TB & Outbreaks Week articles from November 2003

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from November 2003

Clostridium novyi in heroin can survive injection preperation.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preperation of heroin for injection does not eradicate Clostridium novyi Type A. This pathogen "was implicated as a cause of an outbreak of serious illness and deaths among drug users in the United...

Modified thiazolidinones disrupt mycobacterial rhamnose pathway.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of modified thiazolidinones can disrupt mycobacterial rhamnose biosynthesis, and thus show promise as antituberculosis agents. "The emergence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, coupled...

Antiretroviral treatment can impair antimalarial immune activity.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antiretroviral treatment can impair antimalarial immune activity. "In response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, antiretroviral treatment is currently being implemented in sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria...

Over-the-counter drugs can reduce malarial drug resistance.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A number of agents contained in over-the-counter drugs can be used to reduce malarial drug resistance. "Ferriprotoporphyrin IX (FP) is released inside the food vacuole of the malaria parasite...

Novel thymidine analogues show promise as anti-TB agents.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel thymidine derivatives show potential as antituberculosis agents. In a recent study from Belgium, "The affinity of a series of 2', 3'- and 5-modified thymidine analogues for Mycobacterium...

Statistical model facilitates TB drug data comparisons.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel statistical technique facilitates comparisons of antituberculosis medications. According to published research from England, "A model for evaluating the potency of a new antituberculosis...

Gates Foundation doubles grant for India.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it is doubling, to $200 million, the prevention funds for HIV and AIDS that the Microsoft chairman promised India in a visit last year. The announcement...

VScan test kits are being shipped to People's Republic of China.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International (MSITF) has received a letter of intent to supply 250,000 VScan HIV rapid-test kits to a major Chinese pharmaceutical company in the People's Republic of China. ...

Families with periodontitis have elevated levels of IgG2 that are inherited.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Families with aggressive periodontitis are found to have elevated levels of IgG2 that are inherited. According to a study from the United States, "IgG2 is elevated in localized but not in...

Phase I trial yields positive results for the prevention of serious infections.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ipsat Therapies presented positive Phase I clinical trial data for its lead product, P1A, at the BioPartnering Europe Conference in London. This product fulfils many of the criteria for fast-track...

The C-terminal domain of human CAP18 was used to develop more active analogues.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The C-terminal domain of human antibacterial protein CAP18 was used as a base to develop 2 proteins with stronger antibacterial effect. "This paper reports the effect of the synthesized 27-amino...

Pacidamycin derivatives active against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of pacidamycin derivatives have demonstrated activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including E. coli and M. tuberculosis. According to a recent study from California,...

Innate antimicrobials are important, despite some bacterial immune evasion.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antimicrobial peptides are involved in innate immune defense against bacteria, and bacteria have evolved some ways to evade these molecules. According to recent research published in the journal...

Plasmid-driven siRNAs useful for controlling viral pathogen gene expression.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasmid-driven siRNAs offer extensive control over the gene expression of viral pathogens. In a recent study from St. Louis, "Short interfering double-stranded RNAs (siRNAs) expressed under the...

Dendritic cells battle meningococcal, listerial meningitis two separate ways.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dendritic cells function by two different pathways to combat bacterial meningitis from Listeria monocytogenes and Neisseria meningitides. "Few bacteria are capable of causing infections of the...

C. jejuni cytolethal distending toxin subunits A, C allow binding to cells.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Campylobacter jejuni cytolethal distending toxin subunits CdtA and CdtC allow the complex to bind to cells; they also can compete with the active complex that includes the CdtB nuclease. ...

Phosphoglycerate kinase is in C. sinensis; may be required for movement.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phosphoglycerate kinase can be found in several parts of adult Clonorchis sinensis, and may be involved in energy production for muscle contraction and movement. "Phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) is...

Alliance will focus on infectious, parasitic disease research.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Invest U.K., the British government's worldwide inward investment agency, announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has signed a formal memorandum of understanding with...

Cryptococcus neoformans has a MATa strain that has a multifunctional CPRa.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cryptococcus neoformans has a MATa strain that has a multifunctional CPRa; it's a pheromone receptor, virulence factor, and growth regulator. "Cryptococcus neoformans is the etiologic agent of...

Cryptosporidium parvum kills the host cell on egress.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The parasite Cryptosporidium parvum kills the host cell as it leaves. According to published research from the United States, "Cryptosporidium parvum is an intracellular protozoan parasite that...

Proteins that interact with CAEV Tat identified in humans.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proteins that interact with CAEV Tat have been identified in humans "Using the yeast two-hybrid system," scientists in Israel "screened a human placenta cDNA library and identified two proteins...

