Issue 9, March 4, 2014

Each Tuesday, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge, selected science clips will be posted here for the public health community. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.

This week, Science Clips is pleased to collaborate with CDC Vital Signs by featuring scientific articles from the current Vital Signs issue on Healthcare Associated Infections (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns). Although not all articles are peer-reviewed they are taken from authoritative sources and represent sound scientific information. Those articles marked with an asterisk are general review articles which may be of particular interest to clinicians and public health professionals seeking background information in this area.

1. CDC Vital Signs
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     1. *Core elements of hospital antibiotic stewardship
        CDC.
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     2. *Antimicrobial stewardship for inpatient facilities
        Ohl CA, Luther VP.
        J Hosp Med. 2011 ;6 Suppl 1:S4-15.
        
     3. Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States, 2013.
        CDC.
        . 2013 .
        
     4. Effect of antibiotic prescribing in primary care on antimicrobial resistance in individual patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
        Costelloe C, Metcalfe C, Lovering A, Mant D, Hay AD.
        BMJ. 2010 ;340:c2096.
        
     5. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship
        Dellit TH, Owens RC, McGowan JE, Gerding DN, Weinstein RA, Burke JP, Huskins WC, Paterson DL, Fishman NO, Carpenter CF, Brennan PJ, Billeter M, Hooton TM.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2007 ;44(2):159-77.
        
     6. Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
        Davey P, Brown E, Charani E, Fenelon L, Gould IM, Holmes A, Ramsay CR, Wiffen PJ, Wilcox M.
        Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 ;4:CD003543.
        
     7. Antibiotics and hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: update of systematic review and meta-analysis
        Slimings C, Riley TV.
        J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 ;epub ahead of print.
        
     8. Time interval of increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection after exposure to antibiotics
        Hensgens MP, Goorhuis A, Dekkers OM, Kuijper EJ.
        J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012 ;67(3):742-8.
        
     9. Vital signs: carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
        CDC.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 ;62(9):165-70.
        
     10. Vital signs: preventing Clostridium difficile infections
         CDC.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 ;61(9):157-62.
         
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     11. Changes in colorectal cancer incidence rates in young and older adults in the United States: what does it tell us about screening
         Austin H, Henley SJ, King J, Richardson LC, Eheman C.
         Cancer Causes Control. 2014 Feb;25(2):191-201.
         
     12. Hospitalizations of adults >=60 years of age with venous thromboembolism
         Yusuf HR, Reyes N, Zhang QC, Okoroh EM, Siddiqi AE, Tsai J.
         Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2014 Mar;20(2):136-42.
         
     13. Association of functional decline with subsequent diabetes incidence in U.S. adults aged 51 years and older: the Health and Retirement Study 1998-2010
         Bardenheier BH, Gregg EW, Zhuo X, Cheng YJ, Geiss LS.
         Diabetes Care. 2014 Feb 18.
         
     14. Prevalence of diabetes in U.S. youth in 2009: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study
         Pettitt DJ, Talton J, Dabelea D, Divers J, Imperatore G, Lawrence JM, Liese AD, Linder B, Mayer-Davis EJ, Pihoker C, Saydah SH, Standiford DA, Hamman RF.
         Diabetes Care. 2014 Feb;37(2):402-8.
         
     15. Diabetes prevention and management: the thrill is not gone
         Albright A.
         Diabetes Spectr. 2014 2014 Winter;27(1):63-68.
         
     16. The role of community, state, territorial, and tribal public health in obesity prevention
         Sommers JK, Heiser C.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:35-9.
         
     17. Physical activity among adults with arthritis [letter]
         Theis KA, Helmick CG, Hootman JM, Barbour KE.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 ;11:E23.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     18. Comparison of strategies to increase HIV testing among African-American gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Washington, DC
         Baytop C, Royal S, Hubbard McCree D, Simmons R, Tregerman R, Robinson C, Johnson WD, McLaughlin M, Price C.
         AIDS Care. 2014 May;26(5):608-12.
         
     19. Epidemiologic implications of asymptomatic reinfection: a mathematical modeling study of norovirus
         Lopman B, Simmons K, Gambhir M, Vinje J, Parashar U.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Feb 15;179(4):507-12.
         
