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Zambia: Battle Against Malaria Intensifies
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HEALTH Minister Kapembwa Simbao on Tuesday flagged off the distribution of 300,000 insecticide treated nets (ITNs) worth more than US$1.5 million in Southern, Eastern and Northern provinces to help fight malaria.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Botswana: HIV/Aids Stabilises in BotswanaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Minister of Health, Lesego Motsumi has announced that the spread of HIV/AIDS has stabilised in Botswana.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Stable Sexual Risk Behavior in a Rapidly Changing Risk Environment: Findings from Population-Based Surveys of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Seattle, Washington, 2003–2006Email this article to a colleague.
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Abstract We assessed trends in behavioral risk for HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). Seattle MSM participated in
random digit dial telephone surveys in 2003 (n = 400) and 2006 (n = 400). Fourteen percent in 2003 and 9% in 2006 reported unprotected anal intercourse with a partner of different or unknown
HIV status (non-concordant UAI; odds ratio [OR] = 0.7; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.5, 1.2). Compared to participants in
2003, participants in 2006 met a greater proportion of their anal sex partners through the Internet (OR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.2,
3.1)...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals
Does viral interference affect spread of influenza?Email this article to a colleague.
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This short communication hypothesises that rhinovirus epidemics occurring after start of school may interfere with the spread of influenza during the period when warm and humid climate decreases the influenza spread by aerosol. Limited laboratory data supporting this hypothesis are included in the article, but the report is written mainly to stimulate interest and research concerning the possibility that viral interaction may affect influenza epidemiology.
PMID: 19822124 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Linde A, Rotzen-Ostlund M, Zweygberg-Wirgart B, Rubinova S, Brytting M Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
West Nile virus transmission with human cases in Italy, August - September 2009.Email this article to a colleague.
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In 2009, to date 16 human cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) have been reported in Italy, in three regions: Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardia. The number of cases is higher compared with last year when nine cases were identified (eight cases of WNND and one case of West Nile fever) and the geographical distribution indicates spread from east to west.
PMID: 19822123 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rizzo C, Vescio F, Declich S, Finarelli A, Macini P, Mattivi A, Rossini G, Piovesan C, Barzon L, Palu G, Gobbi F, Macchi L, Pavan A, Magurano F, Ciufolini M, Nicoletti L, Salmaso S, Rezza G Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
First isolations of KPC-2-carrying ST258 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Finland, June and August 2009.Email this article to a colleague.
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The first two Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing (KPC) type 2 strains carrying ST258 were detected in Finland in June and early August 2009. They were found colonising two patients transferred from the Mediterranean; one patient referred from a hospital in Greece where isolates were first found in 2007 and another from Italy where the first isolates have been described only very recently.
PMID: 19822122 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Osterblad M, Kirveskari J, Koskela S, Tissari P, Vuorenoja K, Hakanen A, Vaara M, Jalava J Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
Measles outbreak in Styria, Austria, March-May 2009.Email this article to a colleague.
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In the last week of March 2009, five measles cases among students of an anthroposophic school were reported to the public health authorities in the Austrian province of Styria where only five cases had been reported in the whole of 2008. A descriptive epidemiological investigation of the measles outbreak was performed. Between 2 March and 10 May 2009, 37 cases of measles were identified in Styria: 33 confirmed outbreak cases and four probable outbreak cases. The measles outbreak spread from the general population (12 cases) to an anthroposophic community (25 cases). Cases outside of the anthroposophic community were mo...
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kasper S, Holzmann H, Aberle S, Wassermann-Neuhold M, Gschiel H, Feenstra O, Allerberger F, Schmid D Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
Progress in the surveillance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Europe: 2001-2008.Email this article to a colleague.
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance is important to get insight into the burden of disease and epidemic pattern of RSV infection. This information is useful for healthcare resource allocation as well as the timing of preventive messages and palivizumab prophylaxis. For influenza surveillance the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS) was established in 1996, but no surveillance platform is available for RSV. To improve surveillance an RSV Task Group was established in 2003 and recommendations for RSV surveillance were developed. By 2008, progress was made for four out of six recommendations: the numb...
