Issue 37, September 12, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 37, 9/12/11

Welcome to Science Clips, CDC's weekly digest!

The report consists of four components:

• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Maternal and Child Health - Folic Acid)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week  

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Outpatient antibiotic prescribing and nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States, 1996-2003
       Hicks LA, Chien YW, Taylor TH, Haber M, Klugman KP.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;53(7):631-639.
       
     • Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus complex associated with sinopulmonary disease, northeastern USA
       Simmon KE, Brown-Elliott BA, Ridge PG, Durtschi JD, Mann LB, Slechta ES, Steigerwalt AG, Moser BD, Whitney AM, Brown JM, Voelkerding KV, McGowan KL, Reilly AF, Kirn TJ, Butler WR, Edelstein PH, Wallace RJ, Petti CA.
       Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1692-700.
       

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     • Public health preparedness and response in the USA since 9/11: a national health security imperative
       Khan AS.
       Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):953-6.
       

   • Environmental Health

     • Water Safety Plan demonstration projects in Latin America and the Caribbean: lessons from the field
       Rinehold A, Corrales L, Medlin E, Gelting RJ.
       Water Sci Technol. 2011 ;11(3):297-308.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Pediatricians' attitudes about collaborations with other community vaccinators in the delivery of seasonal influenza vaccine
       Kempe A, Wortley P, O'Leary S, Crane LA, Daley MF, Stokley S, Babbel C, Dong F, Beaty B, Seewald L, Suh C, Dickinson LM.
       Acad Pediatr. 2011 Sep 5.
       

   • Informatics

     • Method selection and adaptation for distributed monitoring of infectious diseases for syndromic surveillance
       Xing J, Burkom H, Tokars J.
       J Biomed Inform. 2011 Aug 24.
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • International collaboration tracks typhoid fever cases over two continents from South Africa to Australia
       Smith AM, Keddy KH, Ismail H, Thomas J, van der Gryp R, Manamela MJ, Huma M, Sooka A, Theobald LK, Mennen MA, O'Reilly LC.
       J Med Microbiol. 2011 Sep;60(Pt 9):1405-1407.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Consumption of sugar drinks in the United States, 2005 - 2008
       Ogden CL, Kit BK, Carroll MD, Park S.
       NCHS Data Brief. 2011 Aug(71):1-8.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Persistence of multiple illnesses in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: a cohort study
       Wisnivesky JP, Teitelbaum SL, Todd AC, Boffetta P, Crane M, Crowley L, de la Hoz RE, Dellenbaugh C, Harrison D, Herbert R, Kim H, Jeon Y, Kaplan J, Katz C, Levin S, Luft B, Markowitz S, Moline JM, Ozbay F, Pietrzak RH, Shapiro M, Sharma V, Skloot G, Southwick S, Stevenson LA, Udasin I, Wallenstein S, Landrigan PJ.
       Lancet. 2011 Sep 3;378(9794):888-97.
       

   • Physical Activity

     • Evaluation of group and self-directed formats of the Arthritis Foundation's Walk With Ease program
       Callahan LF, Shreffler JH, Altpeter M, Schoster B, Hootman J, Houenou LO, Martin KR, Schwartz TA.
       Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Aug;63(8):1098-107.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications  

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. IRon Overload screeNing tool (IRON): development of a tool to guide screening in primary care
        Mainous AG, Diaz VA, Everett CJ, Knoll ME, Hulihan MM, Grant AM, McLaren CE, McLaren GD.
        Am J Hematol. 2011 Sep;86(9):733-7.
        
     2. Trends in stroke hospitalizations and associated risk factors among children and young adults, 1995-2008
        George MG, Tong X, Kuklina EV, Labarthe DR.
        Ann Neurol. 2011 Sep 2.
        
     3. The association between depression and anxiety and use of oral health services and tooth loss
        Okoro CA, Strine TW, Eke PI, Dhingra SS, Balluz LS.
        Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2011 Aug 25.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     4. Circulation of diverse genotypes of Tahyna virus in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
        Lu Z, Fu SH, Wang FT, Nasci RS, Tang Q, Liang GD.
        Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Sep;85(3):442-5.
        