Yingzhaosu A analogues show promise for malaria treatment.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel yingzhaosu A analogues show promise as antimalarial agents. According to a recent study from Japan, "Co(II)-catalyzed peroxidation of dienes including (S)-limonene in the presence of...

Ecology of infectious diseases grants awarded.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two government agencies have announced funding for six projects under the Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID) program, the fourth year of funding in this multiyear effort. The joint U.S. National...

Lactoferrin appears to have serine protease activity against bacterial proteins.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lactoferrin, found in human milk, can degrade enteropathogenic E. coli proteins involved in attachment and pore formation; this antibacterial action can work on other bacteria that use the same system....

Chlorine dioxide gas treatment safely inactivates E. coli in apples.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chlorine dioxide (ClO[subscript]2) gas treatment safely inactivates pathogenic E. coli in apples. In a recent study from Indiana, the efficacy of ClO[subscript]2 gas "in inactivating a mixture of...

Hydrogen peroxide safely inhibits C. parvum in fruit juice.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-level H[subscript]2O[subscript]2 treatment safely inhibits "Cryptosporidium parvum in fruit juice. C. parvum "has historically been associated with waterborne outbreaks of diarrheal illness,"...

Mathematical model improves estimates of bacterial growth in food.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel mathematical model can improve the accuracy of bacterial growth estimates in food. According to published research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, "A new concept for estimating the...

Real-time PCR assay detects hepatitis A virus in shellfish.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel molecular assay can be used to identify HAV-tainted shellfish. According to a recent report, "A PCR assay for the detection of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in shellfish" was developed by...

Drosophila pyrokinin receptor genes identified.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pyrokinin receptor genes have been identified in the fruit fly Drosophila. According to a study from Denmark, "The database of the Drosophila Genome Project contains the sequences of two genes,...

Most M non-typeable group A streptococci can be given an M type following FIGE.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most M non-typeable group A streptococci can now be grouped with a corresponding M type if run on FIGE. According to published research from the United States, "Group A streptococcus (GAS) are...

U.N. report warns of HIV/AIDS among adolescents.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early marriage, unwanted pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS among the world's adolescents are a threat to development and must be combated as part of the war on poverty, the United Nations says. A fifth of...

Substantial increase in survival seen after introduction of HAART.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research highlights the substantial increased survival for people with HIV-1 since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1997. However the study also shows a shift...

CSF analysis vital for diagnosis of opportunistic CNS infections in HIV patients.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CSF analysis is vital for the diagnosis of opportunistic CNS infections in HIV patients. "In up to 50% of all human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients, the nervous system is clinically involved,"...

Nicotinamide riboside transporter is needed for H. influenzae survival.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Haemophilus influenzae needs pnuC to survive in vivo; this may be a good target for therapy. "The gene for the nicotinamide riboside (NR) transporter (pnuC) was identified in Haemophilus...

TB workforce crisis a major obstacle to treatment success.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A growing "workforce crisis" is a serious obstacle to achieving targets for global tuberculosis control set for 2005 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Faster and more effective recruitment...

H. pylori HP1361 ORF is essential for transformation.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HP1361 ORF of Helicobacter pylori is a comE3 homolog of Bacillus subtilis, and is essential for DNA binding and uptake during transformation. According to published research from Taiwan, "To find...

Real-time PCR best choice for CMV monitoring in ATL patients.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays are the best choice for CMV monitoring in ATL patients. In a recent study, scientists in Japan "analyzed the efficiency of the quantitative...

Green onions believed to be the source of Georgia, Tennessee hepatitis outbreaks.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Green onions are believed to be the source of hepatitis A outbreaks that sickened more than 280 people in Georgia and Tennessee in September, health officials say. The U.S. Food and Drug...

S. pneumoniae DNA persists on heart valve years after infection.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A case study suggests that streptococcal DNA may remain in the heart for years after infection. In a recent study, scientists in France "amplified by PCR and sequenced Streptococcus pneumoniae rpoB...

Streptococcus genotypes with high prevalance among USAF pilots identified.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Streptococcus genotypes highly prevalent among United States Air Force pilots have been identified. "Contemporary molecular genetic analysis methods have not been used to study large samples of...

Novel phage-based assay improves S. enterica Heidelberg typing.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A phage-based assay offers a simple and accurate method for "Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg typing. S. enterica serovar Heidelberg "is perhaps the second most frequent Salmonella serovar...

Multiple methods should be used in norovirus diagnosis.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multiple techniques are needed for accurate diagnosis of norovirus (NV) infection. These pathogens "are transmitted by fecally contaminated food, vomit, and person-to-person contact," scientists in...

Amphotericin B lipid complex safe, effective for HIV visceral leishmaniasis treatment.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A lipid formulation of amphotericin B is safe and effective for the treatment of VL in HIV patients. "Optimal treatment for HIV-related visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has still to be established,"...