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Meerhoff T, Mosnier A, Schellevis F, Paget W, Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
Legionnaires disease cluster linked to a metal product aqueous pre-treatment process, Staffordshire, England, May 2008.Email this article to a colleague.
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In May 2008, a report of two workers from the same construction equipment manufacturing plant who were admitted to hospital with Legionnaires disease confirmed by urine antigen prompted an outbreak investigation. Both cases were middle aged men, smokers, and with no travel, leisure or other common community exposure to Legionella sources. There were no wet cooling towers at the plant or in the surrounding area. No increase in respiratory disease or worker absenteeism occurred at the plant during the preceding month. Wider case ascertainment including alerts to hospitals and medical practitioners yielded no further case...
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Coetzee N, Liu W, Astbury N, Williams P, Robinson S, Afza M, Duggal H Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
Google Flu Trends includes 14 European countries.Email this article to a colleague.
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Google Flu Trends, a tool that estimates the level of influenza activity in near real-time using aggregated search queries, has been released for 14 countries in Europe on 8 October 2009 by Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google.
PMID: 19822118 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(35).Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(35). Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(39).Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Euro Surveill - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(39). Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: journals
Standard-Duration HCV Treatment Superior to Individualized-Duration HCV Treatment Based on Time to HCV RNA Negativity by bDNA in Patients With Genotype 1 HCVEmail this article to a colleague.
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Capsule Summary - In this prospective, randomized trial, the standard duration of 48 weeks with peginterferon/ribavirin was found to be superior to individualized treatment durations according to on-treatment response using a branched DNA assay for genotype 1 HCV patients; use of highly sensitive transcription-mediated amplification assay and consideration of baseline HCV RNA could result in higher response rates with individualized therapy.
Source: Clinical Care Options Hepatitis - HCV - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Use of an inactivated vaccine in mitigating pandemic influenza A(H1N1) spread: a modelling study to assess the impact of vaccination timing and prioritisation strategiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The impact of prioritisation and of timing of vaccination strategies on reducing transmission of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) was evaluated in a community with the structure of the Greek population using a stochastic simulation model. Prioritisation scenarios were based on the recommendations of the United States Centers' for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and vaccination was assumed to initiate either before or during the ongoing epidemic. In the absence of intervention, an illness attack rate (AR) of 34.5% is anticipated. Vaccinating the priority groups before the epidemic (preg...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Pandemic H1N1 influenza: predicting the course of a pandemic and assessing the efficacy of the planned vaccination programme in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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We use data on confirmed cases of pandemic influenza A(H1N1), disseminated by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(US CDC), to fit the parameters of a seasonally forced Susceptible, Infective, Recovered (SIR) model. We use the resulting model to predict the course of the H1N1 influenza pandemic in autumn 2009, and we assess the efficacy of the planned CDC H1N1 vaccination campaign. The model predicts that there will be a significant wave in autumn, with 63% of the population being infected, and that this wave will peak so early that the planned CDC vaccination campaign will likely not have a large e...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Resistance of turkeys to experimental infection with an early 2009 Italian human influenza A(H1N1)v virus isolateEmail this article to a colleague.
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We performed an experimental infection of 21- and 70-day-old meat turkeys with an early human isolate of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus exhibiting an ?-2,3 receptor binding profile. Virus was not recovered by molecular or conventional methods from blood, tracheal and cloacal swabs, lungs, intestine or muscle tissue. Seroconversion was detected in a limited number of birds with the homologous antigen only. Our findings suggest that in its present form, the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus is not likely to be transmitted to meat turkeys and does therefore not represent an animal health or food safety issue for this species.
