospitalization in HIV/AIDS patients

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - Primary HAART resistance in drug-naive HIV/AIDS patients increasing in Spain

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Advanced HIV cases suggest large pool of undiagnosed HIV infections in Southeast Brazil

HIV/AIDS Exposure - HIV postexposure prophylaxis suboptimal adherence related to ethnicity and oral sex

HIV/AIDS Knowledge - HIV knowledge lower among sexually inexperienced youth

HIV/AIDS Preventive Medicine - HIV/AIDS prevention program recipients are more likely to practice safe sex

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Unsafe injections unlikely to account for HIV spread in Africa

HIV/AIDS Treatments - HAART access attainable under universal income grant for all South Africans

HIV/AIDS-Associated Cancer - Cancer risk increased among HIV-infected persons in Uganda

HIV/AIDS-Associated Coinfection - Infectious syphilis re-emerging among gay men with high rates of coinfection

HIV/AIDS-Related Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcosis early diagnosis in HIV infection improves clinical outcome

HIV/Malaria Coinfection - Severe anemia increased during acute malaria infection for HIV exposed children

HIV/Tuberculosis Epidemiology - HIV seroprevalence determined among tuberculosis patients in Agra

Healthcare Access - Tuberculosis treatment management improved in patients receiving specialist advice via email

Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Disease outbreaks after the Tsunami will be the consequence of camp conditions

Influenza Vaccine - Chiron inks pandemic influenza vaccine contract with the U.K. government

Keratoconjunctivitis Outbreaks -  Mycoplasma bovis associated with infectious keratoconjunctivitis outbreak in Sardinia

Malaria Therapy - Trial of intermittent malaria treatment in children reduces cases by 86%

Malaria Vaccines - New findings in malaria vaccines described

Malignant Catarrhal Fever Outbreak - Ovine herpesvirus 2 cause of malignant catarrhal fever outbreak in bison feedlot

Microtechnology - Enhanced sensitivity, concentration effect offer possibility of low-cost portable flow cytometer

Pulmonary Tuberculosis & Diabetes - Pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcome not altered by diabetes

SARS - SARS safety among healthcare workers improved between first and second outbreak

SARS Pathogenesis - SARS pathogenesis may be influenced by immune-mediated damage and autoimmunity

Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis case management decentralization improves identification to confirmation delay

Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Smear-negative tuberculosis diagnosed by case definitions and treatment response in HIV/AIDS

Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Tuberculosis diagnosis delay associated with greater transmission of infection

Tuberculosis Drug Adherence - Tuberculosis treatment adherence improved by frequent return strategy

Tuberculosis Mortality - TB-related mortality associated with HIV infection and multidrug resistance

Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - Anti-MTB-heat shock protein 70 antibodies more frequent in sarcoidosis and TB patients

Tuberculosis Therapy - TB-related morbidity and mortality reduced by early diagnosis and effective treatment