Issue 40, November 18, 2013
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 Drug Safety – Antibiotic Resistance, in conjunction with CDC Public Health Grand Rounds and Get Smart About Antibiotics Week)
- Public health articles noted in the media
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Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).-
Drug Safety - Antibiotic Resistance
- Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States
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- Antimicrobial stewardship
Fishman N.
Am J Infect Control. 2006 Jun;34(5 Suppl 1):S55-63; discussion S64-73.
- Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship
Dellit TH, Owens RC, McGowan JE, Gerding DN, Weinstein RA, Burke JP, Huskins WC, et al.
Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jan 15;44(2):159-77.
- Implementing a strategy for monitoring inpatient antimicrobial use among hospitals in the United States
Fridkin SK, Srinivasan A.
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Oct 25.
- Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care
Arnold SR, Straus SE.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 (4):CD003539.
- Policy statement on antimicrobial stewardship by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
Fishman N.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Apr;33(4):322-7.
- Antibiotic prescribing for adults in ambulatory care in the USA, 2007-09
Shapiro DJ, Hicks LA, Pavia AT, Hersh AL.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Jul 25.
- A national evaluation of antibiotic expenditures by healthcare setting in the United States, 2009
Suda KJ, Hicks LA, Roberts RM, Hunkler RJ, Danziger LH.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Mar;68(3):715-8.
- U.S. outpatient antibiotic prescribing, 2010
Hicks LA, Taylor TH, Hunkler RJ.
N Engl J Med. 2013 Apr 11;368(15):1461-2.
- Principles of judicious antibiotic prescribing for bacterial upper respiratory tract infections in pediatrics
Hersh AL, Jackson M, Hicks LA.
Pediatrics. 2013 Nov 18;132:1146-54.
- Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States
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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
- Women's intentions to receive cervical cancer screening with primary human papillomavirus testing
Ogilvie GS, Smith LW, van Niekerk DJ, Khurshed F, Krajden M, Saraiya M, Goel V, et al.
Int J Cancer. 2013 Dec 15;133(12):2934-43.
- Physician visits and preventive care among Asian American and Pacific Islander long-term survivors of colorectal cancer, USA, 1996-2006
Steele CB, Townsend JS, Tai E, Thomas CC.
J Cancer Surviv. 2013 Nov 5.
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing cancer survivorship care plans
Dulko D, Pace CM, Dittus KL, Sprague BL, Pollack LA, Hawkins NA, Geller BM.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2013 Nov 1;40(6):575-80.
- Women's intentions to receive cervical cancer screening with primary human papillomavirus testing
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Communicable Diseases
- Effectiveness of structural-level needle/syringe programs to reduce HCV and HIV infection among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
Abdul-Quader AS, Feelemyer J, Modi S, Stein ES, Briceno A, Semaan S, Horvath T, et al.
AIDS Behav. 2013 Nov;17(9):2878-92.
- The challenge of promoting interventions to prevent disease in impoverished populations in rural western Kenya
Schilling K, Person B, Faith SH, Otieno R, Quick R.
Am J Public Health. 2013 Dec;103(12):2131-5.
- Ongoing surveillance for lymphatic filariasis in Togo: assessment of alternatives and nationwide reassessment of transmission status
Budge PJ, Dorkenoo AM, Sodahlon YK, Fasuyi OB, Mathieu E.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Nov 4.
- Influenza surveillance in Russia based on epidemiological and laboratory data for the period from 2005 to 2012
Anna S, Burtseva E, Eropkin M, Karpova L, Zarubaev V, Smorodintseva E, Konovalova N, et al.
American Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013 04 Sep;9(3):77-93.
- Hepatitis A virus: host interactions, molecular epidemiology and evolution
Vaughan G, Goncalves Rossi LM, Forbi JC, de Paula VS, Purdy MA, Xia G, Khudyakov YE.
Infect Genet Evol. 2013 Nov 5.
- Cost-effectiveness of a 12-dose regimen for treating latent tuberculous infection in the United States
Shepardson D, Marks SM, Chesson H, Kerrigan A, Holland DP, Scott N, Tian X, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Dec;17(12):1531-7.
- Unplanned pregnancies among HIV-infected women in care -- United States
Sutton MY, Patel R, Frazier EL.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Nov 1.
- Prevalence of sequence types among clinical and environmental isolates of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in the United States (1982-2012)
Kozak-Muiznieks NA, Lucas CE, Brown E, Pondo T, Taylor TH, Frace M, Miskowski D, et al.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Nov 6.
- Simultaneous detection of major drug resistance mutations in the protease and reverse transcriptase genes for HIV-1 subtype C by use of a multiplex allele-specific assay
Zhang G, Cai F, Zhou Z, Devos J, Wagar N, Diallo K, Zulu I, et al.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Nov;51(11):3666-74.
