Issue 6, February 11, 2014

1. Top Ten Articles of the Week
   Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.
   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions
     • Improving the weight of the nation by engaging the medical setting in obesity prevention and control
       Foltz JL, Belay B, Blackburn GL.
       J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:19-26.
       
   • Communicable Diseases
     • Cholera epidemic associated with consumption of unsafe drinking water and street-vended water - eastern Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2012
       Nguyen VD, Sreenivasan N, Lam E, Ayers T, Kargbo D, Dafae F, Jambai A, Alemu W, Kamara A, Islam MS, Stroika S, Bopp C, Quick R, Mintz ED, Brunkard JM.
       Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jan 27.
       
     • Real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay panel for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
       Lu X, Whitaker B, Sakthivel SK, Kamili S, Rose LE, Lowe L, Mohareb E, Elassal EM, Al-Sanouri T, Haddadin A, Erdman DD.
       J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jan;52(1):67-75.
       
   • Drug Safety
     • Fungal endophthalmitis associated with compounded products
       Mikosz CA, Smith RM, Kim M, Tyson C, Lee EH, Adams E, Straif-Bourgeois S, Sowadsky R, Arroyo S, Grant-Greene Y, Duran J, Vasquez Y, Robinson BF, Harris JR, Lockhart SR, Torok TJ, Mascola L, Park BJ.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;20(2):248-56.
       
   • Injury and Violence
     • Sustained high incidence of injuries from burns in a densely populated urban slum in Kenya: an emerging public health priority
       Wong JM, Nyachieo DO, Benzakri NA, Cosmas L, Ondari D, Yekta S, Montgomery JM, Williamson JM, Breiman RF.
       Burns. 2014 Jan 21.
       
   • Maternal and Child Health
     • Cytomegalovirus survival and transferability and the effectiveness of common hand-washing agents against cytomegalovirus on live human hands
       Stowell JD, Forlin-Passoni D, Radford K, Bate SL, Dollard SC, Bialek SR, Cannon MJ, Schmid DS.
       Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014 Jan;80(2):455-61.
       
     • Potential impact of DSM-5 criteria on autism spectrum disorder prevalence estimates
       Maenner MJ, Rice CE, Arneson CL, Cunniff C, Schieve LA, Carpenter LA, Van Naarden Braun K, Kirby RS, Bakian AV, Durkin MS.
       JAMA Psychiatry. 2014 Jan 22.
       
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     • Efficacy of face shields against cough aerosol droplets from a cough simulator
       Lindsley WG, Noti JD, Blachere FM, Szalajda JV, Beezhold DH.
       J Occup Environ Hyg. 2014 Jan 27.
       
   • Parasitic Diseases
     • Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) to define endpoints for lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration: a multicenter evaluation
       Chu BK, Deming M, Biritwum NK, Bougma WR, Dorkenoo AM, El-Setouhy M, Fischer PU, Gass K, Gonzalez de Pena M, Mercado-Hernandez L, Kyelem D, Lammie PJ, Flueckiger RM, Mwingira UJ, Noordin R, Offei Owusu I, Ottesen EA, Pavluck A, Pilotte N, Rao RU, Samarasekera D, Schmaedick MA, Settinayake S, Simonsen PE, Supali T, Taleo F, Torres M, Weil GJ, Won KY.
       PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Dec;7(12):e2584.
       
   • Reproductive Health
     • Comprehensive smoke-free policies: a tool for improving preconception health?
       Klein EG, Liu ST, Conrey EJ.
       Matern Child Health J. 2014 Jan;18(1):146-52.
       
   
   
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
     1. A cancer genetics toolkit improves access to genetic services through documentation and use of the family history by primary-care clinicians
        Scheuner MT, Hamilton AB, Peredo J, Sale TJ, Austin C, Gilman SC, Bowen MS, Goldzweig CL, Lee M, Mittman BS, Yano EM.
        Genet Med. 2014 Jan;16(1):60-9.
        
     2. Menstrual cycle changes in women with inflammatory bowel disease: a study from the Ocean State Crohn's and Colitis Area Registry
        Saha S, Zhao YQ, Shah SA, Esposti SD, Lidofsky S, Salih S, Bright R, Law M, Moniz H, Flowers N, Merrick M, Sands BE.
        Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2014 Jan 21.
        
