CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue 20, May 17, 2016

Each Tuesday, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge, selected science clips will be posted here for the public health community. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.

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).

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Stroke

     1. Trends in stroke hospitalizations and associated risk factors among children and young adults, 1995-2008
        George MG, Tong X, Kuklina EV, Labarthe DR.
        Ann Neurol. 2011 Nov;70(5):713-21.
        
     2. Recommendations for the establishment of stroke systems of care: Recommendations from the American Stroke Association's Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems
        Schwamm LH, Pancioli A, Acker JE, Goldstein LB, Zorowitz RD, Shephard TJ, Moyer P, Gorman M, Johnston SC, Duncan PW, Gorelick P, Frank J, Stranne SK, Smith R, Federspiel W, Horton KB, Magnis E, Adams RJ.
        Circulation. 2005 Mar 1;111(8):1078-91.
        
     3. Epidemiology and prevention of stroke: A worldwide perspective
        Kuklina EV, Tong X, George MG, Bansil P.
        Expert Rev Neurother. 2012 Feb;12(2):199-208.
        
     4. Stroke and cognitive decline
        Gorelick PB, Nyenhuis D.
        JAMA. 2015 Jul 7;314(1):29-30.
        
     5. Blood pressure and the prevention of cognitive impairment
        Gorelick PB.
        JAMA Neurol. 2014 Oct;71(10):1211-3.
        
     6. Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990-2010: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
        Feigin VL, Forouzanfar MH, Krishnamurthi R, Mensah GA, Connor M, Bennett DA, Moran AE, Sacco RL, Anderson L, Truelsen T, O'Donnell M, Venketasubramanian N, Barker-Collo S, Lawes CM, Wang W, Shinohara Y, Witt E, Ezzati M, Naghavi M, Murray C.
        Lancet. 2014 Jan 18;383(9913):245-54.
        
     7. Vital signs: Avoidable deaths from heart disease, stroke, and hypertensive disease - United States, 2001-2010
        Schieb , Greer SA, Ritchey D, George MG, Casper ML.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Sep 6;62(35):721-7.
        
     8. The role of public health in promoting quality improvement in care for stroke and heart disease
        George MG, Matters MD, McGruder HF, Valderrama AL, Xie J.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Apr;5(2):A62.
        
     9. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
        Bushnell C, McCullough LD, Awad IA, Chireau MV, Fedder WN, Furie KL, Howard VJ, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Pina IL, Reeves MJ, Rexrode KM, Saposnik G, Singh V, Towfighi A, Vaccarino V, Walters MR.
        Stroke. 2014 May;45(5):1545-88.
        
     10. Factors influencing the decline in stroke mortality: A statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
         Lackland DT, Roccella EJ, Deutsch AF, Fornage M, George MG, Howard G, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Schwamm LH, Smith EE, Towfighi A.
         Stroke. 2014 Jan;45(1):315-53.
         
     11. Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
         Meschia JF, Bushnell C, Boden-Albala B, Braun LT, Bravata DM, Chaturvedi S, Creager MA, Eckel RH, Elkind MS, Fornage M, Goldstein LB, Greenberg SM, Horvath SE, Iadecola C, Jauch EC, Moore WS, Wilson JA.
         Stroke. 2014 Dec;45(12):3754-832.
         
   
   

2. Key Scientific Articles in Selected Topic Areas

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Stroke

     12. Definition and Implications of the Preventable Stroke
         Fisher M, Moores L, Alsharif MN, Paganini-Hill A.
         JAMA Neurol. 2016 Feb 1;73(2):186-9.
         
   
   

3. 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

     13. The influence of spiritual framing on African American women's mammography intentions: A randomized trial
         Best AL, Spencer SM, Friedman DB, Hall IJ, Billings D.
         J Health Commun. 2016 May 4:1-9.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     14. Assessing efficacy of a retention-in-care intervention among HIV patients with depression, anxiety, heavy alcohol consumption and illicit drug use
         Gardner LI, Marks G, Shahani L, Giordano TP, Wilson TE, Drainoni ML, Keruly JC, Batey DS, Metsch LR.
         AIDS. 2016 Apr 24;30(7):1111-9.
         
