Issue 38, September 20, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 38, 9/20/10

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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 Genetics and Genomics and Occupational Safety and Health - Worker Fatigue)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Coronary mortality declines in the U.S. between 1980 and 2000 quantifying the contributions from primary and secondary prevention
       Young F, Capewell S, Ford ES, Critchley JA.
       Am J Prev Med. 2010 Sep;39(3):228-34.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Low CD4+ T cell count is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease events in the HIV outpatient study
       Lichtenstein KA, Armon C, Buchacz K, Chmiel JS, Buckner K, Tedaldi EM, Wood K, Holmberg SD, Brooks JT.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 15;51(4):435-47.
       

   • Drug Safety

     • Utah clinical guidelines on prescribing opioids for treatment of pain
       Rolfs RT, Johnson E, Williams NJ, Sundwall DN.
       J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2010 Sep;24(3):219-35.
       

   • Genetics and Genomics

     • Association of risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers with cancer risk and mortality
       Domchek SM, Friebel TM, Singer CF, Evans DG, Lynch HT, Isaacs C, Garber JE, et al.
       JAMA. 2010 Sep 1;304(9):967-75.
       
     • Physical activity attenuates the genetic predisposition to obesity in 20,000 men and women from EPIC-Norfolk prospective population study
       Li S, Zhao JH, Luan J, Ekelund U, Luben RN, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, et al.
       PLoS Med. 2010 ;7(8).
       

   • Health Communication and Education

     • Cultural adaptation of a U.S. evidence-based parenting intervention for rural Western Kenya: From parents matter! To families matter!
       Poulsen MN, Vandenhoudt H, Wyckoff SC, Obong'o CO, Ochura J, Njika G, Otwoma NJ, Miller KS.
       AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Aug;22(4):273-85.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Quantification of cyanuric acid residue in human urine using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
       Panuwet P, Wade EL, Nguyen JV, Montesano MA, Needham LL, Barr DB.
       J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2010 Aug 21.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • Prenatal and infant exposure to thimerosal from vaccines and immunoglobulins and risk of autism
       Price CS, Thompson WW, Goodson B, Weintraub ES, Croen LA, Hinrichsen VL, Marcy M, Robertson A, Eriksen E, Lewis E, Bernal P, Shay D, Davis RL, Destefano F.
       Pediatrics. 2010 Sep 13.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Worker Fatigue

     • Worksite-induced morbidities among truck drivers in the United States
       Apostolopoulos Y, Sonmez S, Shattell MM, Belzer M.
       AAOHN J. 2010 Jul;58(7):285-96.
       

   • Physical Activity

     • Comparing physical activity patterns of hypertensive and nonhypertensive US adults
       Churilla JR, Ford ES.
       Am J Hypertens. 2010 Sep;23(9):987-93.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome based on a harmonious definition among adults in the US
        Ford ES, Li C, Zhao G.
        J Diabetes. 2010 September;2 (3):180-193.
        
     2. Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration is associated with the metabolic syndrome among US youth aged 12-19 years
        Li C, Ford ES, McBride PE, Kwiterovich PO, McCrindle BW, Gidding SS.
        J Pediatr. 2010 Sep 7.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. Entry and retention in medical care among HIV-diagnosed persons: a meta-analysis
        Marks G, Gardner LI, Craw J, Crepaz N.
        AIDS. 2010 Sep 14.
        
     4. 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.
        
     5. Assessing the relationship between HIV infection and cervical cancer in Cote d'Ivoire: a case-control study
        Adjorlolo-Johnson G, Unger ER, Boni-Ouattara E, Toure-Coulibaly K, Maurice C, Vernon SD, Sissoko M, Greenberg AE, Wiktor SZ, Chorba TL.
        BMC Infect Dis. 2010 ;10:242.
        
     6. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in HIV-infected outpatients is common and detection is enhanced by groin culture
        Peters PJ, Brooks JT, Limbago B, Lowery HK, McAllister SK, Mindley R, Fosheim G, Gorwitz RJ, Guest JL, Hageman J, Fridge J, Rimland D.
        Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Sep 15:1-11.
        
     7. South Carolina tuberculosis genotype cluster investigation: a tale of substance abuse and recurrent disease
        Buff AM, Moonan PK, Desai MA, McKenna TL, Harris DA, Rogers BJ, Rabley SS, Oeltmann JE.
        Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Oct;14(10):1347-1349.
        
     8. Tuberculosis in humans and its epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment in the United States
        Lobue PA, Enarson DA, Thoen TC.
        Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Oct;14(10):1226-1232.
        
     9. Barriers to intravenous penicillin use for treatment of nonmeningitis pneumococcal disease
        Rosen J, Beekmann S, Polgreen P, Moore M.
        J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3372-4.
        

