Issue 5, February 01, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 5, 2/1/10

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The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Cancer and Cancer Screening, Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1), and Informatics)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. A simulating analysis of the effects of increased joint stiffness on muscle loading in a thumb
        Wu JZ, Li ZM, Cutlip RG, An KN.
        Biomed Eng Online. 2009 ;8:41.
        
     2. Chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with metabolic syndrome: results from a case-control study in Georgia
        Maloney EM, Boneva RS, Lin JM, Reeves WC.
        Metabolism. 2010 Jan 25.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     3. HIV genital shedding and safety of Carraguard use by HIV-infected women: a crossover trial in Thailand
        McLean CA, van de Wijgert JH, Jones HE, Karon JM, McNicoll JM, Whitehead SJ, Braunstein S, Achalapong J, Chaikummao S, Tappero JW, Markowitz LE, Kilmarx PH.
        AIDS. 2010 Jan 21.
        
     4. Short communication: HIV type 1 genetic diversity among tea plantation workers in Kericho, Kenya
        Arroyo MA, Sateren WB, Foglia G, Kibaya R, Langat L, Wasunna M, Bautista CT, Scott PT, Shaffer DN, Robb ML, Michael NL, Birx DL, McCutchan FE.
        AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2009 Nov;25(11):1061-4.
        
     5. Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: a global perspective
        Tomblyn M, Chiller T, Einsele H, Gress R, Sepkowitz K, Storek J, Wingard J, Young J, Boeckh M, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), European Blood and Marrow Transplant Group (EBMT), American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group, Infectious Disease Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
        Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Oct;44(8):453-558.
        
     6. Antiviral treatment of patients with oseltamivir-resistant and oseltamivir-susceptible seasonal influenza A (H1N1) infection during the 2007-2008 influenza season in the United States
        Dharan NJ, Gubareva LV, Klimov AI, Fiore AE, Bresee JS, Fry AM.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 15;50(4):621-2.
        
     7. Distribution of airborne influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus in an urgent care medical clinic
        Lindsley WG, Blachere FM, Davis KA, Pearce TA, Fisher MA, Khakoo R, Davis SM, Rogers ME, Thewlis RE, Posada JA, Redrow JB, Celik IB, Chen BT, Beezhold DH.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 25.
        
     8. When do minority drug-resistant HIV-1 variants have a major clinical impact?
        Heneine W.
        J Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 26.
        
     9. Hospitalizations for invasive pneumococcal disease among human immunodeficiency virus-1 infected childern, adolescents and young adults in the United States in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy and the conjugate pneumococcal vaccine
        Kourtis AP, Ellington S, Bansil P, Jamieson DJ, Posner SF.
        Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jan 19.
        
     10. Glucocorticoid and pyrazolone treatment of acute fever is a risk factor for critical and life-threatening human enterovirus 71 infection during an outbreak in China, 2008
         Ma H, He F, Wan J, Jin D, Zhu L, Liu X, Liu Q, Zhang G, Ding Z, Fontaine RE, Zhu BP, Jian H, Zhang L, Xu W, Zeng G.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jan 23.
         
     11. Molecular evolution of measles viruses circulated in Taiwan 1992-2008
         Cheng WY, Lee L, Rota PA, Yang DC.
         Virol J. 2009 ;6:219.
         

   • Entomology

     12. Discovery of Culex pipiens pipiens form molestus in Chicago
         Mutebi JP, Savage HM.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2009 Dec;25(4):500-3.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     13. Research using emergency department-related data sets: current status and future directions
         Hirshon JM, Warner M, Irvin CB, Niska RW, Andersen DA, Smith GS, McCaig LF.
         Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Nov;16(11):1103-9.
         
     14. Sources of differences in estimates of obesity-associated deaths from first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) hazard ratios
         Flegal KM, Graubard BI, Williamson DF, Gail MH.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jan 27.
         
     15. U.S. maternally linked birth records may be biased for Hispanics and other population groups
         Leiss JK, Giles D, Sullivan KM, Mathews R, Sentelle G, Tomashek KM.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;20(1):23-31.
         
     16. Urban-rural residence and the occurrence of cleft lip and cleft palate in Texas, 1999-2003
         Messer LC, Luben TJ, Mendola P, Carozza SE, Horel SA, Langlois PH.
         Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;20(1):32-9.
         
     17. The Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) for continuous tobacco control surveillance and monitoring. Foreword
         Warren CW.
         Glob Health Promot. 2009 Sep;16(2 Suppl):3.
         
     18. Evolution of the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) 1998-2008
         Warren CW, Lee J, Lea V, Goding A, O'Hara B, Carlberg M, Asma S, McKenna M.
         Glob Health Promot. 2009 Sep;16(2 Suppl):4-37.
         
