TB and Outbreaks Week

HIV/AIDS Screening - Correlates associated with HIV testing among young gay males identified

HIV/AIDS Screening - HIV testing prevalence low among men who have sex with men in Beijing

HIV/AIDS Screening - Routine medical screening most frequent reason for HIV testing among adolescents

HIV/AIDS-Associated Fungal Infection - HAART responders can safely halt prophylaxis for cryptococcosis and penicilliosis

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - Immune features of tuberculous and nontuberculous pericardial effusions characterized

Human Metapneumovirus Infection - Human metapneumovirus infection may be a substantial public health problem

Human Papillomavirus Diagnostics - P16(INK4a) expression in precancerous lesions and cancers identifies HPV-transformed cells

Human Papillomavirus Epidemiology - Sexual behavior patterns associated with different human papillomavirus types

Imaging - PET imaging detects brain lesions caused by Nocardia infection

Infectious Trachoma - Infectious trachoma not eradicated after one mass azithromycin distribution

Influenza Epidemiology - Spanish influenza-related mortality from 1918-19 associated with class difference

Invasive Aspergillosis - Risk factors for death due to invasive aspergillosis after HSCT determined

Legionnaires Disease - Error-prone early warning scores may delay at-risk Legionnaires disease patients

Listeria - Recent findings in listeria described by researchers from the United States and Japan

Malaria - Cerebral malaria murine studies improved with SHIRPA screen

Malaria Risk Factors - Imported malaria acquired by international travel is increasing

Measles Outbreaks - Circulating measles genotypes in Tamil Nadu characterized

Melanoma Epidemic - Melanoma epidemic developing in the Hispanic population of California

Mycobacteria - Studies from Mexico and the United States describe new findings in mycobacteria research

Mycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis - Bovine monocytes and macrophages phagocytose Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis differently

Norovirus - Reports from Netherlands, Singapore and United States describe recent advances in norovirus research

Nosocomial Infections - Findings from the United States and Australia describe new data in nosocomial infections research

Pneumonic Plague - Plague bacteria respiratory cell attachment blocked by oligosaccharide receptor mimics

Public Health - Scrub typhus is endemic in Republic of Palau

SARS - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, Singapore and Canada detail new studies and findings in the area of SARS

SARS - U.S. personnel in Korea are the largest U.S. military population at risk for SARS

Serratia Marcescens Outbreaks - Both respiratory and GI samples maximize Serratia marcescens identification in infants

Snail Fever - Proteomics facilitates the fight against snail fever

Sociology - Greater HIV/SARS knowledge related to better resources and mental health

Tick-Borne Encephalitis - Tick-borne encephalitis virus maturation pathway differs between host and vector cells

Transplants - New findings from Spain, the United States and Austria in the area of transplants described

Tuberculosis - New data from the United Kingdom, Brazil and Belgium lluminates research in tuberculosis

Tuberculosis - Reports from Gambia, the TX 75708-3154 and India add new data to tuberculosis research

Tuberculosis - Reports from South Africa, Brazil and United States describe recent advances in tuberculosis research

Tuberculosis - Studies from Poland, France and Netherlands advance knowledge in tuberculosis research

Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis outbreak in childcare center in San Francisco is described

Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Multiple-antigen ELISA discriminates healthy controls from patients with TB or MAC disease

Vibrio Cholerae Diagnostics -  Vibrio cholerae O1 isolation enhanced with antibiotic selection technique

West Nile Virus Prevention - West Nile Virus risk exceed risks from mosquito insecticide exposure

Yersinia Pathogenesis - Twin arginine translocation system essential for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis virulence