Issue 49, December 05, 2011

Vol. 3, Issue: 49, 12/5/11

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• Top Ten Articles of the Week
• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas(this week featuring Communicable Diseases - Influenza)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week  

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Changes in fluoroquinolone use for gonorrhea following publication of revised treatment guidelines
       Dowell D, Tian LH, Stover JA, Donnelly JA, Martins S, Erbelding EJ, Pino R, Weinstock H, Newman LM.
       Am J Public Health. 2011 Nov 17.
       
     • Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling: increased uptake in two public community health centers in South Africa and implications for scale-up
       Dalal S, Lee CW, Farirai T, Schilsky A, Goldman T, Moore J, Bock NN.
       PLoS One. 2011 ;6(11):e27293.
       

   • Drug Safety

     • Emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in older Americans
       Budnitz DS, Lovegrove MC, Shehab N, Richards CL.
       N Engl J Med. 2011 Nov 24;365(21):2002-12.
       

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     • The field-testing of a novel integrated mapping protocol for neglected tropical diseases
       Pelletreau S, Nyaku M, Dembele M, Sarr B, Budge P, Ross R, Mathieu E.
       PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Nov;5(11):e1380.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Varicella in infants after implementation of the US varicella vaccination program
       Chaves SS, Lopez AS, Watson TL, Civen R, Watson B, Mascola L, Seward JF.
       Pediatrics. 2011 Nov 28.
       

   • Injury and Violence

     • Healthy people 2010 objectives for unintentional injury and violence among adolescents: trends from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1999-2009
       Olsen EO, Hertz MF, Shults RA, Hamburger ME, Lowry R.
       Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):551-8.
       

   • Maternal and Child Health

     • The health of HIV-exposed children after early weaning
       Parker ME, Tembo M, Adair L, Chasela C, Piwoz EG, Jamieson DJ, Ellington S, Kayira D, Soko A, Mkhomawanthu C, Martinson F, van der Horst CM, Bentley ME.
       Matern Child Nutr. 2011 Nov 20.
       

   • Nutritional Sciences

     • Strategies for pediatric practitioners to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in children
       Kim SA, Grimm KA, May AL, Harris DM, Kimmons J, Foltz JL.
       Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011 Dec;58(6):1439-53.
       

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     • Reaerosolization of MS2 bacteriophage from an N95 filtering facepiece respirator by simulated coughing
       Fisher EM, Richardson AW, Harpest SD, Hofacre KC, Shaffer RE.
       Ann Occup Hyg. 2011 Nov 29.
       

   • Public Health Ethics

     • Ethical justification for conducting public health surveillance without patient consent
       Lee LM, Heilig CM, White A.
       Am J Public Health. 2011 Nov 17.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications  

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Prescription medication use among normal weight, overweight, and obese adults, United States, 2005-2008
        Kit BK, Ogden CL, Flegal KM.
        Ann Epidemiol. 2011 Nov 17.
        
     2. Measures of self-efficacy: Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (ASES), Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale-8 Item (ASES-8), Children's Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (CASE), Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale (CDSES), Parent's Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (PASE), and Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale (RASE)
        Brady TJ.
        Arthritis Care Res. 2011 November;63 (Suppl. 11):S473-S485.
        
     3. Recent trends in prostate cancer testing and incidence among men under age of 50
        Li J, German R, King J, Joseph D, Thompson T, Wu XC, Ajani U, Tai E.
        Cancer Epidemiol. 2011 Nov 21.
        
     4. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults with work-related and non-work-related asthma
        Knoeller GE, Mazurek JM, Moorman JE.
        J Asthma. 2011 Nov 30.
        
     5. Muscular strengthening activity patterns and metabolic health risk among U.S. adults
        Churilla JR, Magyari PM, Ford ES, Fitzhugh EC, Johnson TM.
        J Diabetes. 2011 Nov 18.
        
