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), Healthcare Associated Infections, and Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders)
• 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. A population-based gene signature is predictive of breast cancer survival and chemoresponse
        Rathnagiriswaran S, Wan YW, Abraham J, Castranova V, Qian Y, Guo NL.
        Int J Oncol. 2010 Mar;36(3):607-16.
        
     2. Fifth Pivotal Research in Cardiology in the Elderly (PRICE-V) symposium: preventive cardiology in the elderly--executive summary. Part II: afternoon session
        Rich MW, Mensah GA.
        Prev Cardiol. 2010 Winter;13(1):42-7.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     3. Surveillance of transmitted HIV type 1 drug resistance in newly diagnosed HIV type 1-infected patients in Shandong Province, China
        Zhang J, Kang D, Fu J, Sun X, Lin B, Bi Z, Nkengasong JN, Yang CF.
        AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 ;26(1):99-103.
        
     4. Increasing incidence of empyema complicating childhood community-acquired pneumonia in the United States
        Grijalva CG, Nuorti JP, Zhu Y, Griffin MR.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 15;50(6):805-13.
        
     5. Determinants of HIV type 1 shedding from genital ulcers among men in South Africa
        Paz-Bailey G, Sternberg M, Puren AJ, Steele L, Lewis DA.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 23.
        
     6. Evidence of person-to-person transmission of hepatitis E virus during a large outbreak in northern Uganda
        Teshale EH, Grytdal SP, Howard C, Barry V, Kamili S, Drobeniuc J, Hill VR, Okware S, Hu DJ, Holmberg SD.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 23.
        
     7. Mask use, hand hygiene, and seasonal influenza-like illness among young adults: a randomized intervention trial
        Aiello AE, Murray GF, Perez V, Coulborn RM, Davis BM, Uddin M, Shay DK, Waterman SH, Monto AS.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 15;201(4):491-8.
        
     8. An algorithm for tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in people with HIV
        Cain KP, McCarthy KD, Heilig CM, Monkongdee P, Tasaneeyapan T, Kanara N, Kimerling ME, Chheng P, Thai S, Sar B, Phanuphak P, Teeratakulpisarn N, Phanuphak N, Dung NH, Quy HT, Thai LH, Varma JK.
        N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 25;362(8):707-716.
        
     9. Sibling transmission of vaccine-derived rotavirus (RotaTeq) associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis
        Payne DC, Edwards KM, Bowen MD, Keckley E, Peters J, Esona MD, Teel EN, Kent D, Parashar UD, Gentsch JR.
        Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):e438-41.
        
   • Community Health Services
     10. Tuberculosis transmission and use of methamphetamines and other drugs in Snohomish County, WA, 1991-2006
         Pevzner ES, Robison S, Donovan J, Allis D, Spitters C, Friedman R, Ijaz K, Oeltmann JE.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb 18.
         
     11. An examination of whether coordinated community responses affect intimate partner violence
         Post LA, Klevens J, Maxwell CD, Shelley GA, Ingram E.
         J Interpers Violence. 2010 Jan;25(1):75-93.
         
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     12. Medical response to a major radiologic emergency: a primer for medical and public health practitioners
         Wolbarst AB, Wiley AL, Nemhauser JB, Christensen DM, Hendee WR.
         Radiology. 2010 Mar;254(3):660-77.
         
   • Environmental Health
     13. Waterborne toxoplasmosis--recent developments
         Jones JL, Dubey JP.
         Exp Parasitol. 2010 Jan;124(1):10-25.
         
     14. Sustainable development, climate change and human health in the Arctic
         Parkinson AJ.
         Int J Circumpolar Health. 2010 Feb;69(1):99-105.
         
