Issue 19, May 9, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 19, 5/9/11

Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's weekly digest!

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 Healthcare Associated Infections)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Factors associated with initiation of prolonged analgesic use among patients in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS)
       Koeppe J, Lichtenstein K, Armon C, Chmiel JS, Buchacz K, Wood K, Brooks JT.
       Clin J Pain. 2011 May 2.
       

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     • The crab hole mosquito blues
       Johnson KM, Antczak DF, Dietz WH, Martin DH, Walton TE.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):923-7.
       

   • Drug Safety

     • Putting risk into perspective: the US medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use
       Curtis KM, Tepper NK, Marchbanks PA.
       Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2011 May 5.
       

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     • Risk factors for non-adherence and loss to follow-up in a three-year clinical trial in Botswana
       Gust DA, Mosimaneotsile B, Mathebula U, Chingapane B, Gaul Z, Pals SL, Samandari T.
       PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e18435.
       

   • Health Disparities

     • Racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening persisted despite expansion of Medicare's screening reimbursement
       White A, Vernon S, Franzini L, Du X.
       Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 ;20:811-817.
       

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     • Health care-associated measles outbreak in the United States after an importation: challenges and economic impact
       Chen SY, Anderson S, Kutty PK, Lugo F, McDonald M, Rota PA, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Komatsu K, Armstrong GL, Sunenshine R, Seward JF.
       J Infect Dis. 2011 Apr 28.
       
     • Selective digestive tract decontamination and selective oropharyngeal decontamination and antibiotic resistance in patients in intensive-care units: an open-label, clustered group-randomised, crossover study
       de Smet AM, Kluytmans JA, Blok HE, Mascini EM, Benus RF, Bernards AT, Kuijper EJ, et al.
       Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 18.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Influenza virus aerosol exposure and analytical system for ferrets
       Gustin KM, Belser JA, Wadford DA, Pearce MB, Katz JM, Tumpey TM, Maines TR.
       Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 2.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Is frequency of shared family meals related to the nutritional health of children and adolescents?
       Hammons AJ, Fiese BH.
       Pediatrics. 2011 May 2.
       

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     • Towards a more coordinated federal response to improving HIV prevention and sexual health among men who have sex with men
       Rausch D, Dieffenbach C, Cheever L, Fenton KA.
       AIDS Behav. 2011 Apr;15 Suppl 1:S107-11.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Health-related quality of life of U.S. adults with arthritis: analysis of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003, 2005, and 2007
        Furner SE, Hootman JM, Helmick CG, Bolen J, Zack MM.
        Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Apr 29.
        
     2. Timeliness and quality of diagnostic care for medicare recipients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
        Friese CR, Earle CC, Magazu LS, Brown JR, Neville BA, Hevelone ND, Richardson LC, Abel GA.
        Cancer. 2011 Apr 1;117(7):1470-7.
        
     3. Associations of BMI and its fat-free and fat components with blood lipids in children: Project HeartBeat!
        Dai S, Eissa MA, Steffen LM, Fulton JE, Harrist RB, Labarthe DR.
        Clin Lipidol. 2011 April;6 (2):235-244.
        
     4. Proportions of Kaposi sarcoma, selected non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and cervical cancer in the United States occurring in persons with AIDS, 1980-2007
        Shiels MS, Pfeiffer RM, Hall HI, Li J, Goedert JJ, Morton LM, Hartge P, Engels EA.
        JAMA. 2011 Apr 13;305(14):1450-9.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     5. HIV prevalence rates among men who have sex with men in the southern United States: population-based estimates by race/ethnicity
        Lieb S, Prejean J, Thompson DR, Fallon SJ, Cooper H, Gates GJ, Liberti TM, Friedman SR, Malow RM.
        AIDS Behav. 2011 Apr;15(3):596-606.
        
