Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).
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- Preventing dental caries: community water flouridation
Community Preventive Services Task Force.
. 2013 Apr.
- Systematic review of water fluoridationexternal icon
McDonagh MS, Whiting PF, Wilson PM, Sutton AJ, Chestnutt I, Cooper J, Misso K, et al.
BMJ. 2000 Oct 7;321(7265):855-9.
- Proposed HHS recommendation for fluoride concentration in drinking water for prevention of dental caries
Department of Health and Human Services.
Fed Regist. 2011 Jan 13;76(9):2383-8.
- Achievements in public health, 1990-1999: flouridation of drinking water to prevent dental caries
CDC Division of Oral Health .
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 ;48(41):933-40.
- Water fluoridation and costs of Medicaid treatment for dental decay – Louisiana, 1995-1996external icon
Barsley R, Sutherland J, McFarland L.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Sep 3;48(34):753-7.
- Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in the United States, 1999-2004external icon
Beltran-Aguilar ED, Barker L, Dye BA.
NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Nov(53):1-8.
- Oral health disparities as determined by selected Healthy People 2020 oral health objectives for the United States, 2009-2010external icon
Dye BA, Li X, Thorton-Evans G.
NCHS Data Brief. 2012 Aug(104):1-8.
- Trends in oral health status: United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004external icon
Dye BA, Tan S, Smith V, Lewis BG, Barker LK, Thornton-Evans G, Eke PI, et al.
Vital Health Stat 11. 2007 Apr(248):1-92.
- An economic evaluation of community water fluoridationexternal icon
Griffin SO, Jones K, Tomar SL.
J Public Health Dent. 2001 Spring;61(2):78-86.
- Effectiveness of fluoride in preventing caries in adultsexternal icon
Griffin SO, Regnier E, Griffin PM, Huntley V.
J Dent Res. 2007 May;86(5):410-5.
- Dental caries and dental fluorosis at varying water fluoride concentrationsexternal icon
Heller KE, Eklund SA, Burt BA.
J Public Health Dent. 1997 Summer;57(3):136-43.
- Geographic variation in Medicaid claims for dental procedures in New York State: role of fluoridation under contemporary conditionsexternal icon
Kumar JV, Adekugbe O, Melnik TA.
Public Health Rep. 2010 Sep-Oct;125(5):647-54.
- Fluoride in drinking water: a scientific review of EPA’s standards (2006)
Committee on Flouride in Drinking Water, National Research Council.
. 2006 .
- Reviews of evidence on interventions to prevent dental caries, oral and pharyngeal cancers, and sports-related craniofacial injuriesexternal icon
Truman BI, Gooch BF, Sulemana I, Gift HC, Horowitz AM, Evans CA, Griffin SO, et al.
Am J Prev Med. 2002 Jul;23(1 Suppl):21-54.
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.
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- Modeling the impact of prevention policies on future diabetes prevalence in the United States: 2010-2030external icon
Gregg EW, Boyle JP, Thompson TJ, Barker LE, Albright AL, Williamson DF.
Popul Health Metr. 2013 ;11(1):18.
- Food security and cardiovascular disease risk among adults in the United States: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2008external icon
Ford ES.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E202.
- News from the CDC: chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and standardized patient videos – a novel approach to educating medical students about CFSexternal icon
Brimmer DJ, Campbell C, Bonner K, Lin JM.
Transl Behav Med. 2013 Dec;3(4):338-339.
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- Investigation of a prolonged group A streptococcal outbreak among residents of a skilled nursing facility, Georgia, 2009-2012external icon
Dooling KL, Crist MB, Nguyen DB, Bass J, Lorentzson L, Toews KA, Pondo T, Stone ND, Beall B, Van Beneden C.
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;57(11):1562-7.
- In praise of birth cohorts: norovirus infection, disease and immunityexternal icon

Lopman B, Kang G.
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec 2.
- Old and new approaches to diagnosing and treating latent tuberculosis in children in low-incidence countriesexternal icon
Cruz AT, Starke JR, Lobato MN.
Curr Opin Pediatr. 2013 Dec 2.
- Tuberculosis among the homeless, United States, 1994-2010external icon
Bamrah S, Yelk Woodruff RS, Powell K, Ghosh S, Kammerer JS, Haddad MB.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Nov;17(11):1414-9.
- Emergence of new pandemic GII.4 Sydney norovirus strain correlates with escape from herd immunityexternal icon