     6. Predictors of major bleeding in peri-procedural anticoagulation management
        Tafur AJ, McBane R, Wysokinski WE, Litin S, Daniels P, Slusser J, Hodge D, Beckman MG, Heit JA.
        J Thromb Haemost. 2011 Nov 28.
        
     7. Multiple health behaviors and serum hepatic enzymes among US adults with obesity
        Tsai J, Ford ES, Zhao G, Croft JB.
        Prev Med. 2011 Oct;53(4-5):278-83.
        
     8. Failure to confirm XMRV/MLVs in the blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a multi-laboratory study
        Simmons G, Glynn SA, Komaroff AL, Mikovits JA, Tobler LH, Hackett J, Tang N, Switzer WM, Heneine W, Hewlett IK, Zhao J, Lo SC, Alter HJ, Linnen JM, Gao K, Coffin JM, Kearney MF, Ruscetti FW, Pfost MA, Bethel J, Kleinman S, Holmberg JA, Busch MP.
        Science. 2011 Nov 11;334(6057):814-7.
        
     9. Testicular cancer: a narrative review of the role of socioeconomic position from risk to survivorship
        Richardson LC, Neri AJ, Tai E, Glenn JD.
        Urol Oncol. 2011 Nov 23.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     10. Five-year trends in epidemiology and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission, St. Petersburg, Russia: results from perinatal HIV surveillance
         Kissin DM, Mandel MG, Akatova N, Belyakov NA, Rakhmanova AG, Voronin EE, Volkova GV, Yakovlev AA, Jamieson DJ, Vitek C, Robinson J, Miller WC, Hillis S.
         BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Oct 27;11(1):292.
         
     11. Unexpected decline in tuberculosis cases coincident with economic recession -- United States, 2009
         Winston CA, Navin TR, Becerra JE, Chen MP, Armstrong LR, Jeffries C, Yelk Woodruff RS, Wing J, Starks AM, Hales CM, Kammerer JS, Mac Kenzie WR, Mitruka K, Miner MC, Price S, Scavotto J, Cronin AM, Griffin P, Lobue PA, Castro KG.
         BMC Public Health. 2011 Nov 7;11(1):846.
         
     12. CD4 cell count and viral load monitoring in patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: cost effectiveness study
         Kahn JG, Marseille E, Moore D, Bunnell R, Were W, Degerman R, Tappero JW, Ekwaru P, Kaharuza F, Mermin J.
         BMJ. 2011 ;343:d6884.
         
     13. Trichomonas vaginalis genital infections: progress and challenges
         Bachmann LH, Hobbs MM, Sena AC, Sobel JD, Schwebke JR, Krieger JN, McClelland RS, Workowski KA.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 15 Dec;53 (Suppl. 3):S160-S172.
         
     14. Updates on human papillomavirus and genital warts and counseling messages from the 2010 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines
         Dunne EF, Friedman A, Datta SD, Markowitz LE, Workowski KA.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 15 Dec;53 (Suppl. 3):S143-S152.
         
     15. Management of adult syphilis
         Ghanem KG, Workowski KA.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 15 Dec;53 (Suppl. 3):S110-S128.
         
     16. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sexually transmitted disease treatment guidelines
         Workowski KA, Berman SM.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 15 Dec;53 (Suppl. 3):S59-S63.
         
     17. Completeness of West Nile virus testing in patients with meningitis and encephalitis during an outbreak in Arizona, USA
         Weber IB, Lindsey NP, Bunko-Patterson AM, Briggs G, Wadleigh TJ, Sylvester TL, Levy C, Komatsu KK, Lehman JA, Fischer M, Staples JE.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2011 Nov 29:1-5.
         
     18. Report on a single topic conference on "chronic viral hepatitis - strategies to improve effectiveness of screening and treatment"
         Ward JW, Lok AS, Thomas DL, El-Serag HB, Kim WR.
         Hepatology. 2011 Nov 22.
         
