Issue 8, September 21, 2009

Vol. 1, Issue: 8, 9/21/09

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest!

The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1), Health Care Economics, and Occupational Safety and Health)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Characterizing extreme values of body mass index for age by using the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts
        Flegal KM, Wei R, Ogden CL, Freedman DS, Johnson CL, Curtin LR.
        Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Sep 23;90(5):1314-20.
        
     2. Trend analysis of diagnosed diabetes prevalence among American Indian/Alaska native young adults--United States, 1994-2007
        Roberts H, Jiles R, Mokdad A, Beckles G, Rios-Burrows N.
        Ethn Dis. 2009 Summer;19(3):276-9.
        
     3. The public's perceptions about cognitive health and Alzheimer's disease among the U.S. population: a national review
        Anderson LA, Day KL, Beard RL, Reed PS, Wu B.
        Gerontologist. 2009 Jun;49 Suppl 1:S3-11.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     4. Recommendations from a research consultation to address intervention strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention focused on African Americans
        Purcell DW, McCree DH.
        Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep 17;99(11):1937-40.
        
     5. HIV among injecting drug users: current epidemiology, biologic markers, respondent-driven sampling, and supervised-injection facilities
        Des Jarlais DC, Arasteh K, Semaan S, Wood E.
        Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2009 Jul;4(4):308-13.
        
     6. Avian influenza virus A (H5N1), detected through routine surveillance, in child, Bangladesh
        Brooks WA, Alamgir AS, Sultana R, Islam MS, Rahman M, Fry AM, Shu B, Lindstrom S, Nahar K, Goswami D, Haider MS, Nahar S, Butler E, Hancock K, Donis RO, Davis CT, Zaman RU, Luby SP, Uyeki TM.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1311-3.
        
     7. Spread of Cryptococcus gattii into Pacific Northwest region of the United States
        Datta K, Bartlett KH, Baer R, Byrnes E, Galanis E, Heitman J, Hoang L, Leslie MJ, MacDougall L, Magill SS, Morshed MG, Marr KA, Cryptococcus gattii Working Group of the Pacific Northwest.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1185-91.
        
     8. Invasive group B streptococcal disease in the elderly, Minnesota, USA, 2003-2007
        Kothari NJ, Morin CA, Glennen A, Jackson D, Harper J, Schrag SJ, Lynfield R.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1279-81.
        
     9. Adenovirus gastroenteritis in Hungary, 2003-2006
        Banyai K, Kisfali P, Bogdan A, Martella V, Melegh B, Erdman D, Szucs G.
        Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;28(8):997-9.
        
     10. Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Navajo and White Mountain Apache children before the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
         Millar EV, O'Brien KL, Zell ER, Bronsdon MA, Reid R, Santosham M.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Aug;28(8):711-6.
         
     11. The epidemiology of hepatitis A virus infections in four Pacific Island nations, 1995-2008
         Fischer GE, Thompson N, Chaves SS, Bower W, Goldstein S, Armstrong G, Williams I, Bialek S.
         Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;103(9):906-10.
         
     12. Early clinical features of dengue infection in Puerto Rico
         Ramos MM, Tomashek KM, Arguello DF, Luxemburger C, Quinones L, Lang J, Munoz-Jordan JL.
         Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Sep;103(9):878-84.
         

   • Community Health Services

     13. Effectiveness of multicomponent programs with community mobilization for reducing alcohol-impaired driving
         Shults RA, Elder RW, Nichols JL, Sleet DA, Compton R, Chattopadhyay SK, Task Force on Community Preventive Services.
         Am J Prev Med. 2009 Oct;37(4):360-71.
         
     14. Brief report of community ownership of local coalitions: community members' perspectives
         Cox PJ.
         J Community Psychol. 2009 ;37(6):789-94.
         

   • Environmental Health

     15. Viability of commercially available bleach for water treatment in developing countries
         Lantagne DS.
         Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep 17;99(11):1975-8.
         
     16. Human health consequences of use of antimicrobial agents in aquaculture
         Heuer OE, Kruse H, Grave K, Collignon P, Karunasagar I, Angulo FJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 22;49(8):1248-53.
         