Debbink K, Lindesmith LC, Donaldson EF, Costantini V, Beltramello M, Corti D, Swanstrom J, Lanzavecchia A, Vinje J, Baric RS.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;208(11):1877-87.
- Undisclosed antiretroviral drug use in a multinational clinical trial (HIV Prevention Trials Network 052)external icon

Fogel JM, Wang L, Parsons TL, Ou SS, Piwowar-Manning E, Chen Y, Mudhune VO, Hosseinipour MC, Kumwenda J, Hakim JG, Chariyalertsak S, Panchia R, Sanne I, Kumarasamy N, Grinsztejn B, Makhema J, Pilotto J, Santos BR, Mayer KH, McCauley M, Gamble T, Bumpus NN, Hendrix CW, Cohen MS, Eshleman SH.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Nov 15;208(10):1624-8.
- Progress and challenges in RSV prophylaxis and vaccine developmentexternal icon

Haynes LM.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;208 Suppl 3:S177-83.
- Hospitalizations for acute lower respiratory tract infection due to respiratory syncytial virus in Thailand, 2008-2011external icon

Naorat S, Chittaganpitch M, Thamthitiwat S, Henchaichon S, Sawatwong P, Srisaengchai P, Lu Y, Chuananon S, Amornintapichet T, Chantra S, Erdman DD, Maloney SA, Akarasewi P, Baggett HC.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;208 Suppl 3:S238-45.
- Investigation of HIV incidence rates in a high-risk, high-prevalence Kenyan population: potential lessons for intervention trials and programmatic strategiesexternal icon

Mdodo R, Gust D, Otieno FO, McLellan-Lemal E, Chen RT, Lebaron C, Hardnett F, Turner K, Ndivo R, Zeh C, Samandari T, Mills LA.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2013 Dec 5.
- Late diagnosis and entry to care after diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection: a country comparisonexternal icon

Hall HI, Halverson J, Wilson DP, Suligoi B, Diez M, Le Vu S, Tang T, McDonald A, Camoni L, Semaille C, Archibald C.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(11):e77763.
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- Men who have sex with men in Kisumu, Kenya: support group membership and knowledge of HIV-risk factorsexternal icon

Okall DO, Otieno FO, Nyikuri M, Mills LA, Hardnett F, Odero S, Turner K, Gust DA.
Cult Health Sex. 2013 ;15(8):968-80.
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- National inventory of core capabilities for pandemic influenza preparedness and response: results from 36 countries with reviews in 2008 and 2010external icon

Moen A, Kennedy PJ, Cheng PY, Macdonald G.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2013 Dec 2.
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- Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for digoxin toxicity: United States, 2005-2010external icon
See I, Shehab N, Kegler SR, Laskar SR, Budnitz DS.
Circ Heart Fail. 2013 Dec 3.
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- Using pneumococcal carriage data to monitor postvaccination changes in invasive diseaseexternal icon
Weinberger DM, Bruden DT, Grant LR, Lipsitch M, O’Brien KL, Pelton SI, Sanders EA, Feikin DR.
Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Nov 1;178(9):1488-95.
- Developing a public health-tracking system for follow-up of newborn screening metabolic conditions: a four-state pilot project structure and initial findingsexternal icon
Hinton CF, Mai CT, Nabukera SK, Botto LD, Feuchtbaum L, Romitti PA, Wang Y, Piper KN, Olney RS.
Genet Med. 2013 Dec 5.
- Drug susceptibility surveillance of influenza viruses circulating in the United States in 2011-2012: application of the WHO antiviral working group criteriaexternal icon
Okomo-Adhiambo M, Nguyen HT, Abd Elal A, Sleeman K, Fry AM, Gubareva LV.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2013 Dec 2.
- Surveillance for respiratory infections in low- and middle-income countries: experience from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Global Disease Detection International Emerging Infections Programexternal icon

Breiman RF, Van Beneden CA, Farnon EC.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;208 Suppl 3:S167-72.
- Role of global disease detection laboratories in investigations of acute respiratory illnessexternal icon