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 vaccines in the European UnionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pandemic vaccines from four manufacturers are now available for use within the European Union (EU). Use of these vaccines will protect individuals and reduce the impact on health services to more manageable levels. The majority of the severely ill will be from known risk groups and the best strategy will be to start vaccinating in line with the recommendation from the European Union Health Security Committee prioritising adults and children with chronic conditions, pregnant women and healthcare workers. The composition of authorised vaccines is reviewed in this article. The vaccine strain in all authorised pandemic vaccine...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
A foodborne outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with a Christmas dinner in Porto, Portugal, December 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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An outbreak of acute norovirus gastroenteritis was detected and epidemiologically linked to a Christmas dinner reunion of 22 recent graduate students in a restaurant in Porto, Portugal, in December 2008. A retrospective cohort study was carried out using online standardised questionnaires. Sixteen primary and three secondary cases were identified and the risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals for each food item were calculated. The response rate to the online questionnaires was 96%. The outbreak met all four Kaplan's criteria and the attack rate was 73%. Norovirus GII.4 2006b was detected in stools and emesis samples of...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Interference between outbreaks of respiratory virusesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Authors' correction for Euro Surveill. 2009;14(40)Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Increase in ALT to ≥ 2 Times ULN During Follow-up Correlates With Increasing Morbidity and Mortality Among HBeAg-Negative, HBsAg-Positive IndividualsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Capsule Summary - In this long-term follow-up study, higher maximal ALT level during follow-up of a mean of 13 years was associated with increased risk of development of cirrhosis and liver-related mortality among HBeAg-negative, HBsAg-positive individuals.
Source: Clinical Care Options Hepatitis - HBV - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Winter ICU swine admissions in Australia, New Zealand analyzedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Results of a study conducted in Australia and New Zealand show that 722 patients infected with the H1N1 influenza were admitted to intensive care units during the 2009 winter flu season, and these patients occupied up to nearly 20% of ICU beds when the epidemic was at its peak.
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - October 15, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Death in Persons with Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network Sites, 2000–2006Email this article to a colleague.
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Background. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a life‐threatening illness usually caused by infection with Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157). We evaluated the age‐specific rate of HUS and death among persons with STEC O157 infection and the risk factors associated with developing HUS. Methods. STEC O157 infections and HUS cases were reported from 8 sites participating in the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network during 2000–2006. For each case of STEC O157 infection and HUS, demographic and clinica...
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
FlexiChip package: an universal microarray with a dedicated analysis software for high-thoughput SNPs detection linked to anti-malarial drug resistanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Microarrays could be employed to monitor P. falciparum drug resistance markers with greater cost effectiveness and the possibility for high throughput analysis. The FlexiChip package is a promising tool for use in poor resource settings of malaria endemic countries.
Source: Malaria Journal - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nicolas SteenkesteMarie-Agnes DilliesNimol KhimOdile SismeiroSophy ChyPharath LimAndreas CrameriChristiane BouchierOdile Mercereau-PuijalonHans-Peter BeckMallika ImwongArjen DondorpDuong SocheatChristophe RogierJean-Yves CoppeeFrederic Ariey Source Type: journals
Influenza activity in Cambodia during 2006-2008Email this article to a colleague.
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Influenza activity in Cambodia occurred during the rainy season, from June to November, and ends before the cool season (usually extending from December to February). Even though Cambodia is a tropical country, geographically located in the northern hemisphere, influenza activity has a southern hemisphere transmission pattern. Together with the antigenic analysis of the circulating strains, it is now possible to give a better influenza vaccination recommendation for Cambodia.
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sek MardySovann LySeng HengSirenda VongChea HuchChea NoraNima AsgariMegge MillerIsabelle BergeriSybille RehmetDuong VeasnaWeigong ZhouTakeshi KasaiSok TouchPhilippe Buchy Source Type: journals
October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awarenes DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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"'National Latino AIDS Awareness Day is a reminder of HIV and AIDS’ heavy impact on the Latino community. Every nine and a half minutes someone new is infected with HIV, and almost one-fifth of people who are living with HIV and AIDS are Latino.'
