Issue 12, March 21, 2011
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 – Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Communicable Diseases
- Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and childrenexternal icon
Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK, Gorwitz RJ, Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J. Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(3):e18-55.
- Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and childrenexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases – Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
- Comparison of two active case-finding strategies for community-based diagnosis of symptomatic smear-positive tuberculosis and control of infectious tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe (DETECTB): a cluster-randomised trialexternal icon
Corbett EL, Bandason T, Duong T, Dauya E, Makamure B, Churchyard GJ, Williams BG, et al.
Lancet. 2010 Oct 9;376(9748):1244-53.
- Antiretroviral therapy for tuberculosis control in nine African countriesexternal icon
Williams BG, Granich R, De Cock KM, Glaziou P, Sharma A, Dye C.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Nov 9;107(45):19485-9.
- Comparison of two active case-finding strategies for community-based diagnosis of symptomatic smear-positive tuberculosis and control of infectious tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe (DETECTB): a cluster-randomised trialexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Using geographic information systems and decision support systems for the prediction, prevention, and control of vector-borne diseasesexternal icon
Eisen L, Eisen RJ.
Annu Rev Entomol. 2011 Jan;56:41-61.
- Using geographic information systems and decision support systems for the prediction, prevention, and control of vector-borne diseasesexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Assessment of Beta particle flux from surface contamination as a relative indicator for radionuclide distribution on external surfaces of a multistory building in Pripyatexternal icon
Farfan EB, Gaschak SP, Maksymenko AM, Jannik GT, Marra JC, Bondarkov MD, Donnelly EH.
Health Phys. 2011 Feb;100(2):221-7.
- Assessment of Beta particle flux from surface contamination as a relative indicator for radionuclide distribution on external surfaces of a multistory building in Pripyatexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Tracking deaths related to Hurricane Ike, Texas, 2008external icon
Zane DF, Bayleyegn TM, Hellsten J, Beal R, Beasley C, Haywood T, Wiltz-Beckham D, Wolkin AF.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar;5(1):23-28.
- Tracking deaths related to Hurricane Ike, Texas, 2008external icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Adolescent pregnancy desire and pregnancy incidenceexternal icon
Sipsma HL, Ickovics JR, Lewis JB, Ethier KA, Kershaw TS.
Womens Health Issues. 2011 Mar-Apr;21(2):110-6.
- Adolescent pregnancy desire and pregnancy incidenceexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- Monitoring healthy people 2010 arthritis management objectives: education and clinician counseling for weight loss and exerciseexternal icon
Do BT, Hootman JM, Helmick CG, Brady TJ.
Ann Fam Med. 2011 Mar-Apr;9(2):136-41.
- Monitoring healthy people 2010 arthritis management objectives: education and clinician counseling for weight loss and exerciseexternal icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers as a risk factor for norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities in northern New England: December 2006 to March 2007external icon
Blaney DD, Daly ER, Kirkland KB, Tongren JE, Tassler Kelso P, Talbot EA.
Am J Infect Control. 2011 Mar 14.
- Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers as a risk factor for norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities in northern New England: December 2006 to March 2007external icon
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Nutritional Sciences
- What works? Process evaluation of a school-based fruit and vegetable distribution program in Mississippiexternal icon
Potter SC, Schneider D, Coyle KK, May G, Robin L, Seymour J.
J Sch Health. 2011 Apr;81(4):202-211.
- What works? Process evaluation of a school-based fruit and vegetable distribution program in Mississippiexternal 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
- Canadian adolescents and young adults with cancer: opportunity to improve coordination and level of careexternal icon
De P, Ellison LF, Barr RD, Semenciw R, Marrett LD, Weir HK, Dryer D, Grunfeld E.
CMAJ. 2011 22 Feb;183 (3):E187-E194.
- Published norms underestimate the health-related quality of life among persons with type 2 diabetesexternal icon
Norris SL, McNally TK, Zhang X, Burda B, Chan B, Chowdhury FM, Zhang P, Patrick D.
J Clin Epidemiol. 2011 Apr;64(4):358-65.