     19. Clinical outcomes of HIV-infected patients with Kaposi's sarcoma receiving nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
         Asiimwe F, Moore D, Were W, Nakityo R, Campbell J, Barasa A, Mermin J, Kaharuza F.
         HIV Med. 2011 Nov 24.
         
     20. Prevalence and risk factors for tuberculosis infection among personnel in two hospitals in Viet Nam
         Powell K, Han D, Hung NV, Vu T, Sy DN, Trinh TT, Le TC, Do K, Oeltmann JE, Whitehead S.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Dec;15(12):1643-9.
         

   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services

     21. Mass casualty response in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks
         Roy N, Kapil V, Subbarao I, Ashkenazi I.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Nov 21.
         
     22. Neonatal and pediatric regionalized systems in pediatric emergency mass critical care
         Barfield WD, Krug SE, Kanter RK, Gausche-Hill M, Brantley MD, Chung S, Kissoon N.
         Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 November;12 (6 Suppl.):S128-S134.
         
     23. Supplies and equipment for pediatric emergency mass critical care
         Bohn D, Kanter RK, Burns J, Barfield WD, Kissoon N.
         Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 November;12 (6 Suppl.):S120-S127.
         
     24. Pediatric emergency mass critical care: the role of community preparedness in conserving critical care resources
         Burkle FM, Williams A, Kissoon N.
         Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 November;12 (6 Suppl.):S141-S151.
         

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     25. Dynamics of hantavirus infection in Peromyscus leucopus of central Pennsylvania
         Luong LT, Vigliotti BA, Campbell S, Comer JA, Mills JN, Hudson PJ.
         Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Nov;11(11):1459-64.
         

   • Environmental Health

     26. Menstrual cycle characteristics and reproductive hormone levels in women exposed to atrazine in drinking water
         Cragin LA, Kesner JS, Bachand AM, Barr DB, Meadows JW, Krieg EF, Reif JS.
         Environ Res. 2011 Nov;111(8):1293-301.
         
     27. Whole blood lead levels are associated with biomarkers of joint tissue metabolism in African American and white men and women: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
         Nelson AE, Chaudhary S, Kraus VB, Fang F, Chen JC, Schwartz TA, Shi XA, Renner JB, Stabler TV, Helmick CG, Caldwell K, Robin Poole A, Jordan JM.
         Environ Res. 2011 Nov;111(8):1208-14.
         
     28. Gestational lead exposure selectively decreases retinal dopamine amacrine cells and dopamine content in adult mice
         Fox DA, Hamilton WR, Johnson JE, Xiao W, Chaney S, Mukherjee S, Miller DB, O'Callaghan JP.
         Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2011 Nov 1;256(3):258-67.
         

   • Epidemiology and Surveillance

     29. Public health surveillance and knowing about health in the context of growing sources of health data
         Lee LM, Thacker SB.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):636-40.
         
     30. The HPV vaccine impact monitoring project (HPV-IMPACT): assessing early evidence of vaccination impact on HPV-associated cervical cancer precursor lesions
         Hariri S, Unger ER, Powell SE, Bauer HM, Bennett NM, Bloch KC, Niccolai LM, Schafer S, Markowitz LE.
         Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Nov 23.
         
     31. Evaluation of pregnancy mortality in Louisiana using enhanced linkage and different indicators defined by WHO and CDC/ACOG: challenging and practical issues
         Tran T, Roberson E, Borstell J, Hoyert DL.
         Matern Child Health J. 2011 Oct;15(7):955-63.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     32. Beyond base pairs to bedside: a population perspective on how genomics can improve health
         Khoury MJ, Gwinn M, Bowen MS, Dotson WD.
         Am J Public Health. 2011 Nov 17.
         
     33. Genetic epidemiology with a capital E, ten years after
         Khoury MJ, Gwinn M, Clyne M, Yu W.
         Genet Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;35(8):845-52.
         
