Issue 13, March 29, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue: 13, 3/29/10
Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest! The report consists of three components:
- CDC-authored publications
- Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases – Influenza and Public Health Leadership and Management)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.-
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Cost-effectiveness of aspirin use among persons with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Li R, Zhang P, Barker L, Hoerger TJ.
Diabetes Care. 2010 Mar 23.
- Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in persons with undiagnosed or prehypertension in the United States
Crews DC, Plantinga LC, Miller 3rd ER, Saran R, Hedgeman E, Saydah SH, Williams DE, Powe NR.
Hypertension. 2010 Mar 22.
- A national public health agenda for osteoarthritis 2010
Lubar D, White PH, Callahan LF, Chang RW, Helmick CG, Lappin DR, Melnick A, Moskowitz RW, Odom E, Sacks J, Toal SB, Waterman MB.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Apr;39(5):323-6.
- Cost-effectiveness of aspirin use among persons with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
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Communicable Diseases
- Tuberculosis among persons born in the Philippines and living in the United States, 2000-2007
Manangan LP, Salibay CJ, Wallace RM, Kammerer S, Pratt R, McAllister L, Robison V.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa
Hafkin J, Gammino VM, Amon JJ.
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2010 January;12(1):36-45.
- Case-control study to evaluate risk factors for acute hepatitis B virus infection in Egypt
Talaat M, Radwan E, El-Sayed N, Ismael T, Hajjeh R, Mahoney FJ.
East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Jan;16(1):4-9.
- Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults: 2010 update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Cohen SH, Gerding DN, Johnson S, Kelly CP, Loo VG, McDonald LC, Pepin J, Wilcox MH.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 22.
- Surveillance and molecular characterization of rotavirus strains circulating in Manipur, north-eastern India: increasing prevalence of emerging G12 strains
Mukherjee A, Chattopadhyay S, Bagchi P, Dutta D, Singh NB, Arora R, Parashar UD, Gentsch JR, Chawla-Sarkar M.
Infect Genet Evol. 2010 Mar;10(2):311-20.
- Difficulties in the diagnosis and management of a US servicemember presenting with possible chronic Q fever
Ake JA, Massung RF, Whitman TJ, Gleeson TD.
J Infect. 2010 Feb;60(2):175-7.
- Results of a program to test women for rectal chlamydia and gonorrhea
Barry PM, Kent CK, Philip SS, Klausner JD.
Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Apr;115(4):753-9.
- Severity of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in pregnant women
Creanga AA, Johnson TF, Graitcer SB, Hartman LK, Al-Samarrai T, Schwarz AG, Chu SY, Sackoff JE, Jamieson DJ, Fine AD, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Jones LE, Uyeki TM, Balter S, Bish CL, Finelli L, Honein MA.
Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Apr;115(4):717-726.
- Morbid obesity as a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) disease
Morgan OW, Bramley A, Fowlkes A, Freedman DS, Taylor TH, Gargiullo P, Belay B, Jain S, Cox C, Kamimoto L, Fiore A, Finelli L, Olsen SJ, Fry AM.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(3):e9694.
- Prevalence and correlates of Trichomonas vaginalis among incarcerated persons assessed using a highly sensitive molecular assay
Freeman AH, Katz KA, Pandori MW, Rauch LM, Kohn RP, Liska S, Bernstein KT, Klausner JD.
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Mar;37(3):165-8.
- Tuberculosis among persons born in the Philippines and living in the United States, 2000-2007
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Community Health Services
- Decreases in smoking prevalence in Asian communities served by the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project
Liao Y, Tsoh JY, Chen R, Foo MA, Garvin CC, Grigg-Saito D, Liang S, McPhee S, Nguyen TT, Tran JH, Giles WH.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
- Decreases in smoking prevalence in Asian communities served by the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project
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Environmental Health
- Does the composition of urine change when collected from disposable diapers and other absorbent materials?
Ye X, Zhou X, Bishop AM, Needham LL, Calafat AM.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 24.
- Biomonitoring for environmental exposures to arsenic
Orloff K, Mistry K, Metcalf S.