     3. SLCO1B1 polymorphisms and statin-induced myopathy
        Stewart A.
        PLoS Curr. 2013 ;5.
        
     4. Findings and lessons learned from a multi-partner collaboration to increase cervical cancer prevention efforts in Bolivia
        Stormo AR, Espey D, Glenn J, Lara-Prieto E, Moreno A, Nunez F, Padilla H, Waxman A, Flowers L, Santos C, Soria M, Luciani S, Saraiya M.
        Rural Remote Health. 2013 Oct-Dec;13(4):2595.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     5. Chronic hepatitis E in an immunocompetent patient: a case report
        Grewal P, Kamili S, Motamed D.
        Hepatology. 2014 Jan;59(1):347-8.
        
     6. Genotypes and virulence characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104 strains from different origins and sources
        Miko A, Delannoy S, Fach P, Strockbine NA, Lindstedt BA, Mariani-Kurkdjian P, Reetz J, Beutin L.
        Int J Med Microbiol. 2013 Dec;303(8):410-21.
        
     7. Efficacy of oseltamivir treatment started within 5 days of symptom onset to reduce influenza illness duration and virus shedding in an urban setting in Bangladesh: a randomised placebo-controlled trial
        Fry AM, Goswami D, Nahar K, Sharmin AT, Rahman M, Gubareva L, Azim T, Bresee J, Luby SP, Brooks WA.
        Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;14(2):109-18.
        
     8. Genomic epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with reduced susceptibility to cefixime in the USA: a retrospective observational study
        Grad YH, Kirkcaldy RD, Trees D, Dordel J, Harris SR, Goldstein E, Weinstock H, Parkhill J, Hanage WP, Bentley S, Lipsitch M.
        Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Jan 21.
        
     9. Preventing and controlling influenza with available interventions
        Uyeki TM.
        N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 22.
        
     10. HIV and menopause: a systematic review of the effects of HIV infection on age at menopause and the effects of menopause on response to antiretroviral therapy
         Imai K, Sutton MY, Mdodo R, Del Rio C.
         Obstet Gynecol Int. 2013 ;2013:340309.
         
     11. Nasopharyngeal carriage and transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in American Indian households after a decade of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use
         Mosser JF, Grant LR, Millar EV, Weatherholtz RC, Jackson DM, Beall B, Craig MJ, Reid R, Santosham M, O'Brien KL.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 17;9(1):e79578.
         
     12. Antiretroviral therapy uptake among adult tuberculosis patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Nyanza Province, Kenya
         Muttai H, Laserson KF, Akello I, Nyabiage L, Gondi J, Mutegi J, Williamson J, Nakashima AK, Ackers ML.
         Public Health Action. 2013 ;3(4):286-293.
         
   • Community Health Services
     13. Successful integration of hepatitis C virus point-of-care tests into the Denver Metro Health Clinic
         Jewett A, Al-Tayyib AA, Ginnett L, Smith BD.
         AIDS Res Treat. 2013 ;2013:528904.
         
     14. A randomized controlled trial of a video module to increase U.S. poison center use by low-income parents
         Kelly NR, Harding JT, Fulton JE, Kozinetz CA.
         Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Jan;52(1):54-62.
         
     15. Emergency department visits and resulting hospitalizations by elderly nursing home residents, 2001 to 2008
         Hsiao C, Hing E.
         Res Aging. 2014 ;36(2):207-227.
         
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     16. The enduring mental health impact of mass violence: a community comparison study of Cambodian civilians living in Cambodia and Thailand
         Mollica RF, Brooks R, Tor S, Lopes-Cardozo B, Silove D.
         Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2014 Feb;60(1):6-20.
         
     17. Rapidly building global health security capacity - Uganda demonstration project, 2013
         Borchert JN, Tappero JW, Downing R, Shoemaker T, Behumbiize P, Aceng J, Makumbi I, Dahlke M, Jarrar B, Lozano B, Kasozi S, Austin M, Phillippe D, Watson ID, Evans TJ, Stotish T, Dowell SF, Iademarco MF, Ransom R, Balajee A, Becknell K, Beauvais D, Wuhib T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jan 31;63(4):73-6.
         
     18. Strengthening global health security capacity - Vietnam demonstration project, 2013
         Tran PD, Vu LN, Nguyen HT, Phan LT, Lowe W, McConnell MS, Iademarco MF, Partridge JM, Kile JC, Do T, Nadol PJ, Bui H, Vu D, Bond K, Nelson DB, Anderson L, Hunt KV, Smith N, Giannone P, Klena J, Beauvais D, Becknell K, Tappero JW, Dowell SF, Rzeszotarski P, Chu M, Kinkade C.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jan 31;63(4):77-80.
         