     6. Lack of association of herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositivity with the progression of HIV infection in the HERS cohort
        Hoots BE, Hudgens MG, Cole SR, King CC, Klein RS, Mayer KH, Rompalo AM, Sobel JD, Jamieson DJ, Smith JS.
        Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Apr 1;173(7):837-44.
        
     7. Probable non-vector-borne transmission of Zika virus, Colorado, USA
        Foy BD, Kobylinski KC, Chilson Foy JL, Blitvich BJ, Travassos da Rosa A, Haddow AD, Lanciotti RS, Tesh RB.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):880-2.
        
     8. Taxonomy for strengthening the identification of core elements for evidence-based behavioral interventions for HIV/AIDS prevention
        Galbraith JS, Herbst JH, Whittier DK, Jones PL, Smith BD, Uhl G, Fisher HH.
        Health Educ Res. 2011 May 2.
        
     9. Reported cases of measles in international air travelers to the United States, August 2005-March 2008
        Edelson PJ, Anderson JA.
        J Travel Med. 2011 May;18(3):178-82.
        

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     10. Comparison of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying to control the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh
         Chowdhury R, Dotson E, Blackstock AJ, McClintock S, Maheswary NP, Faria S, Islam S, Akter T, Kroeger A, Akhter S, Bern C.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 May;84(5):662-667.
         
     11. Kyasanur forest disease virus alkhurma subtype in ticks, Najran Province, Saudi Arabia
         Mahdi M, Erickson BR, Comer JA, Nichol ST, Rollin PE, Almazroa MA, Memish ZA.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):945-7.
         
     12. Vector-borne infections
         Rosenberg R, Beard CB.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):769-70.
         

   • Drug Safety

     13. Antimicrobial and antimotility agent use in persons with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 infection in FoodNet sites
         Nelson JM, Griffin PM, Jones TF, Smith KE, Scallan E.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May;52(9):1130-2.
         
     14. A national epidemic of unintentional prescription opioid overdose deaths: how physicians can help control it
         Paulozzi LJ, Weisler RH, Patkar AA.
         J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Apr 19.
         

   • Environmental Health

     15. Prenatal Programming and Toxicity II (PPTOX II): role of environmental stressors in the developmental origins of disease
         Darney S, Fowler B, Grandjean P, Heindel J, Mattison D, Slikker W.
         Reprod Toxicol. 2011 Apr;31(3):271.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     16. Control for confounding in case-control studies using the stratification score, a retrospective balancing score
         Allen AS, Satten GA.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Apr 1;173(7):752-60.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     17. Attitudes and behaviors of international air travelers toward pandemic influenza
         Sharangpani R, Boulton KE, Wells E, Kim C.
         J Travel Med. 2011 May;18(3):203-8.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     18. Prevalence of parental concerns about childhood vaccines the experience of primary care physicians
         Kempe A, Daley MF, McCauley MM, Crane LA, Suh CA, Kennedy AM, Basket MM, Stokley SK, Dong F, Babbel CI, Seewald LA, Dickinson LM.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 May;40(5):548-55.
         
     19. How to ask effective questions and provide effective answers in a public forum
         Krumm P.
         AMWA Journal. 2011 ;26(1):21-22.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     20. Medical expenditures of children in the United States with fetal alcohol syndrome
         Amendah DD, Grosse SD, Bertrand J.
         Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2011 Mar-Apr;33(2):322-4.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     21. Associations between risk behaviors and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: do racial/ethnic variations in associations account for increased risk of suicidal behaviors among Hispanic/Latina 9th- to 12th-grade female students?
         Eaton DK, Foti K, Brener ND, Crosby AE, Flores G, Kann L.
         Arch Suicide Res. 2011 Apr;15(2):113-26.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     22. Impact of HPV assay on observed population prevalence
         Unger ER, Steinau MS, Lin JM, Patel SS, Swan DC.
         Diagn Mol Pathol. 2011 Apr 28.
         
