Issue 11, March 14, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 11, 3/14/11
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 Communicable Diseases – HPV)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Geographic distribution of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. – a diabetes belt
Barker LE, Kirtland KA, Gregg EW, Geiss LS, Thompson TJ.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Mar 8.
- Geographic distribution of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. – a diabetes belt
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Communicable Diseases
- Estimated number of infants born to HIV-infected women in the United States and five dependent areas, 2006external icon
Whitmore SK, Zhang X, Taylor AW, Blair JM.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Mar 3.
- Estimated number of infants born to HIV-infected women in the United States and five dependent areas, 2006external icon
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Communicable Diseases – HPV
- Long-term absolute risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse following human papillomavirus infection: role of persistenceexternal icon
Kjaer SK, Frederiksen K, Munk C, Iftner T.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Oct 6;102(19):1478-88.
- Human papillomavirus testing in the prevention of cervical cancerexternal icon
Schiffman M, Wentzensen N, Wacholder S, Kinney W, Gage JC, Castle PE.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Mar 2;103(5):368-83.
- Long-term absolute risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse following human papillomavirus infection: role of persistenceexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Effective state-based surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms related to health care-associated infectionsexternal icon
Duffy J, Sievert D, Rebmann C, Kainer M, Lynfield R, Smith P, Fridkin S.
Public Health Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr;126(2):176-85.
- Effective state-based surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms related to health care-associated infectionsexternal icon
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Injury and Violence
- Drowning mortality in the United States, 1999-2006external icon
Nasrullah M, Muazzam S.
J Community Health. 2011 Feb;36(1):69-75.
- Drowning mortality in the United States, 1999-2006external icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Performance of A1C for the classification and prediction of diabetesexternal icon
Selvin E, Steffes MW, Gregg E, Brancati FL, Coresh J.
Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan;34(1):84-9.
- Performance of A1C for the classification and prediction of diabetesexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal caffeine intake and risk of selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Studyexternal icon
Browne ML, Hoyt AT, Feldkamp ML, Rasmussen SA, Marshall EG, Druschel CM, Romitti PA.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2011 Feb;91(2):93-101.
- Recent changes in the trends of teen birth rates, 1981-2006external icon
Wingo PA, Smith RA, Tevendale HD, Ferre C.
J Adolesc Health. 2011 Mar;48(3):281-8.
- Maternal caffeine intake and risk of selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Studyexternal icon
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Program Evaluation
- Reduced sexual risk behaviors among people living with HIV: results from the Healthy Relationships Outcome Monitoring Projectexternal icon
Heitgerd JL, Kalayil EJ, Patel-Larson A, Uhl G, Williams WO, Griffin T, Smith BD.
AIDS Behav. 2011 Mar 9.
- Reduced sexual risk behaviors among people living with HIV: results from the Healthy Relationships Outcome Monitoring Projectexternal icon
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CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Iron-deficiency anemia, non-iron-deficiency anemia and HbA1c among adults in the USexternal icon
Ford ES, Cowie CC, Li C, Handelsman Y, Bloomgarden ZT.
J Diabetes. 2011 Mar;3(1):67-73.
- Predictive value of C-reactive protein on 30-day and 1-year mortality in acute coronary syndromes: an analysis from the ACUITY trialexternal icon
Caixeta A, Stone GW, Mehran R, Lee EA, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, Bertrand ME, Lincoff AM, Moses JW, White HD, Ohman EM, Palmerini T, Syros G, Kittas C, Fahy M, Hooper WC, Lansky AJ, Dangas GD.
J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2011 Feb;31(2):154-64.
- Bleeding events are associated with an increase in markers of inflammation in acute coronary syndromes: an ACUITY trial substudyexternal icon
Campbell CL, Steinhubl SR, Hooper WC, Jozic J, Smyth SS, Bernstein D, De Staercke C, Syros G, Negus BH, Stuckey T, Stone GW, Mehran R, Dangas G.
J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2011 Feb;31(2):139-45.
