1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     • Mortality risk of black women and white women with invasive breast cancer by hormone receptors, HER2, and p53 status
       Ma H, Lu Y, Malone KE, Marchbanks PA, Deapen DM, Spirtas R, Burkman RT, Strom BL, McDonald JA, Folger SG, Simon MS, Sullivan-Halley J, Press MF, Bernstein L.
       BMC Cancer. 2013 ;13:225.
       
     • Association between depression and functional vision loss in persons 20 years of age or older in the United States, NHANES 2005-2008
       Zhang X, Bullard KM, Cotch MF, Wilson MR, Rovner BW, McGwin Jr G, Owsley C, Barker L, Crews JE, Saaddine JB.
       JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 May;131(5):573-581.
       
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     • Antimicrobial stewardship programs in Florida's acute care facilities
       Abbo L, Lo K, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Burke AC, Hopkins RS, Srinivasan A, Hooton TM.
       Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;34(6):634-7.
       
   • Healthcare Economics
     • Hypertension-associated expenditures for medication among US adults
       Wang G, Yan L, Ayala C, George MG, Fang J.
       Am J Hypertens. 2013 May 31.
       
   • Immunity and Immunization
     • Religious exemptions for immunization and risk of pertussis in New York State, 2000-2011
       Imdad A, Tserenpuntsag B, Blog DS, Halsey NA, Easton DE, Shaw J.
       Pediatrics. 2013 Jun 3.
       
     • Sick-visit immunizations and delayed well-baby visits
       Robison SG.
       Pediatrics. 2013 Jun 3.
       
   • Injury and Violence
     • Trends in driver licensing status and driving among high school seniors in the United States, 1996-2010
       Shults RA, Williams AF.
       J Saf Res. 2013 .
       
   • Laboratory Sciences
     • N-linked glycosylation of the hemagglutinin protein influences virulence and antigenicity of the 1918 pandemic and seasonal H1N1 influenza A viruses
       Sun X, Jayaraman A, Maniprasad P, Raman R, Houser KV, Pappas C, Zeng H, Sasisekharan R, Katz JM, Tumpey TM.
       J Virol. 2013 Jun 5.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health
     • Cost analysis of maternal disease associated with suboptimal breastfeeding
       Bartick MC, Stuebe AM, Schwarz EB, Luongo C, Reinhold A, Foster EM.
       Obstet Gynecol. 2013 .
       
   • Program Evaluation
     • Trends in laboratory test volumes for Medicare Part B reimbursements, 2000-2010
       Shahangian S, Alspach TD, Astles JR, Yesupriya A, Dettwyler WK.
       Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013 Jun 5.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Effect of urbanisation on the relationship between total serum IgE and asthma
        Checkley W, Robinson CL, Baumann LM, Romero K, Combe JM, Gilman RH, Wise RA, Hamilton RG, Gonzalvez G, Cama V, Hansel NN.
        Eur Respir J. 2013 May;41(5):1074-81.
        
     2. Measuring inflammatory marker levels to determine risk of bone loss and fractures in older women
        Barbour KE, Cauley JA.
        MLO Med Lab Obs. 2013 ;45(4):8-12.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     3. Hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis B virus: family matters
        McMahon BJ.
        Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Jun 1.
        
     4. Investigation of a Chlamydia pneumoniae outbreak in a federal correctional facility in Texas
        Conklin L, Adjemian J, Loo J, Mandal S, Davis C, Parks S, Parsons T, McDonough B, Partida J, Thurman K, Diaz MH, Benitez A, Pondo T, Whitney CG, Winchell JM, Kendig N, Van Beneden C.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May 30.
        
     5. A large community outbreak of blastomycosis in Wisconsin with geographic and ethnic clustering
        Roy M, Benedict K, Deak E, Kirby MA, McNiel JT, Sickler CJ, Eckardt E, Marx RK, Heffernan RT, Meece JK, Klein BS, Archer JR, Theurer J, Davis JP, Park BJ.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 3.
        
     6. Severe acute respiratory infections caused by 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) among American Indians-southwestern United States, May 1-July 21, 2009
        Suryaprasad A, Redd JT, Hancock K, Branch A, Steward-Clark E, Katz JM, Fry AM, Cheek JE.
        Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2013 May 30.
        
     7. Risk factors for delayed initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy in rural north central Nigeria
        Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Parrish DD, Megazzini KM, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Ahmed ML, Shepherd BE, Hassan A, Vermund SH, Wester CW.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 May 30.
        
     8. Incidence of diabetes mellitus in a population-based cohort of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
        Spradling PR, Simons B, Narayanan M, Xing J, Homan C, Bulkow L, Cagle H, Schraer CD, McMahon BJ.
        J Viral Hepat. 2013 Jul;20(7):510-3.
        
     9. Burden of seasonal and pandemic influenza-associated hospitalization during and after 2009 A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in a rural community in India
        Chadha MS, Hirve S, Dawood FS, Lele P, Deoshatwar A, Sambhudas S, Juvekar S, Lafond KE, Mott JA, Lal RB, Mishra AC.
        PLoS One. 2013 ;8(5):e55918.
        
