Issue 38, September 19, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 38, 9/19/11

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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 Injury and Violence - Traumatic Brain Injury)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week  

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Patterns of chlamydia/gonorrhea positivity among voluntarily screened New York City public high school students
       Han JS, Rogers ME, Nurani S, Rubin S, Blank S.
       J Adolesc Health. 2011 Sep;49(3):252-7.
       
     • International spread of an epidemic population of Salmonella enterica serotype Kentucky ST198 resistant to ciprofloxacin
       Le Hello S, Hendriksen RS, Doublet B, Fisher I, Nielsen EM, Whichard JM, Bouchrif B, Fashae K, Granier SA, Jourdan-Da Silva N, Cloeckaert A, Threlfall EJ, Angulo FJ, Aarestrup FM, Wain J, Weill FX.
       J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204(5):675-84.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • HCV screening practices and prevalence in an MCO, 2000-2007
       Roblin DW, Smith BD, Weinbaum CM, Sabin ME.
       Am J Manag Care. 2011 ;17(8):548-55.
       
     • Epidemiology of syphilis in Kenya: results from a nationally representative serological survey
       Otieno-Nyunya B, Bennett E, Bunnell R, Dadabhai S, Gichangi AA, Mugo N, Wanyungu J, Baya I, Kaiser R.
       Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Oct;87(6):521-525.
       

   • Health Disparities

     • Progression is accelerated from prehypertension to hypertension in blacks
       Selassie A, Wagner CS, Laken ML, Ferguson ML, Ferdinand KC, Egan BM.
       Hypertension. 2011 Oct;58(4):579-87.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Monitoring the safety of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine: findings from the Vaccine Safety Datalink
       Gee J, Naleway A, Shui I, Baggs J, Yin R, Li R, Kulldorff M, Lewis E, Fireman B, Daley MF, Klein NP, Weintraub ES.
       Vaccine. 2011 Sep 7.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Pulmonary effects after acute inhalation of oil dispersant (COREXIT EC9500A) in rats
       Roberts JR, Reynolds JS, Thompson JA, Zaccone EJ, Shimko MJ, Goldsmith WT, Jackson M, McKinney W, Frazer DG, Kenyon A, Kashon ML, Piedimonte G, Castranova V, Fedan JS.
       J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Nov 1;74(21):1381-96.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Low-fat milk consumption among children and adolescents in the United States, 2007-2008
       Kit BK, Carroll MD, Ogden CL.
       NCHS Data Brief. 2011 September;75.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • World Trade Center disaster: assessment of responder occupations, work locations, and job tasks
       Woskie SR, Kim H, Freund A, Stevenson L, Park BY, Baron S, Herbert R, de Hernandez MS, Teitelbaum S, de la Hoz RE, Wisnivesky JP, Landrigan P.
       Am J Ind Med. 2011 Sep;54(9):681-695.
       
     • Protective facemask impact on human thermoregulation: an overview
       Roberge RJ, Kim JH, Coca A.
       Ann Occup Hyg. 2011 Sep 13.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications  

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use among persons with chronic kidney disease in the United States
        Plantinga L, Grubbs V, Sarkar U, Hsu CY, Hedgeman E, Robinson B, Saran R, Geiss L, Burrows NR, Eberhardt M, Powe N.
        Ann Fam Med. 2011 September-October;9(5):423-430.
        
     2. Oxidative stress is associated with impaired arterial elasticity
        Patel RS, Al Mheid I, Morris AA, Ahmed Y, Kavtaradze N, Ali S, Dabhadkar K, Brigham K, Hooper WC, Alexander RW, Jones DP, Quyyumi AA.
        Atherosclerosis. 2011 Sep;218(1):90-5.
        
     3. Diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, and metabolic biomarkers in individuals with normal glucose tolerance are inversely associated with lung function: the Jackson Heart Study
        Hickson DA, Burchfiel CM, Liu J, Petrini MF, Harrison K, White WB, Sarpong DF.
        Lung. 2011 Aug;189(4):311-21.
        