- Canadian adolescents and young adults with cancer: opportunity to improve coordination and level of careexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- HIV mono-infection is associated with FIB-4 – a noninvasive index of liver fibrosis – in womenexternal icon
Blackard JT, Welge JA, Taylor LE, Mayer KH, Klein RS, Celentano DD, Jamieson DJ, Gardner L, Sherman KE.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;52(5):674-80.
- Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children: executive summaryexternal icon
Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK, Gorwitz RJ, Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J. Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(3):285-92.
- Increased rates of bone fracture among HIV-infected persons in the HIV outpatient study (HOPS) compared with the US general population, 2000-2006external icon
Young B, Dao CN, Buchacz K, Baker R, Brooks JT.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 10.
- Risk factors for severe illness with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in Chinaexternal icon
Yu H, Feng Z, Uyeki TM, Liao Q, Zhou L, Feng L, Ye M, Xiang N, Huai Y, Yuan Y, Jiang H, Zheng Y, Gargiullo P, Peng Z, Feng Y, Zheng J, Xu C, Zhang Y, Shu Y, Gao Z, Yang W, Wang Y.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(4):457-65.
- Bridging implementation, knowledge, and ambition gaps to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States and globallyexternal icon
Castro KG, Lobue P.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):337-42.
- Surveillance for invasive meningococcal disease in children, US-Mexico Border, 2005-2008external icon
Chacon-Cruz E, Sugerman DE, Ginsberg MM, Hopkins J, Hurtado-Montalvo JA, Lopez-Viera JL, Lara-Munoz CA, Rivas-Landeros RM, Volker ML, Leake JA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):543-6.
- Vaccinia virus infections in martial arts gym, Maryland, USA, 2008pdf icon
Hughes CM, Blythe D, Li Y, Reddy R, Jordan C, Edwards C, Adams C, Conners H, Rasa C, Wilby S, Russell J, Russo KS, Somsel P, Wiedbrauk DL, Dougherty C, Allen C, Frace M, Emerson G, Olson VA, Smith SK, Braden Z, Abel J, Davidson W, Reynolds M, Damon IK.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 .
- Tuberculosis outbreak investigations in the United States, 2002-2008external icon
Mitruka K, Oeltmann JE, Ijaz K, Haddad MB.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):425-31.
- Elephant-to-human transmission of tuberculosis, 2009external icon
Murphree R, Warkentin JV, Dunn JR, Schaffner W, Jones TF.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):366-71.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis cluster with developing drug resistance, New York, New York, USA, 2003-2009external icon
Perri BR, Proops D, Moonan PK, Munsiff SS, Kreiswirth BN, Goranson C, Ahuja SD.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):372-8.
- Robert Kochexternal icon
Schultz MG.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):547-9.
- Targeted drug-resistance testing strategy for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis detection, Lima, Peru, 2005-2008external icon
Velasquez GE, Yagui M, Cegielski JP, Asencios L, Bayona J, Bonilla C, Jave HO, Yale G, Susrez C, Atwood S, Contreras CC, Shin SS.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):432-440.
- Isoniazid-resistant tuberculous meningitis, United States, 1993-2005external icon
Vinnard C, Winston CA, Wileyto EP, Macgregor RR, Bisson GP.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):539-42.
- Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis at death or who died during therapy: association with the human immunodeficiency virusexternal icon
Marks SM, Magee E, Robison V.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Apr;15(4):465-70.
- Sequential Rift Valley fever outbreaks in eastern Africa caused by multiple lineages of the virusexternal icon
Nderitu L, Lee JS, Omolo J, Omulo S, O’Guinn ML, Hightower A, Mosha F, Mohamed M, Munyua P, Nganga Z, Hiett K, Seal B, Feikin DR, Breiman RF, Njenga MK.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;203(5):655-65.
- Outbreak of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus in Nigeria: emergence and widespread circulation in an underimmunized populationexternal icon
Wassilak S, Pate MA, Wannemuehler K, Jenks J, Burns C, Chenoweth P, Abanida EA, Adu F, Baba M, Gasasira A, Iber J, Mkanda P, Williams AJ, Shaw J, Pallansch M, Kew O.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;203(7):898-909.