     17. Improving environmental assessments during foodborne outbreaks
         Selman CA.
         J Environ Health. 2009 Sep;72(2):46-7.
         
     18. Climate change and human health
         Luber G, Prudent N.
         Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2009 ;120:113-7.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     19. Advances and future directions in HIV surveillance in low- and middle-income countries
         Diaz T, Garcia-Calleja JM, Ghys PD, Sabin K.
         Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2009 Jul;4(4):253-9.
         
     20. Strategy to enhance influenza surveillance worldwide
         Ortiz JR, Sotomayor V, Uez OC, Oliva O, Bettels D, McCarron M, Bresee JS, Mounts AW.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1271-8.
         
     21. Tsunami-related injury in Aceh Province, Indonesia
         Doocy S, Robinson C, Moodie C, Burnham G.
         Glob Public Health. 2009 ;4(2):205-14.
         
     22. Creating a nationally representative sample of patients from trauma centers
         Goble S, Neal M, Clark DE, Nathens AB, Annest JL, Faul M, Sattin RW, Li L, Levy PS, Mann NC, Guice K, Cassidy LD, Fildes JJ.
         J Trauma. 2009 Sep;67(3):637-42; discussion 642-4.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     23. Challenges of translating genetic tests into clinical and public health practice
         Rogowski WH, Grosse SD, Khoury MJ.
         Nat Rev Genet. 2009 Jul;10(7):489-95.
         

   • Global Health

     24. Global epidemiology of HIV
         Kilmarx PH.
         Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2009 Jul;4(4):240-6.
         
     25. The global epidemic of HIV infection among men who have sex with men
         van Griensven F, de Lind van Wijngaarden JW, Baral S, Grulich A.
         Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2009 Jul;4(4):300-7.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     26. Risk behaviors and psychosocial stressors in the New York City House Ball community: A comparison of men and transgender women who have sex with men
         Sanchez T, Finlayson T, Murrill C, Guilin V, Dean L.
         AIDS Behav. 2009 Sep 10.
         
     27. Health-risk correlates of video-game playing among adults
         Weaver JB, Mays D, Sargent Weaver S, Kannenberg W, Hopkins GL, Eroglu D, Bernhardt JM.
         Am J Prev Med. 2009 Oct;37(4):299-305.
         
     28. "Someone naughty for tonight": sex partner recruitment venues and associated STI risk
         Aral SO, Manhart LE.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2009 Aug;85(4):239-40.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     29. Factors associated with parent-child communication about HIV/AIDS in the United States and Kenya: A cross-cultural comparison
         Poulsen MN, Miller KS, Lin C, Fasula A, Vandenhoudt H, Wyckoff SC, Ochura J, Obong'o CO, Forehand R.
         AIDS Behav. 2009 Sep 11.
         
     30. The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic review
         Anderson LM, Quinn TA, Glanz K, Ramirez G, Kahwati LC, Johnson DB, Buchanan LR, Archer WR, Chattopadhyay S, Kalra GP, Katz DL, Task Force on Community Preventive Services.
         Am J Prev Med. 2009 Oct;37(4):340-57.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     31. Healthcare expenditures for privately insured people with cystic fibrosis
         Ouyang L, Grosse SD, Amendah DD, Schechter MS.
         Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Sep 18;44(10):989-96.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     32. Seasonal influenza vaccines
         Fiore AE, Bridges CB, Cox NJ.
         Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2009 ;333:43-82.
         
     33. Generation and characterization of candidate vaccine viruses for prepandemic influenza vaccines
         O'Neill E, Donis RO.
         Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2009 ;333:83-108.
         
     34. Immunosenescence and influenza vaccine efficacy
         Sambhara S, McElhaney JE.
         Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2009 ;333:413-29.
         
     35. Prioritization of pandemic influenza vaccine: rationale and strategy for decision making
         Schwartz B, Orenstein WA.
         Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2009 ;333:495-507.
         