   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors
     19. Reemergence of Anopheles funestus as a vector of Plasmodium falciparum in western Kenya after long-term implementation of insecticide-treated bed nets
         McCann RS, Ochomo E, Bayoh MN, Vulule JM, Hamel MJ, Gimnig JE, Hawley WA, Walker ED.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jan 27.
         
     20. A tracking tool for long-lasting insecticidal (mosquito) net intervention following a 2011 national distribution in Benin
         Azondekon R, Gnanguenon V, Oke-Agbo F, Houevoessa S, Green M, Akogbeto M.
         Parasit Vectors. 2014 ;7(1):6.
         
     21. DNA barcoding for the identification of sand fly species (Diptera, psychodidae, phlebotominae) in Colombia
         Contreras Gutierrez MA, Vivero RJ, Velez ID, Porter CH, Uribe S.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 15;9(1):e85496.
         
   • Environmental Health
     22. Analysis of the effects of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides on serum lipid levels in residents of Anniston, Alabama
         Aminov Z, Haase RF, Pavuk M, Carpenter DO.
         Environ Health. 2013 ;12:108.
         
     23. Urinary Concentrations of 2,4-Dichlorophenol and 2,5-Dichlorophenol in the U.S. Population (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2010): Trends and Predictors
         Ye X, Wong LY, Zhou X, Calafat AM.
         Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jan 22.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     24. Exploring innovative ways to conduct coverage surveys for neglected tropical diseases in Malawi, Mali, and Uganda
         Woodhall DM, Mkwanda S, Dembele M, Lwanga H, Drexler N, Dubray C, Harris J, Worrell C, Mathieu E.
         Acta Trop. 2014 Jan 23.
         
     25. Risk of venous thromboembolism among hospitalizations of adults with selected autoimmune diseases
         Yusuf HR, Hooper WC, Beckman MG, Zhang QC, Tsai J, Ortel TL.
         J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2014 Jan 25.
         
     26. Kawasaki disease hospitalization rate among children younger than 5 years of age in California, 2003-2010
         Callinan LS, Holman RC, Vugia DJ, Schonberger LB, Belay ED.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan 24.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     27. Draft genome sequence of Mortierella alpina isolate CDC-B6842
         Etienne KA, Chibucos MC, Su Q, Orvis J, Daugherty S, Ott S, Sengamalay NA, Fraser CM, Lockhart SR, Bruno VM.
         Genome Announc. 2014 ;2(1).
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     28. Sexual risk taking and bullying among adolescents
         Holt MK, Matjasko JL, Espelage D, Reid G, Koenig B.
         Pediatrics. 2013 Dec;132(6):e1481-7.
         
   • Health Disparities
     29. Capsule Commentary on Davis et al., Improving mammography screening among the medically underserved
         Smith JL.
         J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Jan 24.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     30. Bloodstream infection prevention in ESRD: forging a pathway for success
         Patel PR, Kallen AJ.
         Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Feb;63(2):180-2.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     31. Influenza vaccine effectiveness in the 2011-2012 season: protection against each circulating virus and the effect of prior vaccination on estimates
         Ohmit SE, Thompson MG, Petrie JG, Thaker SN, Jackson ML, Belongia EA, Zimmerman RK, Gaglani M, Lamerato L, Spencer SM, Jackson L, Meece JK, Nowalk MP, Song J, Zervos M, Cheng PY, Rinaldo CR, Clipper L, Shay DK, Piedra P, Monto AS.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;58(3):319-27.
         
     32. Delay and refusal of human papillomavirus vaccine for girls, National Immunization Survey - Teen, 2010
         Dorell C, Yankey D, Jeyarajah J, Stokley S, Fisher A, Markowitz L, Smith PJ.
         Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Jan 24.
         
     33. CDC Grand Rounds: reducing the burden of HPV-associated cancer and disease
         Dunne EF, Markowitz LE, Saraiya M, Stokley S, Middleman A, Unger ER, Williams A, Iskander J.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jan 31;63(4):69-72.
         
     34. Notes from the field: rotavirus vaccine administration errors - United States, 2006-2013
         Hibbs BF, Miller ER, Shimabukuro T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jan 31;63(4):81.
         