     34. F8 and F9 mutations in US haemophilia patients: correlation with history of inhibitor and race/ethnicity
         Miller CH, Benson J, Ellingsen D, Driggers J, Payne A, Kelly FM, Soucie JM, Hooper WC.
         Haemophilia. 2011 Nov 21.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     35. Depressive symptoms and food insufficiency among HIV-infected crack users in Atlanta and Miami
         Vogenthaler NS, Hadley C, Rodriguez AE, Valverde EE, del Rio C, Metsch LR.
         AIDS Behav. 2011 Oct;15(7):1520-6.
         
     36. Sufficient sleep, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors
         Foti KE, Eaton DK, Lowry R, McKnight-Ely LR.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):596-602.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     37. Investigation of a cluster of cutaneous aspergillosis in a neonatal intensive care unit
         Etienne KA, Subudhi CP, Chadwick PR, Settle P, Moise J, Magill SS, Chiller T, Balajee SA.
         J Hosp Infect. 2011 Dec;79(4):344-8.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     38. Magnitude of potential biases in a simulated case-control study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccination
         Ferdinands JM, Shay DK.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Nov 17.
         
     39. Rotavirus vaccines: update on global impact and future priorities
         Yen C, Tate JE, Patel MM, Cortese MM, Lopman B, Fleming J, Lewis K, Jiang B, Gentsch J, Steele D, Parashar UD.
         Hum Vaccin. 2011 Dec 1;7(12).
         
     40. Meningococcal conjugate vaccines: optimizing global impact
         Terranella A, Cohn A, Clark T.
         Infect Drug Resist. 2011 ;4:161-9.
         
     41. Compliance with recommended dosing intervals for HPV vaccination among females, 13-17 years, National Immunization Survey-Teen, 2008-2009
         Dorell CG, Stokley S, Yankey D, Markowitz LE.
         Vaccine. 2011 Nov 22.
         
     42. Developing the next generation of vaccinologists
         Klein NP, Gidudu J, Qiang Y, Pahud B, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Baxter R, Dekker CL, Edwards KM, Halsey NA, Larussa P, Marchant C, Tokars JI, Destefano F.
         Vaccine. 2011 Nov 21;29(50):9296-7.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     43. Comparison of digital with film radiographs for the classification of pneumoconiotic pleural abnormalities
         Larson TC, Holiday DB, Antao VC, Thomas J, Pinheiro G, Kapil V, Franzblau A.
         Acad Radiol. 2011 Nov 17.
         
     44. Phytoestrogen biomonitoring: an extractionless LC-MS/MS method for measuring urinary isoflavones and lignans by use of atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI)
         Parker DL, Rybak ME, Pfeiffer CM.
         Anal Bioanal Chem. 2011 Nov 29.
         
     45. Comparative study of different sources of pertussis toxin (PT) as coating antigens in IgG anti-PT ELISAs
         Kapasi A, Meade BD, Plikaytis B, Pawloski L, Martin MD, Yoder S, Rock MT, Coddens S, Haezebroeck V, Fievet-Groyne F, Bixler G, Jones C, Hildreth S, Edwards KM, Messonnier NE, Tondella ML.
         Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Nov 23.
         
     46. Detection of an influenza B virus strain with reduced susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitor drugs
         Bastien N, Gubbay JB, Richardson D, Sleeman K, Gubareva L, Li Y.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Nov;49(11):4020-1.
         
     47. Coxsackievirus A24 variant uses sialic acid-containing O-linked glycoconjugates as cellular receptors on human ocular cells
         Mistry N, Inoue H, Jamshidi F, Storm RJ, Oberste MS, Arnberg N.
         J Virol. 2011 Nov;85(21):11283-90.
         
     48. Rapid typing of Coxiella burnetii
         Hornstra HM, Priestley RA, Georgia SM, Kachur S, Birdsell DN, Hilsabeck R, Gates LT, Samuel JE, Heinzen RA, Kersh GJ, Keim P, Massung RF, Pearson T.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(11):e26201.
         
