Issue 40, October 4, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 40, 10/4/10

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The report consists of four components:

• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases - Chlamydia and Health Communication and Education)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Effectiveness of population-based service screening with mammography for women ages 40 to 49 years
       Hellquist BN, Duffy SW, Abdsaleh S, Bjorneld L, Bordas P, Tabar L, Vitak B, Zackrisson S, Nystrom L, Jonsson H.
       Cancer. 2010 Sep 29.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • An outbreak of hepatitis A among primary and secondary contacts of an international adoptee
       Pelletier AR, Mehta PJ, Burgess DR, Bondeson LM, Carson PJ, Rea VE, Sharapov UM, Hu DJ.
       Public Health Rep. 2010 Sep-Oct;125(5):642-6.
       

   • Communicable Diseases - Chlamydia

     • Bridging the gap: using school-based health services to improve chlamydia screening among young women
       Braun RA, Provost JM.
       Am J Public Health. 2010 Sep;100(9):1624-9.
       
     • The impact of community-based sexually transmitted infection screening results on sexual risk behaviors of African American adolescents
       Sznitman SR, Carey MP, Vanable PA, DiClemente RJ, Brown LK, Valois RF, Hennessy M, et al.
       J Adolesc Health. 2010 Jul;47(1):12-9.
       
     • Expedited partner therapy: a robust intervention
       Shiely F, Hayes K, Thomas KK, Kerani RP, Hughes JP, Whittington WL, Holmes KK, et al.
       Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Oct;37(10):602-7.
       

   • Genetics and Genomics

     • PLoS Currents: Evidence on genomic tests - at the crossroads of translation
       Gwinn M, Dotson .D, Khoury MJ.
       PLoS Curr. 2010 .
       

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     • Sexual intercourse and oral sex among public middle school students: prevalence and correlates
       De Rosa CJ, Ethier KA, Kim DH, Cumberland WG, Afifi AA, Kotlerman J, Loya RV, Kerndt PR.
       Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2010 ;42(3):197-205.
       

   • Health Communication and Education

     • Evaluation of a multifaceted social marketing campaign to increase awareness of and screening for oral cancer in African Americans
       Jedele JM, Ismail AI.
       Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2010 Aug;38(4):371-82.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • A method for rapid, non-targeted screening for environmental contaminants in household dust
       Hilton DC, Jones RS, Sjodin A.
       J Chromatogr A. 2010 Aug 21.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Increases in breastfeeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: an analysis of equity
       Lutter CK, Chaparro CM, Grummer-Strawn LM.
       Health Policy Plan. 2010 Sep 28.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Accuracy of NHANES periodontal examination protocols
        Eke PI, Thornton-Evans GO, Wei L, Borgnakke WS, Dye BA.
        J Dent Res. 2010 Sep 21.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     2. Bloodstream infections among HIV-infected outpatients, Southeast Asia
        Varma JK, McCarthy KD, Tasaneeyapan T, Monkongdee P, Kimerling ME, Buntheoun E, Sculier D, Keo C, Phanuphak P, Teeratakulpisarn N, Udomsantisuk N, Dung NH, Lan NT, Yen NT, Cain KP.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;16(10):1569-1575.
        
     3. Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of trichomoniasis in East European countries
        Domeika M, Zhurauskaya L, Savicheva A, Frigo N, Sokolovskiy E, Hallen A, Unemo M, Ballard RC.
        J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Oct;24(10):1125-1134.
        

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     4. Hospital triage system for adult patients using an influenza-like illness scoring system during the 2009 pandemic-Mexico
        Rodriguez-Noriega E, Gonzalez-Diaz E, Morfin-Otero R, Gomez-Abundis GF, Briseno-Ramirez J, Perez-Gomez HR, Lopez-Gatell H, Alpuche-Aranda CM, Ramirez E, Lopez I, Iguala M, Chapela IB, Zavala EP, Hernandez M, Stuart TL, Villarino ME, Widdowson MA, Waterman S, Uyeki T, Azziz-Baumgartner E.
        PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5 (5):1-10.
        