- Iron-deficiency anemia, non-iron-deficiency anemia and HbA1c among adults in the USexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Increased detection of the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase M184V mutation using mutation-specific minority assays in a UK surveillance study suggests evidence of unrecognized transmitted drug resistanceexternal icon
Buckton A, Prabhu D, Motamed C, Harris R, Hill C, Murphy G, Parry J, Johnson J, Lowndes C, Gill N, Pillay D, Cane P.
HIV Med. 2011 Apr;12(4):250-4.
- Development of a standardized screening rule for tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings: individual participant data meta-analysis of observational studiesexternal icon
Getahun H, Kittikraisak W, Heilig CM, Corbett EL, Ayles H, Cain KP, Grant AD, Churchyard GJ, Kimerling M, Shah S, Lawn SD, Wood R, Maartens G, Granich R, Date AA, Varma JK.
PLoS Med. 2011 ;8(1):e1000391.
- Increased detection of the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase M184V mutation using mutation-specific minority assays in a UK surveillance study suggests evidence of unrecognized transmitted drug resistanceexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Isolation of Bartonella capreoli from elkexternal icon
Bai Y, Cross PC, Malania L, Kosoy M.
Vet Microbiol. 2011 Mar 24;148(2-4):329-32.
- Isolation of Bartonella capreoli from elkexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Implications of alternative definitions of prediabetes for prevalence in U.S. adultsexternal icon
James C, Bullard KM, Rolka DB, Geiss LS, Williams DE, Cowie CC, Albright A, Gregg EW.
Diabetes Care. 2011 Feb;34(2):387-91.
- Efficacy of succimer chelation of mercury at background exposures in toddlers: a randomized trialexternal icon
Cao Y, Chen A, Jones RL, Radcliffe J, Dietrich KN, Caldwell KL, Peddada S, Rogan WJ.
J Pediatr. 2011 Mar;158(3):480-485 e1.
- Sensitivity of birth certificate reports of birth defects in Atlanta, 1995-2005: effects of maternal, infant, and hospital characteristicsexternal icon
Boulet SL, Shin M, Kirby RS, Goodman D, Correa A.
Public Health Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr;126(2):186-94.
- Enhanced surveillance of norovirus outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Georgiaexternal icon
Widdowson MA, Bulens SN, Beard RS, Lane KM, Monroe SS, Lance S, Bresee JS, Glass RI.
Public Health Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr;126(2):251-8.
- Implications of alternative definitions of prediabetes for prevalence in U.S. adultsexternal icon
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Food Safety
- National outbreak of salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections: importance of Texas restaurant investigations in implicating jalapeno peppersexternal icon
Mody RK, Greene SA, Gaul L, Sever A, Pichette S, Zambrana I, Dang T, Gass A, Wood R, Herman K, Cantwell LB, Falkenhorst G, Wannemuehler K, Hoekstra RM, McCullum I, Cone A, Franklin L, Austin J, Delea K, Behravesh CB, Sodha SV, Yee JC, Emanuel B, Al-Khaldi SF, Jefferson V, Williams IT, Griffin PM, Swerdlow DL.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(2):e16579.
- National outbreak of salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections: importance of Texas restaurant investigations in implicating jalapeno peppersexternal icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Perceived financial need and sexual risk behavior among urban, minority patients following sexually transmitted infection diagnosisexternal icon
Schwartz RM, Bruno DM, Augenbraun MA, Hogben M, Joseph MA, Liddon N, McCormack WM, Rubin SR, Wilson TE.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Mar;38(3):230-4.
- Perceived financial need and sexual risk behavior among urban, minority patients following sexually transmitted infection diagnosisexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- The impact of media coverage on the transmission dynamics of human influenzaexternal icon
Tchuenche JM, Dube N, Bhunu CP, Smith RJ, Bauch CT.
BMC Public Health. 2011 ;11 Suppl 1:S5.
- The impact of media coverage on the transmission dynamics of human influenzaexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Immunologic non-inferiority of a newly licensed inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine versus an established vaccine: a randomized study in US adultsexternal icon
Campbell JD, Chambers CV, Brady RC, Caldwell MC, Bennett NL, Fourneau MA, Jain VK, Innis BL.
