• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders and Nutritional Sciences - Vitamin D)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     • Risk of invasive pneumococcal infections among working age adults with asthma
       Klemets P, Lyytikainen O, Ruutu P, Ollgren J, Kaijalainen T, Leinonen M, Pekka Nuorti J.
       Thorax. 2010 Aug;65(8):698-702.
       
   • Communicable Diseases
     • Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study
       Kumarasamy KK, Toleman MA, Walsh TR, Bagaria J, Butt F, Balakrishnan R, Chaudhary U, Doumith M, Giske CG, Irfan S, Krishnan P, Kumar AV, Maharjan S, Mushtaq S, Noorie T, Paterson DL, Pearson A, Perry C, Pike R, Rao B, Ray U, Sarma JB, Sharma M, Sheridan E, Thirunarayan MA, Turton J, Upadhyay S, Warner M, Welfare W, Livermore DM, Woodford N.
       Lancet Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 11.
       
     • Improving partner services by embedding disease intervention specialists in HIV-clinics
       Taylor MM, Mickey T, Winscott M, James H, Kenney K, England B.
       Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Aug 5.
       
   • Food Safety
     • Human Salmonella infections linked to contaminated dry dog and cat food, 2006-2008
       Behravesh CB, Ferraro A, Deasy M, Dato V, Moll M, Sandt C, Rea NK, Rickert R, Marriott C, Warren K, Urdaneta V, Salehi E, Villamil E, Ayers T, Hoekstra RM, Austin JL, Ostroff S, Williams IT, Salmonella Schwarzengrund Outbreak Investigation Team.
       Pediatrics. 2010 Aug 9.
       
   • Healthcare Economics
     • Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent and control diabetes mellitus: a systematic review
       Li R, Zhang P, Barker LE, Chowdhury FM, Zhang X.
       Diabetes Care. 2010 Aug;33(8):1872-94.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders
     • Using participant data to extend the evidence base for intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism
       Eldevik S, Hastings RP, Hughes JC, Jahr E, Eikeseth S, Cross S.
       Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2010 Sep;115(5):381-405.
       
   • Nutritional Sciences - Vitamin D
     • Fortification of orange juice with vitamin D(2) or vitamin D(3) is as effective as an oral supplement in maintaining vitamin D status in adults
       Biancuzzo RM, Young A, Bibuld D, Cai MH, Winter MR, Klein EK, Ameri A, et al.
       Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1621-6.
       
     • Estimated equivalency of vitamin D production from natural sun exposure versus oral vitamin D supplementation across seasons at two US latitudes
       Terushkin V, Bender A, Psaty EL, Engelsen O, Wang SQ, Halpern AC.
       J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Jun;62(6):929.e1-9.
       
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     • Ground failures in coal mines with weak roof
       Molinda G, Mark C.
       Electron J Geotech Eng. 2010 ;15 F:1-42.
       
   • Program Evaluation
     • Evaluation of a legislatively mandated influenza vaccination program for adults in Rhode Island, USA
       Ahmed F, Paine V, Zhang F, Gary E, Lindley MC.
       J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 Sep-Oct;16(5):E01-8.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Validation of CKD and related conditions in existing data sets: a systematic review
        Grams ME, Plantinga LC, Hedgeman E, Saran R, Myers GL, Williams DE, Powe NR.
        Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Aug 5.
        
     2. Effect of intrauterine diabetes exposure on the incidence of end-stage renal disease in young adults with type 2 diabetes
        Pavkov ME, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sievers ML, Bennett PH, Nelson RG.
        Diabetes Care. 2010 Aug 6.
        
     3. A1C level and future risk of diabetes: a systematic review
        Zhang X, Gregg EW, Williamson DF, Barker LE, Thomas W, Bullard KM, Imperatore G, Williams DE, Albright AL.
        Diabetes Care. 2010 Jul;33(7):1665-73.
        
     4. Diabetes prevalence, incidence, complications and mortality among Alaska Native people 1985-2006
        Narayanan ML, Schraer CD, Bulkow LR, Koller KR, Asay E, Mayer AM, Raymer TW.
        Int J Circumpolar Health. 2010 Jun;69(3):236-52.
        
     5. Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the United States, 2005-2008
        Zhang X, Saaddine JB, Chou CF, Cotch MF, Cheng YJ, Geiss LS, Gregg EW, Albright AL, Klein BE, Klein R.
        JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):649-56.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     6. Public health response to a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak among Guatemalans in Tennessee
        Miramontes R, Lambert L, Haddad MB, Boaz V, Hawkins S, Zylstra M, Allen R, Rivers S, Ali B, Chewning SS, Holt E, Warkentin J.
        South Med J. 2010 Aug 4.
        
