Issue 34, August 22, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 34, 8/22/11
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Public health articles noted in the media
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
Environmental Health
Comprehensive assessment of maize aflatoxin levels in Eastern Kenya, 2005 - 2007 Daniel JH , Lewis LW , Redwood YA , Kieszak S , Breiman RF , Flanders WD , Bell C, Mwihia J, Ogana G, Likimani S, Straetemans M, McGeehin MA . Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Aug 15.
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Health Behavior and Risk
Immunity and Immunization
Cost-effectiveness of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) vaccination in the United States Prosser LA, Lavelle TA, Fiore AE , Bridges CB , Reed C , Jain S , Dunham KM, Meltzer MI . PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e22308.
Methods for developing evidence-based recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Ahmed F , Temte JL, Campos-Outcalt D, Schunemann HJ. Vaccine. 2011 Aug 10.
Laboratory Sciences
Impact of targeted testing for latent tuberculosis infection using commercially available diagnostics Mancuso JD, Tribble D, Mazurek GH , Li Y, Olsen C, Aronson NE, Geiter L, Goodwin D, Keep LW. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;53(3):234-44.
Influenza virus-like particle can accommodate multiple subtypes of hemagglutinin and protect from multiple influenza types and subtypes Pushko P, Pearce MB , Ahmad A, Tretyakova I, Smith G, Belser JA , Tumpey TM . Vaccine. 2011 Aug 11;29(35):5911-8.
Maternal and Child Health
Parasitic Diseases
In vivo efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Central Ethiopia Hwang J , Alemayehu BH, Hoos D, Melaku Z, Tekleyohannes SG, Teshi T, Birhanu SG, Demeke L, Gobena K, Kassa M, Jima D, Reithinger R, Nettey H, Green M , Malone JL , Kachur SP , Filler S. Malar J. 2011 Jul 28;10(1):209.
CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Pericardial fat is associated with impaired lung function and a restrictive lung pattern in adults: the Jackson Heart Study Hickson DA, Liu J, Bidulescu A, Burchfiel CM , Taylor HA, Petrini MF. Chest. 2011 Jul 7.
Asthma outcome measures Shen J , Johnston M, Hays RD. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2011 Aug;11(4):447-53.
Prevalence and predictors of total-body skin examination among US adults: 2005 National Health Interview Survey Lakhani NA , Shaw KM , Thompson T , Yaroch AL, Glanz K, Hartman AM, Saraiya M . J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Sep;65(3):645-8.
Years of potential life lost and indirect costs of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer: a systematic review of the literature Guy GP , Ekwueme DU . Pharmacoeconomics. 2011 Aug 16.
PCD's first annual Student Research Contest: Lui and Wallace examine hospitalization rates for at-risk populations Posner SF . Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep;8(5):A103.
Cumulative life stress in chronic fatigue syndrome Nater UM , Maloney E , Heim C, Reeves WC . Psychiatry Res. 2011 Aug 12.
Communicable Diseases
Serologically confirmed household transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus during the first pandemic wave--New York City, April-May 2009 Jackson ML , France AM , Hancock K , Lu X , Veguilla V , Sun H , Liu F , Hadler J, Harcourt BH , Esposito DH , Zimmerman CM, Katz JM , Fry AM , Schrag SJ . Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;53(5):455-62.
Obesity and influenza Jain S , Chaves SS . Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;53(5):422-4.
Prevalence of genital human papillomavirus among females in the United States, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2006 Hariri S , Unger ER , Sternberg M , Dunne EF , Swan D , Patel S , Markowitz LE . J Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;204(4):566-73.
HIV-1 RNA rectal shedding is reduced in men with low plasma HIV-1 RNA viral loads and is not enhanced by sexually transmitted bacterial infections of the rectum Kelley CF , Haaland RE , Patel P , Evans-Strickfaden T , Farshy C , Hanson D , Mayer K, Lennox JL, Brooks JT , Hart CE . J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204(5):761-7.