Hum Vaccin. 2011 Jan 1;7(1).
- Correlates of receiving recommended adolescent vaccines among adolescent females in North Carolinaexternal icon
Reiter PL, McRee AL, Gottlieb SL, Brewer NT.
Hum Vaccin. 2011 Jan 1;7(1).
- Group B streptococcal vaccine for resource-poor countriesexternal icon
Schrag SJ.
Lancet. 2011 Mar 4.
- Longitudinal predictors of human papillomavirus vaccine initiation among adolescent girls in a high-risk geographic areaexternal icon
Brewer NT, Gottlieb SL, Reiter PL, McRee AL, Liddon N, Markowitz L, Smith JS.
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Mar;38(3):197-204.
- Immunologic non-inferiority of a newly licensed inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine versus an established vaccine: a randomized study in US adultsexternal icon
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Informatics
- Tracking antimicrobials dispensed during an anthrax attack: a case study from the New Hampshire anthrax exercise
Tropper J, Adamski C, Vinion C, Sapkota S.
J Emerg Manag. 2011 ;9(1):65-69.
- Tracking antimicrobials dispensed during an anthrax attack: a case study from the New Hampshire anthrax exercise
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Laboratory Sciences
- Combined immunotherapy with intravenous immune globulin and P4 peptide rescues mice from post-influenza pneumococcal pneumoniaexternal icon
Weeks JN, Boyd KL, Rajam G, Ades EW, McCullers JA.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar 7.
- The preparation and storage of dried-blood spot quality control materials for lysosomal storage disease screening testsexternal icon
Adam BW, Orsini JJ, Martin M, Hall EM, Zobel SD, Caggana M, Hannon WH.
Clin Biochem. 2011 Mar 4.
- Antibody responses to a spore carbohydrate antigen as a marker of non-fatal inhalation anthrax in Rhesus macaquesexternal icon
Saile E, Boons GJ, Buskas T, Carlson RW, Kannenberg EL, Barr JR, Boyer AE, Gallegos-Candela M, Quinn CP.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Mar 9.
- Comparison of commercial systems for extraction of nucleic acids from DNA/RNA respiratory pathogensexternal icon
Yang G, Erdman DE, Kodani M, Kools J, Bowen MD, Fields BS.
J Virol Methods. 2011 Jan;171(1):195-9.
- Comparative proteomics and pulmonary toxicity of instilled single-walled carbon nanotubes, crocidolite asbestos, and ultrafine carbon black in miceexternal icon
Teeguarden JG, Webb-Robertson BJ, Waters K, Murray A, Kisin E, Varnum S, Jacobs J, Pounds J, Zanger R, Shvedova A.
Toxicol Sci. 2011 March 1, 2011;120(1):123-135.
- Combined immunotherapy with intravenous immune globulin and P4 peptide rescues mice from post-influenza pneumococcal pneumoniaexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal self-reported genital tract infections during pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defectsexternal icon
Carter TC, Olney RS, Mitchell AA, Romitti PA, Bell EM, Druschel CM.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2011 Feb;91(2):108-16.
- Maternal self-reported genital tract infections during pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defectsexternal icon
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Nutritional Sciences
- Does maternal feeding restriction lead to childhood obesity in a prospective cohort study?external icon
Rifas-Shiman SL, Sherry B, Scanlon K, Birch LL, Gillman MW, Taveras EM.
Arch Dis Child. 2011 Mar;96(3):265-9.
- Does maternal feeding restriction lead to childhood obesity in a prospective cohort study?external icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Regulatory approaches to worker protection in nanotechnology industry in the USA and European Unionexternal icon
Murashov V, Schulte P, Geraci C, Howard J.
Ind Health. 2011 Mar 1.
- Investigating the associations between work hours, sleep status, and self-reported health among full-time employeesexternal icon
Nakata A.
Int J Public Health. 2011 Mar 8.
- Worksite wellness program for respiratory disease prevention in heavy-construction workersexternal icon
Hnizdo E, Berry A, Hakobyan A, Beeckman-Wagner LA, Catlett L.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Mar;53(3):274-81.