     35. Vitamin E, vitamin A, and zinc status are not related to serologic response to influenza vaccine in older adults: an observational prospective cohort study
         Sundaram ME, Meydani SN, Vandermause M, Shay DK, Coleman LA.
         Nutr Res. 2014 Feb;34(2):149-54.
         
     36. Demographic, socio-economic and geographic determinants of seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in rural western Kenya, 2011
         Otieno NA, Nyawanda BO, Audi A, Emukule G, Lebo E, Bigogo G, Ochola R, Muthoka P, Widdowson MA, Shay DK, Burton DC, Breiman RF, Katz MA, Mott JA.
         Vaccine. 2014 Jan 22.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     37. Analytical method for total chromium and nickel in urine using an inductively coupled plasma-universal cell technology-mass spectrometer (ICP-UCT-MS) in kinetic energy discrimination (KED) mode
         Quarles CD, Jones D, Jarrett J, Shakirova G, Pan Y, Caldwell K, Jones R.
         J Anal At Spectrom. 2014 ;29(2):297-303.
         
     38. Development of a rectal sexually transmitted infection - HIV coinfection model utilizing Chlamydia trachomatis and SHIV
         Henning T, Butler K, Mitchell J, Ellis S, Deyounks F, Farshy C, Phillips C, Papp J, Patton D, Caldwell H, Sturdevant G, McNicholl J, Kersh E.
         J Med Primatol. 2014 Jan 25.
         
     39. LABEL: fast and accurate lineage assignment with assessment of H5N1 and H9N2 influenza A hemagglutinins
         Shepard SS, Davis CT, Bahl J, Rivailler P, York IA, Donis RO.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 23;9(1):e86921.
         
     40. Variability of the QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold In-Tube test using automated and manual methods
         Whitworth WC, Goodwin DJ, Racster L, West KB, Chuke SO, Daniels LJ, Campbell BH, Bohanon J, Jaffar AT, Drane W, Sjoberg PA, Mazurek GH.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 23;9(1):e86721.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     41. Multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) analysis to predict biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth
         Menon R, Bhat G, Saade GR, Spratt H.
         Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2014 Jan 27.
         
     42. Maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes associated with measles during pregnancy: Namibia, 2009-2010
         Ogbuanu IU, Zeko S, Chu SY, Muroua C, Gerber S, De Wee R, Kretsinger K, Wannemuehler K, Gerndt K, Allies M, Sandhu HS, Goodson JL.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jan 22.
         
     43. Bisphenol A concentrations in maternal breast milk and infant urine
         Mendonca K, Hauser R, Calafat AM, Arbuckle TE, Duty SM.
         Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2014 Jan;87(1):13-20.
         
     44. Commentary: mediation and moderation analyses: a novel approach to exploring the complex pathways between maternal medical conditions, preterm birth and associated newborn morbidity risk
         Shapiro-Mendoza CK.
         Int J Epidemiol. 2014 Jan 24.
         
     45. Correlates of syphilis seropositivity and risk for syphilis-associated adverse pregnancy outcomes among women attending antenatal care clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
         Taylor MM, Ebrahim S, Abiola N, Kinkodi DK, Mpingulu M, Kabuayi JP, Ekofo F, Newman DR, Peterman TA, Kamb ML, Sidibe K.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2014 Jan 22.
         
     46. Relationship between use of labor pain medications and delayed onset of lactation
         Lind JN, Perrine CG, Li R.
         J Hum Lact. 2014 Jan 22.
         
     47. Surveillance of physician-diagnosed skin and soft tissue infections consistent with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among Nebraska high school athletes, 2008-2012
         Buss BF, Connolly S.
         J Sch Nurs. 2014 Feb;30(1):42-8.
         
     48. School programs and characteristics and their influence on student BMI: findings from Healthy Passages
         Richmond TK, Elliott MN, Franzini L, Kawachi I, Caughy MO, Gilliland MJ, Walls CE, Franklin FA, Lowry R, Banspach SW, Schuster MA.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 13;9(1):e83254.
         
   • Nutritional Sciences
     49. Data needs for B-24 and beyond: NHANES data relevant for nutrition surveillance of infants and young children
         Ahluwalia N, Herrick K, Paulose-Ram R, Johnson C.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jan 22.
         
