• 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
     • 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.
       
   • Communicable Diseases
     • Estimated number of infants born to HIV-infected women in the United States and five dependent areas, 2006
       Whitmore SK, Zhang X, Taylor AW, Blair JM.
       J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Mar 3.
       
   • Communicable Diseases - HPV
     • Long-term absolute risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse following human papillomavirus infection: role of persistence
       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 cancer
       Schiffman M, Wentzensen N, Wacholder S, Kinney W, Gage JC, Castle PE.
       J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Mar 2;103(5):368-83.
       
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     • Effective state-based surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms related to health care-associated infections
       Duffy J, Sievert D, Rebmann C, Kainer M, Lynfield R, Smith P, Fridkin S.
       Public Health Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr;126(2):176-85.
       
   • Injury and Violence
     • Drowning mortality in the United States, 1999-2006
       Nasrullah M, Muazzam S.
       J Community Health. 2011 Feb;36(1):69-75.
       
   • Laboratory Sciences
     • Performance of A1C for the classification and prediction of diabetes
       Selvin E, Steffes MW, Gregg E, Brancati FL, Coresh J.
       Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan;34(1):84-9.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health
     • Maternal caffeine intake and risk of selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
       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, 1981-2006
       Wingo PA, Smith RA, Tevendale HD, Ferre C.
       J Adolesc Health. 2011 Mar;48(3):281-8.
       
   • Program Evaluation
     • Reduced sexual risk behaviors among people living with HIV: results from the Healthy Relationships Outcome Monitoring Project
       Heitgerd JL, Kalayil EJ, Patel-Larson A, Uhl G, Williams WO, Griffin T, Smith BD.
       AIDS Behav. 2011 Mar 9.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Iron-deficiency anemia, non-iron-deficiency anemia and HbA1c among adults in the US
        Ford ES, Cowie CC, Li C, Handelsman Y, Bloomgarden ZT.
        J Diabetes. 2011 Mar;3(1):67-73.
        
     2. Predictive value of C-reactive protein on 30-day and 1-year mortality in acute coronary syndromes: an analysis from the ACUITY trial
        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.
        
     3. Bleeding events are associated with an increase in markers of inflammation in acute coronary syndromes: an ACUITY trial substudy
        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.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     4. 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 resistance
        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.
        
     5. Development of a standardized screening rule for tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings: individual participant data meta-analysis of observational studies
        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.
        
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     6. Isolation of Bartonella capreoli from elk
        Bai Y, Cross PC, Malania L, Kosoy M.
        Vet Microbiol. 2011 Mar 24;148(2-4):329-32.
        
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     7. Implications of alternative definitions of prediabetes for prevalence in U.S. adults
        James C, Bullard KM, Rolka DB, Geiss LS, Williams DE, Cowie CC, Albright A, Gregg EW.
        Diabetes Care. 2011 Feb;34(2):387-91.
        
     8. Efficacy of succimer chelation of mercury at background exposures in toddlers: a randomized trial
        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.
        
     9. Sensitivity of birth certificate reports of birth defects in Atlanta, 1995-2005: effects of maternal, infant, and hospital characteristics
        Boulet SL, Shin M, Kirby RS, Goodman D, Correa A.
        Public Health Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr;126(2):186-94.
        
     10. Enhanced surveillance of norovirus outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Georgia
         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.
         
   • Food Safety
     11. National outbreak of salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections: importance of Texas restaurant investigations in implicating jalapeno peppers
         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.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     12. Perceived financial need and sexual risk behavior among urban, minority patients following sexually transmitted infection diagnosis
         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.
         
   • Health Communication and Education
     13. The impact of media coverage on the transmission dynamics of human influenza
         Tchuenche JM, Dube N, Bhunu CP, Smith RJ, Bauch CT.
         BMC Public Health. 2011 ;11 Suppl 1:S5.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     14. Immunologic non-inferiority of a newly licensed inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine versus an established vaccine: a randomized study in US adults
         Campbell JD, Chambers CV, Brady RC, Caldwell MC, Bennett NL, Fourneau MA, Jain VK, Innis BL.
         Hum Vaccin. 2011 Jan 1;7(1).
         
     15. Correlates of receiving recommended adolescent vaccines among adolescent females in North Carolina
         Reiter PL, McRee AL, Gottlieb SL, Brewer NT.
         Hum Vaccin. 2011 Jan 1;7(1).
         
     16. Group B streptococcal vaccine for resource-poor countries
         Schrag SJ.
         Lancet. 2011 Mar 4.
         
     17. Longitudinal predictors of human papillomavirus vaccine initiation among adolescent girls in a high-risk geographic area
         Brewer NT, Gottlieb SL, Reiter PL, McRee AL, Liddon N, Markowitz L, Smith JS.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Mar;38(3):197-204.
         
