Issue 19, May 13, 2013
The report consists of three components:
- Top Ten Articles of the Week
- CDC-authored publications
- Public health articles noted in the media
Science Clips recognizes the observance of Women's Health Week with several relevant featured articles. A Cochrane review of combination injectable contraceptives (CICs) led by MF Gallo identifies multiple research priorities for improving CIC acceptability. Writing in the journal AIDS Care, A Medley and colleagues advocate for couples HIV testing and counseling and identify evidence-based interventions that can be offered to serodiscordant couples. A CDC/WHO collaboration by S Gupta et al reviews antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation guidelines from 70 countries for a variety of patient groups, including serodiscordant couples; they conclude that in many countries and for many specific patient populations, country guidelines differ from WHO recommendations.
Historically, hospitals have served as important venues for public health research. Several of this week's features embody that tradition. A large group led by K Chheng prospectively studied febrile illness requiring hospitalization over a one year period in a Cambodian province, finding a defined viral or bacterial cause for almost half of febrile episodes. An analysis from a U.S. tertiary care hospital conducted by J Sharp et al finds further evidence of the emergence of human parechovirus as a cause of infant central nervous system infection. Encouraging news about the occurrence of hospital-associated infections is provided by ME Wise along with multiple CDC colleagues, who report decreasing occurrence of central-line associated bloodstream infections in critical care patients over the past two decades.
As diverse emerging viruses continue to make headlines, diverse aspects of virology play a prominent role in Clips this week. A meta-analysis of observational studies of eradication of hepatitis C virus infection, conducted by RL Morgan and collaborators, finds "moderate quality" evidence of resultant reduced incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma. KM Gustin and colleagues from the CDC Influenza Division report that "…ferrets infected by highly transmissible influenza viruses exhale a greater number of aerosol particles and more infectious virus…compared to ferrets infected by influenza viruses that do not readily transmit". The authors state that their findings support the possibility of aerosol transmission of influenza virus. A review of the use of mass spectrometry in the molecular diagnosis of viral infections, authored by LM Ganova-Raeva and YE Khudyakov, hints at the potential importance of advanced molecular detection.
The analysis by X Zhang and colleagues concerning childhood obesity brings to mind the saying "think globally, act locally." Writing in the CDC e-journal Preventing Chronic Disease, the authors conclude from 2007 National Survey of Children's Health data that location may be as significant a risk factor as race and ethnicity.
John Iskander
Editor, Science Clips
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Top Ten Articles of the Week
Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.-
Communicable Diseases
- Maximizing the impact of HIV prevention efforts: interventions for couples
Medley A, Baggaley R, Bachanas P, Cohen M, Shaffer N, Lo YR.
AIDS Care. 2013 May 8.
- Eradication of hepatitis C virus infection and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies
Morgan RL, Baack B, Smith BD, Yartel A, Pitasi M, Falck-Ytter Y.
Ann Intern Med. 2013 Mar 5;158(5 Pt 1):329-37.
- Global policy review of antiretroviral therapy eligibility criteria for treatment and prevention of HIV and tuberculosis in adults, pregnant women, and serodiscordant couples
Gupta S, Granich R, Suthar AB, Smyth C, Baggaley R, Sculier D, Date A, Desai MA, Lule F, Raizes E, Blanc L, Hirnschall G.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 01 Mar;62(3):e87-e97.
- Characteristics of young infants in whom human parechovirus, enterovirus or neither were detected in cerebrospinal fluid during sepsis evaluations
Sharp J, Harrison CJ, Puckett K, Selvaraju SB, Penaranda S, Nix WA, Oberste MS, Selvarangan R.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Mar;32(3):213-6.
- A prospective study of the causes of febrile illness requiring hospitalization in children in Cambodia
Chheng K, Carter MJ, Emary K, Chanpheaktra N, Moore CE, Stoesser N, Putchhat H, Sona S, Reaksmey S, Kitsutani P, Sar B, van Doorn HR, Uyen NH, Van Tan L, Paris D, Blacksell SD, Amornchai P, Wuthiekanun V, Parry CM, Day NP, Kumar V.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(4):e60634.
- Maximizing the impact of HIV prevention efforts: interventions for couples
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- A multilevel approach to estimating small area childhood obesity prevalence at the census block-group level
Zhang X, Onufrak S, Holt JB, Croft JB.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E68.
- A multilevel approach to estimating small area childhood obesity prevalence at the census block-group level
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- National estimates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in critical care patients
Wise ME, Scott RD, Baggs JM, Edwards JR, Ellingson KD, Fridkin SK, McDonald LC, Jernigan JA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;34(6):547-54.
- National estimates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in critical care patients
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Laboratory Sciences
- Application of mass spectrometry to molecular diagnostics of viral infections
Ganova-Raeva LM, Khudyakov YE.
Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2013 May;13(4):377-88.
- Comparison of infectious virus in respirable aerosols exhaled by ferrets infected with influenza viruses exhibiting diverse transmissibility phenotypes
Gustin KM, Katz JM, Tumpey TM, Maines TR.
J Virol. 2013 May 8.
- Application of mass spectrometry to molecular diagnostics of viral infections
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Reproductive Health
- Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception
Gallo MF, Grimes DA, Lopez LM, Schulz KF, d'Arcangues C.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 ;3:CD004568.
- Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception
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CDC Authored Publications
The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.-
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Gender differences in colon cancer treatment
Oliver JS, Martin MY, Richardson L, Kim Y, Pisu M.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Apr;22(4):344-51.
- Transition from pediatric to adult care for youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in adolescence
Lotstein DS, Seid M, Klingensmith G, Case D, Lawrence JM, Pihoker C, Dabelea D, Mayer-Davis EJ, Gilliam LK, Corathers S, Imperatore G, Dolan L, Anderson A, Bell RA, Waitzfelder B.
Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1062-70.
- Gender differences in colon cancer treatment
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Communicable Diseases
- HIV testing and intimate partner violence among non-pregnant women in 15 US states/territories: findings from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey data
Nasrullah M, Oraka E, Breiding MJ, Chavez PR.
AIDS Behav. 2013 May 8.
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance among men who have sex with men and men who have sex exclusively with women: the Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project, 2005-2010
Kirkcaldy RD, Zaidi A, Hook EW, Holmes KH, Soge O, del Rio C, Hall G, Papp J, Bolan G, Weinstock HS.
Ann Intern Med. 2013 Mar 5;158(5 Pt 1):321-8.
- Public health strategies for prevention and control of HSV-2 in persons who use drugs in the United States
Semaan S, Leinhos M, Neumann MS.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 May 3.
- Evaluation of using routine infant immunization visits to identify and follow-up HIV-exposed infants and their mothers in Tanzania
Goodson JL, Finkbeiner T, Davis NL, Lyimo D, Rwebembera A, Swartzendruber AL, Wallace AS, Kimambo S, Kimario CJ, Wiktor SZ, Luman ET.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 May 1;63(1):e9-e15.
- Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis
Nair H, Simoes EA, Rudan I, Gessner BD, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Zhang JS, Feikin DR, Mackenzie GA, Moisi JC, Roca A, Baggett HC, Zaman SM, Singleton RJ, Lucero MG, Chandran A, Gentile A, Cohen C, Krishnan A, Bhutta ZA, Arguedas A, Clara AW, Andrade AL, Ope M, Ruvinsky RO, Hortal M, McCracken JP, Madhi SA, Bruce N, Qazi SA, Morris SS, El Arifeen S, Weber MW, Scott JA, Brooks WA, Breiman RF, Campbell H.
Lancet. 2013 Apr 20;381(9875):1380-90.
- HIV testing and intimate partner violence among non-pregnant women in 15 US states/territories: findings from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey data
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Environmental Health
- Concentrations of select persistent organic pollutants across pregnancy trimesters in maternal and in cord serum in Trujillo, Peru
Adetona O, Horton K, Sjodin A, Jones R, Hall DB, Aguillar-Villalobos M, Cassidy BE, Vena JE, Needham LL, Naeher LP.
Chemosphere. 2013 Jun;91(10):1426-33.
- Concentrations of select persistent organic pollutants across pregnancy trimesters in maternal and in cord serum in Trujillo, Peru
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- A novel use of structural equation models to examine factors associated with prediabetes among adults aged 50 years and older: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2006
Bardenheier BH, Bullard KM, Caspersen CJ, Cheng YJ, Gregg EW, Geiss LS.
Diabetes Care. 2013 May 6.
- Frequency and pattern of documented diagnostic features and the age of autism identification
Maenner MJ, Schieve LA, Rice CE, Cunniff C, Giarelli E, Kirby RS, Lee LC, Nicholas JS, Wingate MS, Durkin MS.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;52(4):401-413 e8.
- Estimating chlamydia re-infection rates: an empirical example
Torrone EA, Satterwhite CL, Scholes D, Yu O, Berman S, Peterman TA.
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 May 4.
- A novel use of structural equation models to examine factors associated with prediabetes among adults aged 50 years and older: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2006
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Genetics and Genomics
- Are randomized trials obsolete or more important than ever in the genomic era?
Ioannidis JP, Khoury MJ.
Genome Med. 2013 18 Apr;5(4).
- Association of the Period3 clock gene length polymorphism with salivary cortisol secretion among police officers
Wirth M, Burch J, Violanti J, Burchfiel C, Fekedulegn D, Andrew M, Zhang H, Miller DB, Youngstedt SD, Hebert JR, Vena JE.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2013 ;34(1):27-37.
