TB & Outbreaks Week articles from July 2008

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from July 2008

Research data from E. Zoons and colleagues update understanding of bacterial meningitis.(Clinical report)
July 29, 2008... Researchers in Netherlands conducted a study "To evaluate the occurrence and prognostic relevance of seizures in adults with community-acquired bacterial meningitis. An observational cross-sectional study, in which patients with seizures are...

Investigators at University of Colorado have published new data on botulism.
July 29, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The former Soviet Republic of Georgia has the world's highest rate of botulism-a rate over 90 times the U.S. rate." "Why is Georgia disproportionately affected by this potentially fatal...

Study data from Brussels Free University update understanding of drug resistance.
July 29, 2008... According to a study from Brussels, Belgium, "National surveillance of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing allowed identification of rarely...

Study data from K. Mishra and co-authors update knowledge of female infertility.
July 29, 2008... In this recent report, researchers in Delhi, India conducted a study "To study the changes in the histological pattern, distribution and intensity of sex steroid receptors (estrogen and progesterone) and cell proliferation by Ki-67 expression...

New findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection described by S.N. Pawar and co-researchers.(Report)
July 29, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Factors explaining why human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) enhances the risk of reactivated tuberculosis ( TB) are poorly understood. Unfortunately, experimental models of HIV-induced...

Investigators at Wuhan University zero in on venereology.(Report)
July 29, 2008... " The increase in the incidence of non-melanoma skin tumours, photoaging, and immunosuppression demand for more effective sunscreen on ultraviolet A (UVA) irradiation. Objectives The aim of the study is to evaluate the photoprotective effects...

New findings from J.P. Ortonne and co-authors describe advances in venereology.(Report)
July 29, 2008... According to a study from Asnieres, France, " This study aimed to identify the characteristics of cellulite in women of different age and to appreciate whether cellulite could interfere with skin ageing or not. Methods 94 healthy females,...