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     10. Anti-folate drug resistance in Africa: meta-analysis of reported dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) mutant genotype frequencies in African Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations
         Sridaran S, McClintock SK, Syphard LM, Herman KM, Barnwell JW, Udhayakumar V.
         Malar J. 2010 Aug 30;9(1):247.
         

   • Drug Safety

     11. Increase in unintentional medication overdose deaths Oklahoma, 1994-2006
         Piercefield E, Archer P, Kemp P, Mallonee S.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):357-63.
         

   • Entomology

     12. Nuclear polyhedrosis virus as a biological control agent for Malacosoma americanum (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
         Progar RA, Rinella MJ, Fekedulegn D, Butler L.
         J Appl Entomol. 2010 Sep;134(8):641-646.
         
     13. A comparison of aboveground and belowground populations of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes in Chicago, Illinois, and New York City, New York, using microsatellites
         Kothera L, Godsey M, Mutebi JP, Savage HM.
         J Med Entomol. 2010 ;47(5):805-813.
         

   • Environmental Health

     14. Urine concentrations of a tobacco-specific nitrosamine carcinogen in the U.S. population from secondhand smoke exposure
         Bernert JT, Pirkle JL, Xia Y, Jain RB, Ashley DL, Sampson EJ.
         Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Sep 10.
         
     15. An estimate of phthalate exposure among pregnant women living in Trujillo, Peru
         Irvin EA, Calafat AM, Silva MJ, Aguilar-Villalobos M, Needham LL, Hall DB, Cassidy B, Naeher LP.
         Chemosphere. 2010 Sep;80(11):1301-7.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     16. Public health surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: comparison of methods for classifying health care- and community-associated infections
         Sievert DM, Wilson ML, Wilkins MJ, Gillespie BW, Boulton ML.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Sep;100(9):1777-83.
         
     17. Racial/ethnic differences in the incidence of Kawasaki Syndrome among children in Hawaii
         Holman RC, Christensen KY, Belay ED, Steiner CA, Effler PV, Miyamura J, Forbes S, Schonberger LB, Melish M.
         Hawaii Med J. 2010 Aug;69(8):194-197.
         
     18. Population-based monitoring of HIV drug resistance in Namibia with early warning indicators
         Hong SY, Jonas A, Dumeni E, Badi A, Pereko D, Blom A, Muthiani VS, Shiningavamwe AN, Mukamba J, Andemichael G, Barbara R, Bennett DE, Jordan MR.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Sep 10.
         
     19. Evolving with the times, the new National Toxic Substance Incidents Program
         Duncan MA, Orr MF.
         J Med Toxicol. 2010 Sep 14.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     20. The associations of voluntary counseling and testing acceptance and the perceived likelihood of being HIV-infected among men with multiple sex partners in a South African township
         Johnston L, O'Bra H, Chopra M, Mathews C, Townsend L, Sabin K, Tomlinson M, Kendall C.
         AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):922-31.
         
     21. Prevalence of HIV infection and prior HIV testing among young men who have sex with men. The Baltimore young men's survey
         Sifakis F, Hylton JB, Flynn C, Solomon L, MacKellar DA, Valleroy LA, Celentano DD.
         AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):904-12.
         
     22. Examining HIV infection among male sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand: a comparison of participants recruited at entertainment and street venues
         Toledo CA, Varangrat A, Wimolsate W, Chemnasiri T, Phanuphak P, Kalayil EJ, McNicholl J, Karuchit S, Kengkarnrua K, van Griensven F.
         AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Aug;22(4):299-311.
         
     23. Duck hunters' perceptions of risk for avian influenza, Georgia, USA
         Dishman H, Stallknecht D, Cole D.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Aug;16(8):1279-81.
         
     24. Racial and ethnic differences in weight management behavior by weight perception status
         Dorsey RR, Eberhardt MS, Ogden CL.
         Ethn Dis. 2010 Summer;20(3):244-50.
         
     25. Travel characteristics and risk-taking attitudes in youths traveling to nonindustrialized countries
         Han P, Balaban V, Marano C.
         J Travel Med. 2010 ;17(5):316-321.
         

   • Health Disparities

     26. Racial disparities in access to health care and preventive services between Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Non-Hispanic Whites
         Wen XJ, Balluz L.
         Ethn Dis. 2010 Summer;20(3):290-5.
         