     20. Multiple norovirus infections in a birth cohort in a Peruvian periurban community
         Saito M, Goel-Apaza S, Espetia S, Velasquez D, Cabrera L, Loli S, Crabtree JE, Black RE, Kosek M, Checkley W, Zimic M, Bern C, Cama V, Gilman RH.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;58(4):483-91.
         
     21. Human papillomavirus genotype prevalence in invasive penile cancers from a registry-based United States population
         Hernandez BY, Goodman MT, Unger ER, Steinau M, Powers A, Lynch CF, Cozen W, Saber MS, Peters ES, Wilkinson EJ, Copeland G, Hopenhayn C, Huang Y, Watson M, Altekruse SF, Lyu C, Saraiya M.
         Front Oncol. 2014 ;4:9.
         
     22. Burden of laboratory-confirmed Campylobacter infections in Guatemala 2008-2012: results from a facility-based surveillance system
         Benoit SR, Lopez B, Arvelo W, Henao O, Parsons MB, Reyes L, Moir JC, Lindblade K.
         J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2014 Mar;4(1):51-9.
         
     23. Update: influenza activity - United States, September 29, 2013-February 8, 2014
         Arriola CS, Brammer L, Epperson S, Blanton L, Kniss K, Mustaquim D, Steffens C, Dhara R, Leon M, Perez A, Chaves SS, Katz J, Wallis T, Villanueva J, Xu X, Abd Elal AI, Gubareva L, Cox N, Finelli L, Bresee J, Jhung M.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Feb 21;63(7):148-54.
         
     24. Influenza-associated intensive-care unit admissions and deaths - California, September 29, 2013-January 18, 2014
         Ayscue P, Murray E, Uyeki T, Zipprich J, Harriman K, Salibay C, Kang M, Luu A, Glenn-Finer R, Watt J, Glaser C, Louie J.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Feb 21;63(7):143-7.
         
     25. Notes from the field: varicella-associated death of a vaccinated child with leukemia - California, 2012
         Kriner P, Lopex K, Leung J, Harpaz R, Bialek SR.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Feb 21;63(7):161.
         
     26. Follow-up of infants diagnosed with HIV - Early Infant Diagnosis Program, Francistown, Botswana, 2005-2012
         Motswere-Chirwa C, Voetsch A, Lu L, Letsholathebe V, Lekone P, Machakaire E, Legwaila K, Matambo S, Maruping M, Kolobe T, Petlo C, Lebelonyane R, Glenshaw M, Dale H, Davis M, Halabi SE, Pelletier A.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Feb 21;63(7):158-60.
         
     27. Etiology of genital ulcer disease and association with HIV infection in Malawi
         Phiri S, Zadrozny S, Weiss HA, Martinson F, Nyirenda N, Chen CY, Miller WC, Cohen MS, Mayaud P, Hoffman IF.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Dec;40(12):923-8.
         
     28. Flight related tuberculosis contact investigations in the United States: comparative risk and economic analysis of alternate protocols
         Marienau KJ, Cramer EH, Coleman MS, Marano N, Cetron MS.
         Travel Med Infect Dis. 2014 Jan-Feb;12(1):54-62.
         
   • Community Health Services
     29. Health care utilization and access to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and care and treatment services in a rural area with high HIV prevalence, Nyanza Province, Kenya, 2007
         Ackers ML, Hightower A, Obor D, Ofware P, Ngere L, Kubaje A, Laserson KF.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Feb;90(2):224-33.
         
     30. Workplace health: engaging business leaders to combat obesity
         Lankford T, Lang J, Bowden B, Baun W.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:40-5.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     31. Bedbug complaints among public housing residents - New York City, 2010-2011
         Gounder P, Ralph N, Maroko A, Thorpe L.
         J Urban Health. 2014 Feb 19.
         
     32. Application of a reverse dot blot DNA-DNA hydridization method to quantify host-feeding tendencies of two sibling species in the Anopheles gambiae complex
         Fritz ML, Miller JR, Bayoh MN, Vulule JM, Landgraf JR, Walker ED.
         Med Vet Entomol. 2013 Dec;27(4):398-407.
         