     36. Risk of medically attended local reactions following diphtheria toxoid containing vaccines in adolescents and young adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study
         Jackson LA, Yu O, Nelson J, Belongia EA, Hambidge SJ, Baxter R, Naleway A, Nordin J, Baggs J, Iskander J.
         Vaccine. 2009 Aug 6;27(36):4912-6.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     37. Size distributions of 0.5 to 20 mu m aerodynamic diameter lead-containing particles from aerosol sampler walls and filters
         Lee T, Chisholm WP, Slaven JE, Harper M.
         Aerosol Sci Technol. 2009 ;43(10):1042-50.
         
     38. Comparison of nucleic acid extraction methods for the detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
         Thurman KA, Cowart KC, Winchell JM.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 18;65(4):435-8.
         
     39. Reproducibility of serologic assays for influenza virus A (H5N1)
         Stephenson I, Heath A, Major D, Newman RW, Hoschler K, Junzi W, Katz JM, Weir JP, Zambon MC, Wood JM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1252-9.
         
     40. Preexposure to repeated low doses of zymosan increases the susceptibility to pulmonary infection in rats
         Young SH, Antonini JM, Roberts JR.
         Exp Lung Res. 2009 Sep;35(7):570-90.
         
     41. Development and characterization of reference materials for MTHFR, SERPINA1, RET, BRCA1, and BRCA2 genetic testing
         Barker SD, Bale S, Booker J, Buller A, Das S, Friedman K, Godwin AK, Grody WW, Highsmith E, Kant JA, Lyon E, Mao R, Monaghan KG, Payne DA, Pratt VM, Schrijver I, Shrimpton AE, Spector E, Telatar M, Toji L, Weck K, Zehnbauer B, Kalman LV.
         J Mol Diagn. 2009 Sep 18;11(6):553-61.
         
     42. Ocular infection of mice with influenza A (H7) viruses: a site of primary replication and spread to the respiratory tract
         Belser JA, Wadford DA, Xu J, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         J Virol. 2009 Jul;83(14):7075-84.
         
     43. Pre-treatment syphilis titers: distribution and evaluation of their use to distinguish early from late latent syphilis and to prioritize contact investigations
         Samoff E, Koumans EH, Gibson JJ, Ross M, Markowitz LE.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Sep 21;36(12):789-93.
         
     44. RIG-I activation inhibits ebolavirus replication
         Spiropoulou CF, Ranjan P, Pearce MB, Sealy TK, Albarino CG, Gangappa S, Fujita T, Rollin PE, Nichol ST, Ksiazek TG, Sambhara S.
         Virology. 2009 Sep 15;392(1):11-5.
         
     45. Detection of high levels of European bat lyssavirus type-1 viral RNA in the thyroid gland of experimentally-infected eptesicus fuscus bats
         Fooks AR, Johnson N, Muller T, Vos A, Mansfield K, Hicks D, Nunez A, Freuling C, Neubert L, Kaipf I, Denzinger A, Franka R, Rupprecht CE.
         Zoonoses Public Health. 2009 Aug;56(6-7):270-7.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     46. Antiepileptic drug use in women of childbearing age
         Meador KJ, Penovich P, Baker GA, Pennell PB, Bromfield E, Pack A, Liporace JD, Sam M, Kalayjian LA, Thurman DJ, Moore E, Loring DW, Nead Study Group.
         Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Jul;15(3):339-43.
         
     47. Practice of feeding premasticated food to infants: a potential risk factor for HIV transmission
         Gaur AH, Dominguez KL, Kalish ML, Rivera-Hernandez D, Donohoe M, Brooks JT, Mitchell CD.
         Pediatrics. 2009 Aug;124(2):658-66.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     48. Evaluation of COSHH essentials: methylene chloride, isopropanol, and acetone exposures in a small printing plant
         Lee EG, Harper M, Bowen RB, Slaven J.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2009 Jul;53(5):463-74.
         
     49. Induction of aneuploidy by single-walled carbon nanotubes
         Sargent LM, Shvedova AA, Hubbs AF, Salisbury JL, Benkovic SA, Kashon ML, Lowry DT, Murray AR, Kisin ER, Friend S, McKinstry KT, Battelli L, Reynolds SH.
         Environ Mol Mutagen. 2009 Sep 22;50(8):708-17.
         
