Vol. 3, Issue: 12, 3/21/11
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
Communicable Diseases
Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK , Gorwitz RJ , Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J. Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(3):e18-55.
Communicable Diseases - Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
Comparison of two active case-finding strategies for community-based diagnosis of symptomatic smear-positive tuberculosis and control of infectious tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe (DETECTB): a cluster-randomised trial Corbett EL, Bandason T, Duong T, Dauya E, Makamure B, Churchyard GJ, Williams BG, et al. Lancet. 2010 Oct 9;376(9748):1244-53.
Antiretroviral therapy for tuberculosis control in nine African countries Williams BG, Granich R, De Cock KM, Glaziou P, Sharma A, Dye C. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Nov 9;107(45):19485-9.
Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
Environmental Health
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Health Behavior and Risk
Health Communication and Education
Healthcare Associated Infections
Nutritional Sciences
CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Canadian adolescents and young adults with cancer: opportunity to improve coordination and level of care De P, Ellison LF, Barr RD, Semenciw R, Marrett LD, Weir HK , Dryer D, Grunfeld E. CMAJ. 2011 22 Feb;183 (3):E187-E194.
Published norms underestimate the health-related quality of life among persons with type 2 diabetes Norris SL, McNally TK, Zhang X , Burda B, Chan B, Chowdhury FM , Zhang P , Patrick D. J Clin Epidemiol. 2011 Apr;64(4):358-65.
Communicable Diseases
HIV mono-infection is associated with FIB-4 - a noninvasive index of liver fibrosis - in women Blackard JT, Welge JA, Taylor LE, Mayer KH, Klein RS, Celentano DD, Jamieson DJ , Gardner L , Sherman KE. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;52(5):674-80.
Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children: executive summary Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK , Gorwitz RJ , Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J. Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(3):285-92.
Increased rates of bone fracture among HIV-infected persons in the HIV outpatient study (HOPS) compared with the US general population, 2000-2006 Young B, Dao CN , Buchacz K , Baker R, Brooks JT . Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 10.
Risk factors for severe illness with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in China Yu H, Feng Z, Uyeki TM , Liao Q, Zhou L, Feng L, Ye M, Xiang N, Huai Y, Yuan Y, Jiang H, Zheng Y, Gargiullo P , Peng Z, Feng Y, Zheng J, Xu C, Zhang Y, Shu Y, Gao Z, Yang W, Wang Y. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(4):457-65.
Bridging implementation, knowledge, and ambition gaps to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States and globally Castro KG , Lobue P . Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):337-42.
Surveillance for invasive meningococcal disease in children, US-Mexico Border, 2005-2008 Chacon-Cruz E, Sugerman DE , Ginsberg MM, Hopkins J, Hurtado-Montalvo JA, Lopez-Viera JL, Lara-Munoz CA, Rivas-Landeros RM, Volker ML, Leake JA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):543-6.
Vaccinia virus infections in martial arts gym, Maryland, USA, 2008 Hughes CM , Blythe D, Li Y , Reddy R, Jordan C, Edwards C, Adams C, Conners H, Rasa C, Wilby S, Russell J, Russo KS, Somsel P, Wiedbrauk DL, Dougherty C , Allen C , Frace M , Emerson G , Olson VA , Smith SK , Braden Z , Abel J , Davidson W , Reynolds M , Damon IK . Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 .
Tuberculosis outbreak investigations in the United States, 2002-2008 Mitruka K , Oeltmann JE , Ijaz K , Haddad MB . Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):425-31.
Elephant-to-human transmission of tuberculosis, 2009 Murphree R , Warkentin JV, Dunn JR, Schaffner W, Jones TF. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):366-71.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis cluster with developing drug resistance, New York, New York, USA, 2003-2009 Perri BR , Proops D, Moonan PK , Munsiff SS , Kreiswirth BN, Goranson C, Ahuja SD. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):372-8.
Robert Koch Schultz MG . Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):547-9.
Targeted drug-resistance testing strategy for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis detection, Lima, Peru, 2005-2008 Velasquez GE, Yagui M, Cegielski JP , Asencios L, Bayona J, Bonilla C, Jave HO, Yale G, Susrez C, Atwood S, Contreras CC, Shin SS. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):432-440.
Isoniazid-resistant tuberculous meningitis, United States, 1993-2005 Vinnard C, Winston CA , Wileyto EP, Macgregor RR, Bisson GP. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):539-42.
Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis at death or who died during therapy: association with the human immunodeficiency virus Marks SM , Magee E , Robison V . Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Apr;15(4):465-70.
