Issue 41, November 25, 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 HIV/AIDS, in conjunction with CDC Vital Signs)
• Public health articles noted in the media

1. 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).

   • Communicable Diseases - HIV/AIDS

     1. *The global HIV epidemics in MSM: time to act
        Beyrer C, Sullivan P, Sanchez J, Baral SD, Collins C, Wirtz AL, Altman D, et al..
        AIDS. 2013 Aug 6.
        
     2. *The future of HIV prevention in the United States
        Mermin J, Fenton KA.
        JAMA. 2012 Jul 25;308(4):347-8.
        
     3. HIV transmission rates from persons living with HIV who are aware and unaware of their infection
        Hall HI, Holtgrave DR, Maulsby C.
        AIDS. 2012 Apr 24;26(7):893-6.
        
     4. Trends in HIV prevalence and HIV testing among young MSM: five United States cities, 1994-2011
        Oster AM, Johnson CH, Le BC, Balaji AB, Finlayson TJ, Lansky A, Mermin J, et al..
        AIDS Behav. 2013 Aug 17.
        
     5. Engagement in HIV care among HIV-positive men who have sex with men from 21 cities in the United States
        Paz-Bailey G, Pham H, Oster AM, Lansky A, Bingham T, Wiegand RE, Dinenno E, et al..
        AIDS Behav. 2013 Sep 13.
        
     6. Sexual risk behaviour of men who have sex with men: emerging patterns and new challenges
        Hart GJ, Elford J.
        Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2010 Feb;23(1):39-44.
        
     7. Successes and challenges of HIV prevention in men who have sex with men
        Sullivan PS, Carballo-Dieguez A, Coates T, Goodreau SM, McGowan I, Sanders EJ, Smith A, et al..
        Lancet. 2012 Jul 28;380(9839):388-99.
        
     8. HIV testing among men who have sex with men--21 cities, United States, 2008
        Oster A.M., Miles I, Binh CL, DiNenno E, Wiegand R, Heffelfinger J, Wolitski R..
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Jun 3;60(21):694-9.
        
     9. HIV infection and testing among Latino men who have sex with men in the United States: the role of location of birth and other social determinants
        Oster AM, Russell K, Wiegand RE, Valverde E, Forrest DW, Cribbin M, Le BC, Paz-Bailey G.
        PLoS One. 2013 ;8(9):e73779.
        
     10. HIV infection and awareness among men who have sex with men-20 cities, United States, 2008 and 2011
         Wejnert C, Le B, Rose CE, Oster AM, Smith AJ, Zhu J.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(10):e76878.
         
   
   

2. 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

     11. Lost productivity and burden of illness in cancer survivors with and without other chronic conditions
         Dowling EC, Chawla N, Forsythe LP, de Moor J, McNeel T, Rozjabek HM, Ekwueme DU, et al.
         Cancer. 2013 Sep 15;119(18):3393-401.
         
     12. Abdominal adiposity and caregiver recall of healthcare provider identification of child overweight in the United States, 2001-2010
         Rossen LM, Tarasenko YN, Branum AM, Simon AE, Schoendorf KC.
         Child Obes. 2013 Oct;9(5):418-26.
         
     13. Management of neurosurgical instruments and patients exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
         Belay ED, Blase J, M. Sehulster L, A. Maddox R, B. Schonberger L.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;34(12):1272-80.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     14. Evaluation of an external quality assessment program for HIV testing in Haiti, 2006-2011
         Louis FJ, Anselme R, Ndongmo C, Buteau J, Boncy J, Dahourou G, Vertefeuille J, et al.
         Am J Clin Pathol. 2013 Dec;140(6 GH):867-71.
         
     15. Comparison of the catalytic properties of the botulinum neurotoxin subtypes A1 and A5
         Wang D, Krilich J, Pellett S, Baudys J, Tepp WH, Barr JR, Johnson EA, et al.
         Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Oct 2;1834(12):2722-2728.
         
