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).
*”Safe and effective when used as directed”: the case of chronic use of opioid analgesicsExternal Ballantyne JC. J Med Toxicol. 2012 Sep 15;8(4):417-23.
*Prescription drug overdoses: a reviewExternal Paulozzi LJ. J Safety Res. 2012 Sep;43(4):283-9.
Opioid analgesics and rates of fatal drug poisoning in the United StatesExternal Paulozzi LJ, Ryan GW. Am J Prev Med. 2006 Dec;31(6):506-11.
Geographic variation in outpatient antibiotic prescribing among older adultsExternal Zhang Y, Steinman MA, Kaplan CM. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Oct 22;172(19):1465-71.
The Dartmouth atlas of Medicare prescription drug use Munson J., Morden N., Goodman D., Valle L., Wennberg J.. . 2013 .
Factors predicting development of opioid use disorders among individuals who receive an initial opioid prescription: mathematical modeling using a database of commercially-insured individualsExternal Cochran BN, Flentje A, Heck NC, Van Den Bos J, Perlman D, Torres J, Valuck R, et al. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Mar 12;138:202-8.
Polydrug abuse: a review of opioid and benzodiazepine combination useExternal Jones JD, Mogali S, Comer SD. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Sep 1;125(1-2):8-18.
Geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the U.S.External McDonald DC, Carlson K, Izrael D. J Pain. 2012 Oct;13(10):988-96.
High-risk use by patients prescribed opioids for pain and its role in overdose deathsExternal Baumblatt JA, Wiedeman C, Dunn JR, Schaffner W, Paulozzi LJ, Jones TF. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Mar 3;174(5):796-801.
Relationship between therapeutic use and abuse of opioid analgesics in rural, suburban, and urban locations in the United StatesExternal Cicero TJ, Surratt H, Inciardi JA, Munoz A. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2007 Jul 18;16(8):827-40.
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.
Team-based care and improved blood pressure control: a Community Guide systematic reviewExternal Proia KK , Thota AB , Njie GJ , Finnie RK , Hopkins DP , Mukhtar Q , Pronk NP, Zeigler D, Kottke TE, Rask KJ, Lackland DT, Brooks JF, Braun LT , Cooksey T . Am J Prev Med. 2014 Jul;47(1):86-99.
Characteristics associated with genetic counseling referral and BRCA1/2 testing among women in a large integrated health systemExternal Bellcross CA, Peipins LA , McCarty FA , Rodriguez JL , Hawkins NA , Hensley Alford S, Leadbetter S . Genet Med. 2014 Jun 19.
A triple play: psychological distress, physical comorbidities, and access and use of health services among U.S. adults with disabilitiesExternal Okoro CA , Dhingra SS , Li C . J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2014 May;25(2):814-36.
Active asthma and the prevalence of physician-diagnosed COPDExternal Mirabelli MC , Beavers SF , Chatterjee AB. Lung. 2014 Jun 21.
Estimates of young breast cancer survivors at risk for infertility in the U.S.External Trivers KF , Fink AK, Partridge AH, Oktay K, Ginsburg ES, Li C , Pollack LA . Oncologist. 2014 Jun 20.
Chronic condition self-management surveillance: what is and what should be measured?External Ruiz S, Brady TJ , Glasgow RE, Birkel R, Spafford M. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Jun 19;11.
Drinking motives among HIV primary care patientsExternal Elliott JC, Aharonovich E, O’Leary A , Wainberg M, Hasin DS. AIDS Behav. 2014 Jul;18(7):1315-23.
Pod-intravaginal rings delivering antiretroviral combinations for HIV prophylaxis: pharmacokinetics and preliminary safety in a macaque modelExternal Moss JA, Srinivasan P , Smith TJ, Butkyavichene I, Lopez G, Brooks AA, Martin A , Dinh CT, Smith JM , Baum MM. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Jun 16.
Factors associated with mortality among persistently viraemic triple-antiretroviral-class-experienced patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS)External Palella FJ, Armon C, Buchacz K , Chmiel JS, Novak RM, D’Aquila RT, Brooks JT . J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014 Jun 16.