Antimicrobial resistant gonorrhea in Atlanta: 1988-2006 Dionne-Odom J, Tambe P, Yee E , Weinstock H , Del Rio C. Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Aug;38(8):780-2.
Emergence of parapneumonic empyema in the USA Grijalva CG, Zhu Y, Nuorti JP , Griffin MR. Thorax. 2011 Aug;66(8):663-8.
Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
Transmission shifts underlie variability in population responses to Yersinia pestis infection Buhnerkempe MG , Eisen RJ , Goodell B, Gage KL , Antolin MF, Webb CT. PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e22498.
Environmental Health
Determinants of serum polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels among pregnant women in the CHAMACOS cohort Castorina R, Bradman A, Sjodin A , Fenster L, Jones RS , Harley KG, Eisen EA, Eskenazi B. Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Aug 1;45(15):6553-6560.
Shut-in? Impact of chronic conditions on community participation restriction among older adults Theis KA , Furner SE . J Aging Res. 2011 ;2011:759158.
And that is how the story goes: CDC's National Environmental Health Tracking Network Wall PA . J Environ Health. 2011 Jul-Aug;74(1):36-7.
Organophosphates dysregulate dopamine signaling, glutamatergic neurotransmission, and induce neuronal injury markers in striatum Torres-Altoro MI, Mathur BN, Drerup JM, Thomas R, Lovinger D, O'Callaghan JP , Bibb JA. J Neurochem. 2011 Aug 16.
Micronucleus frequencies in lymphocytes and reticulocytes in a pesticide-exposed population in Portugal Costa C, Silva S, Neves J, Coelho P, Costa S, Laffon B, Snawder J , Teixeira JP. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Aug;74(15-16):960-70.
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Impact of an emergent norovirus variant in 2009 on norovirus outbreak activity in the United States Yen C , Wikswo ME , Lopman BA , Vinje J , Parashar UD , Hall AJ . Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Aug 10.
Reliability of self-report of HIV status among men who have sex with men in Brazil Salani Mota RM, Kerr LR, Kendall C, Pinho A, De Mello MB , Dourado I, Guimaraes MD, Brito A, Batista S, Abreu F, Benzaken A, Oliveira L, Moraes A, Merchan-Hamann E, Freitas G, Albuquerque EM, McFarland W, Rutherford G. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 15 Aug;57 (SUPPL. 3):S153-S156.
Use of data systems to address social determinants of health: a need to do more Harrison KM , Dean HD . Public Health Rep. 2011 ;126 Suppl 3:1-5.
Identifying the impact of social determinants of health on disease rates using correlation analysis of area-based summary information Song R , Hall HI , Harrison KM , Sharpe TT , Lin LS , Dean HD . Public Health Rep. 2011 ;126 Suppl 3:70-80.
Food Safety
Salmonella typhimurium infections associated with peanut products Cavallaro E , Date K , Medus C, Meyer S, Miller B, Kim C , Nowicki S, Cosgrove S, Sweat D, Phan Q, Flint J, Daly ER, Adams J , Hyytia-Trees E , Gerner-Smidt P , Hoekstra RM , Schwensohn C , Langer A , Sodha SV , Rogers MC, Angulo FJ , Tauxe RV , Williams IT , Behravesh CB . N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 18;365(7):601-10.
Genetics and Genomics
Race/ethnic variation in the association of lipid-related genetic variants with blood lipids in the adult U.S. population Chang MH , Ned RM , Hong Y , Yesupriya A , Yang Q , Liu T , Janssens AC, Dowling NF . Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2011 Aug 10.
Health Behavior and Risk
Relationships between hours of sleep and health-risk behaviors in US adolescent students McKnight-Eily LR , Eaton DK , Lowry R , Croft JB , Presley-Cantrell L , Perry GS . Prev Med. 2011 Aug 5.
Health care seeking among men with genital ulcer disease in South Africa: correlates and relationship to human immunodeficiency virus-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2 detection and shedding Leichliter JS , Lewis DA, Sternberg M , Habel MA , Paz-Bailey G. Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Sep;38(9):865-870.