     15. Risk factors associated with HIV among men who have sex only with men and men who have sex with both men and women in three urban areas in Mozambique
         Sathane I, Horth R, Young P, Inguane C, Nala R, Miranda AE, Lane T, Raymond HF, Cummings B, McFarland W.
         AIDS Behav. 2016 Apr 8.
         
     16. What happens when "germs don't get killed and they attack again and again": Perceptions of antimicrobial resistance in the context of diarrheal disease treatment among laypersons and health-care providers in Karachi, Pakistan
         Joseph HA, Agboatwalla M, Hurd J, Jacobs-Slifka K, Pitz A, Bowen A.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 May 2.
         
     17. Uptake and linkage into care over one year of providing HIV testing and counselling through community and health facility testing modalities in urban informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi Kenya
         Muhula S, Memiah P, Mbau L, Oruko H, Baker B, Ikiara G, Mungai M, Ndirangu M, Achwoka D, Ilako F.
         BMC Public Health. 2016 ;16(1):373.
         
     18. Editorial commentary: The modern quest for the "holy grail" of pneumonia etiology
         Jain S, Pavia AT.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Apr 1;62(7):826-8.
         
     19. Hidden and mobile: A web-based study of migration patterns of men who have sex with men in China
         Mi G, Ma B, Kleinman N, Li Z, Fuller S, Bulterys M, Hladik W, Wu Z.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Apr 29.
         
     20. New insights into the global burden of noroviruses and opportunities for prevention
         Hall AJ, Glass RI, Parashar UD.
         Expert Rev Vaccines. 2016 May 3:1-3.
         
     21. Prognostic implications of baseline anaemia and changes in haemoglobin concentrations with amphotericin B therapy for cryptococcal meningitis
         Tugume L, Morawski BM, Abassi M, Bahr NC, Kiggundu R, Nabeta HW, Hullsiek KH, Taseera K, Musubire AK, Schutz C, Muzoora C, Williams DA, Rolfes MA, Meintjes G, Rhein J, Meya DB, Boulware DR.
         HIV Med. 2016 Apr 28.
         
     22. Decline in HIV seroprevalence in street youth 2006-2012, St. Petersburg, Russia: Moving toward an AIDS-free generation
         Kornilova MS, Batluk JV, Yorick RV, Baughman AL, Hillis SD, Vitek CR.
         Int J STD AIDS. 2016 May 4.
         
     23. Geographical variation in prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia among HIV-infected treatment-naive patients in Nigeria: A multicenter cross-sectional study
         Ezeanolue EE, Nwizu C, Greene GS, Amusu O, Chukwuka C, Ndembi N, Smith RM, Chiller T, Pharr J, Kozel TR.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 May 3.
         
     24. Botswana's progress toward achieving the 2020 UNAIDS 90-90-90 antiretroviral therapy and virological suppression goals: A population-based survey
         Gaolathe T, Wirth KE, Holme MP, Makhema J, Moyo S, Chakalisa U, Yankinda EK, Lei Q, Mmalane M, Novitsky V, Okui L, van Widenfelt E, Powis KM, Khan N, Bennett K, Bussmann H, Dryden-Peterson S, Lebelonyane R, El-Halabi S, Mills LA, Marukutira T, Wang R, Tchetgen EJ, DeGruttola V, Essex M, Lockman S.
         Lancet HIV. 2016 May;3(5):e221-30.
         
     25. Mathematical models of Ebola - consequences of underlying assumptions
         Feng Z, Zheng Y, Hernandez-Ceron N, Zhao H, Glasser J, Hill A.
         Math Biosci. 2016 Apr 26.
         
     26. Sanitation and hygiene-specific risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea in young children in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, 2007-2011: Case-control study
         Baker KK, O'Reilly CE, Levine MM, Kotloff KL, Nataro JP, Ayers TL, Farag TH, Nasrin D, Blackwelder WC, Wu Y, Alonso PL, Breiman RF, Omore R, Faruque AS, Das SK, Ahmed S, Saha D, Sow SO, Sur D, Zaidi AK, Quadri F, Mintz ED.
         PLoS Med. 2016 May;13(5):e1002010.
         