     15. Organophosphorus and pyrethroid insecticide urinary metabolite concentrations in young children living in a southeastern United States city
         Naeher LP, Tulve NS, Egeghy PP, Barr DB, Adetona O, Fortmann RC, Needham LL, Bozeman E, Hilliard A, Sheldon LS.
         Sci Total Environ. 2010 Feb 1;408(5):1145-53.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     16. Circumcision status and HIV infection among MSM: reanalysis of a Phase III HIV vaccine clinical trial
         Gust DA, Wiegand RE, Kretsinger K, Sansom S, Kilmarx PH, Bartholow BN, Chen RT.
         AIDS. 2010 Feb 17.
         
     17. Evaluating respondent-driven sampling in a major metropolitan area: comparing injection drug users in the 2005 Seattle area national HIV behavioral surveillance system survey with participants in the RAVEN and Kiwi studies
         Burt RD, Hagan H, Sabin K, Thiede H.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Feb;20(2):159-67.
         
     18. Electronic algorithmic prediction of central vascular catheter use
         Hota B, Harting B, Weinstein RA, Lyles RD, Bleasdale SC, Trick W.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;31(1):4-11.
         
     19. Timing of colposcopy after cervical cytologic abnormalities
         Kuo TM, Benard VB, Berkman ND, Martin CK, Richardson LC.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;115(3):629-36.
         
     20. A systematic review and critical evaluation of invasive haemophilus influenzae type B disease burden studies in Asia from the last decade: lessons learned for invasive bacterial disease surveillance
         Shetty S, Cohen AL, Edmond K, Ojo L, Loo J, O'Loughlin R, Hajjeh R.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Feb 17.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     21. Beliefs about transmission risk and vulnerability, treatment adherence, and sexual risk behavior among a sample of HIV-positive men who have sex with men
         Joseph HA, Flores SA, Parsons JT, Purcell DW.
         AIDS Care. 2010 ;22(1):29-39.
         
     22. Cardiovascular risk factor trends and potential for reducing coronary heart disease mortality in the United States of America
         Capewell S, Ford ES, Croft JB, Critchley JA, Greenlund KJ, Labarthe DR.
         Bull World Health Organ. 2010 February;88(2):120-130.
         
     23. Too much of a good thing? Physician practices and patient willingness for less frequent pap test screening intervals
         Meissner HI, Tiro JA, Yabroff KR, Haggstrom DA, Coughlin SS.
         Med Care. 2010 Mar;48(3):249-259.
         
   • Health Disparities
     24. Neighborhood characteristics favorable to outdoor physical activity: disparities by socioeconomic and racial/ethnic composition
         Franzini L, Taylor W, Elliott MN, Cuccaro P, Tortolero SR, Gilliland MJ, Grunbaum J, Schuster MA.
         Health Place. 2010 Mar;16(2):267-74.
         
     25. Is there an association between quality of in-hospital cardiac care and proportion of low-income patients?
         Culler SD, Schieb L, Casper M, Nwaise I, Yoon PW.
         Med Care. 2010 Mar;48(3):273-8.
         
   • Healthcare Economics
     26. Do reduced inpatient costs associated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) balance the overall cost for HIV treatment?
         Farnham PG.
         Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2010 ;8(2):75-88.
         
     27. Global healthcare expenditure on diabetes for 2010 and 2030
         Zhang P, Zhang X, Brown J, Vistisen D, Sicree R, Shaw J, Nichols G.
         Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Feb 18.
         
     28. Impact of type of insurance plan on access and utilization of health care services for adults aged 18-64 years with private health insurance: United States, 2007-2008
         Cohen RA.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Feb(28):1-8.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     29. A phase 1/2 study of a multiclade HIV-1 DNA plasmid prime and recombinant adenovirus serotype 5 boost vaccine in HIV-uninfected East Africans (RV 172)
         Kibuuka H, Kimutai R, Maboko L, Sawe F, Schunk MS, Kroidl A, Shaffer D, Eller LA, Kibaya R, Eller MA, Schindler KB, Schuetz A, Millard M, Kroll J, Dally L, Hoelscher M, Bailer R, Cox JH, Marovich M, Birx DL, Graham BS, Michael NL, de Souza MS, Robb ML.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 15;201(4):600-7.
         
