Issue 39, September 26, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 39, 9/26/11

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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 Communicable Diseases - HPV)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week  

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     • Colors of fruit and vegetables and 10-year incidence of stroke
       Oude Griep LM, Verschuren WM, Kromhout D, Ocke MC, Geleijnse JM.
       Stroke. 2011 Sep 15.
       

   • Communicable Diseases

     • The management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age: clinical practice guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America
       Bradley JS, Byington CL, Shah SS, Alverson B, Carter ER, Harrison C, Kaplan SL, Mace SE, McCracken GH, Moore MR, St Peter SD, Stockwell JA, Swanson JT.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;53(7):e25-76.
       
     • WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis: 2011 update
       Falzon D, Jaramillo E, Schunemann HJ, Arentz M, Bauer M, Bayona J, Blanc L, Caminero JA, Daley CL, Duncombe C, Fitzpatrick C, Gebhard A, Getahun H, Henkens M, Holtz TH, Keravec J, Keshavjee S, Khan AJ, Kulier R, Leimane V, Lienhardt C, Lu C, Mariandyshev A, Migliori GB, Mirzayev F, Mitnick CD, Nunn P, Nwagboniwe G, Oxlade O, Palmero D, Pavlinac P, Quelapio MI, Raviglione MC, Rich ML, Royce S, Rusch-Gerdes S, Salakaia A, Sarin R, Sculier D, Varaine F, Vitoria M, Walson JL, Wares F, Weyer K, White RA, Zignol M.
       Eur Respir J. 2011 Sep;38(3):516-28.
       

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     • Influence of familial risk on diabetes risk-reducing behaviors among U.S. adults without diabetes
       Chang MH, Valdez R, Ned RM, Liu T, Yang Q, Yesupriya A, Dowling NF, Meigs JB, Bowen MS, Khoury MJ.
       Diabetes Care. 2011 Sep 20.
       

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     • Guideline for the prevention and control of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in healthcare settings
       MacCannell T, Umscheid CA, Agarwal RK, Lee I, Kuntz G, Stevenson KB.
       Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;32(10):939-69.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Effect of expanded US recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination: comparison of two pediatric emergency departments in the United States and Canada
       Hoen AG, Buckeridge DL, Charland KM, Mandl KD, Quach C, Brownstein JS.
       CMAJ. 2011 Sep 20;183(13):E1025-32.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Evaluation of three rapid screening assays for detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus
       Smith BD, Drobeniuc J, Jewett A, Branson BM, Garfein RS, Teshale E, Kamili S, Weinbaum CM.
       J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204(6):825-31.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Respiratory protective equipment, mask use, and respiratory outcomes among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers
       Antao VC, Pallos LL, Shim YK, Sapp JH, Brackbill RM, Cone JE, Stellman SD, Farfel MR.
       Am J Ind Med. 2011 Sep 19.
       

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     • The effect of mobile phone text-message reminders on Kenyan health workers' adherence to malaria treatment guidelines: a cluster randomised trial
       Zurovac D, Sudoi RK, Akhwale WS, Ndiritu M, Hamer DH, Rowe AK, Snow RW.
       Lancet. 2011 Aug 27;378(9793):795-803.
       

   • Reproductive Health

     • Chlamydia partner services for females in California family planning clinics
       Yu YY, Frasure-Williams JA, Dunne EF, Bolan G, Markowitz L, Bauer HM.
       Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):913-8.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Articles

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Involvement of gynecologic oncologists in the treatment of patients with a suspicious ovarian mass
        Goff BA, Miller JW, Matthews B, Trivers KF, Andrilla CH, Lishner DM, Baldwin LM.
        Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct;118(4):854-62.
        
     2. Revised and updated recommendations for the establishment of primary stroke centers: a summary statement from the Brain Attack Coalition
        Alberts MJ, Latchaw RE, Jagoda A, Wechsler LR, Crocco T, George MG, Connolly ES, Mancini B, Prudhomme S, Gress D, Jensen ME, Bass R, Ruff R, Foell K, Armonda RA, Emr M, Warren M, Baranski J, Walker MD.
        Stroke. 2011 Sep;42(9):2651-2665.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. Missed opportunities for HIV testing in health care settings among young African American men who have sex with men: implications for the HIV epidemic
        Dorell CG, Sutton MY, Oster AM, Hardnett F, Thomas PE, Gaul ZJ, Mena LA, Heffelfinger JD.
        AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011 Sep 16.
        