     23. Reevaluation of the taxonomic status of recently described species of Enterococcus: evidence that Enterococcus thailandicus is a senior subjective synonym of "Enterococcus sanguinicola", and confirmation of Enterococcus caccae as a species distinct from Enterococcus silesiacus
         Shewmaker PL, Steigerwalt AG, Nicholson A, Carvalho MD, Facklam RR, Whitney A, Teixeira LM.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 May 4.
         
     24. Diallyl sulfide protects against ultraviolet B-induced skin cancers in SKH-1 hairless mouse: analysis of early molecular events in carcinogenesis
         Cherng JM, Tsai KD, Perng DS, Wang JS, Wei CC, Lin JC.
         Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2011 Jun;27(3):138-146.
         
     25. T cell chemo-vaccination effects after repeated mucosal SHIV exposures and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis
         Kersh EN, Adams DR, Youngpairoj AS, Luo W, Zheng Q, Cong ME, Aung W, Mitchell J, Otten R, Hendry RM, Heneine W, McNicholl J, Garcia-Lerma JG.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e19295.
         
     26. Role of germination in murine airway CD8 T-cell responses to Aspergillus conidia
         Templeton SP, Buskirk AD, Law B, Green BJ, Beezhold DH.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e18777.
         
     27. Aspergillus terreus accessory conidia are multinucleated, hyperpolarizing structures that display differential dectin staining and can induce heightened inflammatory responses in a pulmonary model of aspergillosis
         Deak E, Nelson M, Hernandez-Rodriguez Y, Gade L, Baddley J, Momany M, Steele C, Balajee SA.
         Virulence. 2011 May 1;2(3).
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     28. Initiation of antiretroviral treatment in women after delivery can induce multiclass drug resistance in breastfeeding HIV-infected infants
         Fogel J, Li Q, Taha TE, Hoover DR, Kumwenda NI, Mofenson LM, Kumwenda JJ, Fowler MG, Thigpen MC, Eshleman SH.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;52(8):1069-76.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     29. Physical ergonomic hazards in highway tunnel construction: overview from the Construction Occupational Health Program
         Tak S, Buchholz B, Punnett L, Moir S, Paquet V, Fulmer S, Marucci-Wellman H, Wegman D.
         Appl Ergon. 2011 Jul;42(5):665-71.
         
     30. Kinematic performance of a six degree-of-freedom hand model (6DHand) for use in occupational biomechanics
         Buczek FL, Sinsel EW, Gloekler DS, Wimer BM, Warren CM, Wu JZ.
         J Biomech. 2011 Apr 28.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     31. Schistosomiasis among young children in Usoma, Kenya
         Verani JR, Abudho B, Montgomery SP, Mwinzi PN, Shane HL, Butler SE, Karanja DM, Secor WE.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 May;84(5):787-91.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     32. Association of family stressful life-change events and health-related quality of life in fifth-grade children
         Coker TR, Elliott MN, Wallander JL, Cuccaro P, Grunbaum JA, Corona R, Saunders AE, Schuster MA.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Apr;165(4):354-9.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     33. Recurrent wound botulism among injection drug users in California
         Yuan J, Inami G, Mohle-Boetani J, Vugia DJ.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;52(7):862-6.
         

   • Zoonoses

     34. Recovery from and clearance of rabies virus in a domestic ferret
         Hamir AN, Niezgoda M, Rupprecht CE.
         J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2011 ;50(2):248-51.
         
     35. Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye
         Otranto D, Eberhard ML.
         Parasit Vectors. 2011 ;4:41.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     36. Central line-associated bloodstream infection in hospitalized children with peripherally inserted central venous catheters: extending risk analyses outside the intensive care unit
         Advani S, Reich NG, Sengupta A, Gosey L, Milstone AM.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 30.
         
     37. Maintenance of influenza virus infectivity on the surfaces of personal protective equipment and clothing used in healthcare settings
         Sakaguchi H, Wada K, Kajioka J, Watanabe M, Nakano R, Hirose T, Ohta H, et al.
         Environ Health Prev Med. 2011 Nov;15(6):344-9.
         
