TB & Outbreaks Week articles from October 2008

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from October 2008

Studies from Emory University, Medical Department further understanding of bacterial infections.
October 7, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "A wide spectrum of adrenal gland pathology is seen during bacterial infections. Hemorrhage is particularly associated with meningococcemia, while abscesses have been described with several neonatal...

New behavior research from Columbia University described.
October 7, 2008... "As the AIDS epidemic continues to disproportionately affect the Latino and African American communities in the United States, little is still known about bisexual behavior and sexual risk of Latino and African American men," scientists in the...

Research results from Mayo Clinic update understanding of clostridium.
October 7, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "We have developed a rapid real-time PCR method using fluorescence resonance energy transfer probes and the LightCycler (Roche Diagnostics), which will detect the presence of the tcdC gene of...

Scientists at National Autonomous University describe research in cytokines.
October 7, 2008... "The regulatory effect of mast cells on the pathogenesis of leishmaniasis is unclear. We report a comparative analysis of TLR2 membrane expression, TNF-alpha, IL-10 and MIP-1 alpha production, and granule release of bone marrow-derived mast...

Research conducted at D. Wu and co-authors has provided new information about enterovirus.
October 7, 2008... "Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) is usually caused by enterovirus 70, coxsackievirus A24(CA24v) and adenoviruses. Several outbreaks of AHC caused by a CA24v have occurred since it was imported into China in 1971," investigators in...

Clostridium Difficile Infection: Tools for Treatment and Prevention.
October 14, 2008... Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has become an increasingly frequent and severe health problem. The emergence of an epidemic strain of C. difficile has been reported in an expanding list of states across the United States and worldwide...

Persons With Serious Mental Illness Face Higher Prevalence of Obesity.(Report)
October 14, 2008... Obesity is a public health crisis within the general population; however, overweight and obesity issues are even more prevalent in persons with serious mental illness, according to a new report, scheduled to be released on October 3, 2008 by...

Research from Rockefeller University broadens understanding of drug resistance.
October 14, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, "A total of 629 nonduplicate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA isolates were recovered between June and November 2006 from 11 hospitals located in...

Research from Catholic University has provided new information about hepatitis C virus.
October 14, 2008... According to a study from Lublin, Poland, "The NTPase/helicase of Flauiviridae viruses is one of the essential components of their replication complex. The enzyme is defined by the presence of seven highly conserved amino acid motifs." ...

Data on HIV/AIDS discussed by researchers at University of Manitoba.(Report)
October 14, 2008... According to a study from Winnipeg, Canada, "Phylogenetic analysis has revealed that the current HIV/AIDS pandemic consists of a multitude of different viral clades and recombinant viruses. The predominant circulating HIV-1 clade in Kenya is...

Research from J.R. Bennion and co-researchers in the area of clinical infectious diseases published.
October 21, 2008... "Listeria monocytogenes is among the most virulent foodborne pathogens, with 20% of clinical infections resulting in death. To explore listeriosis-associated mortality in the United States and to evaluate prevention efforts, we reviewed vital...

Researchers from University Children's Hospital detail new studies and findings in the area of clinical infectious diseases.(Clinical report)
October 21, 2008... 'The rate of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and associated risk factors were determined in a cross-sectional study involving Swiss children's hospitals. S. aureus was isolated in 562 of 1363 cases. In a stepwise multivariate analysis,...

Data on clinical trial research reported by researchers at Merck & Company, Inc.(Clinical report)
October 21, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are serious complications in elderly adults. Caspofungin may provide a useful therapeutic option for elderly patients with or at high risk for IFIs." "We...

Research on emerging infectious diseases reported by C. Rovery et al.
October 21, 2008... "Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) was first described in 1910. Twenty years later, it was recognized as a rickettsial disease transmitted by the brown dog tick," researchers in Marseille, France report (see also Emerging Infectious Diseases)....

Study findings from G. Hernandezmora et al provide new insights into emerging infectious diseases.
October 21, 2008... 'Ten striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba, stranded along the Costa Rican Pacific coast, had meningoencephalitis and antibodies against Brucella spp. Brucella ceti was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 6 dolphins and 1 fetus. S....

Studies from University of California reveal new findings on aspergillosis.
October 28, 2008... "Recent outbreaks of new diseases in many ecosystems are caused by novel pathogens, impaired host immunity, or changing environmental conditions. Identifying the source of emergent pathogens is critical for mitigating the impacts of diseases,...

Researchers at University of Leeds release new data on clostridium.
October 28, 2008... "Clostridium difficile infection is a nosocomial disease of increasing importance. First-line treatment is limited to metronidazole or vancomycin," scientists writing in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy report (see also Clostridium)....

Louisiana State University details research in DNA research.
October 28, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Histone-like proteins (such as HU, H-NS, and Fis) participate in nucleoid organization and in DNA replication, recombination, and transcription. Cold shock and anoxia upregulates a homologue of HU...

Scientists at Rockefeller University target drug resistance.(Report)
October 28, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, "Multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus continue to increase in frequency worldwide, both in hospitals and in the community, raising...

New electron microscopy study findings recently were published by B. Zuber and co-researchers.
October 28, 2008... According to recent research from Cambridge, the United Kingdom, "The cell envelope of mycobacteria, which include the causative agents of tuberculosis and leprosy, is crucial for their success as pathogens. Despite a continued strong emphasis...

Research from University of Manitoba in sexually transmitted disease provides new insights.(Report)
October 28, 2008... In this recent report published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, researchers in Winnipeg, Canada conducted a study "To describe the concepts, strategies and field results of a project to scale up prevention programmes and...

Study data from University of Manitoba update understanding of sexually transmitted disease.
October 28, 2008... In this recent report, researchers in Winnipeg, Canada conducted a study "To describe the size and distribution of female sex worker (FSW) populations and the distribution of client-FSW encounters in seven major cities of Pakistan. Mapping of...