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     5. Fatal apophysomyces elegans infection transmitted by deceased donor renal allografts
        Alexander BD, Schell WA, Siston AM, Rao CY, Bower WA, Balajee SA, Howell DN, Moore ZS, Noble-Wang J, Rhyne JA, Fleischauer AT, Maillard JM, Kuehnert M, Vikraman D, Collins BH, Marroquin CE, Park BJ.
        Am J Transplant. 2010 Aug 25;10(9):2161-7.
        
     6. Sampling frequency differentially influences interpretation of zoonotic pathogen and host dynamics: Sin Nombre virus and deer mice
        Carver S, Mills JN, Kuenzi A, Flietstra T, Douglass R.
        Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Aug;10(6):575-83.
        

   • Environmental Health

     7. Selecting adequate exposure biomarkers of diisononyl and diisodecyl phthalates: Data from the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
        Calafat AM, Wong LY, Silva MJ, Samandar E, Preau JJ, Jia LT, Needham LL.
        Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Sep 22.
        
     8. Alkyllead compounds and their environmental toxicology
        Abadin HG, Pohl HR.
        Met Ions Life Sci. 2010 ;7:153-64.
        

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     9. Using birth certificate data to determine medically indicated induction rates
        Callaghan WM.
        Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep;203(3):190-1.
        
     10. An expanded public health role for birth defects surveillance
         Correa A, Kirby RS.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Sep 28.
         

   • Food Safety

     11. Improving foodborne disease prevention
         Selman CA.
         J Environ Health. 2010 Sep;73(2):28-9.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     12. Tumor gene expression profiling in women with breast cancer
         Bellcross C, Dotson W.
         PLoS Curr. 2010 .
         
     13. Testing of VKORC1 and CYP2C9 alleles to guide warfarin dosing
         Grossniklaus D.
         PLoS Curr. 2010 .
         
     14. Family history of diabetes and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in U.S. adults without diabetes: 6-year results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2004)
         Ghosh A, Liu T, Khoury MJ, Valdez R.
         Public Health Genomics. 2010 ;13(6):353-9.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     15. Risk behavior disclosure during HIV test counseling
         Torrone EA, Thomas JC, Maman S, Pettifor AE, Kaufman JS, Sena AC, Hightow-Weidman LB.
         AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2010 01 Sep;24 (9):551-561.
         
     16. Divorce and sexual risk among U.S. women: findings from the National Survey of Family Growth
         Liddon N, Leichliter JS, Habel MA, Aral SO.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Sep 27.
         
     17. Associations of selected health risk behaviors with self-rated health status among U.S. high school students
         Foti K, Eaton D.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Sep-Oct;125(5):771-81.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     18. New directions in research on public health and health literacy
         Baur C.
         J Health Commun. 2010 ;15 Suppl 2:42-50.
         

   • Health Disparities

     19. Is there progress toward eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in the leading causes of death?
         Keppel KG, Pearcy JN, Heron MP.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Sep-Oct;125(5):689-97.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     20. Health care-associated infections studies project: case 2
         Wright MO, Hebden JN, Allen-Bridson K, Morrell GC, Horan T.
         Am J Infect Control. 2010 September;38 (7):557-558.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     21. Federal funding for reporting cases of HIV infection in the United States, 2006
         Page MJ, Harrison KM, Wei X, Hall HI.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Sep-Oct;125(5):718-27.
         
     22. Estimating the direct outpatient medical cost per episode of primary and secondary syphilis in the United States: insured population perspective, 2003-2007
         Owusu-Edusei Jr K, Hoover KW, Tao G.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Sep 24.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     23. The impact of indirect benefits of vaccination on postlicensure vaccine effectiveness estimates: a scenario analysis
         Patel MM, Tate J, Cortese M, Payne D, Armstrong G, Parashar UD, Lopman B.
         Vaccine. 2010 Sep 24.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     24. Exploring the associations between intimate partner violence and women's mental health: evidence from a population-based study in Paraguay
         Ishida K, Stupp P, Melian M, Serbanescu F, Goodwin M.
         Soc Sci Med. 2010 Sep 15.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     25. High-throughput sample preparation for the quantitation of acephate, methamidophos, omethoate, dimethoate, ethylenethiourea, and propylenethiourea in human urine using 96-well-plate automated extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
         Jayatilaka NK, Montesano AM, Whitehead Jr RD, Schloth SJ, Needham LL, Barr DB.
         Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2010 Sep 28.
         