     5. Acute hepatitis associated with autochthonous hepatitis E virus infection--San Antonio, Texas, 2009
        Tohme RA, Drobeniuc J, Sanchez R, Heseltine G, Alsip B, Kamili S, Hu DJ, Guerra F, Teshale EH.
        Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 6.
        
     6. Respiratory illness in households of school-dismissed students during influenza pandemic, 2009
        Cohen NJ, Callahan DB, Gonzalez V, Balaban V, Wang RT, Pordell P, Beato R, Oyervides O, Huang WT, Massoudi MS.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1756-7.
        
     7. Tattoo-associated Mycobacterium haemophilum skin infection in immunocompetent adult, 2009
        Kay MK, Perti TR, Duchin JS.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1734-6.
        
     8. Hospitalized patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya
        Osoro EM, Munyua P, Muthoka P, Gikundi S, Njenga MK, Lifumo S, Achilla R, Waiboci L, Nzioka C, Omolo J, Feikin DR, Breiman RF, Katz MA.
        Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1744-6.
        
     9. Tuberculosis in indigenous peoples in the U.S., 2003-2008
        Bloss E, Holtz TH, Jereb J, Redd JT, Podewils LJ, Cheek JE, McCray E.
        Public Health Rep. 2011 Sep-Oct;126(5):677-89.
        
     10. Outbreak of tuberculosis among Guatemalan immigrants in rural Minnesota, 2008
         Lowther SA, Miramontes R, Navara B, Sabuwala N, Brueshaber M, Solarz S, Haddad MB, Sodt D, Lynfield R.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Sep-Oct;126(5):726-32.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     11. Genetic diversity of Thottapalayam virus, a hantavirus harbored by the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) in Nepal
         Kang HJ, Kosoy MY, Shrestha SK, Shrestha MP, Pavlin JA, Gibbons RV, Yanagihara R.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Sep;85(3):540-545.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     12. Canine serology as adjunct to human lyme disease surveillance
         Mead P, Goel R, Kugeler K.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1710-2.
         

   • Food Safety

     13. Social ecological analysis of an outbreak of pufferfish egg poisoning in a coastal area of Bangladesh
         Islam MS, Luby SP, Rahman M, Parveen S, Homaira N, Begum NH, Dawlat Khan AK, Sultana R, Akhter S, Gurley ES.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Sep;85(3):498-503.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     14. Identifying host genetic risk factors in the context of public health surveillance for invasive pneumococcal disease
         Lingappa JR, Dumitrescu L, Zimmer SM, Lynfield R, McNicholl JM, Messonnier NE, Whitney CG, Crawford DC.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(8):e23413.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     15. HIV/AIDS knowledge scores and perceptions of risk among African American students attending historically black colleges and universities
         Sutton MY, Hardnett FP, Wright P, Wahi S, Pathak S, Warren-Jeanpiere L, Jones S.
         Public Health Rep. 2011 Sep-Oct;126(5):653-63.
         

   • Health Disparities

     16. Recruitment of low income, predominantly minority cancer survivors to a randomized trial of the I Can Cope cancer education program
         Dignan M, Evans M, Kratt P, Pollack LA, Pisu M, Smith JL, Prayor-Patterson H, Houston P, Watson C, Hullett S, Martin MY.
         J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 ;22(3):912-24.
         
     17. Dental visits among adult Hispanics - BRFSS 1999 and 2006
         Eke PI, Jaramillo F, Thornton-Evans GO, Borgnakke WS.
         J Public Health Dent. 2011 Sum;71(3):252-256.
         
     18. Racial/ethnic disparities in maternal oral health experiences in 10 states, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2004-2006
         Hwang SS, Smith VC, McCormick MC, Barfield WD.
         Matern Child Health J. 2011 Aug;15(6):722-9.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     19. Transfusion-associated Babesiosis in the United States: a description of cases
         Herwaldt BL, Linden JV, Bosserman E, Young C, Olkowska D, Wilson M.
         Ann Intern Med. 2011 Sep 5.
         