Coxsackievirus A6 associated hand, foot and mouth disease in adults: clinical presentation and review of the literatureExternal Downing C, Ramirez-Fort MK, Doan HQ, Benoist F, Oberste MS , Khan F, Tyring SK. J Clin Virol. 2014 May 9.
Behavioral and clinical characteristics of persons receiving medical care for HIV infection – Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2009External Blair JM , Fagan JL , Frazier EL , Do A , Bradley H , Valverde EE , McNaghten A , Beer L , Zhang S , Huang P , Mattson CL , Freedman MS , Johnson CH , Sanders CC , Spruit-McGoff KE , Heffelfinger JD , Skarbinski J . MMWR Surveill Summ. 2014 Jun 20;63 Suppl 5:1-22.
Viral etiologies of hospitalized acute lower respiratory infection patients in China, 2009-2013External Feng L, Li Z, Zhao S, Nair H, Lai S, Xu W, Li M, Wu J, Ren L, Liu W, Yuan Z, Chen Y, Wang X, Zhao Z, Zhang H, Li F, Ye X, Li S, Feikin D , Yu H, Yang W. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 19;9(6):e99419.
Comparison of trends in tuberculosis incidence among adults living with HIV and adults without HIV – Kenya, 1998-2012External Yuen CM , Weyenga HO, Kim AA , Malika T , Muttai H , Katana A , Nganga L , Cain KP , De Cock KM . PLoS One. 2014 Jun 17;9(6):e99880.
Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection before and after implementation of a hepatitis B vaccination program among children in NepalExternal Upreti SR, Gurung S, Patel M , Dixit SM, Krause LK, Shakya G, Wannemuehler K , Rajbhandari R, Bohara R, Schluter WW. Vaccine. 2014 Jun 18.
Summertime acute heat illness in U.S. emergency departments from 2006 through 2010: analysis of a nationally representative sampleExternal Hess JJ , Saha S , Luber G . Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jun 17.
Impact of neighborhood biomass cooking patterns on episodic high indoor particulate matter concentrations in clean fuel homes in Dhaka, BangladeshExternal Salje H, Gurley ES, Homaira N, Ram PK, Haque R, Petri W, Moss WJ, Luby SP , Breysse P, Azziz-Baumgartner E . Indoor Air. 2014 Apr;24(2):213-20.
Outbreak of Francisella novicida bacteremia among inmates at a Louisiana correctional facilityExternal Brett ME , Respicio-Kingry LB , Yendell S , Ratard R, Hand J, Balsamo G, Scott-Waldron C, O’Neal C, Kidwell D, Yockey B , Singh P, Carpenter J , Hill V , Petersen JM , Mead P . Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 18.
Heterogeneity of the internal transcribed spacer region in Leishmania tropica isolates from southern IranExternal Ghatee MA, Sharifi I, Kuhls K, Kanannejad Z, Fasihi Harandi M, de Almeida ME , Hatam G, Mirhendi H. Exp Parasitol. 2014 Jun 14.
Evidence synthesis and guideline development in genomic medicine: current status and future prospectsExternal Schully SD, Lam TK, Dotson WD , Chang CQ, Aronson N, Birkeland ML, Brewster SJ, Boccia S, Buchanan AH, Calonge N, Calzone K, Djulbegovic B, Goddard KA, Klein RD, Klein TE, Lau J, Long R, Lyman GH, Morgan RL , Palmer CG, Relling MV, Rubinstein WS, Swen JJ, Terry SF, Williams MS, Khoury MJ . Genet Med. 2014 Jun 19.
Genome sequences of nine Bordetella holmesii strains isolated in the United StatesExternal Harvill ET, Goodfield LL, Ivanov Y, Smallridge WE, Meyer JA, Cassiday PK , Tondella ML, Brinkac L, Sanka R, Kim M, Losada L. Genome Announc. 2014 Jun 19;2(3).
Deriving group A Streptococcus typing information from short-read whole-genome sequencing dataExternal Athey TB, Teatero S, Li A, Marchand-Austin A, Beall BW , Fittipaldi N. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jun;52(6):1871-6.
