TB & Outbreaks Week articles from January 2009

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from January 2009

Researchers' work from University of Washington focuses on aspergillosis.
January 6, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a life-threatening complication of liver transplantation. Detection of circulating galactomannan (GM) in serum samples is a method to improve the microbiological...

Data from R.R.P. Machado and colleagues advance knowledge in biophysics.
January 6, 2009... According to a study from Brazil, "An interferometer that measures the refractive index changes due to bacterial metabolism is described." "The apparatus permits simultaneous and real time measurement of bacterial growth in several samples...

Researchers from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences provide details of new studies and findings in the area of borne disease.
January 6, 2009... "Vector-borne diseases are known threats to deployed troops. We performed a cross-sectional study of troops deployed to Southwest Asia between January 2005 and February 2007 to evaluate practices of personal protective measures and their...

Reports by R. Prakash and co-researchers describe recent advances in central nervous system disorders.
January 6, 2009... "Pellagra is associated with low levels of vitamin B3 (niacin) and/or tryptophan and often involves other other B vitamins. Since the time Gasper Casal first described the disease in 1972, it was observed that the patients with pellagra were...

Investigators at Technical University of Szczecin release new data on clinical microbiology and infectious disease.
January 6, 2009... According to recent research from Szczecin, Poland, "Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate intracellular bacterial parasite in human and animal granulocytes. In Europe, A. phagocytophilum is transmitted by Ixodes ticks; Ixodes ricinus is the...

Recent findings in clinical microbiology and infectious disease described by researchers from University of Berlin.
January 6, 2009... According to recent research published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, "Oral viridans streptococci are a reservoir of resistance genes for pathogens. Through prolonged exposure, long-acting macrolides...

Scientists at General Hospital publish new data on clinical microbiology and infectious disease.
January 6, 2009... According to a study from Madrid, Spain, "Syphilis re-emergence is a cause of concern. Our objective was to quantify the laboratory workload, incident cases and patient follow-up that syphilis has generated for 11 years in a large teaching...

Researchers from Beaumont Hospital report recent findings in aspergillosis.
January 13, 2009... According to a study from Dublin, Ireland, "Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF)can become colonized by aspergillus, which can act as an allergen and cause allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). To determine the rate of aspergillus...

Studies from A.G. Glaser et al have provided new data on aspergillosis.
January 13, 2009... "Thioredoxins are cross-reactive allergens involved in the pathogenesis of atopic eczema and asthma. Cross-reactivity to human thioredoxin can contribute to the exacerbation of severe atopic diseases," scientists in Switzerland report (see also...

Study results from University of London, Medical Department broaden understanding of dengue fever.(Report)
January 13, 2009... "Severe dengue virus (DV) infections can cause the life-threatening condition dengue hemorrhagic fever, which is characterized by a severe plasma leak, thrombocytopenia, hemorrhage, and, in severe cases, circulatory collapse and death. There is...

New findings from B. Singh and co-authors in the area of diabetes published.
January 13, 2009... " To investigate the diagnostic efficacy of indigenously developed single vial kit preparation of Tc-99m-ciprofloxacin (Diagnobact) for the detection of orthopedic infections. Seventy-seven patients [25 with clinical suspicion of diabetic foot...

Reports outline diabetes study findings from R. Evans and colleagues.(Report)
January 13, 2009... According to a study from Wales, "The emerging ''diabetes epidemic'' threatens to affect 366 million people worldwide by 2030. In the UK, almost 2 million people ( about 3.9 percent of the population) are currently diagnosed with diabetes and...

Data on sexually transmitted disease reported by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.(Report)
January 13, 2009... "The purpose of this study was to compare the social network characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) to men who did not have sex with men (NMSM) in a sample of predominately African-American drug users. Specifically, we were...

Investigators at University of Hong Kong publish new data on sexually transmitted disease.(Report)
January 13, 2009... Researchers in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China conducted a study "To identify key factors affecting condom use among male sex workers (MSW) who serve men in China. In-depth semi-structured face-to-face interviews in Beijing and Shanghai,...

New findings from University of New South Wales in the area of sexually transmitted disease described.
January 13, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in Sydney, Australia conducted a study "To assess the extent to which sexual risk-taking among men who have sex with men (MSM) is influenced by their sexual desires, as reflected in sexual sensation seeking,...

Studies from University of California have provided new information about sexually transmitted disease.
January 13, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To describe interactions between men who have sex with men (MSM) and healthcare workers (HCW) in peri-urban township communities in South Africa. Qualitative study using...

Studies from University of Toronto have provided new data on sexually transmitted disease.
January 13, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in Toronto, Canada conducted a study "To assess correlates of paid sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chennai, India. A randomised survey was conducted among 200 MSM recruited from public sex...