     4. The "Million Hearts" initiative - preventing heart attacks and strokes
        Frieden TR, Berwick DM.
        N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 13.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     5. The contribution of HIV-discordant relationships to new HIV infections in Rakai, Uganda
        Grabbe KL, Medley A, Bachanas P, Bock N, Marum E.
        AIDS. 2011 Sep 24;25(15):1931-2.
        
     6. Feasibility of selected prophylactic barriers in arrestance of airborne bacterial vegetative cells and endospores
        Davidson CS, Green CF, Gibbs SG, Panlilio AL, Jensen PA, Jin Y, Scarpino PV.
        Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):581-6.
        
     7. Air sickness: vomiting and environmental transmission of norovirus on aircraft
        Lopman B.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;53(6):521-2.
        
     8. Preventing deaths from cryptococcal meningitis: from bench to bedside
        Roy M, Chiller T.
        Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011 Sep;9(9):715-7.
        
     9. No rebound in tuberculosis in the United States in 2010
        Winston CA, Navin TR, Becerra JE, LoBue PA.
        Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 September;15 (9):1272.
        
     10. Laboratory confirmed case of yaws in a 10 year-old boy from the Republic of the Congo
         Pillay A, Chen CY, Reynolds MG, Mombouli JV, Castro AC, Louvouezo D, Steiner B, Ballard RC.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Sep 14.
         
     11. Lethal factor toxemia and anti-protective antigen antibody activity in naturally acquired cutaneous anthrax
         Boyer AE, Quinn CP, Beesley CA, Gallegos-Candela M, Marston CK, Cronin LX, Lins RC, Stoddard RA, Li H, Schiffer J, Hossain MJ, Chakraborty A, Rahman M, Luby SP, Shieh WJ, Zaki S, Barr JR, Hoffmaster AR.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 9.
         
     12. Acceptability of Carraguard vaginal microbicide gel among HIV-infected women in Chiang Rai, Thailand
         Whitehead SJ, McLean C, Chaikummao S, Braunstein S, Utaivoravit W, van de Wijgert JH, Mock PA, Siraprapasiri T, Friedland BA, Kilmarx PH, Markowitz LE.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(9):e14831.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     13. A Tale of Cities
         Hunt R, Ashkenazi I, Falk H.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Sep;5 Suppl 2:S185-8.
         

   • Environmental Health

     14. Association of low-level blood lead and blood pressure in NHANES 1999-2006
         Scinicariello F, Abadin HG, Murray HE.
         Environ Res. 2011 Sep 9.
         
     15. Urinary concentrations of dialkylphosphate metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004
         Barr DB, Wong LY, Bravo R, Weerasekera G, Odetokun M, Restrepo P, Kim DG, Fernandez C, Whitehead RD, Perez J, Gallegos M, Williams BL, Needham LL.
         Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Aug;8(8):3063-98.
         
     16. Potential immunotoxicological health effects following exposure to COREXIT 9500A during cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
         Anderson SE, Franko J, Lukomska E, Meade BJ.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Nov 1;74(21):1419-30.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     17. Update of the NIOSH life table analysis system: a person-years analysis program for the windows computing environment
         Schubauer-Berigan MK, Hein MJ, Raudabaugh WM, Ruder AM, Silver SR, Spaeth S, Steenland K, Petersen MR, Waters KM.
         Am J Ind Med. 2011 .
         
     18. Effect of incorporating adaptive functioning scores on the prevalence of intellectual disability
         Obi O, Van Naarden Braun K, Baio J, Drews-Botsch C, Devine O, Yeargin-Allsopp M.
         Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2011 Sep;116(5):360-70.
         
     19. Patterns of illness in travelers visiting Mexico and Central America: the GeoSentinel experience
         Flores-Figueroa J, Okhuysen PC, von Sonnenburg F, Dupont HL, Libman MD, Keystone JS, Hale DC, Burchard G, Han PV, Wilder-Smith A, Freedman DO.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;53(6):523-531.
         
     20. Seasonality - still confusing
         Dowell SF.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2011 Sep 12:1-4.
         
     21. Probabilistic linkage of assisted reproductive technology information with vital records, Massachusetts 1997-2000
         Zhang Y, Cohen B, Macaluso M, Zhang Z, Durant T, Nannini A.
         Matern Child Health J. 2011 Sep 10.
         
