Issue 6, February 07, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 6, 2/7/11

Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's weekly digest! The report consists of four components:

• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Communicable Diseases - Influenza and Public Health Law)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   • Communicable Diseases - Influenza
     • A novel risk factor for a novel virus: obesity and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
       Louie JK, Acosta M, Samuel MC, Schechter R, Vugia DJ, Harriman K, Matyas BT.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(3):301-12.
       
     • Influenza A H1N1 in HIV-infected adults
       Martinez E, Marcos M, Hoyo-Ulloa I, Anton A, Sanchez M, Vilella A, Larrousse M, et al.
       HIV Med. 2011 Jan 24.
       
   • Environmental Health
     • Follow-up assessment of health consequences after a chlorine release from a train derailment - Graniteville, SC, 2005
       Duncan MA, Drociuk D, Belflower-Thomas A, Van Sickle D, Gibson JJ, Youngblood C, Daley WR.
       J Med Toxicol. 2011 Feb 2.
       
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     • 'Never testing for HIV' among men who have sex with men recruited from a sexual networking website, United States
       Margolis AD, Joseph H, Belcher L, Hirshfield S, Chiasson MA.
       AIDS Behav. 2011 Jan 29.
       
   • Immunity and Immunization
     • Influenza, hepatitis B, and tetanus vaccination coverage among health care personnel in the United States
       Lu PJ, Euler GL.
       Am J Infect Control. 2011 Jan 31.
       
   • Laboratory Sciences
     • Evaluation of the performance characteristics of 6 rapid HIV antibody tests
       Delaney KP, Branson BM, Uniyal A, Phillips S, Candal D, Owen SM, Kerndt PR.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;52(2):257-63.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health
     • Attribution of congenital cytomegalovirus infection to primary versus non-primary maternal infection
       Wang C, Zhang X, Bialek S, Cannon MJ.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;52(2):e11-3.
       
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     • Mortality in the Agricultural Health Study, 1993-2007
       Waggoner JK, Kullman GJ, Henneberger PK, Umbach DM, Blair A, Alavanja MC, Kamel F, Lynch CF, Knott C, London SJ, Hines CJ, Thomas KW, Sandler DP, Lubin JH, Beane Freeman LE, Hoppin JA.
       Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Jan 1;173(1):71-83.
       
   • Physical Activity
     • Physical activity in U.S. older adults with diabetes mellitus: prevalence and correlates of meeting physical activity recommendations
       Zhao G, Ford ES, Li C, Balluz LS.
       J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jan;59(1):132-7.
       
   • Public Health Law
     • Ethical allocation of preexposure HIV prophylaxis
       Gostin LO, Kim SC.
       JAMA. 2011 Jan 12;305(2):191-2.
       
   
   
2. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     1. Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the US population
        Klein R, Chou CF, Klein BE, Zhang X, Meuer SM, Saaddine JB.
        Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan;129(1):75-80.
        
     2. The impact of co-morbid conditions on family history of venous thromboembolism in Whites and Blacks
        Mili FD, Hooper WC, Lally C, Austin H.
        Thromb Res. 2011 Jan 28.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     3. Gordonia bronchialis bacteremia and pleural infection: case report and review of the literature
        Johnson JA, Onderdonk AB, Cosimi LA, Yawetz S, Lasker BA, Bolcen SJ, Brown JM, Marty FM.
        J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan 26.
        
     4. Prevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type-2 infection among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2008
        Bohl DD, Katz KA, Bernstein K, Wong E, Raymond HF, Klausner JD, McFarland W.
        Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Jan 27.
        
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     5. Importance of including all pregnancy outcomes to reduce bias in epidemiologic studies of neural tube defects-Texas, 1999 to 2005
        Parks SE, Canfield MA, Ramadhani TA.
        Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2011 Feb 2.
        
   • Genetics and Genomics
     6. Selective sweeps and genetic lineages of Plasmodium falciparum drug -resistant alleles in Ghana
        Alam MT, de Souza DK, Vinayak S, Griffing SM, Poe AC, Duah NO, Ghansah A, Asamoa K, Slutsker L, Wilson MD, Barnwell JW, Udhayakumar V, Koram KA.
        J Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;203(2):220-7.
        
   • Health Communication and Education
     7. National Standards for diabetes self-management education
        Funnell MM, Brown TL, Childs BP, Haas LB, Hosey GM, Jensen B, Maryniuk M, Peyrot M, Piette JD, Reader D, Siminerio LM, Weinger K, Weiss MA.
        Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan;34 Suppl 1:S89-96.
        