- HIV mono-infection is associated with FIB-4 – a noninvasive index of liver fibrosis – in womenexternal icon
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Disaster Control and Emergency Services
- Preventing disasters: public health vulnerability reduction as a sustainable adaptation to climate changeexternal icon
Keim ME.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar 14.
- Prioritizing “psychological” consequences for disaster preparedness and response: a framework for addressing the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive effects of patient surge in large-scale disastersexternal icon
Meredith LS, Eisenman DP, Tanielian T, Taylor SL, Basurto-Davila R, Zazzali J, Diamond D, Cienfuegos B, Shields S.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar;5(1):73-80.
- The Institute of Medicine’s forum on medical and public health preparedness for catastrophic events: regional workshop series on the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination campaignexternal icon
Stroud C, Altevogt BM, Butler JC, Duchin JS.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Mar;5(1):81-6.
- Preventing disasters: public health vulnerability reduction as a sustainable adaptation to climate changeexternal icon
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Drug Safety
- Time to change the paradigm–from “potentially inappropriate” to real patient harmsexternal icon
Shehab N, Budnitz DS.
Arch Intern Med. 2011 Mar 14;171(5):473-4.
- Time to change the paradigm–from “potentially inappropriate” to real patient harmsexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Lead poisoning among Burmese refugee children–Indiana, 2009external icon
Ritchey MD, Sucosky MS, Jefferies T, McCormick D, Hesting A, Blanton C, Duwve J, Bruner R, Daley WR, Jarrett J, Brown MJ.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Mar 11.
- Variability of urinary concentrations of bisphenol A in spot samples, first-morning voids, and 24-hour collectionsexternal icon
Ye X, Wong LY, Bishop AM, Calafat AM.
Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Mar 15.
- Lead poisoning among Burmese refugee children–Indiana, 2009external icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Genome sequence based molecular epidemiology of unusual US Rotavirus A G9 strains isolated from Omaha, USA between 1997 and 2000external icon
Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Banyai K, Esona MD, Foytich K, Bowen MD, Gentsch JR.
Infect Genet Evol. 2011 Mar;11(2):522-7.
- Feasibility of an audio computer-assisted self-interview method to self-assess sexual maturationexternal icon
Lamb MM, Beers L, Reed-Gillette D, McDowell MA.
J Adolesc Health. 2011 Apr;48(4):325-30.
- Estimating HIV incidence among adults in Kenya and Uganda: a systematic comparison of multiple methodsexternal icon
Kim AA, Hallett T, Stover J, Gouws E, Musinguzi J, Mureithi PK, Bunnell R, Hargrove J, Mermin J, Kaiser RK, Barsigo A, Ghys PD.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(3):e17535.
- Genome sequence based molecular epidemiology of unusual US Rotavirus A G9 strains isolated from Omaha, USA between 1997 and 2000external icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- Current priorities for public health practice in addressing the role of human genomics in improving population healthexternal icon
Khoury MJ, Bowen MS, Burke W, Coates RJ, Dowling NF, Evans JP, Reyes M, St Pierre J.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Apr;40(4):486-93.
- Strengthening the reporting of genetic risk prediction studies: the GRIPS statementexternal icon
Janssens AC, Ioannidis JP, van Duijn CM, Little J, Khoury MJ.
Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 15;154(6):421-425.
- Shifting genetic structure of invasive serotype 19A pneumococci in the United Statesexternal icon
Beall BW, Gertz RE, Hulkower RL, Whitney CG, Moore MR, Brueggemann AB.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 11.
- Current priorities for public health practice in addressing the role of human genomics in improving population healthexternal icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Trends in human immunodeficiency virus- and sexually transmitted disease-related risk behaviors among U.S. high school students, 1991-2009external icon
Eaton DK, Lowry R, Brener ND, Kann L, Romero L, Wechsler H.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Apr;40(4):427-33.