     30. Revaccination with a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine induces elevated and persistent functional antibody responses in adults aged 65 > or = years
         Manoff SB, Liss C, Caulfield MJ, Marchese RD, Silber J, Boslego J, Romero-Steiner S, Rajam G, Glass NE, Whitney CG, Carlone GM.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 15;201(4):525-33.
         
     31. Effect of rotavirus vaccination on death from childhood diarrhea in Mexico
         Richardson V, Hernandez-Pichardo J, Quintanar-Solares M, Esparza-Aguilar M, Johnson B, Gomez-Altamirano CM, Parashar U, Patel M.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 28;362(4):299-305.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     32. Patient counseling for unintentional injury prevention
         Ballesteros M, Gielen A.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):38-41.
         
     33. Preventing traffic injuries: strategies that work
         Dellinger A, Sleet D.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):82-89.
         
     34. Empowering parents to prevent unintentional childhood injuries
         Huitric M, Borse N, Sleet D.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):100-101.
         
     35. Injury prevention and lifestyle medicine: forward
         Ikeda R.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):5.
         
     36. Home injuries: potential for prevention
         Mack K, DeSafey Liller K.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):75-81.
         
     37. Human factors in injury control
         Porter B, Bliss J, Sleet D.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):90-97.
         
     38. Injuries: an under recognized lifestyle problem
         Sleet D, Ballesteros M, Baldwin G.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):8-15.
         
     39. Preventing unintentional injury: a review of behavior change theories for primary care
         Sleet D, Gielen A, Diekman S, Ikeda R.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):25-31.
         
     40. Older adult fall prevention: perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors
         Stevens J, Noonan R, Rubenstein L.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2010 ;4(1):16-20.
         
     41. Physical violence against U.S. women around the time of pregnancy, 2004-2007
         Chu SY, Goodwin MM, D'Angelo DV.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Mar;38(3):317-22.
         
     42. An evidence-based public health approach to injury priorities and prevention recommendations for the U.S. Military
         Jones BH, Canham-Chervak M, Sleet DA.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jan;38(1 Suppl):S1-10.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     43. Implications of using hierarchical and six degree-of-freedom models for normal gait analyses
         Buczek FL, Rainbow MJ, Cooney KM, Walker MR, Sanders JO.
         Gait Posture. 2010 Jan;31(1):57-63.
         
     44. Increased penicillin nonsusceptibility of nonvaccine-serotype invasive pneumococci other than serotypes 19A and 6A in post-7-valent conjugate vaccine era
         Gertz RE, Li Z, Pimenta FC, Jackson D, Juni BA, Lynfield R, Jorgensen JH, Carvalho MG, Beall BW.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;201(5):770-5.
         
     45. Pulmonary inflammation after intraperitoneal administration of ultrafine titanium dioxide (TiO2) at rest or in lungs primed with lipopolysaccharide
         Moon C, Park HJ, Choi YH, Park EM, Castranova V, Kang JL.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2010 Jan;73(5-6):396-409.
         
     46. Concept of assessing nanoparticle hazards considering nanoparticle dosemetric and chemical/biological response metrics
         Rushton EK, Jiang J, Leonard SS, Eberly S, Castranova V, Biswas P, Elder A, Han X, Gelein R, Finkelstein J, Oberdorster G.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2010 Jan;73(5):445-61.
         
     47. Pathogenesis of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) and triple-reassortant swine influenza A (H1) viruses in mice
         Belser JA, Wadford DA, Pappas C, Gustin KM, Maines TR, Pearce MB, Zeng H, Swayne DE, Pantin-Jackwood M, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
         J Virol. 2010 Feb 24.
         