     4. The cost-effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men in the United States: an epidemic model
        Koppenhaver RT, Sorensen SW, Farnham PG, Sansom SL.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Oct 1;58(2):e51-2.
        
     5. Multidrug resistant tuberculous meningitis in the United States, 1993-2005
        Vinnard C, Winston CA, Wileyto EP, Macgregor RR, Bisson GP.
        J Infect. 2011 Sep;63(3):240-2.
        
     6. Serodiagnosis of syphilis in the recombinant era: reversal of fortune
        Hoover KW, Radolf JD.
        J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 15.
        
     7. Risk factors for tuberculosis after highly active antiretroviral therapy initiation in the United States and Canada: implications for tuberculosis screening
        Sterling TR, Lau B, Zhang J, Freeman A, Bosch RJ, Brooks JT, Deeks SG, French A, Gange S, Gebo KA, John Gill M, Horberg MA, Jacobson LP, Kirk GD, Kitahata MM, Klein MB, Martin JN, Rodriguez B, Silverberg MJ, Willig JH, Eron JJ, Goedert JJ, Hogg RS, Justice AC, McKaig RG, Napravnik S, Thorne J, Moore RD.
        J Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;204(6):893-901.
        
     8. A brief review of the estimated economic burden of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States: inflation-adjusted updates of previously published cost studies
        Chesson HW, Gift TL, Owusu-Edusei K, Tao G, Johnson AP, Kent CK.
        Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):889-91.
        
     9. County-level sexually transmitted disease detection and control in Texas: do sexually transmitted diseases and family planning clinics matter?
        Owusu-Edusei K, Doshi SR.
        Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):970-5.
        

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     10. Use of infrared camera to understand bats' access to date palm sap: implications for preventing Nipah virus transmission
         Khan MS, Hossain J, Gurley ES, Nahar N, Sultana R, Luby SP.
         Ecohealth. 2010 Dec;7(4):517-525.
         
     11. Avian hosts of West Nile virus in Puerto Rico
         Komar N, Bessoff K, Diaz A, Amador M, Young G, Seda R, Perez T, Hunsperger E.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Sep 16.
         
     12. Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) as reservoir hosts for Rickettsia conorii
         Levin ML, Killmaster LF, Zemtsova GE.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Sep 16.
         

   • Environmental Health

     13. Molecular identification and distribution of Cryptosporidium and Giardia duodenalis in raw urban wastewater in Harbin, China
         Liu A, Ji H, Wang E, Liu J, Xiao L, Shen Y, Li Y, Zhang W, Ling H.
         Parasitol Res. 2011 Sep;109(3):913-8.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     14. Trends in mortality of tuberculosis patients in the United States: the long-term perspective
         Barnes RF, Moore ML, Garfein RS, Brodine S, Strathdee SA, Rodwell TC.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;21(10):791-5.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     15. A national initiative for women and healthcare providers: CDC's Inside Knowledge: Get the Facts About Gynecologic Cancer Campaign
         Rim SH, Polonec L, Stewart SL, Gelb CA.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Sep 20.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     16. Improving risk-adjusted measures of surgical site infection for the National Healthcare Safety Network
         Mu Y, Edwards JR, Horan TC, Berrios-Torres SI, Fridkin SK.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;32(10):970-86.
         
     17. Importance of employee vaccination against influenza in preventing cases in long-term care facilities
         Wendelboe AM, Avery C, Andrade B, Baumbach J, Landen MG.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Oct;32(10):990-7.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     18. Molecular studies of the Oka varicella vaccine
         Quinlivan M, Breuer J, Schmid DS.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2011 Sep;10(9):1321-36.
         
