Issue 15, April 11, 2011
Vol. 3, Issue: 15, 4/11/11
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 – Influenza)
- 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
- Cholesterol management in the United States: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2006external icon
Yoon SS, Carroll MD, Johnson CL, Gu Q.
Ann Epidemiol. 2011 May;21(5):318-26.
- Cholesterol management in the United States: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2006external icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Effects of hand hygiene campaigns on incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza and absenteeism in schoolchildren, Cairo, Egyptexternal icon
Talaat M, Afifi S, Dueger E, El-Ashry N, Marfin A, Kandeel A, Mohareb E, El-Sayed N.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):619-25.
- Triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding-the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study, Kenya: a clinical trialexternal icon
Thomas TK, Masaba R, Borkowf CB, Ndivo R, Zeh C, Misore A, Otieno J, Jamieson D, Thigpen MC, Bulterys M, Slutsker L, De Cock KM, Amornkul PN, Greenberg AE, Fowler MG.
PLoS Med. 2011 Mar;8(3):e1001015.
- HIV-1 drug resistance emergence among breastfeeding infants born to HIV-infected mothers during a single-arm trial of triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of mother-to-child transmission: a secondary analysisexternal icon
Zeh C, Weidle PJ, Nafisa L, Lwamba HM, Okonji J, Anyango E, Bondo P, Masaba R, Fowler MG, Nkengasong JN, Thigpen MC, Thomas T.
PLoS Med. 2011 Mar;8(3):e1000430.
- Effects of hand hygiene campaigns on incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza and absenteeism in schoolchildren, Cairo, Egyptexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases – Influenza
- Timing of oseltamivir administration and outcomes in hospitalized adults with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infectionexternal icon
Viasus D, Pano-Pardo JR, Pachon J, Riera M, Lopez-Medrano F, Payeras A, Farinas MC, et al.
Chest. 2011 Mar 17.
- Timing of oseltamivir administration and outcomes in hospitalized adults with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infectionexternal icon
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Health Communication and Education
- Male circumcision as an HIV prevention intervention in the U.S.: influence of health care providers and potential for risk compensationexternal icon
Gust DA, Kretsinger K, Pals SL, Gaul ZJ, Hefflefinger JD, Begley EB, Chen RT, Kilmarx PH.
Prev Med. 2011 Mar-Apr;52(3-4):270-3.
- Male circumcision as an HIV prevention intervention in the U.S.: influence of health care providers and potential for risk compensationexternal icon
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Biofilm elimination on intravascular catheters: important considerations for the infectious disease practitionerexternal icon
Donlan RM.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;52(8):1038-45.
- Biofilm elimination on intravascular catheters: important considerations for the infectious disease practitionerexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Prospecting the influenza hemagglutinin to develop universal vaccinesexternal icon
Donis RO, Cox NJ.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;52(8):1010-2.
- Prospecting the influenza hemagglutinin to develop universal vaccinesexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Application of TaqMan(R) low density arrays for simultaneous detection of multiple respiratory pathogensexternal icon
Kodani M, Yang G, Conklin LM, Travis TC, Whitney CG, Anderson LJ, Schrag SJ, Taylor TH, Beall BW, Breiman RF, Feikin DR, Njenga MK, Mayer LW, Oberste MS, Tondella ML, Winchell J, Lindstrom S, Erdman DD, Fields BS.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr 6.
- Application of TaqMan(R) low density arrays for simultaneous detection of multiple respiratory pathogensexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Sensitivity analysis of important parameters affecting contact pressure between a respirator and a headform
Dai J, Yang J, Zhuang Z.
Int J Ind Ergon. 2011 ;41(3):268-279.
- Sensitivity analysis of important parameters affecting contact pressure between a respirator and a headform
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Prevalence of tobacco use and association between cardiometabolic risk factors and cigarette smoking in youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitusexternal icon
Reynolds K, Liese AD, Anderson AM, Dabelea D, Standiford D, Daniels SR, Waitzfelder B, Case D, Loots B, Imperatore G, Lawrence JM.
J Pediatr. 2011 Apr;158(4):594-601 e1.