- Driving self-restriction in high-risk conditions: how do older drivers compare to others?external icon
Naumann RB, Dellinger AM, Kresnow MJ.
J Safety Res. 2011 Feb;42(1):67-71.
- Trends in human immunodeficiency virus- and sexually transmitted disease-related risk behaviors among U.S. high school students, 1991-2009external icon
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Health Communication and Education
- Making HIV prevention programming count: identifying predictors of success in a parent-based HIV prevention program for youthexternal icon
Miller KS, Forehand R, Wiegand R, Fasula AM, Armistead L, Long N, Wyckoff SC.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Feb;23(1):38-53.
- Mother-daughter communication about HPV vaccineexternal icon
McRee AL, Reiter PL, Gottlieb SL, Brewer NT.
J Adolesc Health. 2011 Mar;48(3):314-7.
- Calling the nation to act: implementing the national action plan to improve health literacyexternal icon
Baur C.
Nurs Outlook. 2011 Mar-Apr;59(2):63-9.
- Making HIV prevention programming count: identifying predictors of success in a parent-based HIV prevention program for youthexternal icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Screening and treatment of Chagas disease in organ transplant recipients in the United States: recommendations from the Chagas in transplant working groupexternal icon
Chin-Hong PV, Schwartz BS, Bern C, Montgomery SP, Kontak S, Kubak B, Morris MI, Nowicki M, Wright C, Ison MG.
Am J Transplant. 2011 Mar 14.
- Transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans by organ transplantationexternal icon
Baddley JW, Schain DC, Gupte AA, Lodhi SA, Kayler LK, Frade JP, Lockhart SR, Chiller T, Bynon JS, Bower WA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(4):e94-8.
- A research framework for reducing preventable patient harmexternal icon
Pronovost PJ, Cardo DM, Goeschel CA, Berenholtz SM, Saint S, Jernigan JA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(4):507-13.
- Screening and treatment of Chagas disease in organ transplant recipients in the United States: recommendations from the Chagas in transplant working groupexternal icon
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Healthcare Economics
- The cost of providing comprehensive HIV treatment in PEPFAR-supported programsexternal icon
Menzies NA, Berruti AA, Berzon R, Filler S, Ferris R, Ellerbrock TV, Blandford JM.
AIDS. 2011 Mar 15.
- The cost of providing comprehensive HIV treatment in PEPFAR-supported programsexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation among adolescent girls in high-risk communitiesexternal icon
Guerry SL, De Rosa CJ, Markowitz LE, Walker S, Liddon N, Kerndt PR, Gottlieb SL.
Vaccine. 2011 Mar 9;29(12):2235-41.
- Mycobacterium bovis (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) bacteremia in immunocompetent neonates following vaccinationexternal icon
Thamthitiwat S, Marin N, Baggett HC, Peruski LF, Kiatkulwiwat W, Panumatrasmee V, Varma JK, Nateniyom S, Akarasewi P, Maloney SA.
Vaccine. 2011 Feb 17;29(9):1727-30.
- Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation among adolescent girls in high-risk communitiesexternal icon
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Injury and Violence
- Comparison of 2008 national and state-level self-reported and observed seatbelt use estimatesexternal icon
Ibrahimova A, Shults RA, Beck LF.
Inj Prev. 2011 Mar 10.
- Winter storm-related injuries in Oklahoma, January 2007external icon
Piercefield E, Wendling T, Archer P, Mallonee S.
J Safety Res. 2011 Feb;42(1):27-32.
- Comparison of 2008 national and state-level self-reported and observed seatbelt use estimatesexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Decreased dissolution of ZnO by iron doping yields nanoparticles with reduced toxicity in the rodent lung and zebrafish embryosexternal icon
Xia T, Zhao Y, Sager T, George S, Pokhrel S, Li N, Schoenfeld D, Meng H, Lin S, Wang X, Wang M, Ji Z, Zink JI, Madler L, Castranova V, Nel AE.
ACS Nano. 2011 Feb 22;5(2):1223-1235.