     49. Multiple cytokines are released when blood from patients with tuberculosis is stimulated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens
         Kellar KL, Gehrke J, Weis SE, Mahmutovic-Mayhew A, Davila B, Zajdowicz MJ, Scarborough R, Lobue PA, Lardizabal AA, Daley CL, Reves RR, Bernardo J, Campbell BH, Whitworth WC, Mazurek GH.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(11):e26545.
         
     50. Optimization of a low cost and broadly sensitive genotyping assay for HIV-1 drug resistance surveillance and monitoring in resource-limited settings
         Zhou Z, Wagar N, Devos JR, Rottinghaus E, Diallo K, Nguyen DB, Bassey O, Ugbena R, Wadonda-Kabondo N, McConnell MS, Zulu I, Chilima B, Nkengasong J, Yang C.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(11):e28184.
         
     51. Semi-quantitative analysis of influenza samples using the Luminex xTAG(R) respiratory viral panel kit
         Smith J, Sammons D, Toennis C, Butler MA, Blachere F, Beezhold D.
         Toxicol Mech Methods. 2011 Nov 23.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health

     52. Crossing growth percentiles in infancy and risk of obesity in childhood
         Taveras EM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sherry B, Oken E, Haines J, Kleinman K, Rich-Edwards JW, Gillman MW.
         Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Nov;165(11):993-8.
         
     53. The National Children's Study: an opportunity for medical toxicology
         Mortensen ME, Hirschfeld S.
         J Med Toxicol. 2011 Nov 23.
         
     54. Cytokines and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low birth weight infants
         Carlo WA, McDonald SA, Tyson JE, Stoll BJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Shankaran S, Goldberg RN, Das A, Schendel D, Thorsen P, Skogstrand K, Hougaard DM, Oh W, Laptook AR, Duara S, Fanaroff AA, Donovan EF, Korones SB, Stevenson DK, Papile LA, Finer NN, O'Shea TM, Poindexter BB, Wright LL, Ambalavanan N, Higgins RD.
         J Pediatr. 2011 Dec;159(6):919-925 e3.
         
     55. Prenatal care utilization in Mississippi: racial disparities and implications for unfavorable birth outcomes
         Cox RG, Zhang L, Zotti ME, Graham J.
         Matern Child Health J. 2011 Oct;15(7):931-42.
         
     56. Human coronavirus in young children hospitalized for acute respiratory illness and asymptomatic controls
         Prill MM, Iwane MK, Edwards KM, Williams JV, Weinberg GA, Staat MA, Willby MJ, Talbot HK, Hall CB, Szilagyi PG, Griffin MR, Curns AT, Erdman DD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Nov 16.
         
     57. Emergency department laboratory evaluations of fever without source in children aged 3 to 36 months
         Simon AE, Lukacs SL, Mendola P.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Nov 21.
         
     58. Concurrent medical conditions and health care use and needs among children with learning and behavioral developmental disabilities, National Health Interview Survey, 2006-2010
         Schieve LA, Gonzalez V, Boulet SL, Visser SN, Rice CE, Braun KV, Boyle CA.
         Res Dev Disabil. 2011 Nov 22;33(2):467-476.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     59. Worker satisfaction with personal flotation devices (PFDs) in the fishing industry: evaluations in actual use
         Lucas D, Lincoln J, Somervell P, Teske T.
         Appl Ergon. 2011 Nov 26.
         
     60. Field evaluation of a new prototype self-contained breathing apparatus
         Coca A, Kim JH, Duffy R, Williams WJ.
         Ergonomics. 2011 Dec;54(12):1197-206.
         