     48. PB1-F2 expression by the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has minimal impact on virulence in animal models
         Hai R, Schmolke M, Varga ZT, Manicassamy B, Wang TT, Belser JA, Pearce MB, Garcia-Sastre A, Tumpey TM, Palese P.
         J Virol. 2010 Feb 24.
         
     49. Irritancy and allergic responses induced by topical application of ortho-phthalaldehyde
         Anderson SE, Umbright C, Sellamuthu R, Fluharty K, Kashon M, Franko J, Jackson LG, Johnson VJ, Joseph P.
         Toxicol Sci. 2010 Feb 22.
         
     50. Development and characterization of non-glycosylated E and NS1 mutant viruses as a potential candidate vaccine for West Nile virus
         Whiteman MC, Li L, Wicker JA, Kinney RM, Huang C, Beasley DW, Chung KM, Diamond MS, Solomon T, Barrett AD.
         Vaccine. 2010 Jan 22;28(4):1075-83.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     51. Poverty, near-poverty, and hardship around the time of pregnancy
         Braveman P, Marchi K, Egerter S, Kim S, Metzler M, Stancil T, Libet M.
         Matern Child Health J. 2010 Jan;14(1):20-35.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     52. Laboratory evaluation to reduce respirable crystalline silica dust when cutting concrete roofing tiles using a masonry saw
         Carlo RV, Sheehy J, Feng HA, Sieber WK.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Apr;7(4):245-51.
         
   • Physical Activity
     53. Cardiorespiratory fitness levels among US adults 20-49 years of age: findings from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
         Wang CY, Haskell WL, Farrell SW, Lamonte MJ, Blair SN, Curtin LR, Hughes JP, Burt VL.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Feb 15;171(4):426-35.
         
   • Program Evaluation
     54. Evaluation of fire-safety programs that use 10-year smoke alarms
         Jackson M, Wilson J, Akoto J, Dixon S, Jacobs DE, Ballesteros MF.
         J Community Health. 2010 Feb 24.
         
   • Public Health Law
     55. Medical examination of aliens--removal of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection from definition of communicable disease of public health significance. Final rule
         Fed Regist. 2009 Nov 2;74(210):56547-62.
         
   • Public Health, General
     56. A framework for public health action: the health impact pyramid
         Frieden TR.
         Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb 18.
         
     57. Health care services provided during physician office visits for hypertension: differences by specialty
         Fang J, Keenan NL, Ayala C.
         J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2010 Feb 1;12(2):89-95.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     58. Trends in the diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy in the United States
         Hoover KW, Tao G, Kent CK.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;115(3):495-502.
         
   • Social and Behavioral Sciences
     59. Examining the relationships of depressive symptoms, stigma, social support and regimen-specific support on quality of life in adult patients with epilepsy
         Whatley AD, Diiorio CK, Yeager K.
         Health Educ Res. 2010 Feb 18.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     60. Characteristics of pregnant illicit drug users and associations between cannabis use and perinatal outcome in a population-based study
         van Gelder MM, Reefhuis J, Caton AR, Werler MM, Druschel CM, Roeleveld N.
         Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Feb 17.
         
   • Zoonoses
     61. Delayed-onset and recurrent limb weakness associated with West Nile virus infection
         Sejvar JJ, Davis LE, Szabados E, Jackson AC.
         J Neurovirol. 2010 Feb 18.
         
2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
     62. YouTube as a source of information on the H1N1 influenza pandemic
         Pandey A, Patni N, Singh M, Sood A, Singh G.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Mar;38(3):e1-e3.
         
     63. Triple combination of amantadine, ribavirin, and oseltamivir is highly active and synergistic against drug resistant influenza virus strains in vitro
         Nguyen JT, Hoopes JD, Le MH, Smee DF, Patick AK, Faix DJ, Blair PJ, et al.
         PLoS One. 2010 ;5(2):e9332.
         