     50. Development of sizing structure for fall arrest harness design
         Hsiao H, Friess M, Bradtmiller B, Rohlf FJ.
         Ergonomics. 2009 Jul 14:1-16.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     51. Pneumoconiosis among underground bituminous coal miners in the United States: is silicosis becoming more frequent?
         Laney AS, Petsonk EL, Attfield MD.
         Occup Environ Med. 2009 Sep 22.
         

   • Physical Activity

     52. The prescribed amount of physical activity in randomized clinical trials in older adults
         Kruger J, Buchner DM, Prohaska TR.
         Gerontologist. 2009 Jun;49 Suppl 1:S100-7.
         
     53. Evaluation of a home-based exercise program in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: the Maximizing Independence in Dementia (MIND) study
         Steinberg M, Leoutsakos JM, Podewils LJ, Lyketsos CG.
         Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Jul;24(7):680-5.
         

   • Public Health, General

     54. Agreement between drugs-to-avoid criteria and expert assessments of problematic prescribing--invited commentary
         Budnitz DS.
         Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jul 27;169(14):1332-4.
         
     55. The CDC Healthy Brain Initiative: public health and cognitive impairment
         Day KL, McGuire LC, Anderson LA.
         Generations. 2009 ;33(1):11-17.
         
     56. Introduction to the special issue on promoting cognitive health in diverse populations of older adults
         Anderson L, Logsdon RG, Hochhalter AK, Sharkey JR.
         Gerontologist. 2009 Jun;49 Suppl 1:S1-2.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     57. Driving after binge drinking
         Naimi TS, Nelson DE, Brewer RD.
         Am J Prev Med. 2009 Oct;37(4):314-20.
         
     58. The efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for african american females in the United States: A meta-analysis
         Crepaz N, Marshall KJ, Aupont LW, Jacobs ED, Mizuno Y, Kay LS, Jones P, McCree DH, O'Leary A.
         Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep 17;99(11):2069-78.
         
     59. Exploring the mental health of black men who have sex with men
         Graham LF, Braithwaite K, Spikes P, Stephens CF, Edu UF.
         Community Ment Health J. 2009 Aug;45(4):272-84.
         
     60. 'Learn the signs. Act early': A campaign to help every child reach his or her full potential
         Daniel KL, Prue C, Taylor MK, Thomas J, Scales M.
         Public Health. 2009 Sep 18;123(Suppl 1):e11-6.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     61. The Hispanic mortality advantage and ethnic misclassification on US death certificates
         Arias E, Eschbach K, Schauman WS, Backlund EL, Sorlie PD.
         Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep 17.
         

   • Zoonoses

     62. Recurrent zoonotic transmission of Nipah virus into humans, Bangladesh, 2001-2007
         Luby SP, Hossain MJ, Gurley ES, Ahmed BN, Banu S, Khan SU, Homaira N, Rota PA, Rollin PE, Comer JA, Kenah E, Ksiazek TG, Rahman M.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1229-35.
         
     63. Human rabies and rabies in vampire and nonvampire bat species, Southeastern Peru, 2007
         Salmon-Mulanovich G, Vasquez A, Albujar C, Guevara C, Laguna-Torres VA, Salazar M, Zamalloa H, Caceres M, Gomez-Benavides J, Pacheco V, Contreras C, Kochel T, Niezgoda M, Jackson FR, Velasco-Villa A, Rupprecht C, Montgomery JM.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1308-10.
         
     64. Tactics and economics of wildlife oral rabies vaccination, Canada and the United States
         Sterner RT, Meltzer MI, Shwiff SA, Slate D.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1176-84.
         
     65. Molecular epidemiology of rabies in Southern People's Republic of China
         Tao XY, Tang Q, Li H, Mo ZJ, Zhang H, Wang DM, Zhang Q, Song M, Velasco-Villa A, Wu X, Rupprecht CE, Liang GD.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;15(8):1192-8.
         

2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Communicable Diseases

     66. Nontuberculous mycobacteria-associated lung disease in hospitalized persons, United States, 1998-2005
         Billinger M, Olivier K, Viboud C, Montes de Oca R, Steiner C, Holland S.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Oct:[Epub ahead of print].
         