     19. Characterizing populations of individuals using pooled samples
         Caudill SP.
         J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;20(1):29-37.
         
     20. Serological surveys for 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1
         Reed C, Katz JM.
         Lancet. 2010 Jan 20.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     21. Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene transfer
         Pearson T, Giffard P, Beckstrom-Sternberg S, Auerbach R, Hornstra H, Tuanyok A, Price EP, Glass MB, Leadem B, Beckstrom-Sternberg JS, Allan GJ, Foster JT, Wagner DM, Okinaka RT, Sim SH, Pearson O, Wu Z, Chang J, Kaul R, Hoffmaster AR, Brettin TS, Robison RA, Mayo M, Gee JE, Tan P, Currie BJ, Keim P.
         BMC Biol. 2009 ;7:78.
         

   • Health Communication and Education

     22. Development of a barbershop-based cancer communication intervention
         Holt CL, Wynn TA, Lewis I, Litaker MS, Jeames S, Huckaby F, Stroud L, Southward PL, Simons V, Lee C, Ross L, Mitchell T.
         Health Educ. 2009 ;109(3):213-225.
         

   • Health Disparities

     23. Progress toward eliminating disparities in vaccination coverage among U.S. children, 2000-2008
         Zhao Z, Luman ET.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 ;38(2):127-137.
         
     24. Access to and use of eye care services in rural Arkansas
         Kilmer G, Bynum L, Balamurugan A.
         J Rural Health. 2010 Winter;26(1):30-5.
         
     25. Disparities in outpatient and home health service utilization following stroke: results of a 9-year cohort study in Northern California
         Chan L, Wang H, Terdiman J, Hoffman J, Ciol MA, Lattimore BF, Sidney S, Quesenberry C, Lu Q, Sandel ME.
         PM R. 2009 Nov;1(11):997-1003.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     26. Multicenter study of surveillance for hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection by the use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes
         Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Hota B, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Popovich KJ, Stevenson KB, McDonald LC, Olsen MA, Fraser VJ.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Jan 25.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     27. Uptake of meningococcal conjugate vaccine among adolescents in large managed care organizations, United States, 2005: demand, supply and seasonality
         Lorick SA, Fishbein D, Weintraub E, Wortley PM, Lee GM, Zhou F, Davis R.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2009 ;9:175.
         
     28. Antiviral treatment for patients hospitalized with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
         Uyeki T.
         N Engl J Med. 2009 Dec 3;361(23):e110.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     29. A comparison of high school sports injury surveillance data reporting by certified athletic trainers and coaches
         Yard EE, Collins CL, Comstock RD.
         J Athl Train. 2009 Nov-Dec;44(6):645-52.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     30. Identification of candidate genes using the murine model of female genital tract infection with Chlamydia trachomatis
         Lyons JM, Igietseme JU, Black CM, Morre SA.
         Drugs Today (Barc). 2009 Nov;45 Suppl B:51-9.
         
     31. Analysis of free-radical scavenging of Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguriensis) using electron spin resonance and radical-induced DNA damage
         Leonard SS, Hogans VJ, Coppes Petricorena Z, Peer CJ, Vining TA, Fleming DW, Harris GK.
         Food Chem. 2010 Jan;75(1):C14-C20.
         
     32. Influence of artificial gastric juice composition on bioaccessibility of cobalt- and tungsten-containing powders
         Stefaniak AB, Abbas Virji M, Harvey CJ, Sbarra DC, Day GA, Hoover MD.
         Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2010 Jan 20.
         
     33. Measurement of ethyl methanesulfonate in human plasma and breast milk samples using high-performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry
         Montesano MA, Whitehead RD, Jayatilaka NK, Kuklenyik P, Davis MD, Needham LL, Barr DB.
         J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2010 Jan 11.
         
     34. Particle length-dependent titanium dioxide nanomaterials' toxicity and bioactivity
         Hamilton RF, Wu N, Porter D, Buford M, Wolfarth M, Holian A.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2009 Dec 31;6(1):35.
         
     35. Microbiologic and clinical features of Salmonella species isolated from bacteremic children in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
         Vandenberg O, Nyarukweba DZ, Ndeba PM, Hendriksen RS, Barzilay EJ, Schirvel C, Bisimwa BB, Collard JM, Aidara Kane A, Aarestrup FM.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jan 25.
         