     22. Assessing Google Flu Trends performance in the United States during the 2009 influenza virus A (H1N1) pandemic
         Cook S, Conrad C, Fowlkes AL, Mohebbi MH.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(8):e23610.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     23. Convergent genomic studies identify association of GRIK2 and NPAS2 with chronic fatigue syndrome
         Smith AK, Fang H, Whistler T, Unger ER, Rajeevan MS.
         Neuropsychobiology. 2011 ;64(4):183-94.
         

   • Health Disparities

     24. Racial and regional disparities in lung cancer incidence
         Underwood JM, Townsend JS, Tai E, Davis SP, Stewart SL, White A, Momin B, Fairley TL.
         Cancer. 2011 Sep 14.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     25. Monovalent rotavirus vaccine provides protection against an emerging fully heterotypic G9P[4] rotavirus strain in Mexico
         Yen C, Figueroa JR, Uribe ES, Carmen-Hernandez LD, Tate JE, Parashar UD, Patel MM, Richardson Lopez-Collado V.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204(5):783-6.
         
     26. Childhood diarrhea deaths after rotavirus vaccination in Mexico
         Richardson V, Parashar U, Patel M.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 25;365(8):772-3.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     27. Multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis for investigation of the genetic association of Clostridium difficile isolates from food, food animals and humans
         Marsh JW, Tulenko MM, Shutt KA, Thompson AD, Weese JS, Songer JG, Limbago BM, Harrison LH.
         Anaerobe. 2011 Aug;17(4):156-60.
         
     28. Molecular detection and identification of Bartonella species in Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) collected from Rattus norvegicus in Los Angeles, California
         Billeter SA, Gundi VA, Rood MP, Kosoy MY.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Sep 9.
         
     29. National prevalence estimates for cytomegalovirus IgM and IgG avidity and association between high IgM antibody titer and low IgG avidity
         Dollard SC, Staras SA, Amin MM, Schmid DS, Cannon MJ.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Sep 14.
         
     30. Experimental infection of Swiss Webster mice with four rat bartonella strains: host specificity, bacteremia kinetics, dose dependent response, and histopathology
         Colton L, Zeidner N, Kosoy MY.
         Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 9.
         
     31. Mycobacterium tuberculosis testing practices in hospital, commercial and state laboratories in the New England states
         Livingston KA, Lobato MN, Sosa LE, Budnick GE, Bernardo J, Downing R, Crosby J, Brookes D, Sharnprapai S, Han L, Sweeney M, Fournier J, Temple B, Froeliger E, Shoenfeld S, Metchock B.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 September;15 (9):1218-1222.
         
     32. Identification of Leishmania spp. by molecular amplification and DNA sequencing analysis of a fragment of rRNA internal transcribed spacer 2
         de Almeida ME, Steurer FJ, Koru O, Herwaldt BL, Pieniazek NJ, da Silva AJ.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Sep;49(9):3143-9.
         
     33. Characterization of Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA genotypes among Alaskans and their correlation with clinical disease
         Miernyk K, Morris J, Bruden D, McMahon B, Hurlburt D, Sacco F, Parkinson A, Hennessy T, Bruce M.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Sep;49(9):3114-21.
         
     34. Tissue binding affects the kinetics of theophylline diffusion through the stratum corneum barrier layer of skin
         Frasch HF, Barbero AM, Hettick JM, Nitsche JM.
         J Pharm Sci. 2011 Jul;100(7):2989-95.
         
     35. Neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus: target, mechanism of action, and therapeutic potential
         Coughlin MM, Prabhakar BS.
         Rev Med Virol. 2011 Sep 8.
         