   • Informatics
     18. 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.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     19. Combined immunotherapy with intravenous immune globulin and P4 peptide rescues mice from post-influenza pneumococcal pneumonia
         Weeks JN, Boyd KL, Rajam G, Ades EW, McCullers JA.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar 7.
         
     20. The preparation and storage of dried-blood spot quality control materials for lysosomal storage disease screening tests
         Adam BW, Orsini JJ, Martin M, Hall EM, Zobel SD, Caggana M, Hannon WH.
         Clin Biochem. 2011 Mar 4.
         
     21. Antibody responses to a spore carbohydrate antigen as a marker of non-fatal inhalation anthrax in Rhesus macaques
         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.
         
     22. Comparison of commercial systems for extraction of nucleic acids from DNA/RNA respiratory pathogens
         Yang G, Erdman DE, Kodani M, Kools J, Bowen MD, Fields BS.
         J Virol Methods. 2011 Jan;171(1):195-9.
         
     23. Comparative proteomics and pulmonary toxicity of instilled single-walled carbon nanotubes, crocidolite asbestos, and ultrafine carbon black in mice
         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.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     24. Maternal self-reported genital tract infections during pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defects
         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.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     25. Does maternal feeding restriction lead to childhood obesity in a prospective cohort study?
         Rifas-Shiman SL, Sherry B, Scanlon K, Birch LL, Gillman MW, Taveras EM.
         Arch Dis Child. 2011 Mar;96(3):265-9.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     26. Regulatory approaches to worker protection in nanotechnology industry in the USA and European Union
         Murashov V, Schulte P, Geraci C, Howard J.
         Ind Health. 2011 Mar 1.
         
     27. Investigating the associations between work hours, sleep status, and self-reported health among full-time employees
         Nakata A.
         Int J Public Health. 2011 Mar 8.
         
     28. Worksite wellness program for respiratory disease prevention in heavy-construction workers
         Hnizdo E, Berry A, Hakobyan A, Beeckman-Wagner LA, Catlett L.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Mar;53(3):274-81.
         
     29. Fire fighter wellness regime
         Samo DG, Bogucki S, Hales T, Haimes S, Czarnecki F, Louis D.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Mar;53(3):229.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     30. Effect of nutritional status on response to treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy in young Ugandan children with malaria
         Verret WJ, Arinaitwe E, Wanzira H, Bigira V, Kakuru A, Kamya M, Tappero JW, Sandison T, Dorsey G.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar 7.
         
     31. A research agenda to underpin malaria eradication
         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.
         
   • Public Health Law
     32. Health in All Policies: addressing the legal and policy foundations of health impact assessment
         Rajotte BR, Ross CL, Ekechi CO, Cadet VN.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2011 Mar;39 Suppl 1:27-9.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Communicable Diseases - HPV
     33. Proceedings of the modeling evidence in HPV pre-conference workshop in Malmo, Sweden, May 9-10, 2009
         Craig BM, Brisson M, Chesson H, Giuliano AR, Jit M.
         Clin Ther. 2011 Aug;32(8):1546-64.
         
     34. Global proficiency study of human papillomavirus genotyping
         Eklund C, Zhou T, Dillner J.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Nov;48(11):4147-55.
         
     35. Targeted human papillomavirus vaccination of men who have sex with men in the USA: a cost-effectiveness modelling analysis
         Kim JJ.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;10(12):845-52.
         
     36. Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide study
         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.
         
     37. Efficacy of quadrivalent HPV vaccine against HPV infection and disease in males
         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.
         
     38. Surveillance after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: outcomes, costs, and cost-effectiveness
         Melnikow J, Kulasingam S, Slee C, Helms LJ, Kuppermann M, Birch S, McGahan CE, et al.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov;116(5):1158-70.
         
     39. Rate of and risks for regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 in adolescents and young women
         Moscicki AB, Ma Y, Wibbelsman C, Darragh TM, Powers A, Farhat S, Shiboski S.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Dec;116(6):1373-80.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     40. Cancer survivors --- United States, 2007
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Mar 11;60(9):269-72.
         
     41. Japanese encephalitis in two children --- United States, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Mar 11;60(9):276-8.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     42. Health across the life span in the United States and England
         Martinson ML, Teitler JO, Reichman NE.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Mar 9.
         
   • Immune System Disorders
     43. Vitamin D levels and food and environmental allergies in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006
         Sharief S, Jariwala S, Kumar J, Muntner P, Melamed ML.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb 15.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     44. Smoke-free households with children and decreasing rates of paediatric clinical encounters for otitis media in the United States
         Alpert HR, Behm I, Connolly GN, Kabir Z.
         Tob Control. 2011 Jan 26.
         
   
   

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