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     10. Bats are a major natural reservoir for hepaciviruses and pegiviruses
         Quan PL, Firth C, Conte JM, Williams SH, Zambrana-Torrelio CM, Anthony SJ, Ellison JA, Gilbert AT, Kuzmin IV, Niezgoda M, Osinubi MO, Recuenco S, Markotter W, Breiman RF, Kalemba L, Malekani J, Lindblade KA, Rostal MK, Ojeda-Flores R, Suzan G, Davis LB, Blau DM, Ogunkoya AB, Alvarez Castillo DA, Moran D, Ngam S, Akaibe D, Agwanda B, Briese T, Epstein JH, Daszak P, Rupprecht CE, Holmes EC, Lipkin WI.
         Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 14;110(20):8194-9.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     11. Public health surveillance in the dialysis setting: opportunities and challenges for using electronic health records
         Wise ME, Lovell C.
         Semin Dial. 2013 May 31.
         
   • Food Safety
     12. Multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O145 infections associated with romaine lettuce consumption, 2010
         Taylor EV, Nguyen TA, Machesky KD, Koch E, Sotir MJ, Bohm SR, Folster JP, Bokanyi R, Kupper A, Bidol SA, Emanuel A, Arends KD, Johnson SA, Dunn J, Stroika S, Patel MK, Williams I.
         J Food Prot. 2013 Jun;76(6):939-44.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     13. The genome sequence of Lone Star virus, a highly divergent bunyavirus found in the Amblyomma americanum tick
         Swei A, Russell BJ, Naccache SN, Kabre B, Veeraraghavan N, Pilgard MA, Johnson BJ, Chiu CY.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(4):e62083.
         
   • Health Disparities
     14. Racial disparities in travel time to radiotherapy facilities in the Atlanta metropolitan area
         Peipins LA, Graham S, Young R, Lewis B, Flanagan B.
         Soc Sci Med. 2013 Jul;89:32-8.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     15. Infection control assessment after an influenza outbreak in a residential care facility for children and young adults with neurologic and neurodevelopmental conditions
         Azofeifa A, Yeung LF, Peacock G, Moore CA, Rodgers L, Diorio M, Page SL, Fowler B, Stone ND, Finelli L, Jhung MA.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;34(7):717-22.
         
     16. Attributable burden of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection: a propensity score matching study
         Tabak YP, Zilberberg MD, Johannes RS, Sun X, McDonald LC.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;34(6):588-96.
         
     17. Evidence for the continued transmission of parvovirus B19 in patients with bleeding disorders treated with plasma-derived factor concentrates
         Soucie JM, Monahan PE, Kulkarni R, De Staercke C, Recht M, Chitlur MB, Gruppo R, Hooper WC, Kessler C, Manco-Johnson MJ, Powell J, Pyle M, Riske B, Sabio H, Trimble S.
         Transfusion. 2013 May;53(5):1143-4.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     18. Inactivated influenza vaccines for prevention of community-acquired pneumonia: the limits of using nonspecific outcomes in vaccine effectiveness studies
         Ferdinands JM, Gargiullo P, Haber M, Moore M, Belongia EA, Shay DK.
         Epidemiology. 2013 Jul;24(4):530-7.
         
     19. Genetic and phenotypic characterization of manufacturing seeds for a tetravalent dengue vaccine (DENVax)
         Huang CY, Kinney RM, Livengood JA, Bolling B, Arguello JJ, Luy BE, Silengo SJ, Boroughs KL, Stovall JL, Kalanidhi AP, Brault AC, Osorio JE, Stinchcomb DT.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 May;7(5):e2243.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     20. Molecular modeling in structural nano-toxicology: interactions of nano-particles with nano-machinery of cells
         Yanamala N, Kagan VE, Shvedova AA.
         Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2013 May 28.
         
     21. A novel photoinduced electron transfer (PET) primer technique for rapid real-time PCR detection of Cryptosporidium spp
         Jothikumar N, Hill V.
         Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 May 28.
         
     22. Quantification of the adenylate cyclase toxin of Bordetella pertussis in vitro and during respiratory infection
         Eby JC, Gray MC, Warfel JM, Paddock CD, Jones TF, Day SR, Bowden J, Poulter MD, Donato GM, Merkel TJ, Hewlett EL.
         Infect Immun. 2013 May;81(5):1390-8.
         
     23. Trichomonas vaginalis contact-dependent cytolysis of epithelial cells
         Lustig G, Ryan CM, Secor WE, Johnson PJ.
         Infect Immun. 2013 May;81(5):1411-9.
         
     24. Plasmodium coatneyi in rhesus macaques replicates the multisystemic dysfunction of severe malaria in humans
         Moreno A, Cabrera-Mora M, Garcia A, Orkin J, Strobert E, Barnwell JW, Galinski MR.
         Infect Immun. 2013 Jun;81(6):1889-904.
         
     25. Investigation of molluscum contagiosum virus, orf and other parapoxviruses in lymphomatoid papulosis
         Fernandez KH, Bream M, Ali MA, Krogmann T, Zhao H, Li Y, Cohen JI, Damon I, Liu V.
         J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 Jun;68(6):1046-7.
         