- Prevalence of tobacco use and association between cardiometabolic risk factors and cigarette smoking in youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitusexternal 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
- A case-control study of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection: no role for proton pump inhibitorsexternal icon
Naggie S, Miller BA, Zuzak KB, Pence BW, Mayo AJ, Nicholson BP, Kutty PK, McDonald LC, Woods CW.
Am J Med. 2011 Mar;124(3):276 e1-7.
- A case-control study of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection: no role for proton pump inhibitorsexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Effect of school closure from pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USAexternal icon
Jarquin VG, Callahan DB, Cohen NJ, Balaban V, Wang R, Beato R, Pordell P, Oyervides O, Huang WT, Lipman H, Fishbein D, Massoudi MS.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):751-3.
- Shedding of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus among health care personnel, Seattle, Washington, USAexternal icon
Kay M, Zerr DM, Englund JA, Cadwell BL, Kuypers J, Swenson P, Kwan-Gett TS, Bell SL, Duchin JS.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):639-44.
- Secondary and tertiary transmission of vaccinia virus from US military service memberexternal icon
Young GE, Hidalgo CM, Sullivan-Frohm A, Schult C, Davis S, Kelly-Cirino C, Egan C, Wilkins K, Emerson GL, Noyes K, Blog D.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):718-21.
- High prevalent and incident HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus 2 infection among male migrant and non-migrant sugar farm workers in Zambiaexternal icon
Heffron R, Chao A, Mwinga A, Sinyangwe S, Sinyama A, Ginwalla R, Shields JM, Kafwembe E, Kaetano L, Mulenga C, Kasongo W, Mukonka V, Bulterys M.
Sex Transm Infect. 2011 Apr 1.
- Effect of school closure from pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USAexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in 3 wildlife species, San Diego, California, USAexternal icon
Schrenzel MD, Tucker TA, Stalis IH, Kagan RA, Burns RP, Denison AM, Drew CP, Paddock CD, Rideout BA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;17(4):747-9.
- Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in 3 wildlife species, San Diego, California, USAexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Body burdens of mercury, lead, selenium and copper among Baltimore newbornsexternal icon
Wells EM, Jarrett JM, Lin YH, Caldwell KL, Hibbeln JR, Apelberg BJ, Herbstman J, Halden RU, Witter FR, Goldman LR.
Environ Res. 2011 Apr;111(3):411-7.
- Trends in exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the U.S. population: 1999-2008external icon
Kato K, Wong LY, Jia LT, Kuklenyik Z, Calafat AM.
Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Apr 6.
- Body burdens of mercury, lead, selenium and copper among Baltimore newbornsexternal icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- An integrated framework for the analysis of adolescent cigarette smoking in middle school Latino youth
Guilamo-Ramos V, Dittus P, Holloway I, Bouris A, Crossett L.
Youth Soc. 2011 Mar;43(1):193-224.
- An integrated framework for the analysis of adolescent cigarette smoking in middle school Latino youth
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Health Disparities
- Exploring the use of nonmedical sources of prescription drugs among immigrant Latinos in the rural Southeastern USAexternal icon
Vissman AT, Bloom FR, Leichliter JS, Bachmann LH, Montano J, Topmiller M, Rhodes SD.
J Rural Health. 2011 Mar;27(2):159-167.
- Exploring the use of nonmedical sources of prescription drugs among immigrant Latinos in the rural Southeastern USAexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- Barriers to early uptake of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) among adults-United States, 2005-2007external icon
Miller BL, Kretsinger K, Euler GL, Lu PJ, Ahmed F.
Vaccine. 2011 Mar 31.
- Barriers to early uptake of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) among adults-United States, 2005-2007external icon
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Informatics
- Determination of optimal paths to task goals using expert system based on GOMS model
Oyewole SA, Haight JM.
Comput Human Behav. 2011 Mar;27(2):823-833.
- Determination of optimal paths to task goals using expert system based on GOMS model
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Injury and Violence
- Injuries and deaths at a pub fire in Bangkok, Thailand on New Year’s Eve 2009external icon
Jongcherdchootrakul K, Henderson AK, Jiraphongsa C.