     36. Comparison of innate immune responses to pathogenic and putative non-pathogenic hantaviruses in vitro
         Shim SH, Park MS, Moon S, Park KS, Song JW, Song KJ, Baek LJ.
         Virus Res. 2011 Sep;160(1-2):367-73.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     37. Maternal smokeless tobacco use in Alaska Native women and singleton infant birth size
         England LJ, Kim SY, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Wilson HG, Kendrick JS, Satten GA, Lewis CA, Whittern P, Tucker MJ, Callaghan WM.
         Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2011 Sep 9.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     38. AORN Ergonomic Tool 7: Pushing, Pulling, and Moving Equipment on Wheels
         Waters T, Lloyd JD, Hernandez E, Nelson A.
         AORN J. 2011 Sep;94(3):254-60.
         
     39. Atrazine and cancer incidence among pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study (1994-2007)
         Freeman LE, Rusiecki JA, Hoppin JA, Lubin JH, Koutros S, Andreotti G, Zahm SH, Hines CJ, Coble JB, Barone-Adesi F, Sloan J, Sandler DP, Blair A, Alavanja MC.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Sep;119(9):1253-9.
         
     40. Periodic spirometry in occupational setting: improving quality, accuracy, and precision
         Hnizdo E, Hakobyan A, Fleming JL, Beeckman-Wagner LA.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep 10.
         
     41. A computer-controlled whole-body inhalation exposure system for the oil dispersant COREXIT EC9500A
         Goldsmith WT, McKinney W, Jackson M, Law B, Bledsoe T, Siegel P, Cumpston J, Frazer D.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Nov 1;74(21):1368-80.
         
     42. Acute effects of COREXIT EC9500A on cardiovascular functions in rats
         Krajnak K, Kan H, Waugh S, Miller GR, Johnson C, Roberts JR, Goldsmith WT, Jackson M, McKinney W, Frazer D, Kashon ML, Castranova V.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Nov 1;74(21):1397-404.
         
     43. Neurotoxicity following acute inhalation exposure to the oil dispersant COREXIT EC9500A
         Sriram K, Lin GX, Jefferson AM, Goldsmith WT, Jackson M, McKinney W, Frazer DG, Robinson VA, Castranova V.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2011 Nov 1;74(21):1405-18.
         
     44. Study design and methods to investigate inhalation and dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds and urinary metabolites from asphalt paving workers: research conducted through partnership
         Kriech AJ, Osborn LV, Snawder JE, Olsen LD, Herrick RF, Cavallari J, McClean MD, Blackburn GR.
         Polycycl Aromat Compd. 2011 2011/08/01;31(4):243-269.
         
     45. Pilot study for the investigation of personal breathing zone and dermal exposure using levels of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC) and PAC metabolites in the urine of hot-mix asphalt paving workers
         Osborn LV, Snawder JE, Olsen LD, Kriech AJ, Cavallari JM, Herrick RF, McClean MD, Blackburn GR.
         Polycycl Aromat Compd. 2011 2011/08/01;31(4):173-200.
         
     46. Assessment of exposure to PACs in asphalt workers: measurement of urinary PACs and their metabolites with an ELISA kit
         Smith JP, Biagini RE, Johnson BC, Olsen LD, Mackenzie BA, Robertson SA, Sammons DL, Striley CA, Walker CV, Snawder JE.
         Polycycl Aromat Compd. 2011 2011/08/01;31(4):270-285.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     47. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests in elimination settings-can they find the last parasite?
         McMorrow ML, Aidoo M, Kachur SP.
         Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Jul 22.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     48. Characteristics of users of intrauterine devices and other reversible contraceptive methods in the United States
         Xu X, Macaluso M, Frost J, Anderson JE, Curtis K, Grosse SD.
         Fertil Steril. 2011 Sep 13.
         

   • Statistics as Topic

     49. Statistical methodology for the evaluation of vaccine efficacy in a phase III multi-centre trial of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children
         Lievens M, Aponte JJ, Williamson J, Mmbando B, Mohamed A, Bejon P, Leach A.
         Malar J. 2011 ;10:222.
         

   • Vital Statistics

     50. Resting pulse rate reference data for children, adolescents, and adults: United States, 1999-2008
         Ostchega Y, Porter KS, Hughes J, Dillon CF, Nwankwo T.
         Natl Health Stat Report. 2011 Aug 24(41):1-16.
         