- Evaluation of a rapid cholera response activity--Nyanza Province, Kenya, 2008
Date K, Person B, Nygren B, Were V, Kola S, Ayers T, Quick R.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;208 Suppl 1:S62-8.
- A national cholera epidemic with high case fatality rates--Kenya 2009
Loharikar A, Briere E, Ope M, Langat D, Njeru I, Gathigi L, Makayotto L, et al.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;208 Suppl 1:S69-77.
- Spread of Pacific Northwest Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain
Martinez-Urtaza J, Baker-Austin C, Jones JL, Newton AE, Gonzalez-Aviles GD, DePaola A.
N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 17;369(16):1573-4.
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) illness in Florida, 2009-2010: a population-based cohort study
Doyle TJ, Goodin K, Hamilton JJ.
PLoS One. 2013 ;8(10):e79040.
- Effectiveness of structural-level needle/syringe programs to reduce HCV and HIV infection among people who inject drugs: a systematic review
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Community Health Services
- Components associated with home visiting program outcomes: a meta-analysis
Filene JH, Kaminski JW, Valle LA, Cachat P.
Pediatrics. 2013 Nov;132 Suppl 2:S100-9.
- Components associated with home visiting program outcomes: a meta-analysis
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Epidemiology and Surveillance
- An enhanced throughput method for quantification of sulfur mustard adducts to human serum albumin via isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry
Andacht TM, Pantazides BG, Crow BS, Fidder A, Noort D, Thomas JD, Blake TA, et al.
J Anal Toxicol. 2013 Nov 7.
- An examination of the handheld adapter approach for measuring hand-transmitted vibration exposure
Xu X, Dong R, Welcome D, Warren C, McDowell T.
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation. 2014 ;47(1):64-77.
- An enhanced throughput method for quantification of sulfur mustard adducts to human serum albumin via isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry
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Genetics and Genomics
- Standard enrichment methods for targeted next-generation sequencing in high-repeat genomic regions
Mueller PW, Lyons J, Kerr G, Haase CP, Isett RB.
Genet Med. 2013 Nov;15(11):910-1.
- Standard enrichment methods for targeted next-generation sequencing in high-repeat genomic regions
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Health Communication and Education
- Philosophical Foundations of Health Education
Olson SJ.
Health Promot Pract. 2013 Nov;14(6):805-8.
- Philosophical Foundations of Health Education
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Healthcare Associated Infections
- Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events
Magill SS, Klompas M, Balk R, Burns SM, Deutschman CS, Diekema D, Fridkin S, et al.
Am J Crit Care. 2013 Nov;22(6):469-73.
- Healthcare-associated infections studies project: an American Journal of Infection Control and National Healthcare Safety Network data quality collaboration-ventilator-associated event 1, 2013
Allen-Bridson K, Gross C, Hebden JN, Morrell GC, Wright MO, Horan T.
Am J Infect Control. 2013 Nov;41(11):1085-6.
- Developing a new national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary
Magill SS, Klompas M, Balk R, Burns SM, Deutschman CS, Diekema D, Fridkin S, et al.
Am J Infect Control. 2013 Nov;41(11):1096-9.
- Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary
Magill SS, Klompas M, Balk R, Burns SM, Deutschman CS, Diekema D, Fridkin S, et al.
Respir Care. 2013 Nov;58(11):1985-9.
- Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events
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Healthcare Economics
- Disability, health, and multiple chronic conditions among people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, 2005-2010
Fox MH, Reichard A.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E157.
- Disability, health, and multiple chronic conditions among people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, 2005-2010
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Immunity and Immunization
- Molecular resistance mechanisms of macrolide-resistant invasive streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Alaska, 1986 to 2010
Rudolph K, Bulkow L, Bruce M, Zulz T, Reasonover A, Harker-Jones M, Hurlburt D, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Nov;57(11):5415-22.
- Molecular resistance mechanisms of macrolide-resistant invasive streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Alaska, 1986 to 2010
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Injury and Violence
- Expanding resource theory and feminist-informed theory to explain intimate partner violence perpetration by court-ordered men
Basile KC, Hall JE, Walters ML.
Violence Against Women. 2013 Jul;19(7):848-80.
- Expanding resource theory and feminist-informed theory to explain intimate partner violence perpetration by court-ordered men
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Maternal and Child Health
- Blood mercury concentrations in pregnant and non-pregnant women in the United States; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006
Razzaghi H, Tinker SC, Crider K.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov 1.
- Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in northern Puerto Rico: distribution, temporal variability, and predictors
Cantonwine DE, Cordero JF, Rivera-Gonzalez LO, Anzalota Del Toro LV, Ferguson KK, Mukherjee B, Calafat AM, et al.