     67. Rapid screening tests for meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission: systematic review and meta-analysis
         Tacconelli E, De Angelis G, de Waure C, Cataldo MA, La Torre G, Cauda R.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2009 Sep;9(9):546-54.
         

   • Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)

     68. Public willingness to take a vaccine or drug under emergency use authorization during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic
         Quinn SC, Kumar S, Freimuth VS, Kidwell K, Musa D.
         Biosecur Bioterror. 2009 Sep 23.
         
     69. Economic consequences to society of pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009 - preliminary results for Sweden
         Brouwers L, Cakici B, Camitz M, Tegnell A, Boman M.
         Euro Surveill. 2009 ;14(37):pii: 19333.
         
     70. Sub-optimal hand sanitiser usage in a hospital entrance during an influenza pandemic, New Zealand, August 2009
         Murray R, Chandler C, Clarkson Y, Wilson N, Baker M, Cunningham R.
         Euro Surveill. 2009 ;14(37):pii: 19331.
         
     71. Diversity of influenza viruses in swine and the emergence of a novel human pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
         Brockwell-Staats C, Webster RG, Webby RJ.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2009 Sep 1;3(5):207-13.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     72. Family history of cancer and risk of breast cancer in the black women's health study
         Palmer JR, Boggs DA, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L.
         Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Sep 17;20(9):1733-7.
         
     73. Genomewide association study of a rapid progression cohort identifies new susceptibility alleles for AIDS (ANRS genomewide association study 03)
         Le Clerc S, Limou S, Coulonges C, Carpentier W, Dina C, Taing L, Delaneau O, Labib T, Sladek R, Group AG, Deveau C, Guillemain H, Ratsimandresy R, Montes M, Spadoni JL, Therwath A, Schachter F, Matsuda F, Gut I, Lelievre JD, Levy Y, Froguel P, Delfraissy JF, Hercberg S, Zagury JF.
         J Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 15;200(8):1194-1201.
         
     74. Genetic polymorphisms associated with acute lung injury
         Reddy AJ, Kleeberger SR.
         Pharmacogenomics. 2009 Sep;10(9):1527-39.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     75. Performance of rapid influenza diagnostic tests during two school outbreaks of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection --- Connecticut, 2009
         MMWR. 2009 Sept 25;58(37):1029-32.
         
     76. Progress toward measles control --- African region, 2001-2008
         MMWR. 2009 Sept 25;58(37):1036-41.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     77. Prospective study of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, cardiovascular disease mortality, and all-cause mortality in older U.S. adults
         Ginde AA, Scragg R, Schwartz RS, Camargo CA.
         J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Sep 25;57(9):1595-603.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     78. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review
         Jefferson T, Del Mar C, Dooley L, Ferroni E, Al-Ansary LA, Bawazeer GA, van Driel ML, Foxlee R, Rivetti A.
         BMJ. 2009 ;339:b3675.
         
     79. Influenza as a trigger for acute myocardial infarction or death from cardiovascular disease: a systematic review
         Warren-Gash C, Smeeth L, Hayward A.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;9(10):601-10.
         
     80. Risk of confusion in dosing Tamiflu oral suspension in children
         Parker R, Wolf M, Jacobson K, Wood A.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 .
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     81. Comparative efficacy of inactivated and live attenuated influenza vaccines
         Monto AS, Ohmit SE, Petrie JG, Johnson E, Truscon R, Teich E, Rotthoff J, Boulton M, Victor JC.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 24;361(13):1260-7.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     82. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pregnancy and congenital malformations: population based cohort study
         Pedersen LH, Henriksen TB, Vestergaard M, Olsen J, Bech BH.
         BMJ. 2009 ;339:b3569.
         
     83. Ambient air pollution and preterm birth: a time-series analysis
         Darrow LA, Klein M, Flanders WD, Waller LA, Correa A, Marcus M, Mulholland JA, Russell AG, Tolbert PE.
         Epidemiology. 2009 Sep ;20(5):689-98.
         

   • Public Health Law

     84. Declines in acute myocardial infarction after smoke-free laws and individual risk attributable to secondhand smoke
         Lightwood JM, Glantz SA.
         Circulation. 2009 Sep 21;120(14):1373-9.
         

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