Sequential Rift Valley fever outbreaks in eastern Africa caused by multiple lineages of the virus Nderitu L , Lee JS, Omolo J, Omulo S , O'Guinn ML, Hightower A , Mosha F, Mohamed M, Munyua P , Nganga Z, Hiett K, Seal B, Feikin DR , Breiman RF , Njenga MK . J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;203(5):655-65.
Outbreak of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus in Nigeria: emergence and widespread circulation in an underimmunized population Wassilak S , Pate MA, Wannemuehler K , Jenks J , Burns C , Chenoweth P , Abanida EA, Adu F, Baba M, Gasasira A, Iber J , Mkanda P, Williams AJ , Shaw J , Pallansch M , Kew O . J Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;203(7):898-909.
Disaster Control and Emergency Services
Preventing disasters: public health vulnerability reduction as a sustainable adaptation to climate change Keim ME . Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar 14.
Prioritizing "psychological" consequences for disaster preparedness and response: a framework for addressing the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive effects of patient surge in large-scale disasters Meredith LS, Eisenman DP, Tanielian T, Taylor SL, Basurto-Davila R , Zazzali J, Diamond D, Cienfuegos B, Shields S. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar;5(1):73-80.
The Institute of Medicine's forum on medical and public health preparedness for catastrophic events: regional workshop series on the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination campaign Stroud C, Altevogt BM, Butler JC , Duchin JS. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar;5(1):81-6.
Drug Safety
Time to change the paradigm--from "potentially inappropriate" to real patient harms Shehab N , Budnitz DS . Arch Intern Med. 2011 Mar 14;171(5):473-4.
Environmental Health
Lead poisoning among Burmese refugee children--Indiana, 2009 Ritchey MD , Sucosky MS , Jefferies T , McCormick D, Hesting A, Blanton C , Duwve J, Bruner R, Daley WR , Jarrett J , Brown MJ . Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Mar 11.
Variability of urinary concentrations of bisphenol A in spot samples, first-morning voids, and 24-hour collections Ye X , Wong LY , Bishop AM , Calafat AM . Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Mar 15.
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Genome sequence based molecular epidemiology of unusual US Rotavirus A G9 strains isolated from Omaha, USA between 1997 and 2000 Mijatovic-Rustempasic S , Banyai K, Esona MD , Foytich K , Bowen MD , Gentsch JR . Infect Genet Evol. 2011 Mar;11(2):522-7.
Feasibility of an audio computer-assisted self-interview method to self-assess sexual maturation Lamb MM , Beers L, Reed-Gillette D , McDowell MA. J Adolesc Health. 2011 Apr;48(4):325-30.
Estimating HIV incidence among adults in Kenya and Uganda: a systematic comparison of multiple methods Kim AA , Hallett T, Stover J, Gouws E, Musinguzi J, Mureithi PK, Bunnell R , Hargrove J, Mermin J , Kaiser RK , Barsigo A, Ghys PD. PLoS One. 2011 ;6(3):e17535.
Genetics and Genomics
Current priorities for public health practice in addressing the role of human genomics in improving population health Khoury MJ , Bowen MS , Burke W, Coates RJ , Dowling NF , Evans JP, Reyes M , St Pierre J . Am J Prev Med. 2011 Apr;40(4):486-93.
Strengthening the reporting of genetic risk prediction studies: the GRIPS statement Janssens AC , Ioannidis JP, van Duijn CM, Little J, Khoury MJ . Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 15;154(6):421-425.
Shifting genetic structure of invasive serotype 19A pneumococci in the United States Beall BW , Gertz RE , Hulkower RL , Whitney CG , Moore MR , Brueggemann AB. J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 11.
Health Behavior and Risk
Trends in human immunodeficiency virus- and sexually transmitted disease-related risk behaviors among U.S. high school students, 1991-2009 Eaton DK , Lowry R , Brener ND , Kann L , Romero L , Wechsler H . Am J Prev Med. 2011 Apr;40(4):427-33.
Driving self-restriction in high-risk conditions: how do older drivers compare to others? Naumann RB , Dellinger AM , Kresnow MJ . J Safety Res. 2011 Feb;42(1):67-71.
Health Communication and Education
Making HIV prevention programming count: identifying predictors of success in a parent-based HIV prevention program for youth Miller KS , Forehand R, Wiegand R , Fasula AM , Armistead L, Long N, Wyckoff SC . AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Feb;23(1):38-53.
Mother-daughter communication about HPV vaccine McRee AL, Reiter PL, Gottlieb SL , Brewer NT. J Adolesc Health. 2011 Mar;48(3):314-7.
Calling the nation to act: implementing the national action plan to improve health literacy Baur C . Nurs Outlook. 2011 Mar-Apr;59(2):63-9.