     20. Prevalence of beta-lactam nonsusceptible gram-negative bacilli and use and interpretation of current susceptibility breakpoints: a survey of infectious disease physicians
         Kallen AJ, Beekmann SE, Limbago B, Lentnek AL, Polgreen PM, Patel J, Srinivasan A.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 5.
         
     21. Nosocomial infections in Tbilisi, Georgia: a retrospective study of microbiological data from 4 major tertiary care hospitals
         Kandelaki G, Butsashvili M, Geleishvili M, Avaliani N, Macharashvili N, Topuridze M, Del Rio C, Blumberg HM, Tsertsvadze T.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Sep;32(9):933-4.
         
     22. Decolonization to prevent infections with Staphylococcus aureus in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a review of current evidence
         Kallen AJ, Jernigan JA, Patel PR.
         Semin Dial. 2011 Aug 28.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     23. Economic analysis of nutrition interventions for chronic disease prevention: methods, research, and policy
         Wong JB, Coates PM, Russell RM, Dwyer JT, Schuttinga JA, Bowman BA, Peterson SA.
         Nutr Rev. 2011 Sep;69(9):533-549.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     24. Compliance with recommendations and opportunities for vaccination at ages 11 to 12 years: evaluation of the 2009 National Immunization Survey-Teen
         Stokley S, Cohn A, Jain N, McCauley MM.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Sep;165(9):813-8.
         
     25. Estimating effect of antiviral drug use during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak, United States
         Atkins CY, Patel A, Taylor TH, Biggerstaff M, Merlin TL, Dulin SM, Erickson BA, Borse RH, Hunkler R, Meltzer MI.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1591-8.
         
     26. Accelerating introduction of new vaccines: barriers to introduction and lessons learned from the recent Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine experience
         Hajjeh R.
         Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2011 Oct 12;366(1579):2827-32.
         
     27. Immune response after rabies vaccine in a kidney transplant recipient
         Rodriguez-Romo R, Morales-Buenrostro LE, Lecuona L, Escalante-Santillan N, Velasco-Villa A, Kuzmin I, Rupprecht CE, De-Leo C, Ramirez J, Alberu J.
         Transpl Infect Dis. 2011 Aug 26.
         
     28. Reasons related to non-vaccination and under-vaccination of children in low and middle income countries: findings from a systematic review of the published literature, 1999-2009
         Rainey JJ, Watkins M, Ryman TK, Sandhu P, Bo A, Banerjee K.
         Vaccine. 2011 Sep 2.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     29. Suicide categories by patterns of known risk factors: a latent class analysis
         Logan J, Hall J, Karch D.
         Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;68(9):935-41.
         
     30. Representativeness of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Database
         Corrigan JD, Cuthbert JP, Whiteneck GG, Dijkers MP, Coronado V, Heinemann AW, Harrison-Felix C, Graham JE.
         J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2011 Sep 2.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     31. Synergistic capture of clostridium botulinum type A neurotoxin by scFv antibodies to novel epitopes
         Gray SA, Barr JR, Kalb SR, Marks JD, Baird CL, Cangelosi GA, Miller KD, Feldhaus MJ.
         Biotechnol Bioeng. 2011 May 2.
         
     32. Characterization of human clinical isolates of Dietzia species previously misidentified as Rhodococcus equi
         Niwa H, Lasker BA, Hinrikson HP, Franzen CG, Steigerwalt AG, Whitney AM, Brown JM.
         Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 3.
         
     33. Influence of light on aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling and consequences in drug metabolism, physiology and disease
         Ma Q.
         Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2011 Sep 2.
         
     34. Characterization of bla(CMY)-encoding plasmids among Salmonella isolated in the United States in 2007
         Folster JP, Pecic G, McCullough A, Rickert R, Whichard JM.
         Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2011 Sep 1.
         