   • Immunity and Immunization
     8. Getting under the hood: exploring issues that affect provider-based recall using an immunization information system
        Saville AW, Albright K, Nowels C, Barnard J, Daley MF, Stokley S, Irby K, Kempe A.
        Acad Pediatr. 2011 January - February;11(1):44-49.
        
     9. Recommended adult immunization schedule: United States, 2011
        Ann Intern Med. 2011 Feb 1;154(3):168-73.
        
     10. Projected impact and cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination program in India, 2008
         Esposito DH, Tate JE, Kang G, Parashar UD.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;52(2):171-7.
         
     11. Considerations for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of mid-adult women in the United States
         Grant LA, Dunne EF, Chesson H, Markowitz LE.
         Vaccine. 2011 Jan 27.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     12. Fatalities in swimming pools with lifeguards: USA, 2000-2008
         Pelletier AR, Gilchrist J.
         Inj Prev. 2011 Jan 26.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     13. Improved detection of Botulinum neurotoxin type A in stool by mass spectrometry
         Wang D, Baudys J, Kalb SR, Barr JR.
         Anal Biochem. 2011 Jan 25.
         
     14. Multi-laboratory testing of two-drug combinations of antifungals against Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida parapsilosis
         Chaturvedi V, Ramani R, Andes D, Diekema DJ, Pfaller MA, Ghannoum MA, Knapp C, Lockhart SR, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Walsh TJ, Marchillo K, Messer S, Welshenbaugh AR, Bastulli C, Iqbal N, Paetznick VL, Rodriguez J, Sein T.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jan 31.
         
     15. Novel virulence gene and CRISPR multilocus sequence typing scheme for subtyping the major serovars of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica
         Liu F, Barrangou R, Gerner-Smidt P, Ribot EM, Knabel SJ, Dudley EG.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Jan 28.
         
     16. Enzyme-linked immunospot assay detection of mumps-specific antibody-secreting B cells as an alternative method of laboratory diagnosis
         Latner DR, McGrew M, Williams N, Lowe L, Werman R, Warnock E, Gallagher K, Doyle P, Smole S, Lett S, Cocoros N, DeMaria A, Konomi R, Brown CJ, Rota PA, Bellini WJ, Hickman CJ.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Jan;18(1):35-42.
         
     17. Detection of bacterial pathogens in Mongolia meningitis surveillance with a new real-time PCR assay to detect Haemophilus influenzae
         Wang X, Mair R, Hatcher C, Theodore MJ, Edmond K, Wu HM, Harcourt BH, Carvalho MD, Pimenta F, Nymadawa P, Altantsetseg D, Kirsch M, Satola SW, Cohn A, Messonnier NE, Mayer LW.
         Int J Med Microbiol. 2011 Jan 26.
         
     18. Scardovia wiggsiae sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity and clinical material, and emended descriptions of the genus Scardovia and Scardovia inopinata
         Downes J, Mantzourani M, Beighton D, Hooper S, Wilson MJ, Nicholson A, Wade WG.
         Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2011 Jan;61(Pt 1):25-9.
         
     19. Combining culture techniques for Bartonella: the best of both worlds
         Lynch T, Iverson J, Kosoy M.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Feb 2.
         
     20. Tissue binding affects the kinetics of theophylline diffusion through the stratum corneum barrier layer of skin
         Frasch HF, Barbero AM, Hettick JM, Nitsche JM.
         J Pharm Sci. 2011 Jan 31.
         
     21. Alterations in welding process voltage affect the generation of ultrafine particles, fume composition, and pulmonary toxicity
         Antonini JM, Keane M, Chen BT, Stone S, Roberts JR, Schwegler-Berry D, Andrews RN, Frazer DG, Sriram K.
         Nanotoxicology. 2011 Feb 1.
         
     22. Evaluation of urine CCA assays for detection of Schistosoma mansoni infection in western Kenya
         Shane HL, Verani JR, Abudho B, Montgomery SP, Blackstock AJ, Mwinzi PN, Butler SE, Karanja DM, Secor WE.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 ;5(1):e951.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     23. Associations between concentrations of vitamin D and concentrations of insulin, glucose, and HbA1c among adolescents in the United States
         Ford ES, Zhao G, Tsai J, Li C.
         Diabetes Care. 2011 Jan 27.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     24. Assessing the risk to firefighters from chemical vapors and gases during vehicle fire suppression
         Fent KW, Evans DE.
         J Environ Monit. 2011 Jan 28.
         
     25. Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a comparison of risk factors for symptoms using Quality of Work Life data from the 2002 and 2006 general social survey
         Waters TR, Dick RB, Krieg EF.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jan 27.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     26. Pillar strength in underground stone mines in the United States
         Esterhuizen GS, Dolinar DR, Ellenberger JL.
         Int J Rock Mech Min Sci. 2011 Jan;48(1):42-50.
         