     16. Assessment for possible healthcare-associated transmission of a new variant influenza virus-Pennsylvania, August 2011
         Greenbaum AH, Wong K, Nguyen D, Smith E, Torso L, Chen G, Wise M, et al.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;34(12):1306-9.
         
     17. Cluster of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in Illinois in 2012
         Tsai V, Pritzker BB, Diaz MH, Winchell JM, Hicks LA, Petrone B, Benitez A, et al.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Nov;51(11):3889-92.
         
     18. Structural analysis of the hemagglutinin from the recent 2013 H7N9 influenza virus
         Yang H, Carney PJ, Chang JC, Villanueva JM, Stevens J.
         J Virol. 2013 Nov;87(22):12433-46.
         
     19. Do men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States understand that HIV serodiscordance is possible?
         Wagenaar BH, Grabbe KL, Stephenson R, Khosropour CM, Sullivan PS.
         Open AIDS J. 2013 ;7:14-6.
         
     20. Cryptococcus gattii in the United States: genotypic diversity of human and veterinary isolates
         Lockhart SR, Iqbal N, Harris JR, Grossman NT, DeBess E, Wohrle R, Marsden-Haug N, et al.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(9):e74737.
         
     21. Expression of non-structural-1A binding protein in lung epithelial cells is modulated by miRNA-548an on exposure to influenza A virus
         Othumpangat S, Noti JD, Blachere FM, Beezhold DH.
         Virology. 2013 Dec;447(1-2):84-94.
         

   • Community Health Services

     22. Incidence and pathogen distribution of healthcare-associated infections in pilot hospitals in Egypt
         See I, Lessa FC, Elata OA, Hafez S, Samy K, El-Kholy A, El Anani MG, et al.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;34(12 GH):1281-8.
         
     23. Predictors of protective behaviors among American travelers to the 2009 Hajj
         Balaban V, Stauffer W, Hammad A, Afgarshe M, Abd-Alla M, Ahmed Q, Memish Z, et al.
         J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2013 Dec;3(4 GH):187-96.
         
     24. Formation and function of acute stroke-ready hospitals within a stroke system of care recommendations from the Brain Attack Coalition
         Alberts MJ, Wechsler LR, Jensen ME, Latchaw RE, Crocco TJ, George MG, Baranski J, Bass RR, et al.
         Stroke. 2013 Nov 12.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     25. A simulation study of relative efficiency and bias in the nested case control study design
         Bertke S, Hein M, Schubauer-Berigan M, Deddens J.
         Epidemiol Method. 2013 :1-9.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     26. Template protocol for clinical trials investigating vaccines-focus on safety elements
         Bonhoeffer J, Imoukhuede EB, Aldrovandi G, Bachtiar NS, Chan ES, Chang S, Chen RT, et al.
         Vaccine. 2013 Nov 12;31(47):5602-20.
         
     27. Safety and immunogenicity of inactivated poliovirus vaccine based on Sabin strains with and without aluminum hydroxide: A phase I trial in healthy adults
         Verdijk P, Rots NY, van Oijen MG, Oberste MS, Boog CJ, Okayasu H, Sutter RW, et al.
         Vaccine. 2013 Nov 12;31(47):5531-6.
         
     28. Genetic variants within the MHC region are associated with immune responsiveness to childhood vaccinations
         Yucesoy B, Talzhanov Y, Johnson VJ, Wilson NW, Biagini RE, Wang W, Frye B, Weissman DN, Germolec DR, Luster MI, Barmada MM.
         Vaccine. 2013 Nov 4;31(46):5381-91.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     29. Surveillance of road crash injuries in Cambodia: an evaluation of the Cambodia Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS)
         Parker EM, Ear C, Roehler DR, Sann S, Sem P, Ballesteros MF.
         Traffic Inj Prev. 2013 Nov 12 GH.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     30. Characterization of a vortex shaking method for aerosolizing fibers
         Ku BK, Deye G, Turkevich LA.
         Aerosol Sci Technol. 2013 2013/12/01:1293-1301.
         