- Vitamin C supplementation lowers urinary levels of 4-hydroperoxy-2-nonenal metabolites in humansexternal icon
Kuiper HC, Bruno RS, Traber MG, Stevens JF.
Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Apr 1;50(7):848-53.
- Quantification of organophosphate insecticides in drinking water in urban areas using lyophilization and high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry techniques
Sinha SN, Vasudev K, Rao MV, Odetokun M.
Int J Mass Spectrom. 2011 Jan;300(1):12-20.
- Legionella nagasakiensis sp. nov., isolated from water samples in Japan and Australia and from a patient with pneumonia in the United Statesexternal icon
Yang PG, Benson RF, Ratcliff R, Brown EW, Steigerwalt AG, Thacker LW, Daneshvar M, Morey RE, Saito A, Fields BS.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2011 Mar 11.
- Comparison of Etest method with reference broth microdilution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Yersinia pestisexternal icon
Lonsway DR, Urich SK, Heine HS, McAllister SK, Banerjee SN, Schriefer ME, Patel JB.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar 16.
- Advances in the analysis of hepatitis C virus specific T cell responsesexternal icon
Zhang X, Dou J, Germann MW.
Mini Rev Med Chem. 2011 Feb 1;11(2):106-13.
- Quantitative mass spectrometry for bacterial protein toxins – a sensitive, specific, high-throughput tool for detection and diagnosisexternal icon
Boyer AE, Gallegos-Candela M, Lins RC, Kuklenyik Z, Woolfitt A, Moura H, Kalb S, Quinn CP, Barr JR.
Molecules. 2011 ;16(3):2391-413.
- Assessment of BED HIV-1 incidence assay in seroconverter cohorts: effect of individuals with long-term infection and importance of stable incidenceexternal icon
McNicholl JM, McDougal JS, Wasinrapee P, Branson BM, Martin M, Tappero JW, Mock PA, Green TA, Hu DJ, Parekh B.
PLoS One. 2011 ;6(3):e14748.
- Decreased dissolution of ZnO by iron doping yields nanoparticles with reduced toxicity in the rodent lung and zebrafish embryosexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- The changing prevalence of the autism spectrum disordersexternal icon
Rice CE.
Am Fam Physician. 2011 Mar 1;83(5):515.
- The Pregnancy and Influenza Project: design of an observational case-cohort study to evaluate influenza burden and vaccine effectiveness among pregnant women and their infantsexternal icon
Thompson M, Williams J, Naleway A, Li DK, Chu S, Bozeman S, Hill HA, Cragan J, Shay DK.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar 14.
- The changing prevalence of the autism spectrum disordersexternal icon
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Nutritional Sciences
- Awareness of federal dietary guidance in persons aged 16 years and older: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006external icon
Wright JD, Wang CY.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Feb;111(2):295-300.
- Awareness of federal dietary guidance in persons aged 16 years and older: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006external icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Does the small farm exemption cost lives?external icon
Somervell PD, Conway GA.
Am J Ind Med. 2011 Mar 11.
- Does the small farm exemption cost lives?external icon
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Physical Activity
- Public support for street-scale urban design practices and policies to increase physical activityexternal icon
Carlson SA, Guide R, Schmid TL, Moore LV, Barradas DT, Fulton JE.
J Phys Act Health. 2011 Jan;8 Suppl 1:S125-34.
- Impact of a school-based intervention on physical activity: cluster-randomized trialexternal icon
Aburto NJ, Fulton JE, Safdie M, Duque T, Bonvecchio A, Rivera JA.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Mar 10.
- Public support for street-scale urban design practices and policies to increase physical activityexternal icon
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Public Health Law
- Protecting HIV information in countries scaling up HIV services: a baseline studyexternal icon
Beck EJ, Mandalia S, Harling G, Santas XM, Mosure D, Delay PR.
J Int AIDS Soc. 2011 ;14(1):6.
