Archive for June, 2007
Response to Emerging Infection Leading to Outbreak of Linezolid-Resistant Enterococci
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal July 2007 Vol.13 N.7
Marion A. Kainer,* Rose A. Devasia,*† Timothy F. Jones,* Bryan P. Simmons,‡ Kelley Melton,‡ Susan Chow,‡ Joyce Broyles,‡ Kelly L. Moore,* Allen S. Craig,* and William Schaffner§
*Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; †Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ‡Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; and §Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
abstract
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/7/1024.htm?s_cid=eid1024_e
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Historical Review – Influenza Pandemics in Singapore, a Tropical, Globally Connected City
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal July 2007 Vol.13 N.7
Vernon J. Lee,*†‡ Mark I. Chen,* Siew Pang Chan,* Chia Siong Wong,* Jeffery Cutter,§ Kee Tai Goh,§ and Paul Anath Tambyah¶#
*Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; †National Healthcare Group, Singapore; ‡Ministry of Defence, Singapore; §Ministry of Health, Singapore; ¶National University of Singapore, Singapore; and #National University Hospital, Singapore
abstract
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/7/1052.htm?s_cid=eid1052_e
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EDITORIAL COMMENTARY – Transmitted HIV-1 Drug Resistance: Are We Seeing Just the Tip of an Epidemiological Iceberg?
Journal of Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.196 N.3 p.336-338
Joanne Stekler1,3 and Robert W. Coombs1,2,3
Departments of 1Medicine and 2Laboratory Medicine and 3Center for AIDS and STD, University of Washington, Seattle
abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/issues/v196n3/38688/38688.html
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MAJOR ARTICLE – Predictors of Influenza Vaccination in HIV-Infected Patients in the United States, 1990–2002
Journal of Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.196 N.3 p.339-346
Kathleen M. Gallagher,a Marta Juhasz,a Norma S. Harris,a and Eyasu H. Teshale, for the Adult and Adolescent Spectrum of HIV Disease Groupb Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/issues/v196n3/37548/brief/37548.abstract.html
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MAJOR ARTICLE – Long-Term Persistence of Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance in Male Genital Tract Secretions: Implications for Secondary Transmission
Journal of Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.196 N.3 p.356-360
Davey M. Smith,1,2 Joseph K. Wong,3 Hai Shao,1 George K. Hightower,1 Stephanie H. T. Mai,1 Joseph M. Moreno,1 Caroline C. Ignacio,1 Simon D. W. Frost,1 Douglas D. Richman,1,2 and Susan J. Little1
1University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 2Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, and 3Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/issues/v196n3/37495/brief/37495.abstract.html
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MAJOR ARTICLE – Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in the Brains of Patients Infected with HIV
Journal of Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.196 N.3 p.361-370
Scott Letendre,1 Amy D. Paulino,2 Edward Rockenstein,2 Anthony Adame,2 Leslie Crews,3 Mariana Cherner,4 Robert Heaton,3,5 Ronald Ellis,2 Ian P. Everall,4 Igor Grant,4,5 Eliezer Masliah,2,3 and the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center Groupa
Departments of 1Medicine, 2Neurosciences, 3Pathology, and 4Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, and 5Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, La Jolla
abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/issues/v196n3/37585/brief/37585.abstract.html
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The Influence of Hormonal Contraceptive Use on HIV-1 Transmission and Disease Progression
Clinical Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.45 N.3 p. 360-369
HIV/AIDS INVITED ARTICLE
Kenneth H. Mayer, Section Editor
Jared M. Baeten,1 Ludo Lavreys,2 and Julie Overbaugh3,4
Departments of 1Medicine and 2Epidemiology, University of Washington, and the Divisions of 3Human Biology and 4Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/519432
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VIEWPOINTS – Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Are We Learning from History or Repeating It?
Clinical Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.45 N.3 p. 338-342
Carol Dukes Hamilton,1,2 Timothy R. Sterling,3 Henry M. Blumberg,4 Michael Leonard,4 James McAuley,5 David Schlossberg,6,7 Jason Stout,1,2 and Gwen Huitt8,9
1Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, and 2North Carolina TB Control Program, Raleigh, North Carolina; 3Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; 4Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; 5Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; 6TB Control Program, Philadelphia Department of Health, and 7Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and 8National Jewish Respiratory Center and 9University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
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http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/519292
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MAJOR ARTICLE – Population-Based Epidemiologic Analysis of Acute Pyelonephritis
Clinical Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.45 N.3 p. 273-280
Christopher A. Czaja,1 Delia Scholes,2 Thomas M. Hooton,3 and Walter E. Stamm1
1Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, and 2Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington; and 3Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/issues/v45n3/50106/brief/50106.abstract.html
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MAJOR ARTICLE – Klebsiella pneumoniae Genotype K1: An Emerging Pathogen That Causes Septic Ocular or Central Nervous System Complications from Pyogenic Liver Abscess
Clinical Infectious Diseases 1 Aug 2007 Vol.45 N.3 p.284-293
Chi-Tai Fang,1,2 Shau-Yan Lai,2 Wen-Ching Yi,2 Po-Ren Hsueh,1,3 Kao-Lang Liu,4 and Shan-Chwen Chang1
Departments of 1Internal Medicine, 2Medical Research, 3Laboratory Medicine, and 4Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
abstract
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/issues/v45n3/50629/brief/50629.abstract.html
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