     36. Numerical study of pleated fabric cartridges during pulse-jet cleaning
         Lo LM, Hu- S. C., Chen DR, Pui DY.
         Powder Technol. 2010 Feb;198(1):75-81.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     37. Hospitalizations for Kawasaki syndrome among children in the United States, 1997-2007
         Holman RC, Belay ED, Christensen KY, Folkema AM, Steiner CA, Schonberger LB.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jan 23.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     38. Introduction to a special issue: occupational health disparities
         Baron S, Cone J, Markowitz SB, Souza K.
         Am J Ind Med. 2010 Feb;53(2):82-3.
         
     39. Surveillance of occupational health disparities: challenges and opportunities
         Souza K, Steege AL, Baron SL.
         Am J Ind Med. 2010 Feb;53(2):84-94.
         
     40. Bloodborne pathogen risk reduction activities in the body piercing and tattooing industry
         Lehman EJ, Huy J, Levy E, Viet SM, Mobley A, McCleery TZ.
         Am J Infect Control. 2009 Nov 11.
         
     41. Analytical methodology and assessment of potential second-hand exposure to fentanyl in the hospital surgical setting
         Law BF, Hettick JM, Hornsby Myers J, Siegel PD.
         J Addict Dis. 2010 Jan;29(1):51-58.
         

   • Public Health Law

     42. The effectiveness of tax policy interventions for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms
         Elder RW, Lawrence B, Ferguson A, Naimi TS, Brewer RD, Chattopadhyay SK, Toomey TL, Fielding JE.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 ;38(2):217-229.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     43. Emergency medicine public health research funded by federal agencies: progress and priorities
         D'Onofrio G, Goldstein AB, Denisco RA, Hingson R, Heffelfinger JD, Post LA.
         Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Nov;16(11):1065-71.
         
     44. Public health in the emergency department: surveillance, screening, and intervention--funding and sustainability
         Woolard R, Degutis LC, Mello M, Rothman R, Cherpitel CJ, Post LA, Hirshon JM, Haukoos JS, Hungerford DW.
         Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Nov;16(11):1138-42.
         

   • Public Health, General

     45. You, too, can have a great career in the U.S. Public Health Service
         Shepherd CA.
         J Environ Health. 2010 Jan-Feb;72(6):59-61.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     46. Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among United States adults with disabilities using assistive technology
         Okoro CA, Strine TW, Balluz LS, Crews JE, Mokdad AH.
         Prev Med. 2010 Jan 22.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     47. The intensity of binge alcohol consumption among U.S. adults
         Naimi TS, Nelson DE, Brewer RD.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 ;38(2):201-207.
         
     48. Change in tobacco use among 13-15 year olds between 1999 and 2008: findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey
         Warren CW, Lea V, Lee J, Jones NR, Asma S, McKenna M.
         Glob Health Promot. 2009 Sep;16(2 Suppl):38-90.
         

   • Zoonoses

     49. Low copy number plasmids are widely dispersed in Rickettsia species associated with blood-feeding arthropods and may have multiple origins
         Baldridge GD, Burkhardt NY, Labruna MB, Pacheco RC, Paddock CD, Williamson PC, Billingsley PM, Felsheim RF, Kurtti TJ, Munderloh UG.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jan 22.
         
     50. Ecological divergence of two sympatric lineages of Buggy Creek virus, an arbovirus associated with birds
         Brown CR, Padhi A, Moore AT, Brown MB, Foster JE, Pfeffer M, O'Brien VA, Komar N.
         Ecology. 2009 Nov;90(11):3168-79.
         
     51. Dynamics of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in septic tanks
         Mackay AJ, Amador M, Diaz A, Smith J, Barrera R.
         J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2009 Dec;25(4):409-16.
         

2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Cancer and Cancer Screening

     52. Sensitivity of self-report mammography use in older women
         Craig BM, Quinn GP, Vadaparampil ST.
         Am J Prev Med. 2009 Nov;37(5):441-4.
         
     53. The challenges of organising cervical screening programmes in the 15 old member states of the European Union
         Arbyn M, Rebolj M, De Kok IM, Fender M, Becker N, O'Reilly M, Andrae B.
         Eur J Cancer. 2009 Oct;45(15):2671-8.
         
     54. Evidence-based, alternative cervical cancer screening approaches in low-resource settings
         Sherris J, Wittet S, Kleine A, Sellors J, Luciani S, Sankaranarayanan R, Barone MA.
         Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2009 Sep;35(3):147-54.
         

   • Communicable Diseases - 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)

     55. Correlates of severe disease in patients with 2009 pandemic influenza (H1N1) virus infection
         Zarychanski R, Stuart TL, Kumar A, Doucette S, Elliott L, Kettner J, Plummer F.
         CMAJ. 2010 Jan 21.
         
     56. Mask use, hand hygiene, and seasonal influenza-like illness among young adults: a randomized intervention trial
         Aiello AE, Murray GF, Perez V, Coulborn RM, Davis BM, Uddin M, Shay DK, et al.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 15;201(4):491-8.
         