     50. Caregiver and adolescent responses to food and beverage marketing exposures through an online survey
         Kumar G, Zytnick D, Onufrak S, Harris JL, Wethington H, Kingsley B, Park S.
         Child Obes. 2014 Jan 22.
         
     51. The prevalence of low serum vitamin B-12 status in the absence of anemia or macrocytosis did not increase among older U.S. adults after mandatory folic acid fortification
         Qi YP, Do AN, Hamner HC, Pfeiffer CM, Berry RJ.
         J Nutr. 2014 Feb;144(2):170-6.
         
     52. From menu to mouth: opportunities for sodium reduction in restaurants
         Levings JL, Gunn JP.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 ;11:E13.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     53. Coronary artery disease and cancer mortality in a cohort of workers exposed to vinyl chloride, carbon disulfide, rotating shift work, and o-toluidine at a chemical manufacturing plant
         Carreon T, Hein MJ, Hanley KW, Viet SM, Ruder AM.
         Am J Ind Med. 2014 Jan 24.
         
     54. Cleaning of filtering facepiece respirators contaminated with mucin and Staphylococcus aureus
         Heimbuch BK, Kinney K, Lumley AE, Harnish DA, Bergman M, Wander JD.
         Am J Infect Control. 2014 Jan 23.
         
     55. Dissolution of the metal sensitizers Ni, Be, Cr in artificial sweat to improve estimates of dermal bioaccessibility
         Stefaniak AB, Duling MG, Geer L, Virji MA.
         Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2014 Jan 29;16(2):341-51.
         
     56. Factors associated with heat strain among workers at an aluminum smelter in Texas
         Dang BN, Dowell CH.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jan 22.
         
     57. Fitting characteristics of N95 filtering-facepiece respirators used widely in China
         Yu Y, Jiang L, Zhuang Z, Liu Y, Wang X, Liu J, Yang M, Chen W.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 21;9(1):e85299.
         
     58. Workshop report: strategies for setting occupational exposure limits for engineered nanomaterials
         Gordon SC, Butala JH, Carter JM, Elder A, Gordon T, Gray G, Sayre PG, Schulte PA, Tsai CS, West J.
         Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2014 Jan 23.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     59. Serologic survey for exposure following fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection
         Jackson BR, Kucerova Z, Roy SL, Aguirre G, Weiss J, Sriram R, Yoder J, Foelber R, Baty S, Derado G, Stramer SL, Winkelman V, Visvesvara GS.
         Parasitol Res. 2014 Jan 24.
         
     60. De novo assembly of a field isolate genome reveals novel Plasmodium vivax erythrocyte invasion genes
         Hester J, Chan ER, Menard D, Mercereau-Puijalon O, Barnwell J, Zimmerman PA, Serre D.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Dec;7(12):e2569.
         
     61. How patients take malaria treatment: a systematic review of the literature on adherence to antimalarial drugs
         Bruxvoort K, Goodman C, Kachur SP, Schellenberg D.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 20;9(1):e84555.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     62. Weight of the nation - moving forward, reversing the trend: editorial note
         Hunter AS.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:5-7.
         
     63. Preventing obesity through schools
         Nihiser A, Merlo C, Lee S.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:27-34.
         
     64. Obesity prevention in the early care and education setting: successful initiatives across a spectrum of opportunities
         Reynolds MA, Jackson Cotwright C, Polhamus B, Gertel-Rosenberg A, Chang D.
         J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Dec;41 Suppl 2:8-18.
         
   • Veterinary Medicine
     65. Natural infection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in an imported pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina) and management of the exposed colony
         Johnson CH, Skinner BL, Dietz SM, Blaney D, Engel RM, Lathrop GW, Hoffmaster AR, Gee JE, Elrod MG, Powell N, Walke H.
         Comp Med. 2013 ;63(6):528-35.
         
   • Zoonoses
     66. Meteorological influences on the seasonality of Lyme disease in the United States
         Moore SM, Eisen RJ, Monaghan A, Mead P.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Jan 27.
         
     67. Variability in seroprevalence of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies and associated factors in a Colorado population of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
         O'Shea TJ, Bowen RA, Stanley TR, Shankar V, Rupprecht CE.
         PLoS One. 2014 Jan 22;9(1):e86261.
         
     68. Protection of non-human primates against rabies with an adenovirus recombinant vaccine
         Xiang ZQ, Greenberg L, Ertl HC, Rupprecht CE.
         Virology. 2014 February;450-451:243-249.
         
   
   

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