     31. Properties that influence the specific surface areas of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers
         Birch ME, Ruda-Eberenz TA, Chai M, Andrews R, Hatfield RL.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2013 Nov;57(9):1148-66.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     32. Incidence, risk factors, and temporal trends in severe postpartum hemorrhage
         Kramer MS, Berg C, Abenhaim H, Dahhou M, Rouleau J, Mehrabadi A, Joseph KS.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov;209(5):449 e1-7.
         
     33. Characterizing risk factors for pediatric lamp oil product exposures
         Sheikh S, Chang A, Kieszak S, Law R, Bennett HK, Ernst E, Bond GR, et al.
         Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2013 Nov;51(9):871-8.
         
     34. Prenatal diagnosis of non-syndromic congenital heart defects
         Ailes EC, Gilboa SM, Riehle-Colarusso T, Johnson CY, Hobbs CA, Correa A, Honein MA.
         Prenat Diagn. 2013 Nov 13.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     35. Retrospective assessment of exposure to chemicals for a microelectronics and business machine manufacturing facility
         Fleming DA, Woskie SR, Jones JH, Silver SR, Luo L, Bertke SJ.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 Nov 13.
         
     36. Personal breathing zone exposures among hot-mix asphalt paving workers; preliminary analysis for trends and analysis of work practices that resulted in the highest exposure concentrations
         Osborn LV, Snawder JE, Kriech AJ, Cavallari JM, McClean MD, Herrick RF, Blackburn GR, Olsen LD.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013 Dec;10(12):663-73.
         
     37. Carbon nanotube dosimetry: from workplace exposure assessment to inhalation toxicology
         Erdely A, Dahm M, Chen BT, Zeidler-Erdely PC, Fernback JE, Birch ME, Evans DE, Kashon ML, Deddens JA, Hulderman T, Bilgesu SA, Battelli L, Schwegler-Berry D, Leonard HD, McKinney W, Frazer DG, Antonini JM, Porter DW, Castranova V, Schubauer-Berigan MK.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2013 Oct 21;10(1):53.
         
     38. Occupational and genetic risk factors for osteoarthritis: a review
         Yucesoy B, Charles LE, Baker B, Burchfiel CM.
         Work. 2013 .
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management

     39. The Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness initiative: an innovative model to advance public health preparedness and response
         Sobelson R, Young A, Marcus L, Dorn B, Neslund V, McNulty E.
         Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. 2013 ;11(4).
         

   • Sciences, General

     40. Novel fastidious, partially acid-fast, anaerobic gram-positive bacillus associated with abscess formation and recovered from multiple medical centers
         Harrington SM, Bell M, Bernard K, Lagace-Wiens P, Schuetz AN, Hartman B, McQuiston JR, et al.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Nov;51(11):3903-7.
         
     41. Diffusion along the splitting/commitment probability reaction coordinate
         Berezhkovskii AM, Szabo A.
         J Phys Chem B. 2013 Oct 24;117(42):13115-9.
         

   • Zoonoses

     42. Mapping monkeypox transmission risk through time and space in the Congo basin
         Nakazawa Y, Lash RR, Carroll DS, Damon IK, Karem KL, Reynolds MG, Osorio JE, et al.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(9 GH):e74816.
         
     43. Hemi-nested PCR and RFLP methodologies for identifying blood meals of the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans
         Roellig DM, Gomez-Puerta LA, Mead DG, Pinto J, Ancca-Juarez J, Calderon M, Bern C, et al.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(9):e74713.
         
   
   

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   
   Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.

   • MMWR in the Media

     44. Outbreaks of human metapneumovirus in two skilled nursing facilities - West Virginia and Idaho, 2011-2012
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Nov 22;62(46):909-913.
         
     45. Introduction : CDC Health Disparities and Inequalitites Report - United States, 2013
         Meyer P, Yoon P, Kaufmann R.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Nov 22;62(03):3-5.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     46. Unexpected benefits of immunization: Rotavirus vaccines reduce childhood seizures
         Weinberg G.
         Clin Inf Dis. 2013 .
         
   
   

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