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     7. Discovery of novel alpha7 nicotinic receptor antagonists
        Peng Y, Zhang Q, Snyder GL, Zhu H, Yao W, Tomesch J, Papke RL, O'Callaghan JP, Welsh WJ, Wennogle LP.
        Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Aug 15;20(16):4825-30.
        
   • Drug Safety
     8. The Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry: findings after 5 years of enrollment, 2003-2009
        Roberts SS, Miller RK, Jones JK, Lindsay KL, Greene MF, Maddrey WC, Williams IT, Liu J, Spiegel RJ.
        Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Jul;88(7):551-9.
        
     9. Management of prescription and nonprescription drug use during pregnancy
        Morgan MA, Cragan JD, Goldenberg RL, Rasmussen SA, Schulkin J.
        J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 Aug;23(8):813-9.
        
   • Environmental Health
     10. Personal exposure to aerosolized red tide toxins (brevetoxins)
         Cheng YS, Zhou Y, Naar J, Irvin CM, Su WC, Fleming LE, Kirkpatrick B, Pierce RH, Backer LC, Baden DG.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Jun;7(6):326-31.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     11. Routine opt-out rapid HIV screening and detection of HIV infection in emergency department patients
         Haukoos JS, Hopkins E, Conroy AA, Silverman M, Byyny RL, Eisert S, Thrun MW, Wilson ML, Hutchinson AB, Forsyth J, Johnson SC, Heffelfinger JD.
         JAMA. 2010 Jul 21;304(3):284-92.
         
     12. Antimicrobial resistance trends of Shigella serotypes in New York City, 2006-2009
         Wong MR, Reddy V, Hanson H, Johnson KM, Tsoi B, Cokes C, Gallagher L, Lee L, Plentsova A, Dang T, Krueger A, Joyce K, Balter S.
         Microb Drug Resist. 2010 Jun;16(2):155-61.
         
     13. Population aging and the use of office-based physician services
         Cherry D, Lucas C, Decker SL.
         NCHS data brief. 2010 Aug(41):1-8.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     14. Caffeine, selected metabolic gene variants, and risk for neural tube defects
         Schmidt RJ, Romitti PA, Burns TL, Murray JC, Browne ML, Druschel CM, Olney RS.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2010 Jul;88(7):560-9.
         
     15. A breast cancer prognostic signature predicts clinical outcomes in multiple tumor types
         Wan YW, Qian Y, Rathnagiriswaran S, Castranova V, Guo NL.
         Oncol Rep. 2010 Aug;24(2):489-94.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     16. Two-year follow-up of sexual behavior among HIV-uninfected household members of adults taking antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: no evidence of disinhibition
         Bechange S, Bunnell R, Awor A, Moore D, King R, Mermin J, Tappero J, Khana K, Bartholow B.
         AIDS Behav. 2010 Aug;14(4):816-23.
         
   • Health Communication and Education
     17. Awareness of diagnosis and knowledge of HPV in women patients: data from a multi-site study
         McCree DH, Daley EM, Gorbach P, Hamm RM, Sharpe PA, Brandt HM, McFarlane M, Kerndt P, McDermott RJ, Perrin KM, St. Lawrence JL.
         Am J Health Educ. 2010 ;41(4):197-205.
         
     18. Cost-effectiveness of using social networks to identify undiagnosed HIV infection among minority populations
         Shrestha RK, Sansom SL, Kimbrough L, Hutchinson AB, Daltry D, Maldonado W, Simpson-May GM, Illemszky S.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 Sep-Oct;16(5):457-64.
         
   • Health Disparities
     19. Data and measurement issues in the analysis of health disparities
         Bilheimer LT, Klein RJ.
         Health Serv Res. 2010 Jul 28.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     20. Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005-2008
         Kallen AJ, Mu Y, Bulens S, Reingold A, Petit S, Gershman K, Ray SM, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Dumyati G, Townes JM, Schaffner W, Patel PR, Fridkin SK.
         JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):641-8.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     21. Global use of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine
         Ojo LR, O'Loughlin RE, Cohen AL, Loo JD, Edmond KM, Shetty SS, Bear AP, Privor-Dumm L, Griffiths UK, Hajjeh R.
         Vaccine. 2010 Aug 3.
         
   • Informatics
     22. Public health in an era of personal health records: opportunities for innovation and new partnerships
         Bonander J, Gates S.
         J Med Internet Res. 2010 ;12(3):e33.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     23. Field triage: optimising injury outcomes through use of a revised on-scene decision-making protocol
         Kapil V, Sattin RW, Sasser S, McGuire LC, Hunt R.
         Inj Prev. 2010 Aug;16(4):284-5.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     24. Electronic laboratory system reduces errors in National Tuberculosis Program: a cluster randomized controlled trial
         Blaya JA, Shin SS, Yale G, Suarez C, Asencios L, Contreras C, Rodriguez P, Kim J, Cegielski P, Fraser HS.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Aug;14(8):1009-15.
         