Coverage varies widely for younger and older age groups.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Universal recommendations for influenza vaccination have been broadened to include adults aged 50-64 years in addition to those aged >65 years. Vaccination coverage is currently low. Influenza and...

Fed panel recommends flu shots for infants.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U.S. panel has recommended that children ages 6-23 months get a flu shot. Previously, such vaccinations were only encouraged. The recommendation by an advisory committee of the U.S. Centers for...

A new p63 mutation may be related to ankyloblepharon, dermatitis, cleft palate.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new mutation is found in p63 that may be related to AEC syndrome, ankyloblepharon, and dermatitis. In a recent report in the British Journal of Dermatology, researchers "present[ed] a sporadic...

Gene profiling can identify forms of leprosy; elucidates immune evasion.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gene profiling can identify forms of leprosy and elucidate immune evasion tactics. According to published research from the United States, "Leprosy presents as a clinical and immunological spectrum...

2-Cys peroxiredoxin PfTrx-Px1 involved in P. falciparum antioxidant defense.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 2-Cys peroxiredoxin PfTrx-Px1 plays a role in P. falciparum antioxidant defense. "Peroxiredoxins (Trx-Px) are ubiquitous antioxidant enzymes that catalyse the thioredoxin-dependent reduction of...

Plasmodial PKG cGMP binding site function clarified.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The function of plasmodial PKG cGMP binding sites has been elucidated. "The Plasmodium falciparum cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PfPKG) uniquely contains three cGMP binding sites, but also has a...

Structure of P. vivax DHFR determined.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent study results have shed new light on a key plasmodial enzyme. According to published research from Italy, "The structure of Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase (PvDHFR), a potentially...

Immunochromatographic P. vivax assay developed.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An immunochromatographic assay has been developed for the detection of Plasmodium vivax. "Malaria is a major parasitic disease in tropical areas. Three to five hundred million people suffer from...

Amodiaquine resolves hyperparasitemia during uncomplicated falciparum malaria.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amodiaquine can resolve hyperparasitemia in patients with falciparum malaria. This agent "is one of the possible alternative therapeutic options to treat chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum...

Chloroquine with primaquine effective against malaria in Azerbaijan.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chloroquine followed by primaquine remains effective against malaria in Azerbaijan. In a recent study from Switzerland, the efficacy of this regimen was "monitored in 153 patients in seven...

Bacillus biolarvicides effective against malaria vectors.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacillus-based biolarvicides can be effectively used to control populations of malaria-carrying mosquitos. In a recent study, scientists from the United States "evaluated the larvicidal activity of...

ITN use can delay pediatric malaria immunity in endemic areas.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of insecticide-treated materials (ITM) can delay the development of malaria immunity in children living in endemic areas. ITM "are considered a useful malaria control measure for endemic...

Microsatellite DNA markers identified in Anopheles nili.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microsatellite DNA markers have been identified in Anopheles nili. The A. nili mosquito "is widespread across tropical Africa and appears to be the major vector of malaria in some rural forested...

Microsatellite DNA markers identified in Anopheles sacharovi.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microsatellite DNA markers have been identified in Anopheles sacharovi. The A. sacharovi mosquito, "a member of the A. maculipennis complex, is an important malaria vector in the Middle East,"...

M. tuberculosis induces differential alveolar macrophage and epithelial cell death.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Differential cell death has been observed for alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells in tuberculosis patients. "Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with macrophages and epithelial cells in the...

Milk pasteurizer contamination caused Pseudomonas outbreak in neonatal ICU.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Milk pasteurizer contamination has been blamed for a nosocomial Pseudomonas outbreak among infants in France. According to published research from scientists there, "An environmental investigation...

P. carinii PCM involved in cyst transition.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The P. carinii mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) PCM is involved in its transition to cyst form. MAPK pathways "transfer environmental signals into intracellular events such as proliferation...

Murine model may aid study of opportunistic histoplasmosis.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel murine model may aid research on opportunistic histoplasmosis in HIV and other immunocompromised patients. "Use of a pulmonary model of histoplasmosis in CD4/CD8 lymphocyte-depleted animals...

Novel genetic markers useful for Encephalitozoon hellem typing.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of newly identified genetic markers can aid the epidemiological study of the opportunistic pathogen Encephalitozoon hellem. In a recent study from Spain, seven E. hellem isolates collected...

TaqMan PCR assay improves detection of opportunistic RSV infection.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A TaqMan polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay provides rapid and accurate detection of opportunistic respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. RSV "accounts for the majority of respiratory...