Whole genome analysis of Exserohilum rostratum from the outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infectionsExternal Litvintseva AP , Hurst S , Gade L , Frace MA , Hilsabeck R, Schupp JM, Gillece JD, Roe C, Smith D, Keim P, Lockhart SR , Changayil S , Weil MR , MacCannell DR , Brandt ME , Engelthaler DM. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jun 20.
Adapted personalized cognitive counseling for episodic substance-using men who have sex with men: a randomized controlled trialExternal Coffin PO, Santos GM, Colfax G, Das M, Matheson T, DeMicco E, Dilley J, Vittinghoff E, Raiford JL , Carry M , Herbst JH . AIDS Behav. 2014 Jul;18(7):1390-400.
A roadmap for adapting an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention: Personal Cognitive Counseling (PCC) for episodic substance-using men who have sex with menExternal Knight KR, Das M, DeMicco E, Raiford JL , Matheson T, Shook A, Antunez E, Santos GM, Dadasovich R, Dilley JW, Colfax GN, Herbst JH . Prev Sci. 2014 Jun;15(3):364-75.
The CDC Clear Communication Index is a new evidence-based tool to prepare and review health informationExternal Baur C , Prue C . Health Promot Pract. 2014 Jun 20.
Improving ventilator-associated event surveillance in the National Healthcare Safety Network and addressing knowledge gaps: update and reviewExternal Magill SS , Rhodes B , Klompas M. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 19.
The medical cost of abusive head trauma in the United StatesExternal Peterson C , Xu L , Florence C , Parks SE , Miller TR, Barr RG, Barr M, Steinbeigle R. Pediatrics. 2014 Jun 16.
Evaluation of economic costs of a measles outbreak and outbreak response activities in Keffa Zone, EthiopiaExternal Wallace AS , Masresha BG, Grant G, Goodson JL , Birhane H, Abraham M, Endailalu TB, Letamo Y, Petu A, Vijayraghavan M . Vaccine. 2014 Jun 18.
Influenza vaccination among persons with work-related asthmaExternal Mazurek JM , White GE , Moorman JE , Storey E . Am J Prev Med. 2014 Jun 17.
Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) against invasive pneumococcal disease in HIV-infected and -uninfected children in South Africa: a matched case-control studyExternal Cohen C, von Mollendorf C, de Gouveia L, Naidoo N, Meiring S, Quan V, Nokeri V, Smidt MF, Malope-Kgokong B, Moore D, Reubenson G, Moshe M, Madhi SA, Eley B, Hallbauer U, Kularatne R, Conklin L , O’Brien KL, Zell ER , Klugman K, Whitney CG , von Gottberg A. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 9.
Impact of different dosing schedules on the immunogenicity of the human rotavirus vaccine in infants in Pakistan – a randomized trialExternal Ali SA, Kazi AM, Cortese MM , Fleming JA, Parashar UD , Jiang B, McNeal MM, Steele D, Bhutta Z, Zaidi A. J Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 16.
Coxsackievirus B1 reveals strain specific differences in plasmacytoid dendritic cell mediated immunogenicityExternal Hamalainen S, Nurminen N, Ahlfors H, Oikarinen S, Sioofy-Khojine AB, Frisk G, Oberste MS , Lahesmaa R, Pesu M, Hyoty H. J Med Virol. 2014 Aug;86(8):1412-20.
Characterization of rotavirus genotypes before and after the introduction of a monovalent rotavirus vaccine in ColombiaExternal Pelaez-Carvajal D, Cotes-Cantillo K, Paternina-Caicedo A, Gentsch J , de la Hoz-Restrepo F, Patel M . J Med Virol. 2014 Jun;86(6):1083-6.
Use of MenACWY-CRM vaccine in children aged 2 through 23 months at increased risk for meningococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2013External MacNeil JR , Rubin L, McNamara L , Briere EC , Clark TA , Cohn AC . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 20;63(24):527-30.
Receipt of pertussis vaccine during pregnancy across 7 Vaccine Safety Datalink SitesExternal Kharbanda EO, Vazquez-Benitez G, Lipkind H, Naleway AL, Klein NP, Craig Cheetham T, Hambidge SJ, Vellozzi C , Nordin JD. Prev Med. 2014 Jun 18.