     25. Determination of the ratio of diffusion charging-based surface area to geometric surface area for spherical particles in the size range of 100-900nm
         Ku BK.
         J Aerosol Sci. 2010 ;41(9):835-847.
         
     26. Multilocus sequence typing of sequential Candida albicans isolates from patients with persistent or recurrent fungemia
         Da Matta DA, Melo AS, Guimaraes T, Frade JP, Lott TJ, Colombo AL.
         Med Mycol. 2010 Aug;48(5):757-62.
         
     27. Near-infrared spectroscopy as a complementary age grading and species identification tool for African malaria vectors
         Sikulu M, Killeen GF, Hugo LE, Ryan PA, Dowell KM, Wirtz RA, Moore SJ, Dowell FE.
         Parasit Vectors. 2010 ;3:49.
         
     28. Four-year calibration stability of the EasyOne portable spirometer
         Skloot GS, Edwards NT, Enright PL.
         Respir Care. 2010 Jul;55(7):873-7.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     29. Role of prenatal characteristics and early growth on pubertal attainment of British girls
         Maisonet M, Christensen KY, Rubin C, Holmes A, Flanders WD, Heron J, Ong KK, Golding J, McGeehin MA, Marcus M.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Aug 9.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     30. Characterization of exposures to airborne nanoscale particles during friction stir welding of aluminum
         Pfefferkorn FE, Bello D, Haddad G, Park JY, Powell M, McCarthy J, Bunker KL, Fehrenbacher A, Jeon Y, Virji MA, Gruetzmacher G, Hoover MD.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2010 Jul;54(5):486-503.
         
     31. Work schedules and health behavior outcomes at a large manufacturer
         Bushnell PT, Colombi A, Caruso CC, Tak S.
         Ind Health. 2010 Jul;48(4):395-405.
         
     32. Making green jobs safe
         Schulte PA, Heidel D, Okun A, Branche C.
         Ind Health. 2010 Jul;48(4):377-379.
         
     33. Job demands and pesticide exposure among immigrant Latino farmworkers
         Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Vallejos QM, Whalley LE, Chen H, Isom S, Barr DB, Arcury TA.
         J Occup Health Psychol. 2010 Jul;15(3):252-66.
         
     34. Read all about it: the role of the media in improving construction safety and health
         Schneider S, Check P.
         J Safety Res. 2010 Jun;41(3):283-7.
         
     35. Needlestick injuries among sanitation workers in Mexico City
         Thompson B, Moro PL, Hancy K, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Santos-Preciado JI, Franco-Paredes C, Weniger BG, Chen RT.
         Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2010 Jun;27(6):467-468.
         
   • Program Evaluation
     36. Lessons learned after 10 years of IPAQ use in Brazil and Colombia
         Hallal PC, Gomez LF, Parra DC, Lobelo F, Mosquera J, Florindo AA, Reis RS, Pratt M, Sarmiento OL.
         J Phys Act Health. 2010 Jul;7 Suppl 2:S259-64.
         
   • Zoonoses
     37. Brill-Zinsser disease in a patient following infection with sylvatic epidemic typhus associated with flying squirrels
         McQuiston JH, Knights EB, Demartino PJ, Paparello SF, Nicholson WL, Singleton J, Brown CM, Massung RF, Urbanowski JC.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 5.
         
     38. Host phylogeny constrains cross-species emergence and establishment of rabies virus in bats
         Streicker DG, Turmelle AS, Vonhof MJ, Kuzmin IV, McCracken GF, Rupprecht CE.
         Science. 2010 Aug 6;329(5992):676-9.
         
     39. Report of an NIAID workshop on dengue animal models
         Cassetti MC, Durbin A, Harris E, Rico-Hesse R, Roehrig J, Rothman A, Whitehead S, Natarajan R, Laughlin C.
         Vaccine. 2010 Jun 11;28(26):4229-34.
         
     40. Primary causes of death in reported cases of fatal West Nile Fever, United States, 2002-2006
         Sejvar JJ, Lindsey NP, Campbell GL.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2010 Aug 5.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Maternal and Child Health - Autistic Disorders
     41. The genetics of autism spectrum disorders and related neuropsychiatric disorders in childhood
         Lichtenstein P, Carlstrom E, Rastam M, Gillberg C, Anckarsater H.
         Am J Psychiatry. 2010 Aug 4.
         
     42. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
         Williams K, Wheeler DM, Silove N, Hazell P.
         Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 ;8:CD004677.
         