Healthcare Associated Infections
Screening and treatment of Chagas disease in organ transplant recipients in the United States: recommendations from the Chagas in transplant working group Chin-Hong PV, Schwartz BS, Bern C , Montgomery SP , Kontak S, Kubak B, Morris MI, Nowicki M, Wright C, Ison MG. Am J Transplant. 2011 Mar 14.
Transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans by organ transplantation Baddley JW, Schain DC, Gupte AA, Lodhi SA, Kayler LK, Frade JP , Lockhart SR , Chiller T , Bynon JS, Bower WA . Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(4):e94-8.
A research framework for reducing preventable patient harm Pronovost PJ, Cardo DM , Goeschel CA, Berenholtz SM, Saint S, Jernigan JA . Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(4):507-13.
Healthcare Economics
The cost of providing comprehensive HIV treatment in PEPFAR-supported programs Menzies NA , Berruti AA , Berzon R, Filler S , Ferris R, Ellerbrock TV , Blandford JM . AIDS. 2011 Mar 15.
Immunity and Immunization
Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation among adolescent girls in high-risk communities Guerry SL, De Rosa CJ, Markowitz LE , Walker S, Liddon N , Kerndt PR, Gottlieb SL . Vaccine. 2011 Mar 9;29(12):2235-41.
Mycobacterium bovis (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) bacteremia in immunocompetent neonates following vaccination Thamthitiwat S , Marin N, Baggett HC , Peruski LF , Kiatkulwiwat W, Panumatrasmee V, Varma JK, Nateniyom S, Akarasewi P, Maloney SA . Vaccine. 2011 Feb 17;29(9):1727-30.
Injury and Violence
Comparison of 2008 national and state-level self-reported and observed seatbelt use estimates Ibrahimova A , Shults RA , Beck LF . Inj Prev. 2011 Mar 10.
Winter storm-related injuries in Oklahoma, January 2007 Piercefield E , Wendling T, Archer P, Mallonee S. J Safety Res. 2011 Feb;42(1):27-32.
Laboratory Sciences
Decreased dissolution of ZnO by iron doping yields nanoparticles with reduced toxicity in the rodent lung and zebrafish embryos Xia T, Zhao Y, Sager T, George S, Pokhrel S, Li N, Schoenfeld D, Meng H, Lin S, Wang X, Wang M, Ji Z, Zink JI, Madler L, Castranova V , Nel AE. ACS Nano. 2011 Feb 22;5(2):1223-1235.
Vitamin C supplementation lowers urinary levels of 4-hydroperoxy-2-nonenal metabolites in humans Kuiper HC , Bruno RS, Traber MG, Stevens JF. Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Apr 1;50(7):848-53.
Quantification of organophosphate insecticides in drinking water in urban areas using lyophilization and high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry techniques Sinha SN, Vasudev K, Rao MV, Odetokun M . Int J Mass Spectrom. 2011 Jan;300(1):12-20.
Legionella nagasakiensis sp. nov., isolated from water samples in Japan and Australia and from a patient with pneumonia in the United States Yang PG , Benson RF , Ratcliff R, Brown EW , Steigerwalt AG , Thacker LW , Daneshvar M , Morey RE , Saito A, Fields BS . Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2011 Mar 11.
Comparison of Etest method with reference broth microdilution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Yersinia pestis Lonsway DR , Urich SK , Heine HS, McAllister SK , Banerjee SN , Schriefer ME , Patel JB . J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar 16.
Advances in the analysis of hepatitis C virus specific T cell responses Zhang X , Dou J, Germann MW. Mini Rev Med Chem. 2011 Feb 1;11(2):106-13.
Quantitative mass spectrometry for bacterial protein toxins - a sensitive, specific, high-throughput tool for detection and diagnosis Boyer AE , Gallegos-Candela M , Lins RC , Kuklenyik Z , Woolfitt A , Moura H , Kalb S , Quinn CP , Barr JR . Molecules. 2011 ;16(3):2391-413.
Assessment of BED HIV-1 incidence assay in seroconverter cohorts: effect of individuals with long-term infection and importance of stable incidence McNicholl JM , McDougal JS , Wasinrapee P , Branson BM , Martin M , Tappero JW , Mock PA , Green TA , Hu DJ , Parekh B . PLoS One. 2011 ;6(3):e14748.
Maternal and Child Health
The changing prevalence of the autism spectrum disorders Rice CE . Am Fam Physician. 2011 Mar 1;83(5):515.