J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2009 Aug;12(7):509-24.
- Does the composition of urine change when collected from disposable diapers and other absorbent materials?
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- Outbreak of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Puerto Rico associated with a novel Carbapenemase variant
Gregory CJ, Llata E, Stine N, Gould C, Santiago LM, Vazquez GJ, Robledo IE, Srinivasan A, Goering RV, Tomashek KM.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 24.
- Outbreak of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Puerto Rico associated with a novel Carbapenemase variant
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Health Behavior and Risk
- Fruits and vegetables intake and physical activity among hypertensive adults in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003 and 2007
Fang J, Keenan NL, Ayala C, Dai S, Valderrama AL.
Am J Hypertens. 2010 Mar 18.
- Diabetes risk reduction behaviors among U.S. adults with prediabetes
Geiss LS, James C, Gregg EW, Albright A, Williamson DF, Cowie CC.
Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4):403-9.
- Prevalence of insufficient, borderline, and optimal hours of sleep among high school students - United States, 2007
Eaton DK, McKnight-Eily LR, Lowry R, Perry GS, Presley-Cantrell L, Croft JB.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Apr;46(4):399-401.
- Fruits and vegetables intake and physical activity among hypertensive adults in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003 and 2007
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Multidrug resistance among gram-negative pathogens that caused healthcare-associated infections reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2006-2008
Kallen AJ, Hidron AI, Patel J, Srinivasan A.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 24.
- Hospitalization earlier than 1 year prior to admission as an additional risk factor for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization
McAllister L, Gaynes RP, Rimland D, McGowan Jr JE.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 24.
- Multidrug resistance among gram-negative pathogens that caused healthcare-associated infections reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2006-2008
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Informatics
- Analyzing national health reform strategies with a dynamic simulation model
Milstein B, Homer J, Hirsch G.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
- Analyzing national health reform strategies with a dynamic simulation model
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Injury and Violence
- Child maltreatment fatalities in children under 5: findings from the National Violence Death Reporting System
Klevens J, Leeb RT.
Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Mar 19.
- Child maltreatment fatalities in children under 5: findings from the National Violence Death Reporting System
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Laboratory Sciences
- An interlaboratory comparison of three multiplexed bead-based immunoassays for measuring serum antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides
Whaley MJ, Rose C, Martinez J, Laher G, Sammons DL, Smith JP, Snawder JE, Borrow R, Biagini RE, Plikaytis B, Carlone GM, Romero-Steiner S.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Mar 24.
- Taenia crassiceps cysticerci: characterization of the 14-kDa glycoprotein with homologies to antigens from Taenia solium cysticerci
Peralta RH, Espindola NM, Pardini AX, Iha AH, Moura H, Barr JR, Vaz AJ, Peralta JM.
Exp Parasitol. 2010 Mar;124(3):295-300.
- Experimental inoculation of pigs with pandemic H1N1 2009 virus and HI cross-reactivity with contemporary swine influenza virus antisera
Vincent AL, Lager KM, Faaberg KS, Harland M, Zanella EL, Ciacci-Zanella JR, Kehrli ME, Janke BH, Klimov A.
Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2010 Mar;4(2):53-60.
- An improved high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric method to measure atrazine and its metabolites in human urine
Panuwet P, Restrepo PA, Magsumbol M, Jung KY, Montesano MA, Needham LL, Barr DB.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2010 Mar 1.
- Nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydia trachomatis rectal infections
Bachmann LH, Johnson RE, Cheng H, Markowitz L, Papp JR, Palella FJ, Hook 3rd EW.
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar 24.
- Standardization of testosterone measurements in humans
Vesper HW, Botelho JC.
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Mar 16.
- Detection of West Nile viral RNA from field-collected mosquitoes in tropical regions by conventional and real-time RT-PCR
Gonzalez-Reiche AS, Monzon-Pineda Mde L, Johnson BW, Morales-Betoulle ME.
Methods Mol Biol. 2010 ;630:109-24.