Tyrian Diagnostics Completes Feasibility Study for Tuberculosis Diagnostic with Becton, Dickinson & Company.
January 20, 2009... Tyrian Diagnostics Limited (ASX:TDX) announced that the Company has completed Milestone 4 of a feasibility study in collaboration with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) to determine the suitability of TyrianEs proprietary tuberculosis (TB)...

Findings from P. Rattanachaikunsopon and co-authors broaden understanding of antimicrobials.(Report)
January 20, 2009... According to a study from Warin Chamrap, Thailand, "Chives, a member of the Alliaceae family, have been used in food and medicine in Thailand for a long time. Diallyl sulfides (diallyl monosulfide, dially disulfide, diallyl trisulfide, and...

Data from S. Arndt et al provide new insights into aspergillosis.
January 20, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal European Archives of Oto - Rhino - Laryngology, "In immunocompromised patients, symptoms and the pathogen spectrum of sinusitis are frequently atypical. If progressive loss of vision occurs,...

Investigators at Radboud University zero in on aspergillosis.
January 20, 2009... " Resistance to triazoles was recently reported in Aspergillus fumigatus isolates cultured from patients with invasive aspergillosis. The prevalence of azole resistance in A. fumigatus is unknown," researchers in Netherlands report (see also...

Research on aspergillosis discussed by scientists at Yonsei University, Medical Department.(Clinical report)
January 20, 2009... In this recently published study, investigators in Seoul, South Korea conducted a study "To evaluate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of orbital invasive aspergillosis, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised...

New clinical microbiology and infectious disease data have been reported by scientists at University of Otago.
January 20, 2009... "A powder preparation of the oral probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 has been given to 19 young otitis media-prone children following a 3-day course of amoxicillin administered as a preliminary to ventilation tube placement," scientists in...

Research from H. Bergseng and co-authors provides new data about clinical microbiology and infectious disease.
January 20, 2009... "The aim of this study was to survey the occurrence of invasive group B streptococcus (GBS) disease in Norway and detect possible trends in characteristics of invasive GBS strains from1996 to 2006. Data from national monitoring systems for...

Study data from B.C. Glaister and co-authors update knowledge of biomechanics.(Report)
January 20, 2009... "Understanding the kinetic strategies Of turning as expressed in ground reaction forces (GRFs) and impulses (GRIs) is necessary to design therapies and technologies to enable patients with ambulatory difficulties perform daily activities....

Studies conducted at Royal Perth Hospital on antiretrovirals recently published.
January 27, 2009... According to recent research from Perth, Australia, "Individuals with human immunodeficiency virus infection who commence antiretroviral therapy when they are very immunodeficient are susceptible to immune reconstitution disorders. The most...

New apoptosis data have been reported by researchers at University of East London.(Report)
January 27, 2009... "Leishmania parasites invade host macrophages, causing infections that are either limited to skin or spread to internal organs. In this study, 3 species causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, L. major, L. aethiopica and L. tropica, were tested for...

Research reports on bacterial meningitis from N.N. Ge and colleagues provide new insights.(Report)
January 27, 2009... "The treatment of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in gerbils with bacterial meningitis will not only prevent cochlear fibrosis and neo-ossification but also reduce hearing loss. SOD an O-2-scavenger, has been shown to prevent cochlear fibrosis and...

Scientists at Pennsylvania State University detail research in behavior.
January 27, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "According to behavioral genetics research, the intergenerational correlation in weight derives solely from shared genetic predispositions, but complete genetic determinism contradicts the scientific...

Findings from A.R. Marumganti and co-researchers advance knowledge in central nervous system disease.
January 27, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Whipple's disease is a rare, chronic, multi-systemic infectious disorder caused by the bacterium, Tropheryma whipplei. Relapses are commonly associated with neurological symptoms." "We report a...

Data on clinical infectious diseases reported by researchers at Ohio State University.
January 27, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Although milk and dairy products are important components of a healthy diet, if consumed unpasteurized, they also can present a health hazard due to possible contamination with pathogenic...

Data on sexually transmitted disease detailed by A. Jeannin and co-authors.(Survey)(Clinical report)
January 27, 2009... Researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland conducted a study "To analyse the prevalence of lifetime recourse to prostitution (LRP) among men in the general population of Switzerland from a trend and cohort perspective. Using nine repeated...

New sexually transmitted disease study results reported from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
January 27, 2009... "Brief intervention for excessive alcohol consumption is effective yet not implemented widely. Alcohol misuse is implicated in unsafe sex and sexually transmitted infections and is common in clients of sexual health services," scientists in...

Studies in the area of sexually transmitted disease reported from University of Ottawa, Medical Department.
January 27, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, "This study was conducted to determine the association between sexually transmitted infection (STI) and the prevalence of depression among the general...