     19. Adverse events after tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine administered to adults 65 years of age and older reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 2005-2010
         Moro PL, Yue X, Lewis P, Haber P, Broder K.
         Vaccine. 2011 Sep 13.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     20. Potential Risk Estimation Drowning Index for Children (PREDIC): a pilot study from Matlab, Bangladesh
         Borse NN, Hyder AA, Bishai D, Baker T, Arifeen SE.
         Accid Anal Prev. 2011 Nov;43(6):1901-6.
         
     21. Sex differences in suicide incident characteristics and circumstances among older adults: surveillance data from the National Violent Death Reporting System-17 U.S. states, 2007-2009
         Karch D.
         Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Aug;8(8):3479-95.
         
     22. The association between different types of intimate partner violence experienced by women
         Krebs C, Breiding M, Browne A, Warner T.
         J Fam Violence. 2011 ;26(6):487-500.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     23. Prevalence of drug resistance-related polymorphisms in treatment-naive individuals infected with non-subtype B HIV-1 in Cameroon
         Fonjungo PN, Youngpairoj AS, Alemnji GA, Eno LT, Lyonga EJ, Eloundou MA, Shanmugam V, Mpoudi-Ngole E, Kalish ML, Folks TM, Pieniazek D.
         AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Sep 18.
         
     24. Characterization of isolates from a multi-drug resistant outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O145 infections in the United States
         Folster JP, Pecic G, Taylor E, Whichard J.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Sep 19.
         
     25. Beta interferon-mediated activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription protein 1 interferes with Rickettsia conorii replication in human endothelial cells
         Colonne PM, Eremeeva ME, Sahni SK.
         Infect Immun. 2011 Sep;79(9):3733-43.
         
     26. Mutations of the Listeria monocytogenes peptidoglycan N-deacetylase and O-acetylase result in enhanced lysozyme sensitivity, bacteriolysis, and hyperinduction of innate immune pathways
         Rae CS, Geissler A, Adamson PC, Portnoy DA.
         Infect Immun. 2011 Sep;79(9):3596-606.
         
     27. Measurement of ultra-trace beryllium in occupational hygiene samples by extraction and fluorescence detection
         Ashley K.
         J Chem Health Saf. 2011 ;18(5):26-33.
         
     28. Evaluation of disk approximation and single-well broth tests for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
         Jorgensen JH, McElmeel ML, Fulcher LC, McGee L, Glennen A.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Sep;49(9):3332-3.
         
     29. Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from nasopharyngeal samples: use of an algorithm combining microbiologic, serologic, and sequential multiplex PCR techniques
         Miernyk K, Debyle C, Harker-Jones M, Hummel KB, Hennessy T, Wenger J, Rudolph K.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Sep;49(9):3209-14.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     30. Treatment of abnormal vaginal flora in early pregnancy with clindamycin for the prevention of spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review and metaanalysis
         Lamont RF, Nhan-Chang CL, Sobel JD, Workowski K, Conde-Agudelo A, Romero R.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 September;205 (3):177-190.
         
     31. Trends in intussusception-associated deaths among US infants from 1979-2007
         Desai R, Curns AT, Patel MM, Parashar UD.
         J Pediatr. 2011 Sep 16.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     32. Number of natural and prosthetic teeth impact nutrient intakes of older adults in the United States
         Bethene Ervin R, Dye BA.
         Gerodontology. 2011 Sep 16.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     33. Longitudinal lung function declines among California flavoring manufacturing workers
         Kreiss K, Fedan KB, Nasrullah M, Kim TJ, Materna BL, Prudhomme JC, Enright PL.
         Am J Ind Med. 2011 Sep 19.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     34. Improvement of a mine fire simulation program - incorporation of smoke rollback into MFIRE 3.0
         Zhou L, Smith AC.
         J Fire Sci. 2011 September 12, 2011.
         

   • Public Health Ethics

     35. Justifying research risks in a clinical trial for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
         Heilig CM, Chia D, El-Sadr WM, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Kenzie WR, Saukkonen J, Villarino ME, Padayatchi N.
         IRB. 2011 Jul-Aug;33(4):10-7.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     36. Condom use among US adults at last sexual intercourse, 1996-2008: an update from national survey data
         Anderson JE, Warner L, Macaluso M.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):919-21.
         