- Are randomized trials obsolete or more important than ever in the genomic era?
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Trichosporon asahii among intensive care unit patients at a medical center in Jamaica
Fanfair RN, Heslop O, Etienne K, Rainford L, Roy M, Gade L, Peterson J, O'Connell H, Noble-Wang J, Balajee SA, Brandt ME, Lindo JF, Park BJ.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;34(6):638-41.
- Trichosporon asahii among intensive care unit patients at a medical center in Jamaica
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Healthcare Economics
- Showcasing pharmaceutical economics, outcomes, and health policy: an update in clinical therapeutics
Lau DT.
Clin Ther. 2013 Apr;35(4):354-5.
- Showcasing pharmaceutical economics, outcomes, and health policy: an update in clinical therapeutics
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Immunity and Immunization
- Factors associated with human papillomavirus vaccination among young adult women in the United States
Williams WW, Lu PJ, Saraiya M, Yankey D, Dorell C, Rodriguez JL, Kepka D, Markowitz LE.
Vaccine. 2013 Apr 30.
- Factors associated with human papillomavirus vaccination among young adult women in the United States
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Laboratory Sciences
- Novel dual-mode immunomagnetic method for studying reactivation of nerve agent-inhibited butyrylcholinesterase
Abney CW, Knaack JL, Ali AA, Johnson RC.
Chem Res Toxicol. 2013 May 8.
- Molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis in Yemen
Alyousefi NA, Mahdy MA, Xiao L, Mahmud R, Lim YA.
Exp Parasitol. 2013 Mar 21;134(2):141-147.
- Semi-automated solid phase extraction method for the mass spectrometric quantification of 12 specific metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides, synthetic pyrethroids, and select herbicides in human urine
Davis MD, Wade EL, Restrepo PR, Roman-Esteva W, Bravo R, Kuklenyik P, Calafat AM.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2013 Apr 13;929C:18-26.
- Evaluation of quantification of HIV-1 RNA viral load in plasma and dried blood spots by use of the semiautomated Cobas Amplicor assay and the fully automated Cobas Ampliprep/TaqMan assay, version 2.0, in Kisumu, Kenya
Ouma KN, Basavaraju SV, Okonji JA, Williamson J, Thomas TK, Mills LA, Nkengasong JN, Zeh C.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Apr;51(4):1208-18.
- T-705 (favipiravir) induces lethal mutagenesis in influenza A H1N1 viruses in vitro
Baranovich T, Wong SS, Armstrong J, Marjuki H, Webby RJ, Webster RG, Govorkova EA.
J Virol. 2013 Apr;87(7):3741-51.
- An animal model of marginal iodine deficiency during development: the thyroid axis and neurodevelopmental outcome
Gilbert ME, Hedge JM, Valentin-Blasini L, Blount BC, Kannan K, Tietge J, Zoeller RT, Crofton KM, Jarrett JM, Fisher JW.
Toxicol Sci. 2013 Mar;132(1):177-95.
- Novel dual-mode immunomagnetic method for studying reactivation of nerve agent-inhibited butyrylcholinesterase
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Maternal and Child Health
- Health outcomes of HIV-exposed uninfected African infants
Kourtis AP, Wiener J, Kayira D, Chasela C, Ellington SR, Hyde L, Hosseinipour M, Van Der Horst C, Jamieson DJ.
AIDS. 2013 13 Mar;27(5):749-759.
- Epidemiology of obstetric-related ICU admissions in Maryland: 1999-2008
Wanderer JP, Leffert LR, Mhyre JM, Kuklina EV, Callaghan WM, Bateman BT.
Crit Care Med. 2013 May 2.
- High viral load and elevated angiogenic markers associated with increased risk of preeclampsia among women initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in pregnancy in the Mma Bana study, Botswana
Powis KM, McElrath TF, Hughes MD, Ogwu A, Souda S, Datwyler SA, von Widenfelt E, Moyo S, Nadas M, Makhema J, Machakaire E, Lockman S, Essex M, Shapiro RL.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Jan 22.
- The lipid accumulation product for the early prediction of gestational insulin resistance and glucose dysregulation
Brisson D, Perron P, Kahn HS, Gaudet D, Bouchard L.
J Womens Health. 2013 01 Apr;22(4):362-367.
- Current vision and future directions
Schoendorf KC.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2013 May;27(3):228.
- Health outcomes of HIV-exposed uninfected African infants
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Nutritional Sciences
- Suspected outbreak of riboflavin deficiency among populations reliant on food assistance: a case study of drought-stricken Karamoja, Uganda, 2009-2010
Nichols EK, Talley LE, Birungi N, McClelland A, Madraa E, Chandia AB, Nivet J, Flores-Ayala R, Serdula MK.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(5):e62976.