Burns. 2011 May;37(3):499-502.
- Injuries and deaths at a pub fire in Bangkok, Thailand on New Year’s Eve 2009external icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Determination of the toluene diisocyanate binding sites on human serum albumin by tandem mass spectrometryexternal icon
Hettick JM, Siegel PD.
Anal Biochem. 2011 Mar 30.
- Dynamics of diffusion with reversible binding in microscopically heterogeneous membranes: general theory and applications to dermal penetration
Nitsche J, Frasch H.
Chem Eng Sci. 2011 ;66(10):2019-2041.
- Hydroxyl radical yields from reactions of terpene mixtures with ozoneexternal icon
Forester CD, Wells JR.
Indoor Air. 2011 Apr 6.
- Sensitivity and specificity of serologic assays for the detection of human infection with 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus in U.S. populationsexternal icon
Veguilla V, Hancock K, Schiffer J, Gargiullo P, Lu X, Aranio D, Branch A, Dong L, Holiday C, Liu F, Steward-Clark E, Sun H, Tsang B, Wang D, Whaley M, Bai Y, Cronin L, Browning P, Dababneh H, Noland H, Thomas L, Foster L, Quinn CP, Soroka SD, Katz JM.
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr 6.
- Lack of HPV 16 and 18 detection in serum of colposcopy clinic patientsexternal icon
Patel DA, Unger ER, Walline H, Opipari AW, Lee DR, Flowers LC, Ruffin MT.
J Clin Virol. 2011 Apr;50(4):342-4.
- Evaluation of the Calu-3 cell line as a model of in vitro respiratory syncytial virus infectionexternal icon
Harcourt JL, Caidi H, Anderson LJ, Haynes LM.
J Virol Methods. 2011 Mar 30.
- Biofilm production and evaluation of antifungal susceptibility amongst clinical Candida spp. isolates, including strains of the Candida parapsilosis complexexternal icon
Melo AS, Bizerra FC, Freymuller E, Arthington-Skaggs BA, Colombo AL.
Med Mycol. 2011 Apr;49(3):253-62.
- Generation and mucosal transmissibility of emtricitabine- and tenofovir-resistant SHIV162P3 mutants in macaquesexternal icon
Cong ME, Youngpairoj AS, Aung W, Sharma S, Mitchell J, Dobard C, Heneine W, Garcia-Lerma JG.
Virology. 2011 Apr 10;412(2):435-40.
- Determination of the toluene diisocyanate binding sites on human serum albumin by tandem mass spectrometryexternal icon
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Parasitic Diseases
- Doxycycline for malaria chemoprophylaxis and treatment: report from the CDC expert meeting on malaria chemoprophylaxisexternal icon
Tan KR, Magill AJ, Parise ME, Arguin PM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Apr;84(4):517-31.
- Doxycycline for malaria chemoprophylaxis and treatment: report from the CDC expert meeting on malaria chemoprophylaxisexternal icon
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Physical Activity
- Perceived environmental correlates of physical activity for leisure and transportation in Curitiba, Brazilexternal icon
Parra DC, Hoehner CM, Hallal PC, Ribeiro IC, Reis R, Brownson RC, Pratt M, Simoes EJ.
Prev Med. 2011 Mar-Apr;52(3-4):234-8.
- Perceived environmental correlates of physical activity for leisure and transportation in Curitiba, Brazilexternal icon
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Program Evaluation
- Clinical and programmatic costs of implementing colorectal cancer screening: evaluation of five programsexternal icon
Subramanian S, Tangka FK, Hoover S, Degroff A, Royalty J, Seeff LC.
Eval Program Plann. 2011 May;34(2):147-53.
- Piloting performance measurement for comprehensive cancer control programsexternal icon
Rochester P, Porterfield DS, Richardson LC, McAleer K, Adams E, Holden D.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 May-Jun;17(3):275-82.
- Clinical and programmatic costs of implementing colorectal cancer screening: evaluation of five programsexternal icon
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- An evaluation of the National Public Health Leadership Institute-1991-2006: part II. Strengthening public health leadership networks, systems, and infrastructureexternal icon
Umble K, Baker EL, Diehl SJ, Haws S, Steffen D, Frederick S, Woltring C.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 May/June;17(3):214-224.