     27. Chikungunya fever cases identified in the Veterans Health Administration System, 2014
         Perti T, Lucero-Obusan CA, Schirmer PL, Winters MA, Holodniy M.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 May;10(5):e0004630.
         

   • Drug Safety

     28. Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory care visits, 2010-2011
         Fleming-Dutra KE, Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Bartoces M, Enns EA, File TM, Finkelstein JA, Gerber JS, Hyun DY, Linder JA, Lynfield R, Margolis DJ, May LS, Merenstein D, Metlay JP, Newland JG, Piccirillo JF, Roberts RM, Sanchez GV, Suda KJ, Thomas A, Woo TM, Zetts RM, Hicks LA.
         JAMA. 2016 May 3;315(17):1864-73.
         
     29. Hepatotoxicity associated with the dietary supplement OxyELITE Pro - Hawaii, 2013
         Johnston DI, Chang A, Viray M, Chatham-Stephens K, He H, Taylor E, Wong LL, Schier J, Martin C, Fabricant D, Salter M, Lewis L, Park SY.
         Drug Test Anal. 2016 Mar;8(3-4):319-27.
         

   • Environmental Health

     30. Novel exposure biomarkers of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET): Data from the 2007-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
         Calafat AM, Baker SE, Wong LY, Bishop AM, Morales AP, Valentin-Blasini L.
         Environ Int. 2016 Apr 30;92-93:398-404.
         
     31. Prenatal phthalate exposures and body mass index among 4- to 7-year-old children: A pooled analysis
         Buckley JP, Engel SM, Braun JM, Whyatt RM, Daniels JL, Mendez MA, Richardson DB, Xu Y, Calafat AM, Wolff MS, Lanphear BP, Herring AH, Rundle AG.
         Epidemiology. 2016 May;27(3):449-58.
         
     32. Improving health in the Arctic region through safe and affordable access to household running water and sewer services: An Arctic Council initiative
         Hennessy TW, Bressler JM.
         Int J Circumpolar Health. 2016 ;75:31149.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     33. Comparative genomics reveals Cyclospora cayetanensis possesses coccidia-like metabolism and invasion components but unique surface antigens
         Liu S, Wang L, Zheng H, Xu Z, Roellig DM, Li N, Frace MA, Tang K, Arrowood MJ, Moss DM, Zhang L, Feng Y, Xiao L.
         BMC Genomics. 2016 ;17(1):316.
         
     34. Validation of a standardized extraction method for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples
         Lagheden C, Eklund C, Kleppe SN, Unger ER, Dillner J, Sundstrom K.
         J Clin Virol. 2016 Apr 27;80:36-39.
         
     35. Reversion to wildtype of a mutated and nonfunctional coxsackievirus B3CRE(2C)
         Smithee S, Tracy S, Chapman NM.
         Virus Res. 2016 Apr 26.
         

   • Health Economics

     36. Payments for opioids shifted substantially to public and private insurers while consumer spending declined, 1999-2012
         Zhou C, Florence CS, Dowell D.
         Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 May 1;35(5):824-31.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     37. Emergence of azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis causing bloodstream infection: Results from laboratory-based sentinel surveillance in South Africa
         Govender NP, Patel J, Magobo RE, Naicker S, Wadula J, Whitelaw A, Coovadia Y, Kularatne R, Govind C, Lockhart SR, Zietsman IL.
         J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Apr 28.
         
     38. Engaging hospitalists in antimicrobial stewardship: Lessons from a multihospital collaborative
         Mack MR, Rohde JM, Jacobsen D, Barron JR, Ko C, Goonewardene M, Rosenberg DJ, Srinivasan A, Flanders SA.
         J Hosp Med. 2016 Apr 30.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     39. Improving capture of vaccine history: Case study from an evaluation of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction in Kenya
         Harris AM, Aol G, Ouma D, Bigogo G, Montgomery JM, Whitney CG, Breiman RF, Kim L.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 May 2.
         
     40. The effect of influenza vaccination on birth outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women in Lao PDR, 2014-2015
         Olsen SJ, Mirza SA, Vonglokham P, Khanthamaly V, Chitry B, Pholsena V, Chitranonh V, Omer SB, Moen A, Bresee JS, Corwin A, Xeuatvongsa A.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 3.
         