Diarrhea due to parasites occurs most in malnourished, immunosuppressed children.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is a difference in diarrheal symptoms between normal and malnourished or immunosuppressed children with parasitic infection. "Diarrhea is only one of the many manifestations of intestinal...

Leishmania binds red blood cells after antibody, complement.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leishmania promastigotes become antibody-bound and activate the complement system, but also adhere to erythrocytes. According to a study from Spain, "In human blood, promastigotes bind natural...

Elevated CSF KA levels may protect against neurotoxicity in pediatric malaria patients.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elevated KA levels in CSF may protect against neurotoxicity in pediatric malaria patients. According to scientists in England, "A retrospective study of 100 Malawian children (87 with malaria and 13...

India winning polio fight, but final push still needed, says U.S. expert.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- India is close to eradicating polio but needs to make a final push, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said as she helped inoculate babies against the disease in New...

P. gingivalis can be incapacitated by polyphenol oxidase, asparaginase.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Porphyromonas gingivalis can be incapacitated by polyphenol oxidase, asparaginase; this may be an alternative to antimicrobials. "Porphyromonas gingivalis is a well-adapted pathogen of the...

Study advances research on fatal animal and human diseases.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adding to the paradox of prion diseases, Dartmouth Medical School researchers have discovered that RNA plays a role in converting a normal prion protein into a mutant that leads to mad cow disease and...

Chicago to use LinksPoint VectorWatch to identify West Nile virus activity.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LinksPoint announced that the Chicago (Illinois) Department of Public Health (CDPH) has begun utilizing its LinksPoint VectorWatch geographic risk-modeling system to aid in the prevention of West Nile...

Animal trade workers in China have higher levels of SARS antibodies.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evidence is accumulating that SARS jumped the species barrier from animals to humans, but the natural reservoir for SARS or the animal responsible for spillover to humans is still unknown. A high...

Canadian SARS committee releases final report.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Canadian government should create a new Agency for Public Health, invest in public health systems at all levels, and initiate a national Network for Communicable Disease Control to ensure that...

H-NS, HU, and Fis alter hilA; hiLA controls S. typhimurium virulence genes.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salmonella typhimurium virulence genes are controlled by hiLA; and H-NS, HU, Fis control that activator. According to published research from the United States, "hiLA encodes an activator of...

Teenage girls underestimate their risk.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teenage girls, at high risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections, significantly underestimate their likelihood of becoming infected, shows U.S. research. The researchers, from the U.S....

Vatican position on condom use and HIV scientifically incorrect says U.N. agency.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A statement by the president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council on the Family that condoms do not protect people from HIV is scientifically incorrect and could contribute to the spread of the virus,...

Low-dose short-course ganciclovir effective as post-SCT CMV prophylaxis.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Limited ganciclovir regimens are safe and effective for CMV prophylaxis in stem cell graft recipients. According to scientists in St. Louis, "In contrast to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation...

SCT conditioning doesn't affect post-transplant CMV risk.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The type of conditioning used prior to stem-cell transplantation does not affect the risk of post-transplant CMV infection. "Since the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections after...

Streptococcus pneumoniae-like organisms cause epidemic conjunctivitis.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have confirmed that nontypeable Streptococcus pneumoniae-like organisms were isolated from outbreaks of epidemic conjunctivitis as Streptococcus pneumoniae. According to a study from the...

S. mutans, bacteria found in plaque, have a pyruvate formate-lyase system.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- S. mutans, bacteria found in plaque, have a pyruvate formate-lyase system that may still function in anaerobic or slightly acidic conditions. According to recent research from Japan, "Streptococcus...

S. salivarius have fimbriae that allow coaggregation with Prevotella.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Half of oral Streptococcus salivarius have fimbriae that allow coaggregation with periodontopathogens; without fimbriae, it cannot bind Prevotella intermedia. "Streptococcus salivarius is divided...

African tick bite fever is a risk in sub-saharan Africa, French West Indies.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- African tick bite fever from Rickettsia afficae is a risk to travelers to sub-saharan Africa and the French West Indies. "African tick bite fever is an acute febrile illness that is frequently...

Non-IgE exposure to fungus and mycotoxin could increase risk of sensitization.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A non-IgE producing fungal exposure to mycotoxins may not produce major health problems, but the risk of allergic sensitization should be avoided. According to a study from the United States, "There...

Cold storage of platelet products may be on the horizon.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel techniques currently being developed may enable the safe refrigeration of platelet products. "Emerging issues that affect blood safety and blood supply, such as pathogen inactivation and more...

Ultrasound is useful in evaluating tropical and parasitic diseases.
November 4, 2003... 2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultrasound is useful in evaluating tropical and parasitic diseases. According to a study from Germany, "Context migration and worldwide travel mean that Western clinicians and radiologists more and...