- Suspected outbreak of riboflavin deficiency among populations reliant on food assistance: a case study of drought-stricken Karamoja, Uganda, 2009-2010
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Simulation and evaluation of respirator faceseal leaks using computational fluid dynamics and infrared imaging
Lei Z, Yang J, Zhuang Z, Roberge R.
Ann Occup Hyg. 2013 May;57(4):493-506.
- Advancing workplace health protection and promotion for an aging workforce
Loeppke RR, Schill AL, Chosewood LC, Grosch JW, Allweiss P, Burton WN, Barnes-Farrell JL, Goetzel RZ, Heinen L, Hudson TW, Hymel P, Merchant J, Edington DW, Konicki DL, Larson PW.
J Occup Environ Med. 2013 May;55(5):500-506.
- Simulation and evaluation of respirator faceseal leaks using computational fluid dynamics and infrared imaging
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Parasitic Diseases
- Discourse on malaria elimination: where do forcibly displaced persons fit in these discussions?
Williams HA, Hering H, Spiegel P.
Malar J. 2013 ;12:121.
- Discourse on malaria elimination: where do forcibly displaced persons fit in these discussions?
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Program Evaluation
- Evaluation of a well-established task-shifting initiative: the lay counselor cadre in Botswana
Ledikwe JH, Kejelepula M, Maupo K, Sebetso S, Thekiso M, Smith M, Mbayi B, Houghton N, Thankane K, O'Malley G, Semo BW.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(4):e61601.
- Evaluation of a well-established task-shifting initiative: the lay counselor cadre in Botswana
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Public Health, General
- U.S. outpatient antibiotic prescribing, 2010
Hicks LA, Taylor TH, Hunkler RJ.
N Engl J Med. 2013 Apr 11;368(15):1461-2.
- U.S. outpatient antibiotic prescribing, 2010
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
- The Senior Connection: design and rationale of a randomized trial of peer companionship to reduce suicide risk in later life
Van Orden KA, Stone DM, Rowe J, McIntosh WL, Podgorski C, Conwell Y.
Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 May;35(1):117-26.
- The Senior Connection: design and rationale of a randomized trial of peer companionship to reduce suicide risk in later life
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Veterinary Medicine
- An investigation into the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, Bartonella spp., feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) in cats in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tiao N, Darrington C, Molla B, Saville WJ, Tilahun G, Kwok OC, Gebreyes WA, Lappin MR, Jones JL, Dubey JP.
Epidemiol Infect. 2013 May;141(5):1029-33.
- An investigation into the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, Bartonella spp., feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) in cats in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Public Health Articles Noted in the Media
Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.-
MMWR in the Media
- Emergence of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus causing severe human illness - China, February-April 2013
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 10;62(18):366-71.
- Self-reported increased confusion or memory loss and associated functional difficulties among adults aged >/=60 years - 21 states, 2011
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 10;62(18):347-50.
- State-specific prevalence of walking among adults with arthritis - United States, 2011
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 3;62(17):331-4.
- Testing for HCV infection: an update of guidance for clinicians and laboratorians
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 10;62(18):362-5.
- Vital signs: evaluation of hepatitis C virus infection testing and reporting - eight U.S. sites, 2005-2011
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 10;62(18):357-61.
- Emergence of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus causing severe human illness - China, February-April 2013
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Chronic Diseases and Conditions
- Sleep disruption among older men and risk of prostate cancer
Sigurdardottir LG, Valdimarsdottir UA, Mucci LA, Fall K, Rider JR, Schernhammer E, Czeisler CA, Launer L, Harris T, Stampfer MJ, Gudnason V, Lockley SW.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 May;22(5):872-9.
- Incidence of multiple sclerosis in multiple racial and ethnic groups
Langer-Gould A, Brara SM, Beaber BE, Zhang JL.
Neurology. 2013 May 7;80(19):1734-9.
- Sleep disruption among older men and risk of prostate cancer
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Environmental Health
- Individual daytime noise exposure during routine activities and heart rate variability in adults: a repeated measures study
Kraus U, Schneider A, Breitner S, Hampel R, Ruckerl R, Pitz M, Geruschkat U, Belcredi P, Radon K, Peters A.
Environ Health Perspect. 2013 May;121(5):607-12.
- Individual daytime noise exposure during routine activities and heart rate variability in adults: a repeated measures study
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Immune System Disorders
- Prevalence of allergic disease in foreign-born American children
Silverberg JI, Simpson EL, Durkin HG, Joks R.
JAMA Pediatrics. 2013 :1-7.
- Prevalence of allergic disease in foreign-born American children
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