     35. Confirmation of botulism in birds and cattle by the mouse bioassay and Endopep-MS
         Hedeland M, Moura H, Baverud V, Woolfitt AR, Bondesson U, Barr JR.
         J Med Microbiol. 2011 Sep;60(Pt 9):1299-305.
         
     36. Evaluating RNAlater(R) as a preservative for using near-infrared spectroscopy to predict Anopheles gambiae age and species
         Sikulu M, Dowell KM, Hugo LE, Wirtz RA, Michel K, Peiris KH, Moore S, Killeen GF, Dowell FE.
         Malar J. 2011 ;10:186.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     37. Impact of smoking during pregnancy on functional coagulation testing
         Dizon-Townson D, Miller C, Momirova V, Sibai B, Spong CY, Wendel G, Wenstrom K, Samuels P, Caritis S, Sorokin Y, Miodovnik M, O'Sullivan MJ, Conway D, Wapner RJ, Gabbe SG.
         Am J Perinatol. 2011 Aug 4.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     38. Low concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D associated with increased risk for chronic bronchitis among US adults
         Zhao G, Ford ES, Tsai J, Li C, Croft JB.
         Br J Nutr. 2011 Sep 8:1-7.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     39. Effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment, and cellular immune measures among white-collar employees
         Nakata A, Takahashi M, Irie M.
         Biol Psychol. 2011 Aug 31.
         
     40. Evaluation of complex and dynamic safety tasks in human learning using the ACT-R and SOAR skill acquisition theories
         Oyewole S, Farde A, Haight J, Okareh O.
         Comput Human Behav. 2011 Sep;27(5):1984-1995.
         
     41. An analysis of contact stiffness between a finger and an object when wearing an air-cushioned glove: the effects of the air pressure
         Wu JZ, Wimer BM, Welcome DE, Dong RG.
         Med Eng Phys. 2011 Sep 2.
         
     42. Fatal and nonfatal injuries among emergency medical technicians and paramedics
         Reichard AA, Marsh SM, Moore PH.
         Prehosp Emerg Care. 2011 Oct-Dec;15(4):511-7.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     43. Efficacy and effectiveness of mefloquine and artesunate combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon
         de Oliveira AM, Chavez J, de Leon GP, Durand S, Arrospide N, Roberts J, Cabezas C, Marquino W.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Sep;85(3):573-8.
         
     44. Economic consequences of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a rural Bangladeshi community
         Ozaki M, Islam S, Rahman KM, Rahman A, Luby SP, Bern C.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Sep;85(3):528-34.
         
     45. Tubulinosema sp. microsporidian myositis in immunosuppressed patient
         Choudhary MM, Metcalfe MG, Arrambide K, Bern C, Visvesvara GS, Pieniazek NJ, Bandea RD, Deleon-Carnes M, Adem P, Zaki SR, Saeed MU.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1727-30.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     46. Combination contraceptives: effects on weight
         Gallo MF, Lopez LM, Grimes DA, Schulz KF, Helmerhorst FM.
         Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 ;9:CD003987.
         
     47. Reproductive health characteristics of marijuana and cocaine users: results from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth
         van Gelder MM, Reefhuis J, Herron AM, Williams ML, Roeleveld N.
         Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Sep;43(3):164-172.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas  

   • Maternal and Child Health - Folic Acid

     48. Long-term effect of low-dose folic acid intake: potential effect of mandatory fortification on the prevention of neural tube defects
         Houghton LA, Gray AR, Rose MC, Miller JC, Hurthouse NA, Gregory JF.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jul;94(1):136-41.
         
     49. Do high blood folate concentrations exacerbate metabolic abnormalities in people with low vitamin B-12 status?
         Mills JL, Carter TC, Scott JM, Troendle JF, Gibney ER, Shane B, Kirke PN, et al.
         Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug;94(2):495-500.
         
     50. Efficacy of flour fortification with folic acid in women of childbearing age in Iran
         Abdollahi Z, Elmadfa I, Djazayery A, Golalipour MJ, Sadighi J, Salehi F, Sadeghian Sharif S.
         Ann Nutr Metab. 2011 ;58(3):188-96.
         
