TB and Outbreaks Week

Clostridium Epidemiology -  Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 strains widely distributed in Canada

Fusarium Keratitis Outbreaks -  Fusarium keratitis outbreak associated with contact lens wear in Singapore

Kingella Kingae Outbreaks -  Kingella kingae skeletal system infection outbreak occurred in daycare center

Listeriosis -  Listeria monocytogenes increases in pork products from farm to manufacturing

Arbovirus Epidemiology - Interepidemic arboviral infection common in central Africa

Avian Influenza - HepaLife continues bird flu vaccine development, discusses new report on influenza

Behavioral Medicine - Lower cognitive social maturity and greater life change events predicts adolescent risk behaviors

Candida Albicans Epidemiology -  Candida albicans strains characterized by multilocus sequence typing

Chronic Rhinosinusitis - Antifungal agents used to treat chronic rhinosinusitis

Coronavirus Diagnostics - All coronavirus infections diagnosed by multiple primer sets targeting different genes

Cystic Fibrosis - Second PCR assay confirms cystic fibrosis epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lineages strains in U.K.

Dengue Fever - Study explains the fluctuations of dengue epidemics

Diphtheria - Antidiphtheria antibody levels do not correlate with course of the disease

Enterococcus Epidemiology - Recombination is an important mechanism driving Enterococcus faecalis genetic variation

Food Safety -  Salmonella spp. adaptation in stored juice enhances acid resistance to gastric fluid

HIV/AIDS & Mycoplasma Pneumoniae -  Mycoplasma pneumoniae seroprevalence determined in HIV-infected patients in Chennai

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HLA-B58s alleles have an impact on HIV-1 infection among native Africans

HIV/AIDS Impact - Demographic impact of AIDS and number of people in need of treatment projected

HIV/AIDS Oral Candidiasis - CD8+ T cells in oral lesions of HIV patients are normal activated T cells

HIV/AIDS Perinatal Transmission - Maternal autologous neutralizing antibody protective against perinatal HIV-1 transmission

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - HIV-infected injection drug-using women engage in risky sex with HIV-uninfected men

HIV/AIDS Stigma - HIV and AIDS stigma violates human rights in five African countries

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-neutralizing monoclonal antibody 4E10 recognizes N-terminal sequences on native antigen

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Locally elicited immune responses at mucosal entry sites likely to favor immune activation

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Relative neutralization sensitivity/resistance is HIV-1 type B isolate reproducible property

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trials - Sensitivity analyses in HIV vaccine trial compares outcomes only existing in patient subsets

Herpes Simplex Virus - Herpes simplex virus type 2 accurately detected with native purified mature glycoprotein g

Human Papillomavirus - Human papillomavirus DNA detection enhanced by linear array HPV genotype assay

Infectious Diseases - SARS and infectious diseases still a threat to healthcare workers, even with protective clothing

Influenza - Phylogenetic analysis characterizes A/H3N2 influenza samples from Brazil epidemics

Influenza Vaccine - Computer model addresses pandemic influenza in 21st century

Influenza Virus Drug Development - Cyanobacteria exopolysaccharide inhibits influenza virus-induced pneumonia

Leprosy Diagnostics - Postgenomic HLA-based approach detects preclinical Mycobacterium leprae infection

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Irish-1 and -2 are distinct methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Northern Ireland

Mycobacterium Bovis Diagnostics - Early antibody response to Mycobacterium bovis in cattle detected by antibody tests

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Diagnostics -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampin resistance rapidly detected by pyrosequencing

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Diagnostics - BacT/ALERT 3D system automates Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Electronic nose detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Rapid method differentiates most subspecies within Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Pneumonic Plague - Transmission potential of primary pneumonic plague estimated