The Pregnancy and Influenza Project: design of an observational case-cohort study to evaluate influenza burden and vaccine effectiveness among pregnant women and their infants Thompson M , Williams J , Naleway A, Li DK, Chu S , Bozeman S, Hill HA, Cragan J , Shay DK . Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar 14.
Nutritional Sciences
Awareness of federal dietary guidance in persons aged 16 years and older: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006 Wright JD , Wang CY . J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Feb;111(2):295-300.
Occupational Safety and Health
Does the small farm exemption cost lives? Somervell PD , Conway GA . Am J Ind Med. 2011 Mar 11.
Physical Activity
Public support for street-scale urban design practices and policies to increase physical activity Carlson SA , Guide R , Schmid TL , Moore LV , Barradas DT , Fulton JE . J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jan;8 Suppl 1:S125-34.
Impact of a school-based intervention on physical activity: cluster-randomized trial Aburto NJ , Fulton JE , Safdie M, Duque T , Bonvecchio A, Rivera JA. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Mar 10.
Public Health Law
Protecting HIV information in countries scaling up HIV services: a baseline study Beck EJ, Mandalia S, Harling G, Santas XM , Mosure D , Delay PR. J Int AIDS Soc. 2011 ;14(1):6.
Public Health Leadership and Management
Student vaccination requirements of U.S. health professional schools: a survey Lindley MC , Lorick SA , Spinner JR, Krull AR, Mootrey GT , Ahmed F , Myers R, Bednash GP, Cymet TC, Maeshiro R , Raines CF, Shannon SC, Sondheimer HM, Strikas RA . Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 15;154(6):391-400.
Sciences, General
Generalized second-order partial derivatives of 1/r Hnizdo V . Eur J Phys. 2011 Mar;32(2):287-297.
Substance Use and Abuse
Impact of a new gender-specific definition for binge drinking on prevalence estimates for women Chavez PR , Nelson DE, Naimi TS, Brewer RD . Am J Prev Med. 2011 Apr;40(4):468-71.
Veterinary Medicine
Pathogenicity of two Egyptian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in domestic ducks Wasilenko JL, Arafa AM, Selim AA, Hassan MK, Aly MM, Ali A, Nassif S, Elebiary E, Balish A , Klimov A , Suarez DL, Swayne DE, Pantin-Jackwood MJ. Arch Virol. 2011 Jan;156(1):37-51.
Zoonoses
Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an emerging cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: a case series Jabeen K, Farooqi J, Zafar A, Jamil B, Mahmood SF, Ali F, Saeed N, Barakzai A, Ahmed A, Khan E, Brandt ME , Hasan R. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;52(2):213-7.
Serologic surveillance of anthrax in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania, 1996-2009 Lembo T, Hampson K, Auty H, Beesley CA , Bessell P, Packer C, Halliday J, Fyumagwa R, Hoare R, Ernest E, Mentzel C, Mlengeya T, Stamey K , Wilkins PP , Cleaveland S. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):387-394.
Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Communicable Diseases - Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
High incidence of hospital admissions with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among South African health care workers O'Donnell MR, Jarand J, Loveday M, Padayatchi N, Zelnick J, Werner L, Naidoo K, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Oct 19;153(8):516-22.
Bridging implementation, knowledge, and ambition gaps to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States and globally Castro KG, Lobue P. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):337-42.
Development of a standardized screening rule for tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings: individual participant data meta-analysis of observational studies Getahun H, Kittikraisak W, Heilig CM, Corbett EL, Ayles H, Cain KP, Grant AD, et al.. PLoS Med. 2011 ;8(1):e1000391.
Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
MMWR in the Media
HIV transmitted from a living organ donor - New York City, 2009 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Mar 18;60(10):297-301.
Raccoon roundworms in pet kinkajous - three states, 1999 and 2010 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 March 18;60(10):302-305.
Communicable Diseases
Increased rates of bone fracture among HIV-infected persons in the HIV outpatient study (HOPS) compared with the US general population, 2000-2006 Young B, Dao CN , Buchacz K , Baker R, Brooks JT . Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 10.
Vaccinia virus infections in martial arts gym, Maryland, USA, 2008 Hughes CM , Blythe D, Li Y , Reddy R, Jordan C, Edwards C, Adams C, Conners H, Rasa C, Wilby S, Russell J, Russo KS, Somsel P, Wiedbrauk DL, Dougherty C , Allen C , Frace M , Emerson G , Olson VA , Smith SK , Braden Z , Abel J , Davidson W , Reynolds M , Damon IK . Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 .
Reproductive Health
Emotional distress in infertile women and failure of assisted reproductive technologies: meta-analysis of prospective psychosocial studies Boivin J, Griffiths E, Venetis CA. BMJ. 2011 ;342:d223.
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