     57. Incidence of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 infection in England: a cross-sectional serological study
         Miller E, Hoschler K, Hardelid P, Stanford E, Andrews N, Zambon M.
         Lancet. 2010 Jan 20.
         

   • Informatics

     58. Health information exchange, biosurveillance efforts, and emergency department crowding during the spring 2009 H1N1 outbreak in New York City
         Shapiro JS, Genes N, Kuperman G, Chason K, Richardson LD.
         Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Jan 14.
         
     59. The impact of a physician-directed health information technology system on diabetes outcomes in primary care: a pre- and post-implementation study
         Hunt JS, Siemienczuk J, Gillanders W, Leblanc BH, Rozenfeld Y, Bonin K, Pape G.
         Inform Prim Care. 2009 ;17(3):165-74.
         
     60. Use of population health data to refine diagnostic decision-making for pertussis
         Fine AM, Reis BY, Nigrovic LE, Goldmann DA, Laporte TN, Olson KL, Mandl KD.
         J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):85-90.
         
     61. Formulation of a model for automating infection surveillance: algorithmic detection of central-line associated bloodstream infection
         Hota B, Lin M, Doherty JA, Borlawsky T, Woeltje K, Stevenson K, Khan Y, et al.
         J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):42-8.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media

     62. Effects of switching from whole to low-fat/fat-free milk in public schools - New York City, 2004-2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jan 29;59(3):70-73.
         
     63. Outbreaks of 2009 pandemic influenza a (H1N1) among long-term --care facility residents --three states, 2009
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Jan 29;59(3):74-77.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     64. Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study
         Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Hinderliter A, Watkins LL, Craighead L, Lin PH, Caccia C, Johnson J, Waugh R, Sherwood A.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 25;170(2):126-35.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     65. Sporadic gastroenteritis and recreational swimming in a longitudinal community cohort study in Melbourne, Australia
         Dale K, Wolfe R, Sinclair M, Hellard M, Leder K.
         Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Dec 15;170(12):1469-77.
         
     66. Mask use, hand hygiene, and seasonal influenza-like illness among young adults: a randomized intervention trial
         Aiello AE, Murray GF, Perez V, Coulborn RM, Davis BM, Uddin M, Shay DK, Waterman SH, Monto AS.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 15;201(4):491-8.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     67. Effect of rotavirus vaccination on death from childhood diarrhea in Mexico
         Richardson V, Hernandez-Pichardo J, Quintanar-Solares M, Esparza-Aguilar M, Johnson B, Gomez-Altamirano CM, Parashar U, Patel M.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 28;362(4):299-305.
         
     68. Rotavirus vaccine--a powerful tool to combat deaths from diarrhea
         Santosham M.
         N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 28;362(4):358-60.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     69. Herbal use before and during pregnancy
         Broussard CS, Louik C, Honein MA, Mitchell AA.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Dec 23.
         
     70. Birth outcomes in the Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada
         Luo ZC, Senecal S, Simonet F, Guimond E, Penney C, Wilkins R.
         CMAJ. 2010 Jan 25.
         
     71. PBDE concentrations in women's serum and fecundability
         Harley KG, Marks AR, Chevrier J, Bradman A, Sjodin A, Eskenazi B.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jan 26.
         
     72. Trends in birth weight and gestational length among singleton term births in the United States: 1990-2005
         Donahue SM, Kleinman KP, Gillman MW, Oken E.
         Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Feb;115(2 Pt 1):357-64.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     73. Nutrition menu labeling may lead to lower-calorie restaurant meal choices for children
         Tandon PS, Wright J, Zhou C, Rogers CB, Christakis DA.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Jan 25.
         

   • Physical Activity

     74. Effects of exercise programs to prevent decline in health-related quality of life in highly deconditioned institutionalized elderly persons: a randomized controlled trial
         Dechamps A, Diolez P, Thiaudiere E, Tulon A, Onifade C, Vuong T, Helmer C, Bourdel-Marchasson I.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 25;170(2):162-9.
         
     75. Exercise effects on bone mineral density, falls, coronary risk factors, and health care costs in older women: the randomized controlled senior fitness and prevention (SEFIP) study
         Kemmler W, von Stengel S, Engelke K, Haberle L, Kalender WA.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 25;170(2):179-85.
         
     76. Evidence regarding the benefits of physical exercise
         Williamson J, Pahor M.
         Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 25;170(2):124-5.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     77. Is the smokers exposure to environmental tobacco smoke negligible?
         Piccardo M, Stella A, Valerio F.
         Environ Health. 2010 Jan;9(5).
         

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