     43. Maternal early life factors associated with hormone levels and the risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder in the Nurses Health Study II
         Lyall K, Pauls DL, Santangelo S, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Aug 10.
         
     44. Family report of ASD concomitant with depression or anxiety among US children
         McPheeters ML, Davis A, Navarre 2nd JR, Scott TA.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Aug 10.
         
     45. Brief report: adaptive behavior and cognitive skills for toddlers on the autism spectrum
         Ray-Subramanian CE, Huai N, Ellis Weismer S.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Aug 10.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences - Vitamin D
     46. Commentary: Ultraviolet irradiation and oral ingestion as sources of optimal vitamin D
         Tsiaras WG, Weinstock MA.
         J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Jun;62(6):935-6.
         
     47. Vitamin D insufficiency, deficiency, and bone health
         Gallagher JC, Sai AJ.
         J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jun;95(6):2630-3.
         
     48. Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and fracture risk in a community-based cohort of elderly men in Sweden
         Melhus H, Snellman G, Gedeborg R, Byberg L, Berglund L, Mallmin H, Hellman P, et al.
         J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jun;95(6):2637-45.
         
     49. Estimation of total usual calcium and vitamin D intakes in the United States
         Bailey RL, Dodd KW, Goldman JA, Gahche JJ, Dwyer JT, Moshfegh AJ, Sempos CT, et al.
         J Nutr. 2010 Apr;140(4):817-22.
         
     50. 14th Vitamin D Workshop consensus on vitamin D nutritional guidelines
         Henry HL, Bouillon R, Norman AW, Gallagher JC, Lips P, Heaney RP, Vieth R, et al.
         J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Jul;121(1-2):4-6.
         
     51. Genetic and environmental determinants of vitamin D status
         Bouillon R.
         Lancet. 2010 Jul 17;376(9736):148-9.
         
     52. Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study
         Wang TJ, Zhang F, Richards JB, Kestenbaum B, van Meurs JB, Berry D, Kiel DP, et al.
         Lancet. 2010 Jul 17;376(9736):180-8.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     53. Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks -- United States, 2007
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Aug 13;59(31):973-9.
         
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     54. Community programs for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review
         Pennant M, Davenport C, Bayliss S, Greenheld W, Marshall T, Hyde C.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2010 Jul 28.
         
     55. Obesity-related quality-adjusted life years lost in the U.S. from 1993 to 2008
         Jia H, Lubetkin EI.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Sept;39(3):220-227.
         
     56. The role of paracetamol, geohelminths and other environmental exposures on the incidence of wheeze and eczema in an Ethiopian birth cohort
         Amberbir A, Medhin G, Alem A, Britton J, Davey G, Venn A.
         Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 May 1;181(MeetingAbstracts):A2505.
         
     57. Acetaminophen use and risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in adolescents: ISAAC Phase Three
         Beasley RW, Clayton TO, Crane J, Lai CK, Montefort SR, von Mutius E, Stewart AW, ISAAC Phase Three Study Group.
         Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Aug13:201005-0757OC.
         
     58. Lack of improvement in outpatient management of congestive heart failure in the United States
         Banerjee D, Stafford RS.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Aug 9;170(15):1399-400.
         
     59. Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the United States, 2005-2008
         Zhang X, Saaddine JB, Chou CF, Cotch MF, Cheng YJ, Geiss LS, Gregg EW, Albright AL, Klein BE, Klein R.
         JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):649-56.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     60. Trends in hospitalizations for peptic ulcer disease, United States, 1998-2005
         Feinstein L, Holman R, Yorita Christensen K, Steiner C, Swerdlow D.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Sep.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     61. Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005-2008
         Kallen AJ, Mu Y, Bulens S, Reingold A, Petit S, Gershman K, Ray SM, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Dumyati G, Townes JM, Schaffner W, Patel PR, Fridkin SK.
         JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):641-8.
         
     62. Decline in invasive MRSA infection: where to go from here?
         Perencevich EN, Diekema DJ.
         JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):687-9.
         
   • Healthcare Economics
     63. Trends and characteristics of US emergency department visits, 1997-2007
         Tang N, Stein J, Hsia RY, Maselli JH, Gonzales R.
         JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):664-70.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     64. In utero smoke exposure and impaired response to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma
         Cohen RT, Raby BA, Van Steen K, Fuhlbrigge AL, Celedon JC, Rosner BA, Strunk RC, Zeiger RS, Weiss ST, Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jul 29.
         
   • Public Health Law
     65. Effects of upgraded child restraint law designed to increase booster seat use in New York
         Sun K, Bauer MJ, Hardman S.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Aug 9.
         
   
   

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