TB & Outbreaks Week articles from April 2003

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from April 2003

S-3578 active against several resistant pathogens.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A novel broad-spectrum antibiotic is effective against a number of drug-resistant pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),...

CD40 ligand trimer augments cytotoxic T-cell response.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified a novel method for improving the immune response to tuberculosis infection. Buka Samten and colleagues at...

Mannose-binding lectin gene mutations influence hepatitis B outcome.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mutations in the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene can influence the outcome of hepatitis B. According to a study from Germany, MBL "is a constituent of the human innate immune system which may...

Phage-enabled amperometric assay valuable for pathogen analysis.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A phage-enabled amperometric assay could be valuable for pathogen analysis. In a recent study from Israel, researchers described "a novel electrochemical method for the rapid identification and...

Novel ompA-based PCR assay effective for C. pneumoniae detection.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay based on the Chlamydia pneumoniae ompA gene may improve detection of this microorganism. C. pneumoniae, "an important respiratory pathogen, is...

Helper T cell activity depends on infection stage.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Helper T cell activity varies during different stages of tuberculosis. "CD4 T cells are critical for resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, but how effective T cell responses are...

Polarized epithelial cells sensitive to the pore-forming toxin aerolysin.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Polarized epithelial cells sensitive to the pore-forming toxin aerolysin. According to recent research from Switzerland, "Aerolysin is one of the major virulence factors produced by Aeromonas...

Study shows drug-resistant germs are on the rise.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug-resistant germs are on the rise in the United States, and experts predict a sharp jump in the strains of a dangerous form of strep that can overcome two common antibiotics. By the summer of...

Hong Kong hospitals on alert after outbreaks.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pneumonia outbreaks at hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam have prompted health alerts for travelers and caused a run on protective masks at pharmacies. The top health official for Hong Kong said...

WHO issues a global alert.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Since mid-February, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been actively working to confirm reports of outbreaks of a severe form of pneumonia in Viet Nam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...

Direct continuous method developed for monitoring infection in a mouse model.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in the U.S. have reported development of "a rapid, continuous method for real-time monitoring of biofilms, both in vitro and in a mouse infection model, through noninvasive imaging of...

Migration of mutagens/carcinogens from PET bottles to water found.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Migration of mutagens/carcinogens from polyethylene terephthalate bottles to the water they contain has been found. According to a study from Italy, "This study monitored the release of...

China's hidden epidemic.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia in China is substantial, according to a new study. William L. Parish, PhD, from the University of Chicago, and colleagues in the U.S....

PCR assays to detect human granulocytic ehrlichiosis organism compared.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A comparison study was conducted among PCR assays designed to detect Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative organism of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. According to a study from the United...

Zoonotic Cryptosporidium species common in Thailand.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zoonotic Cryptosporidium infections are common in HIV patients in Thailand. "The epidemiology of chronic diarrhoea in adults with late-stage HIV infection was investigated in a prospective study in...

Regional European differences in AIDS-defining events persist.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regional European differences in AIDS-defining events have persisted since the beginning of the epidemic, despite the advent of antiretroviral therapy. According to recent research from Sweden, "in...

Single, poor women have higher pneumonia risk in Kenya.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Single and poor HIV-infected women in Kenya have the highest risk of pneumonia "In sub-Saharan Africa, respiratory tract infections (RTI) are the leading cause of serious morbidity and mortality in...

H. pylori-induced ERK1/2 activation guards against epithelial cell apoptosis.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- H. pylori-induced ERK1/2 activation guards against epithelial cell apoptosis. According to a study from South Korea, "Helicobacter pylori induces activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases...

A novel apoptosis-inducing protein complex is related to pathogenesis.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel apoptosis-inducing protein complex is related to pathogenesis. According to recent research from Japan, "Helicobacter pylori infection induces apoptosis in gastric epithelial cells. Here,...

Endogenous glucocorticoids attenuate Shiga toxin-2-induced toxicity.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endogenous glucocorticoids ameliorate Shiga toxin-2-induced toxicity in mice. "The concept that during an immune challenge the release of glucocorticoids (GC) provides feedback inhibition on...

Multienzyme multiplex PCR effective for Klebsiella pneumoniae typing.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel multienzyme multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay provides an effective method for typing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. Researchers in the Netherland "developed and optimized a...

Rapid immunoassays suitable for Clostridium difficile detection.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rapid immunoassays are suitable for diagnosing Clostridium difficile infection. C. difficile "is one of the most frequent causes of nosocomial gastrointestinal disease," explained researchers in the...