     26. A two-stage, multilevel quality control system for serological assays in anthrax vaccine clinical trials
         Soroka SD, Schiffer JM, Semenova VA, Li H, Foster L, Quinn CP.
         Biologicals. 2010 Sep 26.
         
     27. Multiplex assay detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies that recognize Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium parvum antigens
         Priest JW, Moss DM, Visvesvara GS, Jones CC, Li A, Isaac-Renton JL.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Sep 28.
         
     28. Surface immunolabeling and consensus computational framework to identify candidate rare outer membrane proteins of Treponema pallidum
         Cox DL, Luthra A, Dunham-Ems S, Desrosiers DC, Salazar JC, Caimano MJ, Radolf JD.
         Infect Immun. 2010 Sep 27.
         
     29. High redundancy draft sequencing of 15 clinical and environmental Burkholderia strains
         Mukhopadhyay S, Thomason MP, Lentz S, Nolan N, Willner K, Gee JE, Glass MB, Inglis TJ, Merritt A, Levy A, Sozhamannan S, Mateczun A, Read TD.
         J Bacteriol. 2010 Sep 24.
         
     30. Genetic testing for CYP450 polymorphisms to predict response to clopidogrel: current evidence and test availability: application: pharmacogenomics
         Ned RM.
         PLoS Curr. 2010 .
         
     31. A candidate H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine elicits protective immunity in mice
         Steitz J, Barlow PG, Hossain J, Kim E, Okada K, Kenniston T, Rea S, Donis RO, Gambotto A.
         PLoS ONE. 2010 ;5 (5):1-6.
         
     32. Topology of the disulfide bonds in the antiviral lectin scytovirin
         Moulaei T, Stuchlik O, Reed M, Yuan W, Pohl J, Lu W, Haugh-Krumpe L, O'Keefe BR, Wlodawer A.
         Protein Science. 2010 September;19 (9):1649-1661.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     33. Updated national birth prevalence estimates for selected birth defects in the United States, 2004-2006
         Parker SE, Mai CT, Canfield MA, Rickard R, Wang Y, Meyer RE, Anderson P, Mason CA, Collins JS, Kirby RS, Correa A.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Sep 28.
         
     34. Fifty years of the Teratology Society: honoring past accomplishments and a view to a promising future
         Rasmussen SA, Chambers C, Hales BF.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Sep 28.
         
     35. Behind international rankings of infant mortality: how the United States compares with Europe
         MacDorman MF, Mathews TJ.
         Int J Health Serv. 2010 ;40(4):577-588.
         
     36. Serologically determined in utero exposure to oral pathogens may be associated with increased risk for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and length of stay
         Eke PI.
         J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2010 Sep;10(3):172-3.
         

   • Military Medicine and Health

     37. Utilization of surgical resources during the USNS COMFORT humanitarian mission to the Americas, June to October 2007
         Hartgerink BJ, Chapman LE, Stevenson J, Donahue TF, Pagliara C.
         Mil Med. 2010 Sep;175(9):638-646.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     38. Obstetrical intervention and the singleton preterm birth rate in the United States from 1991-2006
         MacDorman MF, Declercq ER, Zhang J.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Sep 23.
         

   • Zoonoses

     39. Imported Lassa fever, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010
         Amorosa V, Macneil A, McConnell R, Patel A, Dillon KE, Hamilton K, Erickson BR, Campbell S, Knust B, Cannon D, Miller D, Manning C, Rollin PE, Nichol ST.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;16(10):1598-600.
         
     40. Human monkeypox outbreak caused by novel virus belonging to Congo Basin clade, Sudan, 2005
         Formenty P, Muntasir MO, Damon I, Chowdhary V, Opoka ML, Monimart C, Mutasim EM, Manuguerra JC, Davidson WB, Karem KL, Cabeza J, Wang S, Malik MR, Durand T, Khalid A, Rioton T, Kuong-Ruay A, Babiker AA, Karsani ME, Abdalla MS.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;16(10):1539-1545.
         
     41. Pathology of Black Creek Canal virus infection in juvenile hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus)
         Billings AN, Rollin PE, Milazzo ML, Molina CP, Eyzaguirre EJ, Livingstone W, Ksiazek TG, Fulhorst CF.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Aug;10(6):621-8.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Communicable Diseases - Chlamydia

     42. Uptake of regular chlamydia testing by U.S. women: a longitudinal study
         Heijne JC, Tao G, Kent CK, Low N.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Sep;39(3):243-50.
         