Ischemic cardiac events and other adverse events following ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting SystemExternal McNeil MM , Cano M , Miller E , Petersen BW, Engler RJ, Bryant-Genevier MG. Vaccine. 2014 Jun 18.
Hemoglobin and hip fracture risk in older non-Hispanic white adultsExternal Looker AC . Osteoporos Int. 2014 Jun 18.
Child passenger deaths involving alcohol-impaired driversExternal Quinlan K, Shults RA , Rudd RA . Pediatrics. 2014 Jun;133(6):966-72.
Lung macrophages “digest” carbon nanotubes using a superoxide/peroxynitrite oxidative pathwayExternal Kagan VE, Kapralov AA, St Croix CM, Watkins SC, Kisin ER , Kotchey GP, Balasubramanian K, Vlasova , Yu J, Kim K, Seo W, Mallampalli RK, Star A, Shvedova AA . ACS Nano. 2014 Jun 24;8(6):5610-21.
Measurement of mercury species in human blood using triple spike isotope dilution with SPME-GC-ICP-DRC-MSExternal Sommer YL , Verdon CP , Fresquez MR , Ward CD , Wood EB , Pan Y , Caldwell KL , Jones RL . Anal Bioanal Chem. 2014 Jun 20.
Rapid urine antigen testing for Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults with community-acquired pneumonia: clinical use and barriersExternal Harris AM , Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Moore MR . Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 May 17.
Differential expression of anti-glycan antibodies in schistosome-infected humans, rhesus monkeys and miceExternal Luyai AE, Heimburg-Molinaro J, Prasanphanich NS, Mickum ML, Lasanajak Y, Song X, Nyame AK, Wilkins P , Rivera-Marrero CA , Smith DF, Van Die I, Secor WE , Cummings RD. Glycobiology. 2014 Jul;24(7):602-18.
Cynomolgus and pigtail macaque IgG subclasses: characterization of IGHG genes and computational analysis of IgG/Fc receptor binding affinityExternal Nguyen DC, Sanghvi R, Scinicariello F , Pulit-Penaloza J, Hill N, Attanasio R. Immunogenetics. 2014 Jun;66(6):361-77.
Infection of human islets of Langerhans with two strains of coxsackie B virus serotype 1: assessment of virus replication, degree of cell death and induction of genes involved in the innate immunity pathwayExternal Anagandula M, Richardson SJ, Oberste MS , Sioofy-Khojine AB, Hyoty H, Morgan NG, Korsgren O, Frisk G. J Med Virol. 2014 Aug;86(8):1402-11.
Induction of stem-like cells with malignant properties by chronic exposure of human lung epithelial cells to single-walled carbon nanotubesExternal Luanpitpong S, Wang L , Castranova V , Rojanasakul Y . Part Fibre Toxicol. 2014 May 11;11(1):22.
Kyasanur Forest disease virus infection in mice is associated with higher morbidity and mortality than infection with the closely related Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virusExternal Dodd KA , Bird BH , Jones ME , Nichol ST , Spiropoulou CF . PLoS One. 2014 Jun;9(6):e100301.
Biogenesis of influenza A virus hemagglutinin cross-protective stem epitopesExternal Magadan JG, Altman MO, Ince WL, Hickman HD, Stevens J , Chevalier A, Baker D, Wilson PC, Ahmed R, Bennink JR, Yewdell JW. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Jun;10(6):e1004204.
Identification of specific antigenic epitope at N-terminal segment of enterovirus 71 (EV-71) VP1 protein and characterization of its use in recombinant form for early diagnosis of EV-71 infectionExternal Zhang J, Jiang B, Xu M, Dai X, Purdy MA , Meng J. Virus Res. 2014 Jun 18.
Blood folate concentrations among women of childbearing age by race/ethnicity and acculturation, NHANES 2001-2010External Marchetta CM , Hamner HC . Matern Child Nutr. 2014 Jun 17.
Prevalence estimates of gestational diabetes mellitus in the United States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2007-2010External DeSisto CL , Kim SY , Sharma AJ . Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Jun 19;11.