- A selective TrkB agonist with potent neurotrophic activities by 7,8-dihydroxyflavone
Jang SW, Liu X, Yepes M, Shepherd KR, Miller GW, Liu Y, Wilson WD, Xiao G, Blanchi B, Sun YE, Ye K.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 9;107(6):2687-92.
- An interlaboratory comparison of three multiplexed bead-based immunoassays for measuring serum antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides
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Maternal and Child Health
- Perinatal outcomes for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander mothers of single and multiple race/ethnicity: California and Hawaii, 2003-2005
Schempf AH, Mendola P, Hamilton BE, Hayes DK, Makuc DM.
Am J Public Health. 2010 Mar 18.
- Assessment of the Institute of Medicine recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy: Florida, 2004-2007
Park S, Sappenfield WM, Bish C, Salihu H, Goodman D, Bensyl DM.
Matern Child Health J. 2010 Mar 20.
- Recent trends in cesarean delivery in the United States
Menacker F, Hamilton BE.
NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Mar(35):1-8.
- Perinatal outcomes for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander mothers of single and multiple race/ethnicity: California and Hawaii, 2003-2005
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Mining
- Prediction of porosity and permeability of caved zone in longwall gobs
Karacan CO.
Transport Porous Med. 2010 Mar;82(2):413-439.
- Prediction of porosity and permeability of caved zone in longwall gobs
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Occupational and recreational noise exposures at stock car racing circuits: an exploratory survey of three professional race tracks
Kardous CA, Morata TC.
Noise Control Eng J. 2010 Jan-Feb;58(1):54-61.
- Occupational and recreational noise exposures at stock car racing circuits: an exploratory survey of three professional race tracks
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Program Evaluation
- Challenges and strategies in applying performance measurement to federal public health programs
Degroff A, Schooley M, Chapel T, Poister TH.
Eval Program Plann. 2010 Feb 26.
- Challenges and strategies in applying performance measurement to federal public health programs
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Reproductive Health
- Utilization of health services in physician offices and outpatient clinics by adolescents and young women in the United States: implications for improving access to reproductive health services
Hoover KW, Tao G, Berman S, Kent CK.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Apr;46(4):324-30.
- Condoms for dual protection: patterns of use with highly effective contraceptive methods
Pazol K, Kramer MR, Hogue CJ.
Public Health Rep. 2010 Mar-Apr;125(2):208-17.
- Utilization of health services in physician offices and outpatient clinics by adolescents and young women in the United States: implications for improving access to reproductive health services
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Sciences, General
- Thermodynamic and differential entropy under a change of variables
Hnizdo V, Gilson MK.
Entropy. 2010 ;12(3):578-590.
- Thermodynamic and differential entropy under a change of variables
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Veterinary Medicine
- Homozygous triplicate mutations in three 16S rRNA genes: responsible for high-level aminoglycoside resistance in Nocardia farcinica clinically isolated in the Canada-wide bovine mastitis epizootic
Kogure T, Shimada R, Ishikawa J, Yazawa K, Brown JM, Mikami Y, Gonoi T.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Mar 22.
- Homozygous triplicate mutations in three 16S rRNA genes: responsible for high-level aminoglycoside resistance in Nocardia farcinica clinically isolated in the Canada-wide bovine mastitis epizootic
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
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Communicable Diseases - Influenza
- Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren
Urashima M, Segawa T, Okazaki M, Kurihara M, Wada Y, Ida H.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Mar 10.
- Research findings from nonpharmaceutical intervention studies for pandemic influenza and current gaps in the research
Aiello AE, Coulborn RM, Aragon TJ, Baker MG, Burrus BB, Cowling BJ, Duncan A, et al.
Am J Infect Control. 2010 Mar 11.
- Critical illness due to 2009 A/H1N1 influenza in pregnant and postpartum women: population based cohort study
BMJ. 2010 ;340:c1279.
- Effect of influenza vaccination of children on infection rates in Hutterite communities: a randomized trial
Loeb M, Russell ML, Moss L, Fonseca K, Fox J, Earn DJ, Aoki F, et al.