- An evaluation of the National Public Health Leadership Institute-1991-2006: part II. Strengthening public health leadership networks, systems, and infrastructureexternal icon
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Reproductive Health
- Achieving safe conception in HIV-discordant couples: the potential role of oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United Statesexternal icon
Lampe MA, Smith DK, Anderson GJ, Edwards AE, Nesheim SR.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar 30.
- Achieving safe conception in HIV-discordant couples: the potential role of oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United Statesexternal icon
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Communicable Diseases – Influenza
- Neonatal characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies complicated by influenza infection during the 2009 pandemicexternal icon
Mendez-Figueroa H, Raker C, Anderson BL.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar 30.
- Wide prevalence of heterosubtypic broadly neutralizing human anti-influenza A antibodiesexternal icon
Sui J, Sheehan J, Hwang WC, Bankston LA, Burchett SK, Huang CY, Liddington RC, et al.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;52(8):1003-9.
- Differences in the antibody response between individuals with natural infection of and vaccination against pandemic H1N1 2009 influenzaexternal icon
Chan KH, To KK, Hung IF, Zhang AJ, Chan JF, Cheng VC, Tse H, et al.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Mar 16.
- Influenza C virus surveillance during the first influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic wave in Catalonia, Spainexternal icon
Anton A, Marcos MA, Codoner FM, de Molina P, Martinez A, Cardenosa N, Godoy P, et al.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Apr;69(4):419-27.
- Monitoring and characterization of oseltamivir-resistant pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus, Japan, 2009-2010external icon
Ujike M, Ejima M, Anraku A, Shimabukuro K, Obuchi M, Kishida N, Hong X, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):470-9.
- Acute kidney injury in patients with influenza A (H1N1) 2009external icon
Pettila V, Webb SA, Bailey M, Howe B, Seppelt IM, Bellomo R.
Intensive Care Med. 2011 Mar 11.
- Immunogenicity of a monovalent 2009 influenza A (H1N1) vaccine among pregnant women: lowered antibody response by prior seasonal vaccinationexternal icon
Ohfuji S, Fukushima W, Deguchi M, Kawabata K, Yoshida H, Hatayama H, Maeda A, et al.
J Infect Dis. 2011 May;203(9):1301-8.
- Obesity is associated with higher risk of intensive care unit admission and death in influenza A (H1N1) patients: a systematic review and meta-analysisexternal icon
Fezeu L, Julia C, Henegar A, Bitu J, Hu FB, Grobbee DE, Kengne AP, et al.
Obes Rev. 2011 Apr 4.
- Antibody responses to natural influenza A/H1N1/09 disease or following immunization with adjuvanted vaccines, in immunocompetent and immunocompromised childrenexternal icon
Meier S, Bel M, L’Huillier A, Crisinel PA, Combescure C, Kaiser L, Grillet S, et al.
Vaccine. 2011 Mar 16.
- Neonatal characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies complicated by influenza infection during the 2009 pandemicexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Measles imported by returning U.S. travelers aged 6-23 months, 2001-2011external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 April 8;60(13):397-400.
- Outbreak of invasive listeriosis associated with the consumption of hog head cheese – Louisiana, 2010external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 April 8;60(13).
- Vital signs: teen pregnancy – United States, 1991-2009external icon
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 April 8;60(13):414-420.
- Measles imported by returning U.S. travelers aged 6-23 months, 2001-2011external icon
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2007, featuring tumors of the brain and other nervous systemexternal icon
Kohler BA, Ward E, McCarthy BJ, Schymura MJ, Ries LA, Eheman C, Jemal A, Anderson RN, Ajani UA, Edwards BK.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 March 31;103(7).
- Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2007, featuring tumors of the brain and other nervous systemexternal icon
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Health Disparities
- Socioeconomic status and the increased prevalence of autism in California
King MD, Bearman PS.
Am Sociol Rev. 2011 April;76(2):320-346.
- Socioeconomic status and the increased prevalence of autism in California
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