     27. Probabilistic modeling using bivariate normal distributions for identification of flow and displacement intervals in longwall overburden
         Karacan CO, Goodman GV.
         Int J Rock Mech Min Sci. 2011 Jan;48(1):27-41.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     28. Malaria control in pregnancy: still a long way to go
         Gutman J, Slutsker L.
         Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Jan 25.
         
   • Program Evaluation
     29. Sexually transmitted diseases program performance measures: how are they performing?
         Peterman TA, Newman DR, Collins DE, Doshi SR, Berman SM.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Jan 27.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     30. Assessing male condom failure and incorrect use
         Duerr A, Gallo MF, Warner L, Jamieson DJ, Kulczycki A, Macaluso M.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Jan 27.
         
   • Statistics as Topic
     31. Power of tests for comparing trend curves with application to National Immunization Survey (NIS)
         Zhao Z.
         Stat Med. 2011 Feb 2.
         
   • Veterinary Medicine
     32. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in native breeds of cattle in Kaduna State, Nigeria
         Maikai BV, Umoh JU, Kwaga JK, Lawal IA, Maikai VA, Cama V, Xiao L.
         Vet Parasitol. 2011 Jan 11.
         
   • Zoonoses
     33. Sequential Rift Valley fever outbreaks in eastern Africa caused by multiple lineages of the virus
         Nderitu L, Lee JS, Omolo J, Omulo S, O'Guinn ML, Hightower A, Mosha F, Mohamed M, Munyua P, Nganga Z, Hiett K, Seal B, Feikin DR, Breiman RF, Njenga MK.
         J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;203(5):655-65.
         
   
   
3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   • Communicable Diseases - Influenza
     34. Risk factors for severe illness with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in China
         Yu H, Feng Z, Uyeki TM, Liao Q, Zhou L, Feng L, et al.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;52(4):457-65.
         
     35. H1N1 vaccines in a large observational cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with immunomodulators and biological therapy
         Rahier JF, Papay P, Salleron J, Sebastian S, Marzo M, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Garcia-Sanchez V, et al.
         Gut. 2011 Jan 26.
         
     36. Oseltamivir treatment and prophylaxis in a neonatal intensive care unit during a 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak
         Pannaraj PS, Tam B, Akan D.
         J Perinatol. 2011 Jan 13.
         
     37. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 two-dose immunization of US children: an observer-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
         Plennevaux E, Blatter M, Cornish MJ, Go K, Kirby D, Wali M, Reeves-Hoche MK, et al.
         Vaccine. 2011 Jan 8.
         
     38. The development of vaccine viruses against pandemic A(H1N1) influenza
         Robertson JS, Nicolson C, Harvey R, Johnson R, Major D, Guilfoyle K, Roseby S, et al.
         Vaccine. 2011 Jan 1.
         
   • Public Health Law
     39. The road to smoke-free legislation in Ireland
         Currie LM, Clancy L.
         Addiction. 2011 Jan;106(1):15-24.
         
     40. ACOs and the enforcement of fraud, abuse, and antitrust laws
         Leibenluft RF.
         N Engl J Med. 2011 Jan 13;364(2):99-101.
         
   
   
4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
   • MMWR in the Media
     41. Disparities in diagnoses of HIV infection between Blacks/African Americans and other racial/ethnic populations - 37 states, 2005-2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Feb 4;60(04):93-98.
         
     42. Increase in newly diagnosed HIV infections among young black men who have sex with men - Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1999-2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Feb 4;60(04):99-102.
         
     43. Vital signs: prevalence, treatment, and control of hypertension - United States, 1999-2002 and 2005-2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Feb 4;60(04):130-108.
         
     44. General recommendations on immunization : recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
         Kroger AT, Sumaya CV, Pickering LK, Atkinson WL.
         MMWR Recomm Rep. 2011 Jan 28;60(RR-2):1-60.
         
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     45. Evidence of a "heart failure belt" in the southeastern United States
         Mujib M, Zhang Y, Feller M, Ahmed A.
         Am J Cardiol. 2011 .
         
     46. Racial differences in mortality among patients with acute ischemic stroke
         Xian Y, Holloway R, Noyes K, Shah M, Friedman B.
         Ann Intern Med. 2011 Feb 1;154(3):152-159.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     47. Safety of influenza A (H1N1) vaccine in postmarketing surveillance in China
         Liang X, Li L, Liu D, Li K, Wu W, Zhu B, Wang H, Luo H, Cao L, Zheng J, Yin D, Cao L, Wu B, Bao H, Xu D, Yang W, Wang Y.
         New Engl J Med. 2011 .
         
   
   

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