Environ Int. 2013 Oct 23;62C:1-11.
- Serum biomarkers of polyfluoroalkyl compound exposure in young girls in greater Cincinnati and the San Francisco Bay area, USA
Pinney SM, Biro FM, Windham GC, Herrick RL, Yaghjyan L, Calafat AM, Succop P, et al.
Environ Pollut. 2013 Oct 1;184C:327-334.
- Massive blood transfusion during hospitalization for delivery in New York State, 1998-2007
Mhyre JM, Shilkrut A, Kuklina EV, Callaghan WM, Creanga AA, Kaminsky S, Bateman BT.
Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov 6.
- Safety of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 live attenuated monovalent vaccine in pregnant women
Moro PL, Museru OI, Broder K, Cragan J, Zheteyeva Y, Tepper N, Revzina N, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov 6.
- Seroprevalence of measles and rubella antibodies in pregnant women Haiti, 2012
Fitter DL, Anselme R, Paluku G, Rey G, Flannery B, Tohme RA, Marston BJ, et al.
Vaccine. 2013 Nov 1.
- Blood mercury concentrations in pregnant and non-pregnant women in the United States; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006
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Nutritional Sciences
- Comparing methods for assessing beverage intake among high school students
O'Malley Olsen E, Eaton DK, Park S, Brener ND, Blanck HM.
Am J Health Behav. 2014 Jan;38(1):114-23.
- Comparing methods for assessing beverage intake among high school students
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Occupational Safety and Health
- Use of and occupational exposure to indium in the United States
Hines CJ, Roberts JL, Andrews RN, Jackson MV, Deddens JA.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 Dec;10(12):723-33.
- A multi-cyclone sampling array for the collection of size-segregated occupational aerosols
Mischler SE, Cauda EG, Di Giuseppe M, Ortiz LA.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 Dec;10(12):685-93.
- Evaluation of a wearable monitor for measuring real-time diesel particulate matter concentrations in several underground mines
Noll JD, Janisko S.
J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 Dec;10(12):716-22.
- Use of and occupational exposure to indium in the United States
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Physical Activity
- Comparison of accelerometer cut points to estimate physical activity in US adults
Watson KB, Carlson SA, Carroll DD, Fulton JE.
J Sports Sci. 2013 Nov 5.
- Comparison of accelerometer cut points to estimate physical activity in US adults
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Program Evaluation
- NHAMCS: does it hold up to scrutiny?
McCaig LF, Burt CW, Schappert SM, Albert M, Uddin S, Brown C, Madans J.
Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Nov;62(5):549-51.
- NHAMCS: does it hold up to scrutiny?
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Substance Use and Abuse
- Prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Floyd RL, Weber MK, Denny C, O'Connor MJ.
Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2009 ;15(3):193-9.
- Strategies to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies
Floyd RL, Ebrahim S, Tsai J, O'Connor M, Sokol R.
Matern Child Health J. 2013 Nov;17(9):1735.
- Trends in cigarette smoking rates and quit attempts among adults with and without diagnosed diabetes, United States, 2001-2010
Fan AZ, Rock V, Zhang X, Li Y, Elam-Evans L, Balluz L.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 ;10:E160.
- Prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
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Veterinary Medicine
- Effects of homologous and heterologous immunization on the reservoir competence of domestic dogs for Rickettsia conorii (israelensis)
Levin ML, Zemtsova GE, Montgomery M, Killmaster LF.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2013 Nov 4.
- Effects of homologous and heterologous immunization on the reservoir competence of domestic dogs for Rickettsia conorii (israelensis)
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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
- Notes from the field: late vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infants whose parents declined vitamin K prophylaxis - Tennessee, 2013
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 November 15;62(45):901-902.
- Tobacco product use among middle and high school students - United States, 2011 and 2012
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Nov 15;62(45):893-897.
- Notes from the field: late vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infants whose parents declined vitamin K prophylaxis - Tennessee, 2013
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Environmental Health
- High urinary tungsten concentration is associated with stroke in the national health and nutrition examination survey 1999-2010
Tyrrell J, Galloway T, Abo-Zaid G, Melzer D, Depledge M, Osborne N.
PLoS One. 2013 .
- High urinary tungsten concentration is associated with stroke in the national health and nutrition examination survey 1999-2010
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Maternal and Child Health
- Changes in children's sleep duration on food intake, weight, and leptin
Hart CN, Carskadon MA, Considine RV, Fava JL, Lawton J, Raynor HA, Jelalian E, Owens J, Wing R.
Pediatrics. 2013 Nov 4.
- Changes in children's sleep duration on food intake, weight, and leptin
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