     27. Racial disparities in diarrhea-associated hospitalizations among children in five US States, before and after introduction of rotavirus vaccine
         Yen C, Steiner CA, Barrett M, Curns AT, Hunter K, Wilson E, Parashar UD.
         Vaccine. 2010 Sep 10.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     28. Medical expenditures associated with diabetes acute complications in privately-insured U.S. youth
         Shrestha SS, Zhang P, Barker L, Imperatore G.
         Diabetes care. 2010 Sep 15.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     29. Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination among adults aged 65 years and older, U.S., 1989-2008
         Lu PJ, Pekka Nuorti J.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):287-95.
         
     30. Efficacy of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
         Armah GE, Sow SO, Breiman RF, Dallas MJ, Tapia MD, Feikin DR, Binka FN, Steele AD, Laserson KF, Ansah NA, Levine MM, Lewis K, Coia ML, Attah-Poku M, Ojwando J, Rivers SB, Victor JC, Nyambane G, Hodgson A, Schodel F, Ciarlet M, Neuzil KM.
         Lancet. 2010 Aug 21;376(9741):606-14.
         
     31. Statewide HPV vaccine initiation among adolescent females in North Carolina
         Reiter PL, Cates JR, McRee AL, Gottlieb SL, Shafer A, Smith JS, Brewer NT.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Sep;37(9):549-56.
         

   • Informatics

     32. Spirometry Longitudinal Data Analysis Software (SPIROLA) for analysis of spirometry data in workplace prevention or COPD treatment
         Hnizdo E, Yan T, Hakobyan A, Enright P, Beeckman-Wagner LA, Hankinson J, Fleming J, Petsonk E.
         Open Med Inform J. 2010 ;4:94-102.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     33. Screening and brief intervention for substance misuse among patients with traumatic brain injury
         Corrigan JD, Bogner J, Hungerford DW, Schomer K.
         J Trauma. 2010 Sep;69(3):722-6.
         
     34. Developing sexual violence prevention strategies by bridging spheres of public health
         Vivolo AM, Holland KM, Teten AL, Holt MK.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Sep 11.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     35. FKS mutations and elevated echinocandin MIC values among Candida glabrata isolates from US population-based surveillance
         Zimbeck AJ, Iqbal N, Ahlquist AM, Farley MM, Harrison LH, Chiller T, Lockhart SR.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Sep 13.
         
     36. Proceedings of the Modeling Evidence in HPV Pre-Conference Workshop in Malmo, Sweden, May 9-10, 2009
         Craig BM, Brisson M, Chesson H, Giuliano AR, Jit M.
         Clin Ther. 2010 Aug;32(8):1546-64.
         
     37. P4 peptide therapy rescues aged mice from fatal pneumococcal sepsis
         Rajam G, Bangert M, Hammons GM, Melnick N, Carlone GM, Sampson JS, Ades EW.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Sep 15.
         
     38. Multilocus sequence typing identifies evidence for recombination and two distinct lineages within Corynebacterium diphtheriae
         Bolt F, Cassiday P, Tondella ML, Dezoysa A, Efstratiou A, Sing A, Zasada A, Bernard K, Guiso N, Badell E, Rosso ML, Baldwin A, Dowson C.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep 15.
         
     39. Identification of an atypical strain of Toxoplasma gondii as the cause of a waterborne outbreak of toxoplasmosis in Santa Isabel do Ivai, Brazil
         Vaudaux JD, Muccioli C, James ER, Silveira C, Magargal SL, Jung C, Dubey JP, Jones JL, Doymaz MZ, Bruckner DA, Belfort Jr R, Holland GN, Grigg ME.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 25.
         
     40. Macaque proteome response to highly pathogenic avian influenza and 1918 reassortant influenza virus infections
         Brown JN, Palermo RE, Baskin CR, Gritsenko M, Sabourin PJ, Long JP, Sabourin CL, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, Garcia-Sastre A, Albrecht R, Tumpey TM, Jacobs JM, Smith RD, Katze MG.
         J Virol. 2010 Sep 15.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     41. Maternal body mass index as a risk factor for craniosynostosis
         Boulet SL, Rasmussen SA, Honein MA.
         Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Sep 9.
         

   • Medicine

     42. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 25-2010. A 24-year-old woman with abdominal pain and shock
         Klempner MS, Talbot EA, Lee SI, Zaki S, Ferraro MJ.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Aug 19;363(8):766-77.
         

   • Mining

     43. In situ estimation of roof rock strength using sonic logging
         Oyler DC, Mark C, Molinda GM.
         Int J Coal Geol. 2010 ;83(4):484-490.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     44. Fantastic voyage and opportunities of engineered nanomaterials: what are the potential risks of occupational exposures?
         Kagan VE, Shi J, Feng W, Shvedova AA, Fadeel B.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Sep;52(9):943-946.
         