- Fire fighter wellness regimeexternal icon
Samo DG, Bogucki S, Hales T, Haimes S, Czarnecki F, Louis D.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Mar;53(3):229.
- Regulatory approaches to worker protection in nanotechnology industry in the USA and European Unionexternal icon
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Parasitic Diseases
- Effect of nutritional status on response to treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy in young Ugandan children with malariaexternal icon
Verret WJ, Arinaitwe E, Wanzira H, Bigira V, Kakuru A, Kamya M, Tappero JW, Sandison T, Dorsey G.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar 7.
- A research agenda to underpin malaria eradicationexternal icon
Alonso PL, Brown G, Arevalo-Herrera M, Binka F, Chitnis C, Collins F, Doumbo OK, Greenwood B, Hall BF, Levine MM, Mendis K, Newman RD, Plowe CV, Rodriguez MH, Sinden R, Slutsker L, Tanner M.
PLoS Med. 2011 ;8(1):e1000406.
- Effect of nutritional status on response to treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy in young Ugandan children with malariaexternal icon
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Public Health Law
- Health in All Policies: addressing the legal and policy foundations of health impact assessmentexternal icon
Rajotte BR, Ross CL, Ekechi CO, Cadet VN.
J Law Med Ethics. 2011 Mar;39 Suppl 1:27-9.
- Health in All Policies: addressing the legal and policy foundations of health impact assessmentexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Communicable Diseases – HPV
- Proceedings of the modeling evidence in HPV pre-conference workshop in Malmo, Sweden, May 9-10, 2009external icon
Craig BM, Brisson M, Chesson H, Giuliano AR, Jit M.
Clin Ther. 2011 Aug;32(8):1546-64.
- Global proficiency study of human papillomavirus genotypingexternal icon
Eklund C, Zhou T, Dillner J.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Nov;48(11):4147-55.
- Targeted human papillomavirus vaccination of men who have sex with men in the USA: a cost-effectiveness modelling analysisexternal icon
Kim JJ.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;10(12):845-52.
- Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide studyexternal icon
de Sanjose S, Quint WG, Alemany L, Geraets DT, Klaustermeier JE, Lloveras B, Tous S, et al.
Lancet Oncol. 2011 Nov;11(11):1048-56.
- Efficacy of quadrivalent HPV vaccine against HPV infection and disease in malesexternal icon
Giuliano AR, Palefsky JM, Goldstone S, Moreira ED, Penny ME, Aranda C, Vardas E, et al.
N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 3;364(5):401-11.
- Surveillance after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: outcomes, costs, and cost-effectivenessexternal icon
Melnikow J, Kulasingam S, Slee C, Helms LJ, Kuppermann M, Birch S, McGahan CE, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov;116(5):1158-70.
- Rate of and risks for regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 in adolescents and young womenexternal icon
Moscicki AB, Ma Y, Wibbelsman C, Darragh TM, Powers A, Farhat S, Shiboski S.
Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Dec;116(6):1373-80.
- Proceedings of the modeling evidence in HPV pre-conference workshop in Malmo, Sweden, May 9-10, 2009external icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Cancer survivors — United States, 2007external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Mar 11;60(9):269-72.
- Japanese encephalitis in two children — United States, 2010external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Mar 11;60(9):276-8.
- Cancer survivors — United States, 2007external icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Health across the life span in the United States and Englandexternal icon
Martinson ML, Teitler JO, Reichman NE.
Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Mar 9.
- Health across the life span in the United States and Englandexternal icon
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Immune System Disorders
- Vitamin D levels and food and environmental allergies in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006external icon
Sharief S, Jariwala S, Kumar J, Muntner P, Melamed ML.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb 15.
- Vitamin D levels and food and environmental allergies in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006external icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Smoke-free households with children and decreasing rates of paediatric clinical encounters for otitis media in the United Statesexternal icon
Alpert HR, Behm I, Connolly GN, Kabir Z.
Tob Control. 2011 Jan 26.
- Smoke-free households with children and decreasing rates of paediatric clinical encounters for otitis media in the United Statesexternal icon
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