JAMA. 2010 Mar 10;303(10):943-50.
- Severity of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in pregnant women
Creanga AA, Johnson TF, Graitcer SB, Hartman LK, Al-Samarrai T, Schwarz AG, Chu SY, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Apr;115(4):717-726.
- Critical illness in children with influenza A/pH1N1 2009 infection in Canada
Jouvet P, Hutchison J, Pinto R, Menon K, Rodin R, Choong K, Kesselman M, et al.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar 19.
- Influenza is a major contributor to childhood pneumonia in a tropical developing country
Brooks WA, Goswami D, Rahman M, Nahar K, Fry AM, Balish A, Iftekharuddin N, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar;29(3):216-21.
- Morbid obesity as a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) disease
Morgan OW, Bramley A, Fowlkes A, Freedman DS, Taylor TH, Gargiullo P, Belay B, et al.
PLoS One. 2010 ;5(3):e9694.
- Pandemic influenza in Canadian children: A summary of hospitalized pediatric cases
Bettinger JA, Sauve LJ, Scheifele DW, Moore D, Vaudry W, Tran D, Halperin SA, et al.
Vaccine. 2010 Feb 26.
- Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren
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Public Health Leadership and Management
- Leadership in Nigerian health system for cancer prevention and control
Ogbimi RI.
Afr J Med Med Sci. 2009 Jun;38 Suppl 2:49-53.
- Evidence-based dialogue with communities for district health systems' performance improvement
Kaseje D, Olayo R, Musita C, Oindo CO, Wafula C, Muga R.
Glob Public Health. 2010 Feb 16:1-16.
- National and subnational HIV/AIDS coordination: are global health initiatives closing the gap between intent and practice?
Spicer N, Aleshkina J, Biesma R, Brugha R, Caceres C, Chilundo B, Chkhatarashvili K, et al.
Global Health. 2010 ;6:3.
- Trust: the sublime duty in health care leadership
Piper LE.
Health Care Manag (Frederick). 2010 Jan-Mar;29(1):34-40.
- Competency-based impact of a statewide public health leadership training program
Hawley SR, St Romain T, Orr SA, Molgaard CA, Kabler BS.
Health Promot Pract. 2010 Feb 15.
- Scaling up proven public health interventions through a locally owned and sustained leadership development programme in rural Upper Egypt
Mansour M, Mansour JB, Swesy AH.
Hum Resour Health. 2010 ;8(1):1.
- Research into practice: 10 years of international public health partnership between the UK and Swaziland
Wright J, Walley J, Philip A, Petros H, Ford H.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2010 Feb 6.
- Leadership in Nigerian health system for cancer prevention and control
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
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MMWR in the Media
- Racial and ethnic differences in breastfeeding initiation and duration, by state - National Immunization Survey, United States, 2004-2008
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 March 26;59(11):327-334.
- Racial and ethnic differences in breastfeeding initiation and duration, by state - National Immunization Survey, United States, 2004-2008
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Immunity and Immunization
- Measles outbreak in a highly vaccinated population, San Diego, 2008: role of the intentionally undervaccinated
Sugerman DE, Barskey AE, Delea MG, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Bi D, Ralston KJ, Rota PA, Waters-Montijo K, Lebaron CW.
Pediatrics. 2010 Mar 22.
- Measles outbreak in a highly vaccinated population, San Diego, 2008: role of the intentionally undervaccinated
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Maternal and Child Health
- Adherence to vitamin D recommendations among US infants
Perrine CG, Sharma AJ, Jefferds ME, Serdula MK, Scanlon KS.
Pediatrics. 2010 Mar 22.
- Adherence to vitamin D recommendations among US infants
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Alcohol consumption, weight gain, and risk of becoming overweight in middle-aged and older women
Wang L, Lee IM, Manson JE, Buring JE, Sesso HD.
Arch Intern Med. 2010 Mar 8;170(5):453-61.
- Alcohol consumption, weight gain, and risk of becoming overweight in middle-aged and older women
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