     51. Prevention of neural-tube defects with periconceptional folic acid, methylfolate, or multivitamins?
         Czeizel AE, Dudas I, Paput L, Banhidy F.
         Ann Nutr Metab. 2011 Aug 25;58(4):263-271.
         
     52. More folic acid, the five questions: why, who, when, how much, and how
         Mastroiacovo P, Leoncini E.
         Biofactors. 2011 Jun 14.
         
     53. Maternal one-carbon metabolism, MTHFR and TCN2 genotypes and neural tube defects in India
         Godbole K, Gayathri P, Ghule S, Sasirekha BV, Kanitkar-Damle A, Memane N, Suresh S, et al.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2011 Jul 18.
         
     54. Folic acid intake and spina bifida in the era of dietary folic acid fortification
         Ahrens K, Yazdy MM, Mitchell AA, Werler MM.
         Epidemiology. 2011 Sep;22(5):731-7.
         
     55. Low maternal vitamin B-12 status is associated with offspring insulin resistance regardless of antenatal micronutrient supplementation in rural Nepal
         Stewart CP, Christian P, Schulze KJ, Arguello M, Leclerq SC, Khatry SK, West KP.
         J Nutr. 2011 Aug 24.
         
     56. Folic acid use in pregnancy and the development of atopy, asthma, and lung function in childhood
         Magdelijns FJ, Mommers M, Penders J, Smits L, Thijs C.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Jul;128(1):e135-44.
         
     57. Nutrient and food intakes differ among Latina subgroups during pregnancy
         Hromi-Fiedler A, Bermudez-Millan A, Segura-Perez S, Perez-Escamilla R.
         Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jun 23:1-11.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media  

   • MMWR in the Media

     58. Chemical suicides in automobiles --- six states, 2006--2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 9;60(35):1189-92.
         
     59. Maternal and infant outcomes among severely ill pregnant and postpartum women with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) --- United States, April 2009--August 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 9;60(35):1193-6.
         
     60. Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks --- United States, 2008
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 9;60(35):1197-202.
         
     61. Swine-origin influenza A (H3N2) virus infection in two children --- Indiana and Pennsylvania, July--August 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 9;60(35):1213-5.
         
     62. Vital signs: current cigarette smoking among adults aged >/=18 years --- United States, 2005--2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Sep 9;60(35):1207-12.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     63. The association of obesity and asthma severity and control in children
         Quinto KB, Zuraw BL, Poon KY, Chen W, Schatz M, Christiansen SC.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Aug 5.
         

   • Environmental Health

     64. Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and comorbid asthma and posttraumatic stress disorder following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on World Trade Center in New York City
         Li J, Brackbill RM, Stellman SD, Farfel MR, Miller-Archie SA, Friedman S, Walker DJ, Thorpe LE, Cone J.
         Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep 6.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     65. Transfusion-associated Babesiosis in the United States: a description of cases
         Herwaldt BL, Linden JV, Bosserman E, Young C, Olkowska D, Wilson M.
         Ann Intern Med. 2011 Sep 5.
         

   • Immune System Disorders

     66. Race, ancestry, and development of food-allergen sensitization in early childhood
         Kumar R, Tsai HJ, Hong X, Liu X, Wang G, Pearson C, Ortiz K, Fu M, Pongracic JA, Bauchner H, Wang X.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Sep 2.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     67. Compliance with recommendations and opportunities for vaccination at ages 11 to 12 years: evaluation of the 2009 National Immunization Survey-Teen
         Stokley S, Cohn A, Jain N, McCauley MM.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Sep1;165(9):813-818.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     68. Alcohol consumption at midlife and successful ageing in women: a prospective cohort analysis in the Nurses' Health Study
         Sun Q, Townsend MK, Okereke OI, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, Grodstein F.
         PLoS Med. 2011 Sep 6;8(9):e1001090.
         
   
   

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