- Protecting HIV information in countries scaling up HIV services: a baseline studyexternal icon
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Student vaccination requirements of U.S. health professional schools: a surveyexternal icon
Lindley MC, Lorick SA, Spinner JR, Krull AR, Mootrey GT, Ahmed F, Myers R, Bednash GP, Cymet TC, Maeshiro R, Raines CF, Shannon SC, Sondheimer HM, Strikas RA.
Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 15;154(6):391-400.
- Student vaccination requirements of U.S. health professional schools: a surveyexternal icon
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Sciences, General
- Generalized second-order partial derivatives of 1/r
Hnizdo V.
Eur J Phys. 2011 Mar;32(2):287-297.
- Generalized second-order partial derivatives of 1/r
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Impact of a new gender-specific definition for binge drinking on prevalence estimates for womenexternal icon
Chavez PR, Nelson DE, Naimi TS, Brewer RD.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Apr;40(4):468-71.
- Impact of a new gender-specific definition for binge drinking on prevalence estimates for womenexternal icon
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Veterinary Medicine
- Pathogenicity of two Egyptian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in domestic ducksexternal icon
Wasilenko JL, Arafa AM, Selim AA, Hassan MK, Aly MM, Ali A, Nassif S, Elebiary E, Balish A, Klimov A, Suarez DL, Swayne DE, Pantin-Jackwood MJ.
Arch Virol. 2011 Jan;156(1):37-51.
- Pathogenicity of two Egyptian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in domestic ducksexternal icon
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Zoonoses
- Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an emerging cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: a case seriesexternal icon
Jabeen K, Farooqi J, Zafar A, Jamil B, Mahmood SF, Ali F, Saeed N, Barakzai A, Ahmed A, Khan E, Brandt ME, Hasan R.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;52(2):213-7.
- Serologic surveillance of anthrax in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania, 1996-2009external icon
Lembo T, Hampson K, Auty H, Beesley CA, Bessell P, Packer C, Halliday J, Fyumagwa R, Hoare R, Ernest E, Mentzel C, Mlengeya T, Stamey K, Wilkins PP, Cleaveland S.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):387-394.
- Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an emerging cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: a case seriesexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Communicable Diseases – Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
- High incidence of hospital admissions with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among South African health care workersexternal icon
O’Donnell MR, Jarand J, Loveday M, Padayatchi N, Zelnick J, Werner L, Naidoo K, et al.
Ann Intern Med. 2011 Oct 19;153(8):516-22.
- Bridging implementation, knowledge, and ambition gaps to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States and globallyexternal icon
Castro KG, Lobue P.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):337-42.
- 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, et al..
PLoS Med. 2011 ;8(1):e1000391.
- High incidence of hospital admissions with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among South African health care workersexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- HIV transmitted from a living organ donor – New York City, 2009external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Mar 18;60(10):297-301.
- Raccoon roundworms in pet kinkajous – three states, 1999 and 2010external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 March 18;60(10):302-305.
- HIV transmitted from a living organ donor – New York City, 2009external icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Increased rates of bone fracture among HIV-infected persons in the HIV outpatient study (HOPS) compared with the US general population, 2000-2006external icon
Young B, Dao CN, Buchacz K, Baker R, Brooks JT.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 10.
- Vaccinia virus infections in martial arts gym, Maryland, USA, 2008pdf icon
Hughes CM, Blythe D, Li Y, Reddy R, Jordan C, Edwards C, Adams C, Conners H, Rasa C, Wilby S, Russell J, Russo KS, Somsel P, Wiedbrauk DL, Dougherty C, Allen C, Frace M, Emerson G, Olson VA, Smith SK, Braden Z, Abel J, Davidson W, Reynolds M, Damon IK.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 .
- Increased rates of bone fracture among HIV-infected persons in the HIV outpatient study (HOPS) compared with the US general population, 2000-2006external icon
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Reproductive Health
- Emotional distress in infertile women and failure of assisted reproductive technologies: meta-analysis of prospective psychosocial studiesexternal icon
Boivin J, Griffiths E, Venetis CA.
BMJ. 2011 ;342:d223.
- Emotional distress in infertile women and failure of assisted reproductive technologies: meta-analysis of prospective psychosocial studiesexternal icon
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