Health Disparities
Disparities in the diagnostic process of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy Holtzer C, Meaney FJ, Andrews J, Ciafaloni E, Fox DJ, James KA, Lu Z, Miller L, Pandya S, Ouyang L , Cunniff C. Genet Med. 2011 Aug 10.
Reflections from the CDC 2010 Health Equity Symposium Colbert SJ , Harrison KM . Public Health Rep. 2011 ;126 Suppl 3:38-40.
Healthcare Associated Infections
Outbreak of acute hepatitis B virus infections associated with podiatric care at a psychiatric long-term care facility Wise ME , Marquez P, Sharapov U , Hathaway S, Katz K , Tolan S , Beaton A, Drobeniuc J , Khudyakov Y , Hu DJ , Perz J , Thompson ND , Bancroft E. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Aug 10.
Investigation of a cluster of cutaneous aspergillosis in a neonatal intensive care unit Etienne KA , Subudhi CP, Chadwick PR, Settle P, Moise J, Magill SS , Chiller T , Balajee SA . J Hosp Infect. 2011 Aug 11.
Dengue: a potential transfusion-transmitted disease Tomashek KM , Margolis HS . Transfusion. 2011 Aug;51(8):1654-60.
Healthcare Economics
Prices of unhealthy foods, food stamp program participation, and body weight status among U.S. low-income women Zhang Q, Chen Z , Diawara N, Wang Y. J Fam Econ Issues. 2011 Jun;32(2):245-256.
Immunity and Immunization
Human papillomavirus (HPV) 6, 11, 16, and 18 prevalence among females in the United States--National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2006: opportunity to measure HPV vaccine impact? Dunne EF , Sternberg M , Markowitz LE , McQuillan G , Swan D , Patel S , Unger ER . J Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;204(4):562-5.
Novel chikungunya vaccine candidate with an IRES-based attenuation and host range alteration mechanism Plante K, Wang E, Partidos CD, Weger J, Gorchakov R, Tsetsarkin K, Borland EM , Powers AM , Seymour R, Stinchcomb DT, Osorio JE, Frolov I, Weaver SC. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Jul;7(7):e1002142.
Informatics
Documenting occupational history: the value to patients, payers, and researchers Luckhaupt SE , Calvert GM , Sweeney MH . J AHIMA. 2011 Jul;82(7):34-7.
An empirical analysis of overlap publication in Chinese language and English research manuscripts Tucker JD, Chang H, Brandt A, Gao X , Lin M, Luo J, Song P, Sun K, Zhang X. PLoS One. 2011 ;6(7):e22149.
Laboratory Sciences
Trace beryllium determination in polyvinyl alcohol wipes by extraction and fluorescence detection: interlaboratory analysis Ashley K , Wise TJ , Marlow D , Agrawal A, Cronin JP, Adams L, Ashley E, Lee PA. Anal Methods. 2011 ;3(8):1906-1909.
Validation of an evacuated canister method for measuring part-per-billion levels of chemical warfare agent simulants Coffey CC , LeBouf RF , Calvert CA , Slaven JE. J Air Waste Manage Assoc. 2011 Aug;61(8):826-833.
Review of standards for surface and dermal sampling Ashley K , Brisson MJ, White KT. J ASTM Int. 2011 ;8(6):JAI103678.
Use of direct reading surface sampling methods for site characterization and remediation of methamphetamine contaminated properties Snawder JE , Striley CA , Esswein EJ , Hessel J, Sammons DL , Robertson SA , Johnson BC , MacKenzie BA , Smith JP , Walker CV . J ASTM Int. 2011 ;8(6):JAI103481.
A comprehensive evaluation of the proficiency testing program for the HIV-1 BED incidence assay Dobbs T , Liu X , Anderson R, Nkengasong J , Parekh BS . J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Aug 10.
Bloodstream and non-invasive isolates of Candida glabrata have similar population structures and fluconazole susceptibilities Lott TJ , Frade JP , Lyon GM, Iqbal N , Lockhart SR . Med Mycol. 2011 Aug 15.