     43. Development of a Chlamydia trachomatis T cell vaccine
         Karunakaran KP, Yu H, Foster LJ, Brunham RC.
         Hum Vaccin. 2010 Oct 7;6(10).
         
     44. Summary: the natural history and immunobiology of Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection and implications for chlamydia control
         Gottlieb SL, Martin DH, Xu F, Byrne GI, Brunham RC.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 15;201 Suppl 2:S190-204.
         
     45. Longitudinal associations among relationship factors, partner change, and sexually transmitted infection acquisition in adolescent women
         Ott MA, Katschke A, Tu W, Fortenberry JD.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Sep 16.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     46. Effectiveness of social norms media marketing in reducing drinking and driving: a statewide campaign
         Perkins HW, Linkenbach JW, Lewis MA, Neighbors C.
         Addict Behav. 2010 Oct;35(10):866-74.
         
     47. Diagnosis blog: checking up on health blogs in the blogosphere
         Miller EA, Pole A.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Aug;100(8):1514-9.
         
     48. The impact of communications about swine flu (influenza A H1N1v) on public responses to the outbreak: results from 36 national telephone surveys in the UK
         Rubin GJ, Potts HW, Michie S.
         Health Technol Assess. 2010 Jul;14(34):183-266.
         
     49. Does local television news coverage cultivate fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention?
         Niederdeppe J, Fowler EF, Goldstein K, Pribble J.
         J Commun. 2010 Jun 1;60(2):230-253.
         
     50. Perceptions of smoking prevalence by youth in countries with and without a tobacco advertising ban
         Burton D, Graham JW, Johnson CA, Uutela A, Vartiainen E, Palmer RF.
         J Health Commun. 2010 Sep;15(6):656-64.
         
     51. Investigating predictors of visiting, using, and revisiting an online health-communication program: a longitudinal study
         Van 't Riet J, Crutzen R, De Vries H.
         J Med Internet Res. 2010 ;12(3):e37.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     52. Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation - Mississippi, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 17;59(36):1165-1170.
         
     53. Current depression among adults - United States, 2006 and 2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Oct 1;59(38):1129-1235.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     54. Coffee and tea intake and risk of brain tumors in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort study
         Michaud DS, Gallo V, Schlehofer B, Tjonneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K, Dahm CC, Teucher B, Lukanova A, Boeing H, Schutze M, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Kyrozis A, Sacerdote C, Krogh V, Masala G, Tumino R, Mattiello A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Ros MM, Peeters PH, van Gils CH, Skeie G, Engeset D, Parr CL, Ardanaz E, Chirlaque MD, Dorronsoro M, Sanchez MJ, Arguelles M, Jakszyn P, Nilsson LM, Melin BS, Manjer J, Wirfalt E, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Allen NE, Key TJ, Romieu I, Vineis P, Riboli E.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Sep 15.
         
     55. Risk score for in-hospital ischemic stroke mortality derived and validated within the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Program
         Smith EE, Shobha N, Dai D, Olson DM, Reeves MJ, Saver JL, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH.
         Circulation. 2010 Sep 27.
         
     56. Antidepressant medication use, weight gain and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A population-based study
         Kivimaki M, Hamer M, Batty GD, Geddes JR, Tabak AG, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Vahtera J.
         Diabetes Care. 2010 Sep 7.
         
     57. Accuracy of NHANES periodontal examination protocols
         Eke PI, Thornton-Evans GO, Wei L, Borgnakke WS, Dye BA.
         J Dent Res. 2010 Sep 21.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     58. Altitude, gun ownership, rural areas, and suicide
         Kim N, Mickelson JB, Brenner BE, Haws CA, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Renshaw PF.
         Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Sep 15.
         
     59. Understanding recent changes in suicide rates among the middle-aged: period or cohort effects?
         Phillips JA, Robin AV, Nugent CN, Idler EL.
         Public Health Rep. 2010 Sep-Oct;125(5):680-8.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     60. How commonly do US abortion patients report attempts to self-induce?
         Jones RK.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep 20.
         
   
   

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