Fields BS, House BL, Klena J, Waboci LW, Whistler T, Farnon EC.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;208 Suppl 3:S173-6.
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- Frequency of inadequate chicken cross-contamination prevention and cooking practices in restaurantsexternal icon
Brown LG, Khargonekar S, Bushnell L.
J Food Prot. 2013 Dec;76(12):2141-5.
- Handling practices of fresh leafy greens in restaurants: receiving and trainingexternal icon
Coleman E, Delea K, Everstine K, Reimann D, Ripley D.
J Food Prot. 2013 Dec;76(12):2126-31.
- Genetic relatedness among hepatitis A virus strains associated with food-borne outbreaksexternal icon
Vaughan G, Xia G, Forbi JC, Purdy MA, Rossi LM, Spradling PR, Khudyakov YE.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(11):e74546.
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- Expanding diagnostic testing beyond cytogenetics: implications for birth defects research and surveillanceexternal icon
Jackson JM, Druschel CM, Shapira SK.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 Nov;97(11):726-9.
- Discovery and full genome characterization of two highly divergent simian immunodeficiency viruses infecting black-and-white colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza) in Kibale National Park, Ugandaexternal icon

Lauck M, Baggett HC, Switzer WM, Sibley SD, Hyeroba D, Tumukunde A, Weny G, Taylor B, Shankar A, Ting N, Chapman CA, Friedrich TC, Goldberg TL, O. Connor DH.
Retrovirology. 2013 Oct 21;10(1):107.
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- Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity: a multi-state analysis, 2008-2010external icon
Creanga AA, Bateman BT, Kuklina EV, Callaghan WM.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov 29.
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- National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) report, data summary for 2012, Device-associated moduleexternal icon
Dudeck MA, Weiner LM, Allen-Bridson K, Malpiedi PJ, Peterson KD, Pollock DA, Sievert DM, Edwards JR.
Am J Infect Control. 2013 Dec;41(12):1148-66.
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- Cost-effectiveness of screening men in Maricopa County jails for chlamydia and gonorrhea to avert infections in womenexternal icon
Gopalappa C, Huang YL, Gift TL, Owusu-Edusei K, Taylor M, Gales V.
Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Oct;40(10):776-83.
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- Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among adult populations in the United States, 2005-2011external icon
Lu PJ, Singleton JA, Euler GL, Williams WW, Bridges CB.
Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Nov 1;178(9):1478-87.
- Effectiveness of nonadjuvanted monovalent influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccines for preventing reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction-confirmed pandemic influenza hospitalizations: case-control study of children and adults at 10 US Influenza Surveillance Network sitesexternal icon
Thompson MG, Sokolow LZ, Almendares O, Openo K, Farley MM, Meek J, Ray J, Kirley PD, Reingold A, Aragon D, Hancock E, Baumbach J, Schaffner W, Lynfield R, Ryan P, Monroe M, Cheng PY, Fry AM, Shay DK.
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;57(11):1587-92.
- Incidence and clinical characteristics of herpes zoster among children in the varicella vaccine era, 2005-2009external icon
Weinmann S, Chun C, Schmid DS, Roberts M, Vandermeer M, Riedlinger K, Bialek SR, Marin M.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;208(11):1859-68.
- Transmission of vaccinia virus, possibly through sexual contact, to a woman at high risk for adverse complicationsexternal icon
Said MA, Haile C, Palabindala V, Barker N, Myers R, Thompson R, Wilson L, Allan-Martinez F, Montgomery J, Monroe B, Tack D, Reynolds M, Damon I, Blythe D.
Mil Med. 2013 Dec;178(12):e1375-8.
- A global perspective of vaccination of healthcare personnel against measles: systematic reviewexternal icon