Development of a 5-layer passive organic dermal (POD) sampler Olsen LD , Snawder JE , Kriech AJ, Osborn LV. Polycycl Aromat Compd. 2011 ;31(3):154-172.
Molecular mechanisms underlying chemopreventive activities of glycyrrhizic acid against UVB-radiation-induced carcinogenesis in SKH-1 hairless mouse epidermis Cherng JM, Tsai KD, Yu YW, Lin JC . Radiat Res. 2011 Aug;176(2):177-86.
Diversity of factor H-binding protein in Neisseria meningitidis carriage isolates Marsh JW, Shutt KA, Pajon R, Tulenko MM, Liu S, Hollick RA, Kiehlbauch JA, Clark TA , Stephens DS, Arnold KE, Myers RA, Mayer LW , Harrison LH. Vaccine. 2011 Aug 11;29(35):6049-58.
La Crosse encephalitis surveillance using single versus paired serologic testing Murphree R , Dunn JR, Schaffner W, Jones TF. Zoonoses Public Health. 2011 Aug 18.
Maternal and Child Health
Facemask use by children during infectious disease outbreaks Roberge R . Biosecur Bioterror. 2011 Aug 15.
Comment on "Listeriosis in human pregnancy: a systematic review" Silk BJ , Mahon BE . J Perinat Med. 2011 Aug 11.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children aged 5-17 years in the United States, 1998-2009 Akinbami L , Liu X , Pastor P , Reuben C . NCHS Data Brief. 2011 August;70.
Occupational Safety and Health
AORN Ergonomic Tool 6: lifting and carrying supplies and equipment in the perioperative setting Waters T , Baptiste A, Short M, Plante-Mallon L, Nelson A. AORN J. 2011 Aug;94(2):173-9.
Forces and moments on the knee during kneeling and squatting Pollard JP , Porter WL , Redfern MS . J Appl Biomech. 2011 Aug;27(3):233-41.
Excess risk of head and chest colds among teachers and other school workers Tak S , Groenewold M , Alterman T , Park RM , Calvert GM . J Sch Health. 2011 Sep;81(9):560-565.
In vitro human epidermal penetration of 1-bromopropane Frasch HF , Dotson GS , Barbero AM . J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Oct 1;74(19):1249-60.
Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 1: historical exposure reconstruction Virji MA , Park JY , Stefaniak AB , Stanton ML , Day GA , Kent MS, Kreiss K , Schuler CR . Scand J Work Environ Health. 2011 Aug 17.
Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 2: validation of historical exposures Park JY , Virji MA , Stefaniak AB , Stanton ML , Day GA , Kent MS, Schuler CR , Kreiss K . Scand J Work Environ Health. 2011 Aug 17.
Parasitic Diseases
Disability from Japanese encephalitis in Cambodia and Viet Nam Hills SL , Van Cuong N, Touch S, Mai HH, Soeung SC, Lien TT, Samnang C, Sovann L, Van Diu P, Lac LD, Heng S, Huong VM, Grundy JJ, Huch C, Lewthwaite P, Solomon T, Jacobson JA. J Trop Pediatr. 2011 Aug;57(4):241-4.
Public Health Leadership and Management
Using a concept map as a tool for strategic planning: The Healthy Brain Initiative Anderson LA , Day KL , Vandenberg AE . Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep;8(5):A117.
Reproductive Health
Do women using long-acting reversible contraception reduce condom use? A novel study design incorporating semen biomarkers Gallo MF , Warner L , Jamieson DJ , Steiner MJ. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2011 ;2011:107140.
Women's bike seats: a pressing matter for competitive female cyclists Guess MK, Partin SN, Schrader S , Lowe B , Lacombe J, Reutman S , Wang A, Toennis C , Melman A, Mikhail M, Connell KA. J Sex Med. 2011 Aug 11.
