Issue 28, July 16, 2012
The report consists of three components:
An important study on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) leads off Science Clips featured articles this week. MC Thigpenexternal icon, writing along with others for the TDF2 study group, documents that daily use of the combined antiretroviral mediation TDF-FTC (Truvada®) prevents HIV infection in heterosexual adults. The authors caution that long-term safety remains unknown. Another potential advance in HIV is noted by S Masciotraexternal icon and colleagues, whose evaluation of blood collection filter papers for HIV PCR testing may have implications for resource-limited settings.
Environmental and occupational health topics are represented in this week’s Clips. YC Loexternal icon et al summarize morbidity associated with widespread lead poisoning due to gold-ore-processing in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, as well as making recommendations for reducing exposure. As part of a NIOSH study involving analysis of more than 1.1 million audiograms, EA Mastersonexternal icon and colleagues note several occupational categories that appear to be at high risk of job-related hearing loss.
Screening, diagnosis and “upstream” policy approaches to chronic diseases comprise four of this week’s highlighted articles. Updated systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services (led by SA Sabatinoexternal icon) highlight novel and existing interventions shown to be effective in promoting cancer screening. D Shensonexternal icon is first author for an article with a slightly broader focus on vaccinations and preventive screenings in older adults in the US. Maintaining a focus on the elderly, a CDC group led by E Orakaexternal icon finds that asthma continues to represent a substantial public health burden, as well as a diagnostic challenge, in persons 65 years and older. In a commentary published in JAMA, WH Dietz and KS Scanlonexternal icon track progress and outline needed future directions in ending use of partially hydrogenated oil in food production, an intervention that could prevent thousands of deaths and coronary events annually.
Two interesting outbreak-related reports of potential interest to summer travelers round out this week’s features. EH Cramerexternal icon and collaborators summarize recent cruise ship outbreaks of varicella, and reinforce relevant CDC recommendations for management and prevention. Another pathogen associated with cruise ships, norovirus, is the subject of the high attack rate Guatemalan outbreak described by W Arveloexternal icon et al.
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Effectiveness of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers: nine updated systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Servicesexternal icon
Sabatino SA, Lawrence B, Elder R, Mercer SL, Wilson KM, Devinney B, Melillo S, Carvalho M, Taplin S, Bastani R, Rimer BK, Vernon SW, Melvin CL, Taylor V, Fernandez M, Glanz K.
Am J Prev Med. 2012 Jul;43(1):97-118.
- Asthma prevalence among US elderly by age groups: age still mattersexternal icon
Oraka E, Kim HJ, King ME, Callahan DB.
J Asthma. 2012 Jul 6.
- Effectiveness of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers: nine updated systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Servicesexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Norovirus outbreak of probable waterborne transmission with high attack rate in a Guatemalan resortexternal icon
Arvelo W, Sosa SM, Juliao P, Lopez MR, Estevez A, Lopez B, Morales-Betoulle ME, Gonzalez M, Gregoricus NA, Hall AJ, Vinje J, Parashar U, Lindblade KA.
J Clin Virol. 2012 Jul 7.
- Management and control of varicella on cruise ships: a collaborative approach to promoting public healthexternal icon
Cramer EH, Slaten DD, Guerreiro A, Robbins D, Ganzon A.
J Travel Med. 2012 Jul;19(4):226-32.
- Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis for heterosexual HIV transmission in Botswanaexternal icon
Thigpen MC, Kebaabetswe PM, Paxton LA, Smith DK, Rose CE, Segolodi TM, Henderson FL, Pathak SR, Soud FA, Chillag KL, Mutanhaurwa R, Chirwa LI, Kasonde M, Abebe D, Buliva E, Gvetadze RJ, Johnson S, Sukalac T, Thomas VT, Hart C, Johnson JA, Malotte CK, Hendrix CW, Brooks JT.
N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 11.
- Norovirus outbreak of probable waterborne transmission with high attack rate in a Guatemalan resortexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Childhood lead poisoning associated with gold ore processing: a village-level investigation – Zamfara State, Nigeria, October-November 2010external icon
Lo YC, Dooyema CA, Neri A, Durant J, Jefferies T, Medina-Marino A, de Ravello L, Thoroughman D, Davis L, Dankoli RS, Samson MY, Ibrahim LM, Okechukwu O, Umar-Tsafe NT, Dama AH, Brown MJ.
Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Jul 3.
- Childhood lead poisoning associated with gold ore processing: a village-level investigation – Zamfara State, Nigeria, October-November 2010external icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Evaluation of blood collection filter papers for HIV-1 DNA PCRexternal icon
Masciotra S, Khamadi S, Bile E, Puren A, Fonjungo P, Nguyen S, Girma M, Downing R, Ramos A, Subbarao S, Ellenberger D.