Fiebelkorn AP, Seward JF, Orenstein W.
Vaccine. 2013 Nov 23.
- Tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination among healthcare personnel – United States, 2011external icon
Lu PJ, Graitcer SB, O’Halloran A, Liang JL.
Vaccine. 2013 Dec 2.
- Beta-defensin 2 enhances immunogenicity and protection of an adenovirus-based H5N1 influenza vaccine at an early timeexternal icon
Vemula SV, Amen O, Katz JM, Donis R, Sambhara S, Mittal SK.
Virus Res. 2013 Dec 26;178(2):398-403.
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- Identifying links between sexual violence and youth violence perpetration: new opportunities for sexual violence prevention
DeGue S, Massetti GM, Holt MK, Tharp AT, Valle LA, Matjasko JL, Lippy C.
Psychol Violence. 2013 Apr;3(2):140-156.
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- Validity of predictive equations for 24-h urinary sodium excretion in adults aged 18-39 y1-5external icon
Cogswell ME, Wang CY, Chen TC, Pfeiffer CM, Elliott P, Gillespie CD, Carriquiry AL, Sempos CT, Liu K, Perrine CG, Swanson CA, Caldwell KL, Loria CM.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Dec;98(6):1502-13.
- Determination of urine caffeine and its metabolites by use of high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: estimating dietary caffeine exposure and metabolic phenotyping in population studiesexternal icon
Rybak ME, Pao CI, Pfeiffer CM.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2013 Dec 4.
- Stabilities of intact hemoglobin molecules and hemoglobin peptides in dried blood samplesexternal icon
Adam BW, Haynes CA, Chafin DL, De Jesus VR.
Clin Chim Acta. 2013 Nov 22.
- Interlaboratory optimization and evaluation of a serological assay for diagnosis of human baylisascariasisexternal icon

Rascoe LN, Santamaria C, Handali S, Dangoudoubiyam S, Kazacos KR, Wilkins PP, Ndao M.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2013 Nov;20(11):1758-63.
- Detection of two biological markers of intercourse: prostate-specific antigen and Y-chromosomal DNAexternal icon
Jamshidi R, Penman-Aguilar A, Wiener J, Gallo MF, Zenilman JM, Melendez JH, Snead M, Black CM, Jamieson DJ, Macaluso M.
Contraception. 2013 Dec;88(6):749-57.
- Improved method for the detection and quantification of Naegleria fowleri in water and sediment using immunomagnetic separation and real-time PCRexternal icon
Mull BJ, Narayanan J, Hill VR.
J Parasitol Res. 2013 ;2013:608367.
- Comparison of population iodine estimates from 24-hr urine and timed spot urine samplesexternal icon
Perrine CG, Cogswell ME, Swanson CA, Sullivan KM, Chen TC, Carriquiry A, Dodd KW, Caldwell K, Wang CY.
Thyroid. 2013 Dec 5.
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- Selected birth defects data from population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States, 2006 to 2010: featuring trisomy conditionsexternal icon
Mai CT, Kucik JE, Isenburg J, Feldkamp ML, Marengo LK, Bugenske EM, Thorpe PG, Jackson JM, Correa A, Rickard R, Alverson CJ, Kirby RS.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 Nov;97(11):709-25.
- Breastfeeding and cardiometabolic profile in childhood: how infant feeding, preterm birth, socio-economic status, and obesity may fit into the puzzleexternal icon
Kuklina EV.
Circulation. 2013 Dec 3.
- National and regional estimates of term and preterm babies born small for gestational age in 138 low-income and middle-income countries in 2010

Lee AC, Katz J, Blencowe H, Cousens S, Kozuki N, Vogel JP, Adair L, Baqui AH, Bhutta ZA, Caulfield LE, Christian P, Clarke SE, Ezzati M, Fawzi W, Gonzalez R, Huybregts L, Kariuki S, Kolsteren P, Lusingu J, Marchant T, Merialdi M, Mongkolchati A, Mullany LC, Ndirangu J, Newell ML, Nien JK, Osrin D, Roberfroid D, Rosen HE, Sania A, Silveira MF, Tielsch J, Vaidya A, Willey BA, Lawn JE, Black RE.
Lancet Glob Health. 2013 September;1(1):e26-e36.
- Risk factors for anemia in children under 6 years of age in Ethiopia: analysis of the data from the cross-sectional Malaria Indicator Survey, 2007external icon