     45. The potential impact of light emitting diode lighting on reducing mining injuries during operation and maintenance of lighting systems
         Yenchek MR, Sammarco JJ.
         Saf Sci. 2010 ;48(10):1380-1386.
         

   • Physical Activity

     46. Trend and prevalence estimates based on the 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americans
         Carlson SA, Fulton JE, Schoenborn CA, Loustalot F.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):305-13.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     47. Progression through puberty in girls enrolled in a contemporary British cohort
         Christensen KY, Maisonet M, Rubin C, Holmes A, Flanders WD, Heron J, Ness A, Drews-Botsch C, Dominguez C, McGeehin MA, Marcus M.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Sep;47(3):282-9.
         

   • Zoonoses

     48. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2009
         Blanton JD, Palmer D, Rupprecht CE.
         J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2010 Sep 15;237(6):646-57.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Genetics and Genomics

     49. Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the CFH region associated with host susceptibility to meningococcal disease
         Davila S, Wright VJ, Khor CC, Sim KS, Binder A, Breunis WB, Inwald D, et al.
         Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):772-6.
         
     50. Genome-wide association analyses identifies a susceptibility locus for tuberculosis on chromosome 18q11.2
         Thye T, Vannberg FO, Wong SH, Owusu-Dabo E, Osei I, Gyapong J, Sirugo G, et al.
         Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):739-41.
         
     51. Genome-wide association study identifies 1p36.22 as a new susceptibility locus for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B virus carriers
         Zhang H, Zhai Y, Hu Z, Wu C, Qian J, Jia W, Ma F, et al.
         Nat Genet. 2010 Sep;42(9):755-8.
         
     52. An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis
         Berry MP, Graham CM, McNab FW, Xu Z, Bloch SA, Oni T, Wilkinson KA, et al.
         Nature. 2010 Aug 19;466(7309):973-7.
         
     53. Longitudinal genome-wide association of cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Bogalusa Heart Study
         Smith EN, Chen W, Kahonen M, Kettunen J, Lehtimaki T, Peltonen L, Raitakari OT, et al.
         PLoS Genet. 2010 ;6(9).
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Worker Fatigue

     54. Oxidative stress increased in healthcare workers working 24-hour on-call shifts
         Buyukhatipoglu H, Kirhan I, Vural M, Taskin A, Sezen Y, Dag OF, Turan MN, et al.
         Am J Med Sci. 2010 Aug 31.
         
     55. Work hours, workload, sleep and fatigue in Australian rail industry employees
         Dorrian J, Baulk SD, Dawson D.
         Appl Ergon. 2010 Aug 4.
         
     56. Prior sleep, prior wake, and crew performance during normal flight operations
         Thomas MJ, Ferguson SA.
         Aviat Space Environ Med. 2010 Jul;81(7):665-70.
         
     57. Staying safe in the jungles of Borneo: five studies of fatigue and cultural issues in remote mining projects
         Fletcher A.
         Ind Health. 2010 ;48(4):406-15.
         
     58. An interventional approach for patient and nurse safety: a fatigue countermeasures feasibility study
         Scott LD, Hofmeister N, Rogness N, Rogers AE.
         Nurs Res. 2010 Jul-Aug;59(4):250-8.
         
     59. Uncovering residual effects of chronic sleep loss on human performance
         Cohen DA, Wang W, Wyatt JK, Kronauer RE, Dijk DJ, Czeisler CA, Klerman EB.
         Sci Transl Med. 2010 Jan 13;2(14):14ra3.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     60. Balamuthia mandrillaris transmitted through organ transplantation - Mississippi, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 17;59(36):1165-1170.
         
     61. National, state, and local area vaccination coverage among children aged 19-35 months - United States, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sept 17;59(36):1171-1177.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     62. Alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival among women with early-stage breast cancer: The life after cancer epidemiology study
         Kwan ML, Kushi LH, Weltzien E, Tam EK, Castillo A, Sweeney C, Caan BJ.
         J Clin Oncol. 2010 Aug 30.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     63. Social network sensors for early detection of contagious outbreaks
         Christakis NA, Fowler JH.
         PLoS One. 2010 ;5(9):e12948.
         

   • Environmental Health

     64. Association of ambient fine particles with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York City
         Silverman RA, Ito K, Freese J, Kaufman BJ, De Claro D, Braun J, Prezant DJ.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug 20.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     65. Basketball-related injuries in school-aged children and adolescents in 1997-2007
         Randazzo C, Nelson NG, McKenzie LB.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Sep 13.
         

   • Physical Activity

     66. Frequently reported activities by intensity for U.S. adults. The American time use survey
         Tudor-Locke C, Johnson WD, Katzmarzyk PT.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Oct;39(4):e13-20.
         
   
   

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