J Clin Virol. 2012 Jul 7.
- Evaluation of blood collection filter papers for HIV-1 DNA PCRexternal icon
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Nutritional Sciences
- Eliminating the use of partially hydrogenated oil in food production and preparationexternal icon
Dietz WH, Scanlon KS.
JAMA. 2012 Jul 11;308(2):143-4.
- Eliminating the use of partially hydrogenated oil in food production and preparationexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Prevalence of hearing loss in the United States by industryexternal icon
Masterson EA, Tak S, Themann CL, Wall DK, Groenewold MR, Deddens JA, Calvert GM.
Am J Ind Med. 2012 Jul 5.
- Prevalence of hearing loss in the United States by industryexternal icon
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Public Health, General
- Vaccinations and preventive screening services for older adults: opportunities and challenges in the USAexternal icon
Shenson D, Anderson L, Slonim A, Benson W.
Perspect Public Health. 2012 Jul;132(4):165-70.
- Vaccinations and preventive screening services for older adults: opportunities and challenges in the USAexternal 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
- Updated recommendations for client- and provider-oriented interventions to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screeningexternal icon
Community Preventive Services Task Force.
Am J Prev Med. 2012 Jul;43(1):92-6.
- First things first: protecting children with asthma from infection with influenzaexternal icon
Garbe PL, Callahan DB, Lu PJ, Euler GL.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Jun 15;185(12):i-ii.
- A national survey of hemochromatosis patientsexternal icon
Mainous AG, Knoll ME, Everett CJ, Hulihan MM, Grant AM, Garrison C, Koenig G, Sayers C, Allen KW.
J Am Board Fam Med. 2012 Jul;25(4):432-6.
- Updated recommendations for client- and provider-oriented interventions to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screeningexternal icon
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Communicable Diseases
- Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ofloxacin in South African patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosisexternal icon
Chigutsa E, Meredith S, Wiesner L, Padayatchi N, Harding J, Moodley P, Mac Kenzie WR, Weiner M, McIlleron H, Kirkpatrick CM.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Jul;56(7):3857-63.
- HIV nucleic acid amplification testing versus rapid testing: it is worth the wait. Testing preferences of men who have sex with menexternal icon
O’Neal J D, Golden MR, Branson BM, Stekler JD.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 1;60(4):e119-22.
- Protecting adults from influenza: tis the season to learn from the pandemicexternal icon
Schuchat A, Katz JM.
J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul 10.
- Measles, rubella, and varicella among the crew of a cruise ship sailing from Florida, United States, 2006external icon
Mitruka K, Felsen CB, Tomianovic D, Inman B, Street K, Yambor P, Reef SE.
J Travel Med. 2012 Jul;19(4):233-7.
- Oseltamivir-resistant 2009 H1N1 influenza pneumonia during therapy in a renal transplant recipientexternal icon
Shetty AK, Ross GA, Pranikoff T, Gubareva LV, Sechrist C, Guirand DM, Abramson J, Lin JJ.
Pediatr Transplant. 2012 Aug;16(5):E153-7.
- Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ofloxacin in South African patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosisexternal icon
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Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
- Factors affecting the spread and maintenance of plagueexternal icon
Gage KL.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2012 ;954:79-94.
- Cryptosporidium spp. in quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) in Henan, China: molecular characterization and public health significanceexternal icon
Wang R, Wang F, Zhao J, Qi M, Ning C, Zhang L, Xiao L.
Vet Parasitol. 2012 Jul 6;187(3-4):534-7.
- Factors affecting the spread and maintenance of plagueexternal icon
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Drug Safety
- Inappropriate medication in home health careexternal icon
Lau DT, Dwyer LL.
J Gen Intern Med. 2012 May;27(5):490; author reply 491.
- Inappropriate medication in home health careexternal icon
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Environmental Health
- Establishing exposure science as a distinct scientific disciplineexternal icon
Pleil JD, Blount BC, Waidyanatha S, Harper M.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2012 Jul;22(4):317-9.
- Establishing exposure science as a distinct scientific disciplineexternal icon
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Current status of Clostridium difficile infection epidemiologyexternal icon
Lessa FC, Gould CV, McDonald LC.
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2:S65-70.
- Epidemiological and laboratory characterization of a yellow fever outbreak in northern Uganda, October 2010-January 2011external icon
Wamala JF, Malimbo M, Okot CL, Atai-Omoruto AD, Tenywa E, Miller JR, Balinandi S, Shoemaker T, Oyoo C, Omony EO, Kagirita A, Musenero MM, Makumbi I, Nanyunja M, Lutwama JJ, Downing R, Mbonye AK.
Int J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;16(7):e536-42.