     26. Lack of prophylactic efficacy of oral maraviroc in macaques despite high drug concentrations in rectal tissues
         Massud I, Aung W, Martin A, Bachman S, Mitchell J, Aubert R, Tsegaye TS, Kersh E, Pau CP, Heneine W, Garcia-Lerma JG.
         J Virol. 2013 Jun 5.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     27. A randomized trial of the effect of centralized reminder/recall on immunizations and preventive care visits for adolescents
         Szilagyi PG, Albertin C, Humiston SG, Rand CM, Schaffer S, Brill H, Stankaitis J, Yoo BK, Blumkin A, Stokley S.
         Acad Pediatr. 2013 May-Jun;13(3):204-13.
         
     28. The expanding role of the African nurse and midwife in paediatric HIV
         Dziuban E.
         Afr J Midwifery Womens Health. 2013 ;7(2):98-99.
         
     29. Valproate prescriptions for nonepilepsy disorders in reproductive-age women
         Adedinsewo DA, Thurman DJ, Luo YH, Williamson RS, Odewole OA, Oakley GP.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 Jun 3.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     30. Pharmacokinetic predictors for recurrent malaria after dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ugandan infants
         Creek DJ, Bigira V, McCormack S, Arinaitwe E, Wanzira H, Kakuru A, Tappero JW, Sandison TG, Lindegardh N, Nosten F, Aweeka FT, Parikh S.
         J Infect Dis. 2013 Jun;207(11):1646-54.
         
   • Sciences, General
     31. Classification of Leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and 5 as Leptospira alstonii sp. nov., Leptospira vanthielii sp. nov., Leptospira terpstrae sp. nov. and Leptospira yanagawae sp. nov., respectively
         Smythe L, Adler B, Hartskeerl RA, Galloway RL, Turenne CY, Levett PN.
         Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2013 May;63(Pt 5):1859-62.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).
   • Nutritional Sciences - Sodium Reduction
     32. Modeling dietary patterns to assess sodium recommendations for nutrient adequacy
         Guenther PM, Lyon JM, Appel LJ.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Apr;97(4):842-7.
         
     33. The USDA Automated Multiple-Pass Method accurately assesses population sodium intakes
         Rhodes DG, Murayi T, Clemens JC, Baer DJ, Sebastian RS, Moshfegh AJ.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 May;97(5):958-64.
         
     34. Estimating 24-hour urinary sodium excretion from casual urinary sodium concentrations in western populations: the INTERSALT study
         Brown IJ, Dyer AR, Chan Q, Cogswell ME, Ueshima H, Stamler J, Elliott P.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jun 1;177(11):1180-92.
         
     35. Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses
         Aburto NJ, Ziolkovska A, Hooper L, Elliott P, Cappuccio FP, Meerpohl JJ.
         BMJ. 2013 ;346:f1326.
         
     36. Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials
         He FJ, Li J, Macgregor GA.
         BMJ. 2013 ;346:f1325.
         
     37. Results of a national survey examining Canadians' concern, actions, barriers, and support for dietary sodium reduction interventions
         Arcand J, Mendoza J, Qi Y, Henson S, Lou W, L'Abbe MR.
         Can J Cardiol. 2013 May;29(5):628-31.
         
     38. Sodium levels in Canadian fast-food and sit-down restaurants
         Scourboutakos MJ, L'Abbe MR.
         Can J Public Health. 2013 Jan-Feb;104(1):e2-8.
         
     39. Mortality benefits from US population-wide reduction in sodium consumption: projections from 3 modeling approaches
         Coxson PG, Cook NR, Joffres M, Hong Y, Orenstein D, Schmidt SM, Bibbins-Domingo K.
         Hypertension. 2013 Mar;61(3):564-70.
         
     40. Excessive sodium intake and cardiovascular disease: a-salting our vessels
         Celermajer DS, Neal B.
         J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jan 22;61(3):344-5.
         
     41. Dietary sodium restriction reverses vascular endothelial dysfunction in middle-aged/older adults with moderately elevated systolic blood pressure
         Jablonski KL, Racine ML, Geolfos CJ, Gates PE, Chonchol M, McQueen MB, Seals DR.
         J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jan 22;61(3):335-43.
         
     42. High sodium:potassium intake ratio increases the risk for all-cause mortality: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
         Judd SE, Aaron KJ, Letter AJ, Muntner P, Jenny NS, Campbell RC, Kabagambe EK, et al.
         J Nutr Sci. 2013 ;2:e13.
         
     43. Salt in health and disease--a delicate balance
         Kotchen TA, Cowley AW, Frohlich ED.
         N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 28;368(13):1229-37.
         
     44. Reducing sodium intake at the community level: the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program
         Mugavero K, Losby JL, Gunn JP, Levings JL, Lane RI.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2012 Nov;9:E168.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.
   • MMWR in the Media
     45. Heat-related deaths after an extreme heat event - four states, 2012, and United States, 1999-2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jun 7;62(22):433-6.
         
     46. Vital signs: listeria illnesses, deaths, and outbreaks - United States, 2009-2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Jun 7;62(22):448-52.
         
   
   

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