     64. Point of care strategy for rapid diagnosis of novel A/H1N1 influenza virus
         Nougairede A, Ninove L, Zandotti C, de Lamballerie X, Gazin C, Drancourt M, La Scola B, et al.
         PLoS One. 2010 ;5(2):e9215.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     65. A quality improvement initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit
         Bizzarro MJ, Sabo B, Noonan M, Bonfiglio MP, Northrup V, Diefenbach K.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar;31(3):241-8.
         
     66. Multicenter study of surveillance for hospital-onset clostridium difficile infection by the use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes
         Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Hota B, Mangino JE, McDonald LC, et al.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar;31(3):262-8.
         
     67. Successful control of an outbreak of klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae at a long-term acute care hospital
         Munoz-Price LS, Hayden MK, Lolans K, Won S, Calvert K, Lin M, Stemer A, et al.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Feb 22.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders
     68. Primary care for children with autism
         Carbone PS, Farley M, Davis T.
         Am Fam Physician. 2010 Feb 15;81(4):453-60.
         
     69. The prevalence of obesity in children with autism: a secondary data analysis using nationally representative data from the National Survey of Children's Health
         Curtin C, Anderson SE, Must A, Bandini L.
         BMC Pediatr. 2010 Feb 23;10(1):11.
         
     70. New directions in behavioral treatment of autism spectrum disorders
         Kasari C, Lawton K.
         Curr Opin Neurol. 2010 Feb 12.
         
     71. Advances in the early detection of autism
         Zwaigenbaum L.
         Curr Opin Neurol. 2010 Feb 11.
         
     72. Timing of increased autistic disorder cumulative incidence
         McDonald ME, Paul JF.
         Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Feb 16.
         
     73. The genetics of autism: key issues, recent findings, and clinical implications
         El-Fishawy P, State MW.
         Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2010 Mar;33(1):83-105.
         
3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     74. Presumptive abortive human rabies - Texas, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Feb 26;59(7):185-190.
         
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     75. Characteristics, performance measures, and in-hospital outcomes of the first one million stroke and transient ischemic attack admissions in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke
         Fonarow GC, Reeves MJ, Smith EE, Saver JL, Zhao X, Olson DW, Hernandez AF, Peterson ED, Schwamm LH.
         Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010 Feb 22.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     76. Per-contact probability of HIV transmission in homosexual men in Sydney in the era of HAART
         Jin F, Jansson J, Law M, Prestage GP, Zablotska I, Imrie JC, Kippax SC, Kaldor JM, Grulich AE, Wilson DP.
         AIDS. 2010 Feb 4.
         
     77. Fulminant myocarditis associated with pandemic h1n1 influenza A virus in children
         Bratincsak A, El-Said HG, Bradley JS, Shayan K, Grossfeld PD, Cannavino CR.
         J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jan 26.
         
     78. Absolute humidity and the seasonal onset of influenza in the continental United States
         Shaman J, Pitzer VE, Viboud C, Grenfell BT, Lipsitch M.
         PLoS Biology. 2010 Feb 22.
         
     79. Seroprevalence following the second wave of pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza
         Ross R, Zimmer S, Burke D, Crevar C, et al.
         PLoS Currents: Influenza. 2010 Feb 22.
         
   • Community Health Services
     80. Sex and gender differences in travel-associated disease
         Schlagenhauf P, Chen LH, Wilson ME, Freedman DO, Tcheng D, Schwartz E, Pandey P, Weber R, Nadal D, Berger C, von Sonnenburg F, Keystone J, Leder K.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 15;50(6):826-832.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     81. Low aerobic fitness and obesity are associated with lower standardized test scores in children
         Roberts CK, Freed B, McCarthy WJ.
         J Pediatr. 2010 Jan 22.
         
   • Physical Activity
     82. The effect of exercise training on anxiety symptoms among patients: a systematic review
         Herring MP, O'Connor PJ, Dishman RK.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Feb 22;170(4):321-31.
         

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