Reithinger R, Ngondi JM, Graves PM, Hwang J, Getachew A, Jima D.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Dec;107(12):769-76.
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- The Red Book through the agesexternal icon
Pickering LK, Peter G, Shulman ST.
Pediatrics. 2013 Nov;132(5):898-906.
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- Prevalence of work-related dermatitis in the working population: authors’ response to letter from Rosenman and Fussmanexternal icon
Luckhaupt SE, Sussell AL, Sweeney MH, Sestito JP, Calvert GM.
Am J Ind Med. 2014 Jan;57(1):127-8.
- Nonmalignant respiratory disease mortality in styrene-exposed workersexternal icon
Cummings KJ, McCague AB, Kreiss K.
Epidemiology. 2014 Jan;25(1):160-1.
- Analysis of the musculoskeletal loading of the thumb during pipetting – A pilot studyexternal icon
Wu JZ, Sinsel EW, Shroyer JF, Warren CM, Welcome DE, Zhao KD, An KN, Buczek FL.
J Biomech. 2013 Nov 15.
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- Examining variations of resting metabolic rate of adults: a public health perspectiveexternal icon
McMurray RG, Soares J, Caspersen CJ, McCurdy T.
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Dec 2.
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- Building a national direction for research in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV: results from a national prioritization initiative in Malawiexternal icon

Landes M, van Lettow M, Cataldo F, Chan AK, Barr BT, Harries AD, Bedell R.
Health Res Policy Syst. 2013 Oct 26;11(1):40.
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- Topical fluoride for caries prevention: executive summary of the updated clinical recommendations and supporting systematic reviewexternal icon
Weyant RJ, Tracy SL, Anselmo TT, Beltran-Aguilar ED, Donly KJ, Frese WA, Hujoel PP, Iafolla T, Kohn W, Kumar J, Levy SM, Tinanoff N, Wright JT, Zero D, Aravamudhan K, Frantsve-Hawley J, Meyer DM.
J Am Dent Assoc. 2013 Nov;144(11):1279-91.
- Seeking best practices: a conceptual framework for planning and improving evidence-based practices
Spencer L, Schooley M, Anderson L, Kochtitzky C, DeGroff A, Devlin H.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E207.
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- Fertility treatments and multiple births in the United Statesexternal icon
Kulkarni AD, Jamieson DJ, Jones HW, Kissin DM, Gallo MF, Macaluso M, Adashi EY.
N Engl J Med. 2013 Dec 5;369(23):2218-25.
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- Impact of environmental tobacco smoke on children with asthma, United States, 2003-2010external icon
Akinbami LJ, Kit BK, Simon AE.
Acad Pediatr. 2013 Nov-Dec;13(6):508-16.
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- Global distribution of Bartonella infections in domestic bovine and characterization of Bartonella bovis strains using multi-locus sequence typingexternal icon

Bai Y, Malania L, Alvarez Castillo D, Moran D, Boonmar S, Chanlun A, Suksawat F, Maruyama S, Knobel D, Kosoy M.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(11):e80894.
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- Changes in knowledge of bat rabies and human exposure among United States caversexternal icon
Mehal JM, Holman RC, Brass DA, Blanton JD, Petersen BW.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Dec 2.
- Experimental infection of Eurasian collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto) with West Nile virus
Panella NA, Young G, Komar N.
J Vector Ecol. 2013 ;38(2):210-214.
- Occurrence of Giardia duodenalis assemblages in alpacas in the Andean regionexternal icon

Gomez-Puerta LA, Lopez-Urbina MT, Alarcon V, Cama V, Gonzalez AE, Xiao L.
Parasitol Int. 2014 Feb;63(1):31-4.
- The phylogeography and spatiotemporal spread of south-central skunk rabies virusexternal icon
Kuzmina NA, Lemey P, Kuzmin IV, Mayes BC, Ellison JA, Orciari LA, Hightower D, Taylor ST, Rupprecht CE.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(12):e82348.
Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.
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- Estimated influenza illnesses and hospitalizations averted by influenza vaccination – United States, 2012-13 influenza season
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Dec 13;62(49):997-1000.
- Notes from the field: severe illness associated with reported use of synthetic marijuana – Colorado, August-September 2013
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Dec 13;62(49):1016-1017.
- Three sudden cardiac deaths associated with Lyme carditis – United States, November 2012-July 2013
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Dec 13;62(49):993-996.
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- Rates of complications and mortality in older patients with diabetes mellitus: the Diabetes and Aging Studyexternal icon
Huang ES, Laiteerapong N, Liu JY, John PM, Moffet HH, Karter AJ.
JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Dec 9.
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- Incidence of fatal food anaphylaxis in people with food allergy: a systematic review and meta-analysisexternal icon

Umasunthar T, Leonardi-Bee J, Hodes M, Turner PJ, Gore C, Habibi P, Warner JO, Boyle RJ.
Clin Exp Allergy. 2013 Dec;43(12):1333-41.
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