Vital Statistics
Expanded data from the new birth certificate, 2008 Osterman MJ , Martin JA , Mathews TJ , Hamilton BE . Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2011 Jul 27;59(7):1-28.
Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Genetics and Genomics
Impact of CYP2C19 variant genotypes on clinical efficacy of antiplatelet treatment with clopidogrel: systematic review and meta-analysis Bauer T, Bouman HJ, van Werkum JW, Ford NF, Ten Berg JM, Taubert D. BMJ. 2011 ;343:d4588.
Putting genomics into practice Holmes MV, Casas JP, Hingorani AD. BMJ. 2011 ;343:d4953.
Newborn screening for homocystinuria Walter JH, Jahnke N, Remmington T. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 (8):CD008840.
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of asthma in ethnically diverse North American populations Torgerson DG, Ampleford EJ, Chiu GY, Gauderman WJ, Gignoux CR, Graves PE, Himes BE, et al. Nat Genet. 2011 Jul 31.
Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis Sawcer S, Hellenthal G, Pirinen M, Spencer CC, Patsopoulos NA, Moutsianas L, Dilthey A, et al. Nature. 2011 Aug 11;476(7359):214-9.
Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
MMWR in the Media
Influenza vaccination coverage among health-care personnel --- United States, 2010--11 influenza season MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Aug 19;60:1073-7.
Influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women --- United States, 2010--11 influenza season MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Aug 19;60:1078-82.
Legionellosis - United States, 2000 - 2009 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Aug 19;60:1083-6.
Prevention and control of influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2011 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 ;60:1-6.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Human papillomavirus and papanicolaou tests screening interval recommendations in the United States Roland KB, Soman A, Benard VB, Saraiya M. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun 12.
Edmonton Obesity Staging System: association with weight history and mortality risk Kuk JL, Ardern CI, Church TS, Sharma AM, Padwal R, Sui X, Blair SN. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2011 Aug 14.
Communicable Diseases
Oseltamivir compared with the Chinese traditional therapy maxingshigan-yinqiaosan in the treatment of H1N1 influenza: a randomized trial Wang C, Cao B, Liu QQ, Zou ZQ, Liang ZA, Gu L, Dong JP, Liang LR, Li XW, Hu K, He XS, Sun YH, An Y, Yang T, Cao ZX, Guo YM, Wen XM, Wang YG, Liu YL, Jiang LD. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Aug 16;155(4):217-225.
Obesity and respiratory hospitalizations during influenza seasons in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study Kwong JC, Campitelli MA, Rosella LC. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;53(5):413-21.
Tattoo-associated mycobacterium haemophilum skin infection in immunocompetent adult, 2009 Kay M , Perti T, Duchin J. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 2011.
Environmental Health
Association between type 2 diabetes and exposure to persistent organic pollutants Airaksinen R, Rantakokko P, Eriksson JG, Blomstedt P, Kajantie E, Kiviranta H. Diabetes Care. 2011 Aug 4.
Health Behavior and Risk
Association between smoking and risk of bladder cancer among men and women Freedman ND, Silverman DT, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A, Abnet CC. JAMA. 2011 Aug 17;306(7):737-45.
Maternal and Child Health
Parity and lactation in relation to estrogen receptor negative breast cancer in African American women Palmer JR, Boggs DA, Wise LA, Ambrosone CB, Adams-Campbell LL, Rosenberg L. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Aug 16.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children aged 5-17 years in the United States, 1998-2009 Akinbami L , Liu X , Pastor P , Reuben C . NCHS Data Brief. 2011 August;70.
Recurrence risk for autism spectrum disorders: a baby siblings research consortium study Ozonoff S, Young GS, Carter A, Messinger D, Yirmiya N, Zwaigenbaum L, Bryson S, Carver LJ, Constantino JN, Dobkins K, Hutman T, Iverson JM, Landa R, Rogers SJ, Sigman M, Stone WL. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug 15.
Nutritional Sciences
Dietary potassium intake and risk of stroke: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies Larsson SC, Orsini N, Wolk A. Stroke. 2011 Jul 28.
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