     33. Deletion of the NSm virulence gene of Rift Valley fever virus inhibits virus replication in and dissemination from the midgut of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
         Kading RC, Crabtree MB, Bird BH, Nichol ST, Erickson BR, Horiuchi K, Biggerstaff BJ, Miller BR.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb;8(2):e2670.
         
   • Environmental Health
     34. Urinary pyrethroid and chlorpyrifos metabolite concentrations in northern California families and their relationship to indoor residential insecticide levels, part of the Study of Use of Products and Exposure Related Behavior (SUPERB)
         Trunnelle KJ, Bennett DH, Tulve NS, Clifton MS, Davis MD, Calafat AM, Moran R, Tancredi DJ, Hertz-Picciotto I.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Feb 4;48(3):1931-9.
         
     35. Toxic metal concentrations in mainstream smoke from cigarettes available in the USA
         Pappas RS, Fresquez MR, Martone N, Watson CH.
         J Anal Toxicol. 2014 Feb 16.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     36. Analyzing GeoSentinel surveillance data: a comparison of methods to explore acute gastrointestinal illness among international travelers
         Mues KE, Esposito DH, Han PV, Jentes ES, Sotir MJ, Brown C.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;58(4):546-54.
         
   • Food Safety
     37. Outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Infantis infection in humans linked to dry dog food in the United States and Canada, 2012
         Imanishi M, Rotstein DS, Reimschuessel R, Schwensohn CA, Woody DH, Davis SW, Hunt AD, Arends KD, Achen M, Cui J, Zhang Y, Denny LF, Phan QN, Joseph LA, Tuite CC, Tataryn JR, Behravesh CB.
         J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2014 Mar 1;244(5):545-53.
         
   • Health Disparities
     38. Health behaviors and obesity among Hispanics with depression, United States 2006
         Chowdhury PP, Balluz LS, Zhao G, Town M.
         Ethn Dis. 2014 Winter;24(1):92-96.
         
   • Healthcare Economics
     39. Economics of United States tuberculosis airline contact investigation policies: a return on investment analysis
         Coleman MS, Marienau KJ, Marano N, Marks SM, Cetron MS.
         Travel Med Infect Dis. 2014 Jan-Feb;12(1):63-71.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     40. A sham case-control study of effectiveness of DTP-Hib-hepatitis B vaccine against rotavirus acute gastroenteritis in Kenya
         Khagayi S, Tate JE, Onkoba R, Parashar U, Odhiambo F, Burton D, Laserson K, Feikin DR.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2014 ;14(1):77.
         
     41. Use of vaccines as probes to define disease burden
         Feikin DR, Scott JA, Gessner BD.
         Lancet. 2014 Feb 14.
         
     42. Interim estimates of 2013-14 seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness - United States, February 2014
         Flannery B, Thaker SN, Clippard J, Monto AS, Ohmit SE, Zimmerman RK, Nowalk MP, Gaglani M, Jackson ML, Jackson LA, Belongia EA, McLean HQ, Berman L, Foust A, Sessions W, Spencer S, Fry AM.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Feb 21;63(7):137-42.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     43. Effects of breathing frequency and flow rate on the total inward leakage of an elastomeric half-mask donned on an advanced manikin headform
         He X, Grinshpun SA, Reponen T, McKay R, Bergman MS, Zhuang Z.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2014 Mar;58(2):182-94.
         
     44. Multicenter study of anidulafungin and micafungin MIC distributions and epidemiological Cutoff Values for eight Candida species and the CLSI M27-A3 broth microdilution method
         Pfaller MA, Espinel-Ingroff A, Bustamante B, Canton E, Diekema DJ, Fothergill A, Fuller J, Gonzalez GM, Guarro J, Lass-Florl C, Lockhart SR, Martin-Mazuelos E, Meis JF, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Pelaez T, St-Germain G, Turnidge J.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Feb;58(2):916-22.
         
     45. Laboratory identification of arthropod ectoparasites
         Mathison BA, Pritt BS.
         Clin Microbiol Rev. 2014 Jan;27(1):48-67.
         