"'The rate of new HIV infections among Hispanic men is more than double that among white men, with gay and bisexual men particularly affected. Also the rate of new HIV infections among Hispanic women is nearly four times that of white women. These people aren’t statistics -- they are our friends, neighbors, and people we love -- and the Centers for Disease ...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
NIH Begins H1N1 Vaccine Trial in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women; HIV-Infected Youth and Children's Trial to Begin SoonEmail this article to a colleague.
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"The first clinical trials to test whether the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine can safely elicit a protective immune response in pregnant women launched [October 8, 2009], and a trial to conduct the same test in HIV-infected children and youth will begin [in the coming weeks]. The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group is conducting the studies, which are sponsored and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), both part of the National Institutes of Health.
"'These ...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Study Offers New Lead for Antiretroviral Drug DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study demonstrates that coupling non-catalytic HIV accessory factors with host cell target proteins addressable by high-throughput assays may afford new avenues for the discovery of anti-HIV agents."
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Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Treatment-Naïve People with HIV InfectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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"Various studies have been conducted to evaluate the role of antiretroviral therapy in the onset of cardiovascular risk among HIV-1-infected patients, while fewer data are available regarding antiretroviral-naïve patients. Our objective was to evaluate the cardiovascular risk among naïve subjects examining traditional risk factors, immunovirologic parameters, assessing the Framingham risk score (FRS), and detecting the presence of subclinical carotid lesions by means of color Doppler ultrasonography. One hundred seventy-two antiretroviral-naïve patients underwent color Doppler ultrasonography.... Thirty-six patients (20...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Risk of Pulmonary Embolism High in Severe H1N1 Flu (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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People with a severe case of the pandemic H1N1 flu are at elevated risk of pulmonary embolism, researchers said.
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Expression and Role of CXCL10 during the Encephalitic Stage of Experimental and Clinical African TrypanosomiasisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. IFN‐γ–dependent CXCL10 is critical for accumulation of T cells and trypanosomes in the brain during experimental African trypanosomiasis. Data suggest CXCL10 as a candidate marker for late stage human African trypanosomiasis .
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
Can Serum Mannose‐Binding Lectin Levels Aid with the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis?Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article EDITORIAL COMMENTARY Source Type: journals
Association of Mannose‐Binding Lectin Deficiency with Acute Invasive Aspergillosis in Immunocompromised PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Background. Invasive aspergillosis is a devastating infection with attributable mortality of 40% despite antifungal therapy. In animal models of aspergillosis, deficiency of mannose‐binding lectin (MBL), a pattern recognition receptor that activates complement, is a susceptibility factor. MBL deficiency occurs in 20%–30% of the population. We hypothesized that MBL deficiency may be a susceptibility factor for invasive aspergillosis in humans. Methods. Serum MBL concentrations were measured by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay in 6...
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
Allocation and Distribution Questions and AnswersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The purpose of this document is to provide information on plans for allocation and distribution of 2009 H1N1 vaccine. This document has been updated with additional information about the distribution process.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Questions and Answers about CDC's Interim Guidance on Infection Control Measures for 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Healthcare Settings, Including Protection of Healthcare PersonnelEmail this article to a colleague.
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How is this recommendation different from the previous 2009 H1N1 guidance for healthcare personnel?....
Who should use this guidance?....
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Questions and Answers about CDC’s Interim Guidance on Infection Control Measures for 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Healthcare Settings, Including Protection of Healthcare PersonnelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Updated interim guidance on infection control measures to prevent transmission of 2009 H1N1 influenza in healthcare facilities. This updated guidance applies uniquely to the special circumstances of the current 2009 H1N1 pandemic and will be updated as necessary as new information becomes available throughout the course of this influenza season.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
The Use of Second-Generation Antipsychotics and the Changes in Physical Growth in Children and Adolescents with Perinatally Acquired HIVEmail this article to a colleague.
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AIDS Patient Care and STDs , Vol. 0, No. 0.
Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Hepatitis C Virus Is Infrequently Evaluated and Treated in an Urban HIV Clinic PopulationEmail this article to a colleague.
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AIDS Patient Care and STDs , Vol. 0, No. 0.
Source: AIDS Patient Care and STDs - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Questions and Answers Regarding Respiratory Protection For Preventing 2009 H1N1 Influenza Among Healthcare PersonnelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Questions and Answers which provide additional information intended to assist healthcare facilities in optimizing implementation of recommended respiratory protection practices in the context of shortages of respiratory protection equipment.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Interim Guidance on Infection Control Measures for 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Healthcare Settings, Including Protection of Healthcare PersonnelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Updated interim guidance on infection control measures to prevent transmission of 2009 H1N1 influenza in healthcare facilities. This updated guidance applies uniquely to the special circumstances of the current 2009 H1N1 pandemic and will be updated as necessary as new information becomes available throughout the course of this influenza season.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Questions and Answers Regarding Respiratory Protection for Infection Control Measures for 2009 H1N1 Influenza among Healthcare PersonnelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Questions and Answers which provide additional information intended to assist healthcare facilities in optimizing implementation of recommended respiratory protection practices in the context of shortages of respiratory protection equipment.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Vertebrate Endothermy Restricts Most Fungi as Potential PathogensEmail this article to a colleague.
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The paucity of fungal diseases in mammals relative to insects, amphibians, and plants is puzzling. We analyzed the thermal tolerance of 4802 fungal strains from 144 genera and found that most cannot grow at mammalian temperatures. Fungi from insects and mammals had greater thermal tolerances than did isolates from soils and plants. Every 1°C increase in the 30°C–40°C range excluded an additional 6% of fungal isolates, implying that fever could significantly increase the thermal exclusion zone. Mammalian endothermy and homeothermy a...
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article BRIEF REPORT Source Type: journals
Deficient Serum Mannose‐Binding Lectin Levels and MBL2 Polymorphisms Increase the Risk of Single and Recurrent Cryptosporidium Infections in Young ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mannose‐binding lectin (MBL) is an evolutionarily conserved protein that functions in human innate immunity by binding to microbial surfaces and promoting opsonophagocytosis. MBL has been shown to bind to Cryptosporidium sporozoites, and earlier work has suggested that the protective role of MBL may be most important in childhood. We evaluated the association between polymorphisms in the MBL gene (MBL2), serum MBL deficiency, and infection with Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba histolytica, and Giardia intestinalis in children. A large, pros...
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
Long‐Lasting Measles Outbreak Affecting Several Unrelated Networks of Unvaccinated PersonsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite a population immunity level estimated at ∼95%, an outbreak of measles responsible for 94 cases occurred in Quebec, Canada. Unlike previous outbreaks in which most unvaccinated children belonged to a single community, this outbreak had cases coming from several unrelated networks of unvaccinated persons dispersed in the population. No epidemiological link was found for about one‐third of laboratory‐confirmed cases. This outbreak demonstrated that minimal changes in the level of aggregation of unvaccinated individuals can le...
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article BRIEF REPORT Source Type: journals
Gambia: Routine Medical Investigations for 6th Batch Patients Starts TomorrowEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients who have registered as the sixth batch for the presidential HIV/AIDS treatment programme, are urged to report at the Serrekunda Hospital on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 from 10:00 am onwards, for the routine medical investigation.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Health Status of Visitors and Temporary Residents, United States, E.A. Yanni et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Population Mobility, Globalization, and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, D.W. MacPherson et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Epidemic of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Involving Substandard Antimalarial Drugs, Pakistan, 2003, T. Leslie et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Illness in Long-Term Travelers Visiting GeoSentinel Clinics, L.H. Chen et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Chronic Skin Lesions in a Construction WorkerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 49, Issue 9, Page 1450-1451, 1 November 2009.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 14, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article ANSWER TO THE PHOTO QUIZ Source Type: journals