- Using multiple imputation to assign pesticide use for non-responders in the follow-up questionnaire in the Agricultural Health Studyexternal icon
Heltshe SL, Lubin JH, Koutros S, Coble JB, Ji BT, Alavanja MC, Blair A, Sandler DP, Hines CJ, Thomas KW, Barker J, Andreotti G, Hoppin JA, Beane Freeman LE.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2012 Jul;22(4):409-16.
- Acanthamoeba keratitis: the persistence of cases following a multistate outbreakexternal icon
Yoder JS, Verani J, Heidman N, Hoppe-Bauer J, Alfonso EC, Miller D, Jones DB, Bruckner D, Langston R, Jeng BH, Joslin CE, Tu E, Colby K, Vetter E, Ritterband D, Mathers W, Kowalski RP, Acharya NR, Limaye AP, Leiter C, Roy S, Lorick S, Roberts J, Beach MJ.
Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Aug;19(4):221-5.
- Current status of Clostridium difficile infection epidemiologyexternal icon
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Genetics and Genomics
- Genetic variants in IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3, and adiponectin genes and colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whitesexternal icon
Keku TO, Vidal A, Oliver S, Hoyo C, Hall IJ, Omofoye O, McDoom M, Worley K, Galanko J, Sandler RS, Millikan R.
Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Jul;23(7):1127-38.
- Estrogen-related genes and their contribution to racial differences in breast cancer riskexternal icon
Reding KW, Chen C, Lowe K, Doody DR, Carlson CS, Chen CT, Houck J, Weiss LK, Marchbanks PA, Bernstein L, Spirtas R, McDonald JA, Strom BL, Burkman RT, Simon MS, Liff JM, Daling JR, Malone KE.
Cancer Causes Control. 2012 May;23(5):671-81.
- Developmental genetics of secretory vesicle acidification during Caenorhabditis elegans spermatogenesisexternal icon
Gleason EJ, Hartley PD, Henderson M, Hill-Harfe KL, Price PW, Weimer RM, Kroft TL, Zhu GD, Cordovado S, L’Hernault S W.
Genetics. 2012 Jun;191(2):477-91.
- Genetic variants in IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3, and adiponectin genes and colon cancer risk in African Americans and Whitesexternal icon
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Health Behavior and Risk
- The influence of perceptions of HIV infection, care, and identity on care entryexternal icon
Fagan JL, Beer L, Garland P, Valverde E, Courogen M, Hillman D, Brady K, Bertolli J.
AIDS Care. 2012 ;24(6):737-43.
- The influence of perceptions of HIV infection, care, and identity on care entryexternal icon
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Healthcare Economics
- The potential cost-effectiveness of amblyopia screening programsexternal icon
Rein DB, Wittenborn JS, Zhang X, Song M, Saaddine JB.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2012 May 1;49(3):146-155.
- The potential cost-effectiveness of amblyopia screening programsexternal icon
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Immunity and Immunization
- A genome-wide association study of host genetic determinants of the antibody response to Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbedexternal icon
Pajewski NM, Shrestha S, Quinn CP, Parker SD, Wiener H, Aissani B, McKinney BA, Poland GA, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP, Tang J, Kaslow RA.
Vaccine. 2012 Jul 6;30(32):4778-84.
- A genome-wide association study of host genetic determinants of the antibody response to Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbedexternal icon
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Informatics
- Efficient error correction for next-generation sequencing of viral ampliconsexternal icon
Skums P, Dimitrova Z, Campo DS, Vaughan G, Rossi L, Forbi JC, Yokosawa J, Zelikovsky A, Khudyakov Y.
BMC Bioinformatics. 2012 ;13 Suppl 10:S6.
- Efficient error correction for next-generation sequencing of viral ampliconsexternal icon
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Injury and Violence
- Moving knowledge into action: developing the Rapid Synthesis and Translation Process within the Interactive Systems Frameworkexternal icon
Thigpen S, Puddy RW, Singer HH, Hall DM.
Am J Community Psychol. 2012 Jul 10.
- Attitudes towards requiring ignition interlocks for all driving while intoxicated offenders: findings from the 2010 HealthStyles Surveyexternal icon
Shults RA, Bergen G.
Inj Prev. 2012 Jul 6.
- Moving knowledge into action: developing the Rapid Synthesis and Translation Process within the Interactive Systems Frameworkexternal icon
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Laboratory Sciences
- Genotyping of Candida parapsilosis from three neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) using a panel of five multilocus microsatellite markers: broad genetic diversity and a cluster of related strains in one NICUexternal icon
Reiss E, Lasker BA, Lott TJ, Bendel CM, Kaufman DA, Hazen KC, Wade KC, McGowan KL, Lockhart SR.
Infect Genet Evol. 2012 Jul 5.