Occupational exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields and brain tumour risks in the INTEROCC studyExternal Turner MC, Benke G, Bowman JD , Figuerola J, Fleming S, Hours M, Kincl L, Krewski D, McLean D, Parent ME, Richardson L, Sadetzki S, Schlaefer K, Schlehofer B, Schuz J, Siemiatycki J, Van Tongeren M, Cardis E. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Jun 16.
Development and characterization of an exposure platform suitable for physico-chemical, morphological and toxicological characterization of printer-emitted particles (PEPs)External Pirela SV, Pyrgiotakis G, Bello D, Thomas T, Castranova V , Demokritou P. Inhal Toxicol. 2014 Jun;26(7):400-8.
Understanding factors that influence protective glove use among automotive spray paintersExternal Ceballos D , Reeb-Whitaker C, Glazer P, Murphy-Robinson H , Yost M . J Occup Environ Hyg. 2014 May;11(5):306-13.
Workplace violence prevention for nurses on-line course: program developmentExternal Hartley D , Ridenour M , Craine J, Morrill A. Work. 2014 Jun 4.
Association between psychosocial job characteristics and sickness absence due to low back symptoms using combined DCS and ERI modelsExternal Yu S, Lu ML , Gu G, Zhou W, He L, Wang S. Work. 2014 Jun 4.
The association of Toxoplasma gondii infection with neurocognitive deficits in a population-based analysisExternal Pearce BD, Kruszon-Moran D , Jones JL . Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2014 Jun;49(6):1001-10.
Physical activity and health-related quality of life: US adults with and without limitationsExternal Brown DR , Carroll DD , Workman LM, Carlson SA , Brown DW. Qual Life Res. 2014 Jun 21.
Go Green, Get Healthy: an agencywide effort to reduce energy use and move the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention toward sustainabilityYork L , Janet L , Lanasa S . J Energ Eng-ASCE. 2014 Jun;140(2):7.
Do maladaptive behaviors exist at one or both ends of personality traits?External Pettersson E, Mendle J, Turkheimer E, Horn EE, Ford DC , Simms LJ, Clark LA. Psychol Assess. 2014 Jun;26(2):433-46.
A new stochastic kriging method for modeling multi-source exposure-response data in toxicology studies Wang K, Chen X, Yang F, Porter DW , Wu N. ACS Sustain Chem Eng. 2014 May 20.
Notes from the field: increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths – Rhode Island, November 2013-March 2014External Mercado-Crespo MC , Sumner SA , Spelke MB , Sugerman DE , Stanley C. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 20;63(24):531.
Seroprevalence of canine norovirus in 14 European countriesExternal Mesquita JR, Delgado I, Costantini V , Heenemann K, Vahlenkamp TW, Vinje J , Nascimento MS. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2014 Jun;21(6):898-900.
A quality control program within a clinical trial consortium for PCR protocols to detect Plasmodium speciesExternal Taylor SM, Mayor A, Mombo-Ngoma G, Kenguele HM, Ouedraogo S, Ndam NT, Mkali H, Mwangoka G, Valecha N, Singh JP, Clark MA, Verweij JJ, Adegnika AA, Severini C, Menegon M, Macete E, Menendez C, Cistero P, Njie F, Affara M, Otieno K , Kariuki S , Ter Kuile FO, Meshnick SR. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jun;52(6):2144-9.
West Nile virus and other arboviral diseases – United States, 2013External Lindsey NP , Lehman JA , Staples JE , Fischer M . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jun 20;63(24):521-6.
Assessing the origin of and potential for international spread of chikungunya virus from the CaribbeanExternal Khan K, Bogoch I, Brownstein JS, Miniota J, Nicolucci A, Hu W, Nsoesie EO, Cetron M , Creatore MI, German M, Wilder-Smith A. PLoS Curr. 2014 Jun 6;6.
Yellow fever risk assessment in the Central African RepublicExternal Staples JE , Diallo M, Janusz KB , Manengu C, Perea W, Yactayo S, Sall AS. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jun 19.
Variant influenza associated with live animal markets, MinnesotaExternal Choi MJ , Morin CA, Scheftel J, Vetter SM, Smith K, Lynfield R. Zoonoses Public Health. 2014 Jun 16.