     41. Potential safety issues and other factors that may affect the introduction and uptake of rotavirus vaccines
         Aliabadi N, Tate JE, Parashar UD.
         Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Apr 26.
         
     42. Recommendations and offers for adult influenza vaccination, 2011-2012 season, United States
         Benedict KM, Kennedy ED, Santibanez TA, Black CL, Ding H, Graitcer SB, Bridges CB.
         Vaccine. 2016 Apr 29.
         

   • Informatics

     43. Health information technology adoption in the emergency department
         Selck FW, Decker SL.
         Health Serv Res. 2016 Feb;51(1):32-47.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     44. Primary care opportunities to prevent unintentional home injuries: A focus on children and older adults
         McDonald EM, Mack K, Shields WC, Lee RP, Gielen AC.
         Am J Lifestyle Med. 2016 Feb 12;2016.
         
     45. Lessons learned from implementing CDC's STEADI falls prevention algorithm in primary care
         Casey CM, Parker EM, Winkler G, Liu X, Lambert GH, Eckstrom E.
         Gerontologist. 2016 Apr 29.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     46. Safety and pharmacokinetics of quick dissolving polymeric vaginal films delivering the antiretroviral IQP-0528 for pre-exposure prophylaxis
         Srinivasan P, Zhang J, Martin A, Kelley K, McNicholl JM, Buckheit RW, Smith JM, Ham AS.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 May 2.
         
     47. A humanized monoclonal antibody neutralizes yellow fever virus strain 17D-204 in vitro but does not protect a mouse model from disease
         Calvert AE, Dixon KL, Piper J, Bennett SL, Thibodeaux BA, Barrett AD, Roehrig JT, Blair CD.
         Antiviral Res. 2016 Apr 25.
         
     48. Lawsonella clevelandensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the suborder Corynebacterineae isolated from human abscesses
         Bell ME, Bernard KA, Harrington SM, Patel NB, Tucker TA, Metcalfe MG, McQuiston JR.
         Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2016 Apr 29.
         
     49. Assessing immunity to rubella virus: A plea for standardization of IgG (immuno)assays
         Bouthry E, Furione M, Huzly D, Ogee-Nwankwo A, Hao L, Adebayo A, Icenogle J, Sarasini A, Revello MG, Grangeot-Keros L, Vauloup-Fellous C.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2016 May 4.
         
     50. Molecular detection of airborne Coccidioides in Tucson, Arizona
         Chow NA, Griffin DW, Barker BM, Loparev VN, Litvintseva AP.
         Med Mycol. 2016 May 3.
         
     51. How should the completeness and quality of curated nanomaterial data be evaluated?
         Marchese Robinson RL, Lynch I, Peijnenburg W, Rumble J, Klaessig F, Marquardt C, Rauscher H, Puzyn T, Purian R, Aberg C, Karcher S, Vriens H, Hoet P, Hoover MD, Hendren CO, Harper SL.
         Nanoscale. 2016 May 4.
         
     52. Reproductive endocrine patterns and volatile urinary compounds of Arctictis binturong: Discovering why bearcats smell like popcorn
         Greene LK, Wallen TW, Moresco A, Goodwin TE, Drea CM.
         Naturwissenschaften. 2016 Jun;103(5-6):37.
         
     53. Direct stimulation of human fibroblasts by nCeO2 in vitro is attenuated with an amorphous silica coating
         Davidson DC, Derk R, He X, Stueckle TA, Cohen J, Pirela SV, Demokritou P, Rojanasakul Y, Wang L.
         Part Fibre Toxicol. 2016 ;13(1):23.
         
     54. Integration of multiplex bead assays for parasitic diseases into a national, population-based serosurvey of women 15-39 years of age in Cambodia
         Priest JW, Jenks MH, Moss DM, Mao B, Buth S, Wannemuehler K, Soeung SC, Lucchi NW, Udhayakumar V, Gregory CJ, Huy R, Muth S, Lammie PJ.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 May;10(5):e0004699.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     55. Role of antibiotics in reducing childhood mortality in resource-poor settings
         Kourtis AP, Jamieson DJ, Chasela C, van der Horst C.
         AIDS. 2016 May 15;30(8):1310-1.
         