     38. Systematic review of measurement and adjustment for colonization pressure in studies of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and clostridium difficile acquisition
         Ajao AO, Harris AD, Roghmann MC, Johnson JK, Zhan M, McGregor JC, Furuno JP.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 May;32(5):481-9.
         
     39. Three-year prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in Dutch nursing homes
         Eikelenboom-Boskamp A, Cox-Claessens JH, Boom-Poels PG, Drabbe MI, Koopmans RT, Voss A.
         J Hosp Infect. 2011 Mar 22.
         
     40. Effect of enhanced ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in the heating ventilation and air conditioning system on ventilator-associated pneumonia in a neonatal intensive care unit
         Ryan RM, Wilding GE, Wynn RJ, Welliver RC, Holm BA, Leach CL.
         J Perinatol. 2011 Mar 24.
         
     41. Intervention to reduce transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care
         Huskins WC, Huckabee CM, O'Grady NP, Murray P, Kopetskie H, Zimmer L, Walker ME, et al.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 14;364(15):1407-18.
         
     42. Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections
         Jain R, Kralovic SM, Evans ME, Ambrose M, Simbartl LA, Obrosky DS, Render ML, et al.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 14;364(15):1419-30.
         
     43. Multicenter evaluation of a novel surveillance paradigm for complications of mechanical ventilation
         Klompas M, Khan Y, Kleinman K, Evans RS, Lloyd JF, Stevenson K, Samore M, et al.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(3):e18062.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     44. Fatal injuries among grounds maintenance workers --- United States, 2003--2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 May 6;60(17):542-6.
         
     45. Hepatitis C virus infection among adolescents and young adults --- Massachusetts, 2002--2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 May 6;60(17):537-41.
         
     46. Vital signs: asthma prevalence, disease characteristics, and self-management education --- United States, 2001--2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 May 6;60(17):547-52.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     47. Serum phospholipid fatty acids and prostate cancer risk: results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial
         Brasky TM, Till C, White E, Neuhouser ML, Song X, Goodman P, Thompson IM, King IB, Albanes D, Kristal AR.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Apr 24.
         
     48. Health-related quality of life of U.S. adults with arthritis: analysis of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003, 2005, and 2007
         Furner SE, Hootman JM, Helmick CG, Bolen J, Zack MM.
         Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Apr 29.
         
     49. Fatal and nonfatal outcomes, incidence of hypertension, and blood pressure changes in relation to urinary sodium excretion
         Stolarz-Skrzypek K, Kuznetsova T, Thijs L, Tikhonoff V, Seidlerova J, Richart T, Jin Y, Olszanecka A, Malyutina S, Casiglia E, Filipovsky J, Kawecka-Jaszcz K, Nikitin Y, Staessen JA.
         JAMA. 2011 May 4;305(17):1777-85.
         

   • Health Disparities

     50. Persistent disparities in liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States, 1998 through 2007
         Robbins AS, Cox DD, Johnson LB, Ward EM.
         Cancer. 2011 Mar 29.
         
     51. Persistent racial disparities in survival after heart transplantation
         Liu V, Bhattacharya J, Weill D, Hlatky MA.
         Circulation. 2011 Apr 19;123(15):1642-9.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     52. Medical expenditures associated with diabetes among privately insured U.S. youth in 2007
         Shrestha SS, Zhang P, Albright A, Imperatore G.
         Diabetes Care. 2011 May;34(5):1097-101.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     53. Vitamin D status, adiposity, and lipids in black American and caucasian children
         Rajakumar K, de Las Heras J, Chen TC, Lee S, Holick MF, Arslanian SA.
         J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 May;96(5):1560-7.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     54. Feeding of dietary botanical supplements and teas to infants in the United States
         Zhang Y, Fein EB, Fein SB.
         Pediatrics. 2011 May 2.
         
   
   

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