Real-time amplification suitable for herpesvirus detection.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Real-time amplification assays are suitable for diagnosing herpesvirus infections. In a recent study from the Netherlands, "procedures using real-time technique were developed to demonstrate the...

Multilocus sequence typing fails to detect E. coli diversity.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multilocus sequence typing fails to detect genetic variations in pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. E. coli O157:H7 "is a major cause of foodborne illness in the United States," according to...

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis ineffective for C. perfringens typing.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pulsed-field gel is not suitable for molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens. "In 1998, 21 inhabitants of a German nursing home fell ill with acute gastroenteritis after consumption of minced...

Antianaerobic agents have greatest effect on enterococci resistance.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antianaerobic agents may have the most pronounced effect on the developement of enterococci drug resistance. Researchers in the United States conducted a study to "assess the impact of restricting...

Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride gel effective against bacterial conjunctivitis.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A ciprofloxacin hydrochloride gel shows promise for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis in an animal model. "Sol-to-gel systems of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride were prepared utilizing the...

Fluconazole has multiple antifungal effects.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The antifungal agent fluconazole has several mechanisms of action. "Azole antifungals are widely used to treat infections with dermatophyte fungi," researchers in Austria explained. "Whereas it is...

Household antibiotic use has little impact on pneumococcal resistance.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Household antibiotic use has a limited impact on the occupants' risk of developing drug-resistant infections. In a recent study from the United States, researchers used "microbiology and pharmacy...

Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance discovered in clinical strain in 1994.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance discovered in clinical strain in 1994. According to a study from the United States, "Quinolone resistance encoded by the qnr gene and mediated by plasmid pMG252...

The PPIase site of the Mip protein is essential for infection in host.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The PPIase site of the Mip protein is essential for infection in host. "We analyzed 8 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against the Mip (macrophage infectivity potentiator) protein, a virulence...

Leishmania mexicana cysteine protease, CPB2.8, induces potent Th2 responses.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Leishmania mexicana cysteine protease, CPB2.8, induced a potent Th2 response in mice. "We have previously identified that Leishmania mexicana cysteine proteases (CPs) are virulence factors. We...

Serology ineffective as predictor of infecting serovar in leptospirosis.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serologic analysis is ineffective as a predictor of the infecting serovar in patients with severe leptospirosis. "The diagnosis of leptospirosis is often made using the microscopic agglutination...

Scientific panel finds long-lasting vaccine for Africa promising.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP), a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Seattle-based Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), has announced a major milestone...

Floating layers of polystyrene beads can control filaria vectors.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Floating layers of polystyrene beads can be used to control filaria mosquito vectors. Floating polystyrene beads "suffocate mosquito larvae and pupae and inhibit egg laying," according to...

Novel surfactant bacterial antiadherent coatings help prevent VAP.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacological researchers have studied "the physicochemical properties of novel surfactant coatings of the endotracheal tube and the resistance to microbial adherence of surfactant coated endotracheal...

23-Valent pneumococcal revaccination offers short-term protection for elderly.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A brief but significant immune response was obtained in frail elderly adults by revaccination with a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine if...

Expression of Duffy antigen on alveolar septa is associated with infection.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression of Duffy antigen on alveolar septa is associated with infection. "Duffy antigen is a chemokine binding protein expressed on the surface of erythrocytes and postcapillary venular...

CDC: Spike in India's polio cases prompts vaccination rally.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of polio cases in India last year rose six-fold from 2001, U.S. health officials say. In 2002, 1,556 cases of wild polio virus were found in India, up from only 268 cases a year earlier,...

Ureaplasma urealyticum found in amniotic fluid may be causative organism.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ureaplasma urealyticum found in amniotic fluid may be causative organism. According to a study from the United States, "Ureaplasma urealyticum is the microorganism most frequently isolated from the...

HIV coinfection uncommon in the United Kingdom.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coinfection with HIV remains uncommon in tuberculosis patients in the United Kingdom. "Since the mid-1980s the number of cases of TB notified within the U.K. has continued to rise," according to...

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus diversity drops over time.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The genetic diversity of drug-resistant staphylococci appears to fall over time. "The genodiversity of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the Nottingham region of the United Kingdom was compared...

Glowing bacteria show how an antiflu-virus drug may prevent bacterial pneumonia.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown in mice how the potentially deadly cooperation between influenza virus and bacterial pneumonia infections can be foiled, even if...