     56. Lactation and maternal cardio-metabolic health
         Perrine CG, Nelson JM, Corbelli J, Scanlon KS.
         Annu Rev Nutr. 2016 May 4.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     57. Shiftwork and diurnal salivary cortisol patterns among police officers
         Charles LE, Fekedulegn D, Burchfiel CM, Hartley TA, Andrew ME, Violanti JM, Miller DB.
         J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Apr 27.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     58. Evolving epidemiology of reported cryptosporidiosis cases in the United States, 1995-2012
         Painter JE, Gargano JW, Yoder JS, Collier SA, Hlavsa MC.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2016 Jun;144(8):1792-802.
         
     59. Assessing the availability of LLINs for continuous distribution through routine antenatal care and the Expanded Programme on Immunizations in sub-Saharan Africa
         Theiss-Nyland K, Lynch M, Lines J.
         Malar J. 2016 ;15(1):255.
         
     60. A public health paradox: The women most vulnerable to malaria are the least protected
         Gonzalez R, Sevene E, Jagoe G, Slutsker L, Menendez C.
         PLoS Med. 2016 May;13(5):e1002014.
         
     61. Symptoms and immune markers in Plasmodium/dengue virus co-infection compared with mono-infection with either in Peru
         Halsey ES, Baldeviano GC, Edgel KA, Vilcarromero S, Sihuincha M, Lescano AG.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Apr;10(4):e0004646.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     62. Four aspects of the scope and quality of family planning services in US publicly-funded health centers: Results from a survey of health center administrators
         Carter MW, Gavin L, Zapata LB, Bornstein M, Mautone-Smith N, Moskosky SB.
         Contraception. 2016 Apr 25.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     63. Descriptive epidemiology of somatising tendency: Findings from the CUPID study
         Vargas-Prada S, Coggon D, Ntani G, Walker-Bone K, Palmer KT, Felli VE, Harari R, Barrero LH, Felknor SA, Gimeno D, Cattrell A, Bonzini M, Solidaki E, Merisalu E, Habib RR, Sadeghian F, Kadir MM, Warnakulasuriya SS, Matsudaira K, Nyantumbu B, Sim MR, Harcombe H, Cox K, Sarquis LM, Marziale MH, Harari F, Freire R, Harari N, Monroy MV, Quintana LA, Rojas M, Harris EC, Serra C, Martinez JM, Delclos G, Benavides FG, Carugno M, Ferrario MM, Pesatori AC, Chatzi L, Bitsios P, Kogevinas M, Oha K, Freimann T, Sadeghian A, Peiris-John RJ, Sathiakumar N, Wickremasinghe AR, Yoshimura N, Kelsall HL, Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Derrett S, McBride D, Herbison P, Gray A, Vega EJ.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(4):e0153748.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     64. Secondhand smoke exposure and susceptibility to initiating cigarette smoking among never-smoking students in selected African countries: Findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey
         Lee KA, Palipudi KM, English LM, Ramanandraibe N, Asma S.
         Prev Med. 2016 Apr 29.
         

   • Zoonoses

     65. Sennetsu neorickettsiosis, spotted fever group, and typhus group rickettsioses in three provinces in Thailand
         Bhengsri S, Baggett HC, Edouard S, Dowell SF, Dasch GA, Fisk TL, Raoult D, Parola P.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 May 2.
         
     66. The development of small animal models for Zika virus vaccine efficacy testing and pathological assessment
         Brault AC, Bowen RA.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 May 2.
         
     67. Zika virus disease in travelers returning to the United States, 2010-2014
         Hennessey MJ, Fischer M, Panella A, Kosoy O, Laven J, Lanciotti RS, Staples JE.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 May 2.
         
     68. Bayesian spatiotemporal pattern and eco-climatological drivers of striped skunk rabies in the north central plains
         Raghavan RK, Hanlon CA, Goodin DG, Davis R, Moore M, Moore S, Anderson GA.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Apr;10(4):e0004632.
         
   
   

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