   • Zoonoses

     51. First provincial survey of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Guangdong Province, China
         Deng ZH, Zhang QM, Huang SY, Jones JL.
         Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Sep 9.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas  

   • Injury and Violence - Traumatic Brain Injury

     52. Clock drawing and Mini-Mental State Examination in patients with traumatic brain injury
         de Guise E, Gosselin N, Leblanc J, Champoux MC, Couturier C, Lamoureux J, Dagher J, et al.
         Appl Neuropsychol. 2011 Jul;18(3):179-90.
         
     53. Protection from traumatic brain injury in hormonally active women vs men of a similar age: a retrospective international study
         Yeung JH, Mikocka-Walus AA, Cameron PA, Poon WS, Ho HF, Chang A, Graham CA, et al.
         Arch Surg. 2011 Apr;146(4):436-42.
         
     54. Low prevalence of hypopituitarism after traumatic brain injury: a multicenter study
         Kokshoorn NE, Smit JW, Nieuwlaat WA, Tiemensma J, Bisschop PH, Groote Veldman R, Roelfsema F, et al.
         Eur J Endocrinol. 2011 Aug;165(2):225-31.
         
     55. Does an early onset and continuous chain of rehabilitation improve the long-term functional outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury?
         Andelic N, Bautz-Holter E, Ronning PA, Olafsen K, Sigurdardottir S, Schanke AK, Sveen U, et al.
         J Neurotrauma. 2011 Aug 24.
         
     56. The association between apolipoprotein E and traumatic brain injury severity and functional outcome in a rehabilitation sample
         Ponsford J, McLaren A, Schonberger M, Burke R, Rudzki D, Olver J, Ponsford M.
         J Neurotrauma. 2011 Aug 8.
         
     57. Traumatic brain injury a growing problem among troops serving in today's wars
         Hampton T.
         JAMA. 2011 Aug 3;306(5):477-9.
         
     58. An evaluation of the strategic approach to the rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients
         Tomaszewski W, Manko G.
         Med Sci Monit. 2011 Aug 22;17(9):CR510-516.
         
     59. Detection of blast-related traumatic brain injury in U.S. military personnel
         Mac Donald CL, Johnson AM, Cooper D, Nelson EC, Werner NJ, Shimony JS, Snyder AZ, et al.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 2;364(22):2091-100.
         
     60. Brain injuries from blasts
         Ropper A.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 2;364(22):2156-7.
         
     61. Neuropathology. A battle no soldier wants to fight
         Miller G.
         Science. 2011 Jul 29;333(6042):517-9.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media  

   • MMWR in the Media

     62. Influenza-associated pediatric deaths - United States, September 2010 - August 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 16;60:1233-8.
         
     63. Million Hearts: strategies to reduce the prevalence of leading cardiovascular disease risk factors --- United States, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 16;60:1248-51.
         
     64. State-specific trends in lung cancer incidence and smoking - United States, 1999 - 2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 16;60:1243-7.
         
     65. Update: influenza activity - United States and worldwide, May 22 - September 3, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 16;60:1239-42.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     66. Breast and cervical cancer in 187 countries between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis
         Forouzanfar M, Foreman KJ, Delossantos AM, Lozano R, Lopez AD, Murray CJ, Naghavi M.
         Lancet. 2011 ;6736(11):61351-2.
         

   • Drug Safety

     67. Antimicrobial ointments and methicilllin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300
         Suzuki M, Yamada K, Nagao M, Aoki E, Matsumoto M, Hirayama T, Yamamoto H, Hiramatsu R, Ichiyama S.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct.
         

   • Health Disparities

     68. Socioeconomic status and incidence of sudden cardiac arrest
         Reinier K, Thomas E, Andrusiek DL, Aufderheide TP, Brooks SC, Callaway CW, Pepe PE, Rea TD, Schmicker RH, Vaillancourt C, Chugh SS.
         CMAJ. 2011 Sep 12.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     69. Association of externalizing behavior disorder symptoms and injury among fifth graders
         Schwebel DC, Roth DL, Elliott MN, Visser SN, Toomey SL, Shipp EM, Grunbaum JA, Schuster MA.
         Acad Pediatr. 2011 September - October;11(5):427-431.
         
   
   

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