- Alternatives to retroorbital blood collection in hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus)external icon
Ayers JD, Rota PA, Collins ML, Drew CP.
J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2012 ;51(2):239-45.
- Chronic exposure to corticosterone enhances the neuroinflammatory and neurotoxic responses to methamphetamineexternal icon
Kelly KA, Miller DB, Bowyer JF, O’Callaghan JP.
J Neurochem. 2012 Jul 9.
- Resveratrol inhibits paraquat-induced oxidative stress and fibrogenic response by activating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 pathwayexternal icon
He X, Wang L, Szklarz G, Bi Y, Ma Q.
J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2012 Jul;342(1):81-90.
- Fungal hemolysinsexternal icon
Nayak AP, Green BJ, Beezhold DH.
Med Mycol. 2012 Jul 9.
- The molecular diagnosis of sexually transmitted genital ulcer diseaseexternal icon
Chen CY, Ballard RC.
Methods Mol Biol. 2012 ;903:103-12.
- Protocol for the detection of Treponema pallidum in paraffin-embedded specimensexternal icon
Chen CY, Pillay A.
Methods Mol Biol. 2012 ;903:295-306.
- Protocol for the use of a rapid real-time PCR method for the detection of HIV-1 proviral DNA using double-stranded primerexternal icon
Pau CP, Wells SK, Granade TC.
Methods Mol Biol. 2012 ;903:263-71.
- Genotyping of Candida parapsilosis from three neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) using a panel of five multilocus microsatellite markers: broad genetic diversity and a cluster of related strains in one NICUexternal icon
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Maternal and Child Health
- Early anthropometric indices predict short stature and overweight status in a cohort of Peruvians in early adolescenceexternal icon
Sterling R, Miranda JJ, Gilman RH, Cabrera L, Sterling CR, Bern C, Checkley W.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 2012 Jul;148(3):451-61.
- In-utero exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and cognitive development among infants and school-aged childrenexternal icon
Jusko TA, Klebanoff MA, Brock JW, Longnecker MP.
Epidemiology. 2012 Jul 3.
- Rash, hepatotoxicity and hyperbilirubinemia among Kenyan infants born to HIV-infected women receiving triple-antiretroviral drugs for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmissionexternal icon
Minniear TD, Zeh C, Polle N, Masaba R, Peters PJ, Oyaro B, Akoth B, Ndivo R, Angira F, Mills LA, Thomas TK.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Jul 5.
- Early anthropometric indices predict short stature and overweight status in a cohort of Peruvians in early adolescenceexternal icon
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Associations of work hours with carotid intima-media thickness and ankle-brachial index: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)external icon
Charles LE, Fekedulegn D, Burchfiel CM, Fujishiro K, Landsbergis P, Diez Roux AV, MacDonald L, Foy CG, Andrew ME, Stukovsky KH, Baron S.
Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jul 5.
- Associations of work hours with carotid intima-media thickness and ankle-brachial index: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)external icon
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Public Health, General
- Interim evaluation of a large scale sanitation, hygiene and water improvement programme on childhood diarrhea and respiratory disease in rural Bangladeshexternal icon
Huda TM, Unicomb L, Johnston RB, Halder AK, Yushuf Sharker MA, Luby SP.
Soc Sci Med. 2012 Aug;75(4):604-11.
- Interim evaluation of a large scale sanitation, hygiene and water improvement programme on childhood diarrhea and respiratory disease in rural Bangladeshexternal icon
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Sciences, General
- Magnetic dipole moment of a moving electric dipole
Hnizdo V.
Am J Phys. 2012 Jul;80(7):645-647.
- Magnetic dipole moment of a moving electric dipole
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Zoonoses
- Simultaneous infection of pigs and people with triple-reassortant swine influenza virus H1N1 at a U.S. county fairexternal icon
Killian ML, Swenson SL, Vincent AL, Landgraf JG, Shu B, Lindstrom S, Xu X, Klimov A, Zhang Y, Bowman AS.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2012 Jul 9.
- Simultaneous infection of pigs and people with triple-reassortant swine influenza virus H1N1 at a U.S. county fairexternal icon
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Babesiosis surveillance – 18 states, 2011
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jul 13;61(27):505-9.
- Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections associated with pain injections and reuse of single-dose vials – Arizona and Delaware, 2012
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jul 13;61(27):501-4.
- West Nile virus disease and other arboviral diseases – United States, 2011
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jul 13;61(27):510-4.
- Babesiosis surveillance – 18 states, 2011
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Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal bereavement: the heightened mortality of mothers after the death of a child
Espinosa J, Evans WN.
Econ Hum Biol. 2012 June.
- Maternal bereavement: the heightened mortality of mothers after the death of a child
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