     46. Impact of changes in Clostridium difficile testing practices on stool rejection policies and C. difficile positivity rates across multiple laboratories in the United States
         Cohen J, Limbago B, Dumyati G, Holzbauer S, Johnston H, Perlmutter R, Dunn J, Nadle J, Lyons C, Phipps E, Beldavs Z, Clark LA, Lessa FC.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Feb;52(2):632-4.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     47. Prevalence and impact of unhealthy weight in a national sample of US adolescents with autism and other learning and behavioral disabilities
         Phillips KL, Schieve LA, Visser S, Boulet S, Sharma AJ, Kogan MD, Boyle CA, Yeargin-Allsopp M.
         Matern Child Health J. 2014 Feb 20.
         
     48. Cost-effectiveness analysis of the National Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program
         Barbosa C, Smith EA, Hoerger TJ, Fenlon N, Schillie SF, Bradley C, Murphy TV.
         Pediatrics. 2014 Feb;133(2):243-53.
         
   • Mining
     49. Comparative evaluation of light-emitting diode cap lamps with an emphasis on visual performance in mesopic lighting conditions
         Reyes MA, Sammarco JJ, Gallagher S, Srednicki JR.
         IEEE Trans Ind Appl. 2014 ;50(1):127-133.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     50. The food and water system: impacts on obesity
         Pinard CA, Kim SA, Story M, Yaroch AL.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:52-60.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     51. NIOSH Health and Safety Practices Survey of Healthcare Workers: training and awareness of employer safety procedures
         Steege AL, Boiano JM, Sweeney MH.
         Am J Ind Med. 2014 Feb 18.
         
     52. Central adiposity and subclinical cardiovascular disease in police officers
         Baughman P, Fekedulegn D, Andrew ME, Joseph PN, Dorn JM, Violanti JM, Burchfiel CM.
         ISRN Obes. 2013 ;2013:895687.
         
     53. Criteria for the collection of useful respirator performance data in the workplace
         Janssen L, Zhuang Z, Shaffer R.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2014 2014/04/03;11(4):218-226.
         
     54. Occupational health nurses' achievement of competence and comfort in respiratory protection and preferred learning methods
         Burgel BJ, Novak DA, Carpenter HE, Gruden M, Lachat AM, Taormina D.
         Workplace Health Saf. 2014 ;62(2):56-68.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     55. Interpreting MSHA citations through the lens of occupational health and safety management systems: investigating their impact on mine injuries and illnesses 2003-2010
         Yorio PL, Willmer DR, Haight JM.
         Risk Anal. 2014 Jan 28.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     56. Community knowledge, attitudes and practices on schistosomiasis in western Kenya - the SCORE Project
         Musuva RM, Awiti A, Omedo M, Ogutu M, Secor WE, Montgomery SP, Alaii J, Mwinzi PN.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Feb 17.
         
     57. Early parasite clearance following artemisinin-based combination therapy among Ugandan children with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
         Muhindo MK, Kakuru A, Jagannathan P, Talisuna A, Osilo E, Orukan F, Arinaitwe E, Tappero JW, Kaharuza F, Kamya MR, Dorsey G.
         Malar J. 2014 ;13:32.
         
     58. Epidemiological review of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Romania
         Dubey JP, Hotea I, Olariu TR, Jones JL, Darabus G.
         Parasitology. 2014 Mar;141(3):311-25.
         
   • Physical Activity
     59. Built environment and physical activity promotion: place-based obesity prevention strategies
         Trowbridge MJ, Schmid TL.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:46-51.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     60. Evaluation of inpatient clinical documentation readiness for ICD-10-CM
         DeAlmeida DR, Watzlaf VJ, Anania-Firouzan P, Salguero O, Rubinstein E, Abdelhak M, Parmanto B.
         Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2014 2014 Winter:1-16.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     61. The WISEWOMAN program: smoking prevalence and key approaches to smoking cessation among participants, July 2008-June 2013
         Vaid I, Ahmed K, May D, Manheim D.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2014 Feb 19.
         
   • Zoonoses
     62. Serological evidence of widespread circulation of West Nile virus and other flaviviruses in equines of the Pantanal, Brazil
         Pauvolid-Correa A, Campos Z, Juliano R, Velez J, Nogueira RM, Komar N.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb;8(2):e2706.
         
   
   

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