Infection of osteoblasts may trigger bone destruction in infected bone tissue.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infection of osteoblasts may trigger bone destruction in infected bone tissue. "Group A Streptococcus pyogenes is known to induce nongonococcal septic arthritis in addition to pharyngitis, scarlet...

Echovirus 11 genogroup D viruses can spread rapidly.
April 1, 2003... 2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sequence analysis of the enterovirus echovirus 11 genogroup D indicated that the virus can spread rapidly over a wide geographic area. According to a study from the United States, "Echovirus 11...

New England Journal of Medicine takes notice of unusual outbreak.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's not often that "pinkeye" makes national news. But last winter, an unusual number of Dartmouth students came down with conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, and federal health officials and media both took...

Novel efflux pumps linked to streptococcal fluoroquinolone resistance.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel efflux pumps may contribute to streptococcal fluoroquinolone resistance. According to recent research from England, "fluoroquinolone resistance in pneumococci is known to be associated with...

Researchers identify first human antibodies capable of neutralizing toxins.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epicyte Pharmaceutical, Inc., has announced that its scientists have identified the first pair of fully human antibodies capable of neutralizing the Clostridium difficile enterotoxins A and B. ...

Children's nasopharynx is key streptococcal reservoir.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The nasopharynx of children represent a key global reservoir of pathogenic streptococci. "Several lines of epidemiological and microbiological studies point to the multiple and critical roles of the...

Tap water treatment may not eradicate Giardia lamblia.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tap water treatment may not eradicate pathogenic Giardia species Researchers in England performed a study "to investigate risk factors for sporadic infection with Giardia lamblia acquired in the...

Clavulanic acid absorption highly variable after oral treatment.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Absorption of the beta-lactamase inhibitor clavulanic acid is highly variable, even in the absence of other agents. According to recent research from Netherlands, "the aims of this investigation...

Medical Services International ships kits to Vietnam, West Africa.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International, Inc., (MSITF) announced that it has received a request from the Social Republic of Vietnam, Ministry of Health for samples of the VScan Rapid Test Kits for HIV 1 and 2 to...

CDC says 22 in U.S. may have SARS.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. government increased to 22 the number of people in America suspected of having the mysterious flu-like illness that has sickened hundreds in Asia. The suspected cases of those made ill by...

Mystery flu-like illness linked to Hong Kong hotel.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The global spread of the mysterious flu-like illness that has killed 10 people appears to have started with a guest in a tourist hotel in Hong Kong. Hong Kong health officials said that other guests...

Scientists find mystery illness virus, verify diagnostic test.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists are perfecting a test to diagnose a newly discovered virus believed to be responsible for the mystery illness that has sickened hundreds of people worldwide. The World Health...

New cytoskeleton-modulating effector of Escherichia coli identified.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a recent issue of Molecular Microbiology scientists reported discovering a cytoskeleton-modulating effector of enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. "Enteropathogenic...

Leaky sensor could prevent bio-weapon false alarm.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new way to detect tiny numbers of harmful bacteria, such as those that cause food poisoning or those used as biological weapons, has been devised by analytical scientists at UMIST. Dr. Mohammed...

Cell surface markers fail to differentiate Th1 and Th2 cells.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell surface markers are not useful for distinguishing between type 1 and 2 immune cells in tuberculosis or other patients. According to a recent study from Mexico, "the aim of this work was to...

Log[subscript]3 reduction required in source water levels to meet potable water goals.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Log[subscript]3 reduction is required in source water levels to meet potable water goals. According to recent research from the United States, "Analysis of Cryptosporidium occurrence in six...

DEN-3 serotype linked to outbreaks.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The DEN-3 dengue virus serotype is associated with severe dengue fever outbreaks. According to a recent study from the United States, "dengue virus circulation and association with epidemics and...

Valent Biosciences acquires public health business.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Valent BioSciences announced it has acquired the worldwide public health business of Certis USA, including the Teknar brands of insecticide products that control mosquito and black fly larvae. In...

U.S. cases reportedly decline by nearly 6%.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the United States last year dropped by nearly 6% to an all-time low, federal officials say. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said...

The spice of life: Antibody cocktail targets deadly germs.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the future, consumers may be adding a powerful "spice" to their food that could save lives. Researchers in Canada are developing a natural antibody cocktail that can help prevent the most common...