     37. Discordance between spermatozoa detection and self-reported semen exposure
         Gallo MF, Sobel JD, Rompalo AM, Cu-Uvin S, Schoenbaum E, Jamieson DJ.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):909-12.
         
     38. Identifying opportunities for Chlamydia screening among American Indian women
         Taylor MM, Reilley B, Tulloch S, Winscott M, Dunnigan A, Russell M, Redd JT.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Oct;38(10):947-8.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas  

   • Communicable Diseases - HPV

     39. Comparative evaluation of the potential impact of rotavirus versus HPV vaccination in GAVI-eligible countries: a preliminary analysis focused on the relative disease burden
         Kim SY, Sweet S, Chang J, Goldie SJ.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2011 ;11:174.
         
     40. Human papillomavirus testing in primary cervical screening and the cut-off level for hybrid capture 2 tests: systematic review
         Rebolj M, Bonde J, Njor SH, Lynge E.
         BMJ. 2011 ;342:d2757.
         
     41. Prognostic implication of high risk human papillomavirus E6 and E7 mRNA in patients with intraepithelial lesions of the cervix in relationship to age
         Frega A, Lorenzon L, Giovagnoli MR, De Sanctis L, Fabiano V, Lukic A, Moscarini M, et al.
         Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2011 Apr-Jun;24(2):461-70.
         
     42. Cervical cancer risk for women undergoing concurrent testing for human papillomavirus and cervical cytology: a population-based study in routine clinical practice
         Katki HA, Kinney WK, Fetterman B, Lorey T, Poitras NE, Cheung L, Demuth F, et al.
         Lancet Oncol. 2011 Jul;12(7):663-72.
         
     43. Risk of recurrent high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia after successful treatment: a long-term multi-cohort study
         Kocken M, Helmerhorst TJ, Berkhof J, Louwers JA, Nobbenhuis MA, Bais AG, Hogewoning CJ, et al.
         Lancet Oncol. 2011 May;12(5):441-50.
         
     44. Anogenital human papillomavirus in sexually abused and nonabused children: a multicenter study
         Unger ER, Fajman NN, Maloney EM, Onyekwuluje J, Swan DC, Howard L, Beck-Sague CM, et al.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Aug 15.
         
     45. The psychosocial impact of an abnormal cervical smear result
         Drolet M, Brisson M, Maunsell E, Franco EL, Coutlee F, Ferenczy A, Fisher W, et al.
         Psychooncology. 2011 Jun 21.
         
     46. Appraisal of the burden of genital warts from a healthcare and individual patient perspective
         Scarbrough Lefebvre CD, Van Kriekinge G, Goncalves MA, de Sanjose S.
         Public Health. 2011 Jul;125(7):464-75.
         
     47. The impact of genital warts: loss of quality of life and cost of treatment in eight sexual health clinics in the UK
         Woodhall SC, Jit M, Soldan K, Kinghorn G, Gilson R, Nathan M, Ross JD, et al.
         Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Oct;87(6):458-463.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media  

   • MMWR in the Media

     48. Acute illnesses associated with insecticides used to control bed bugs - seven states, 2003--2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sept 23;60(37):1269-1274.
         
     49. Dental caries in rural Alaska native children - Alaska, 2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sept 23;60(37):1275-1278.
         
     50. Surveillance for waterborne disease outbreaks and other health events associated with recreational water - United States, 2007--2008
         Hlavsa M, Roberts V, Anderson A, Hill V, Kahler A, Orr M, Garrison L, Hicks L, Newton A, Hilborn E, Wade T, Beach M, Yoder J.
         MMWR Surviell Summ. 2011 Sept 23;60(12):1-32.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     51. 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.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     52. Gestational age at birth and mortality in young adulthood
         Crump C, Sundquist K, Sundquist J, Winkleby MA.
         JAMA. 2011 Sep 21;306(11):1233-40.
         
     53. Keeping women's and children's health at the forefront
         Affolder R.
         Lancet. 2011 Sep 16.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     54. Suffering in silence: reasons for not disclosing depression in primary care
         Bell RA, Franks P, Duberstein PR, Epstein RM, Feldman MD, Garcia EF, Kravitz RL.
         Ann Fam Med. 2011 September-October;9(5):439-446.
         
   
   

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