Simian Pneumocystis carinii model may aid pneumonia research.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel simian model of Pneumocystis carinii infection may lead to new treatments for AIDS-related pneumonia. To produce P. carinii infection in "simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected...

Inhibition of adaptive Vgamma2Vdelta2 T-cell activity seen during simian infection.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rhesus macaques coinfected with tuberculous mycobacteria and the simian version of HIV show impaired adaptive Vgamma2Vdelta2 T-cell activity. According to recent research from the United States,...

Nebraska outbreak called country's largest.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An outbreak of hepatitis C at a Fremont, Nebraska, clinic is the largest in the country involving this strain and possibly in the world, an official from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

Midges that carry disease identified near lake between Argentina and Paraguay.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biting midges known to carry disease have been identified in the area of the Yacyreta Dam Lake between Argentina and Paraguay. According to a study from Argentina, "The Culicoides communities have...

Quarantine may not always be effective for outbreak control.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In some circumstances, quarantine may provide ineffective control of infectious disease outbreaks. According to a study from the United States, "quarantine is often proposed and sometimes used to...

Network theory can help model pneumonia outbreaks.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Network theory can be used to generate useful models of pneumonia and other outbreaks. Researchers in the United States described "a novel mathematical approach to investigating the spread and...

Novel Legionella gene linked to fluoroquinolone resistance.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel Legionella gene has been linked to the development of fluoroquinolone resistance. "The potential for selection in vitro of Legionella pneumophila mutants resistant to fluoroquinolones was...

Reactive oxygen species linked to gentamicin-induced cytotoxicity.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reactive oxygen species play a key role in mediating the aural damage induced by gentamicin treatment. Researchers in Italy conducted a study "to investigate the biochemical mechanisms underlying...

Bacteria may protect unpasteurized cheese.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- German researchers have found that a bacterium may be a simple answer to preventing Listeria in cheese. Their findings appear in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In the study, cheese was...

Abscesses due to Fusobacterium spp. mimic malignant metastatic liver disease.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abscesses due to Fusobacterium spp. mimic malignant metastatic liver disease. "A 71-year-old man presented with the clinical and radiological features of metastatic liver disease but subsequently...

M. smegmatis DNA-binding protein provides bimodal DNA protection.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mycobacterium smegmatis DNA-binding protein provides bimodal DNA protection. "Some members of the DNA-binding protein from stationary phase cells (Dps) family of proteins have been shown to play an...

Cholera toxin B subunit may not be helpful as adjuvant in pertussis vaccine.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholera toxin B subunit may not be helpful as an adjuvant in an intranasal pertussis toxoid vaccine. "To investigate the possibility of intranasal immunization with an acellular pertussis vaccine,...

Antioxidant carrier photosensitizer inactivates bacteria.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bar Ilan University researchers reported on antioxidant carrier sensitizers-3 (ACS-3) that they said could be used as a specific photosensitization agent for photoinactivation of Gram-negative bacteria....

ACAM2000 completes phase I trial.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acambis, plc, (ACAM) announced that it has completed a phase I trial of its smallpox vaccine, ACAM2000. The trial assessed the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of ACAM2000 in adult subjects...

Mueller-Hinton agar superior to blood agar for methicillin-resistant S. aureus detection.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mueller-Hinton agar should be used for the detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Researchers in Sweden conducted a study "to compare the expression of oxacillin resistance in...

Nosocomial methicillin-resistant S. aureus outbreaks controllable.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nosocomial outbreaks of epidemic Staphylococcus strains can be controlled with suitably stringent measures. According to recent research from Finland, "from August 1991 to October 1992, two...

Disease leaves millions blind, costs $2.9 billion to global economy.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the International Trachoma Initiative have calculated the human toll and economic burden of trachoma, a chronic infection that...

Voriconazole is successful in treating a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Voriconazole is successful in treating a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. According to recent research from France, "Trichosporon spp. are emerging fungal pathogens in immunocompromised hosts,...

First revised guidelines issued since 1994.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Thoracic Society (ATS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA) have released the first completely revised...

Clustering statistics can be unreliable in some settings.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tuberculosis clusters can provide unreliable epidemiological data. "Several recent studies have used proportions of tuberculosis cases sharing identical DNA fingerprint patterns (i.e., isolate...

M. tuberculosis Ndk has cytotoxic activity.
April 8, 2003... 2003 APR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nucleoside diphosphate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis has cytotoxic activity. M. tuberculosis pathogenicity "is closely related to its ability to survive and replicate in the hostile...