     61. Occupational exposure to acrylamide in closed system production plants: air levels and biomonitoring
         Moorman WJ, Reutman SS, Shaw PB, Blade LM, Marlow D, Vesper H, Clark JC, Schrader SM.
         J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2012 Jan 15;75(2):100-11.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     62. Evaluating portable infrared spectrometers for measuring the silica content of coal dust
         Miller AL, Drake PL, Murphy NC, Noll JD, Volkwein JC.
         J Environ Monit. 2011 Dec 1.
         

   • Parasitic Diseases

     63. Evidence for a useful life of more than three years for a polyester-based long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net in western Uganda
         Kilian A, Byamukama W, Pigeon O, Gimnig J, Atieli F, Koekemoer L, Protopopoff N.
         Malar J. 2011 ;10:299.
         
     64. Effect of transmission reduction by insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) on antimalarial drug resistance in western Kenya
         Shah M, Kariuki S, Vanden Eng J, Blackstock AJ, Garner K, Gatei W, Gimnig JE, Lindblade K, Terlouw D, Ter Kuile F, Hawley WA, Phillips-Howard P, Nahlen B, Walker E, Hamel MJ, Slutsker L, Shi YP.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(11):e26746.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     65. Blood pressure and cholesterol screening prevalence among U.S. women of reproductive age: opportunities to improve screening
         Robbins CL, Dietz PM, Bombard JM, Gibbs F, Ko JY, Valderrama AL.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):588-95.
         
     66. Cervical cancer screening among women who attend sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinics: background paper for 2010 STD treatment guidelines
         Datta SD, Saraiya M.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 15 Dec;53 (Suppl. 3):S153-S159.
         

   • Zoonoses

     67. A review of zoonotic disease surveillance supported by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center
         Burke RL, Kronmann KC, Daniels CC, Meyers M, Byarugaba DK, Dueger E, Klein TA, Evans BP, Vest KG.
         Zoonoses Public Health. 2011 Nov 30.
         
   
   

3. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas  

   • Communicable Diseases - Influenza

     68. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccination among adults with asthma, U.S., 2010
         Lu PJ, Callahan DB, Ding H, Euler GL.
         Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):619-26.
         
     69. Prior infections with seasonal influenza A/H1N1 virus reduced the illness severity and epidemic intensity of pandemic H1N1 influenza in healthy adults
         Couch RB, Atmar RL, Franco LM, Quarles JM, Nino D, Wells JM, Arden N, et al.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Nov 10.
         
     70. Mortality due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in England: a comparison of the first and second waves
         Mytton OT, Rutter PD, Mak M, Stanton EA, Sachedina N, Donaldson LJ.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2011 Nov 1:1-9.
         
     71. Strong serological responses and HIV RNA increase following AS03-adjuvanted pandemic immunization in HIV-infected patients
         Calmy A, Bel M, Nguyen A, Combescure C, Delhumeau C, Meier S, Yerly S, et al.
         HIV Med. 2011 Nov 7.
         
     72. Transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus among healthcare personnel - Southern California, 2009
         Jaeger JL, Patel M, Dharan N, Hancock K, Meites E, Mattson C, Gladden M, et al.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;32(12):1149-57.
         
     73. Clinical and virologic outcomes in patients with oseltamivir-resistant seasonal influenza A (H1N1) infections: results from a clinical trial
         Dharan NJ, Fry AM, Kieke BA, Coleman L, Meece J, Vandermause M, Gubareva LV, et al.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2011 Nov 26.
         
     74. Impact of the 2009/2010 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic on trends in influenza hospitalization, diagnostic testing, and treatment
         Hernandez JE, Grainger J, Simonsen L, Collis P, Edelman L, Sheridan WP.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2011 Nov 16.
         
     75. Severity of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection may not be directly correlated with initial viral load in upper respiratory tract
         Wu UI, Wang JT, Chen YC, Chang SC.
         Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2011 Nov 10.
         
     76. Novel inpatient surveillance in tertiary paediatric hospitals in New South Wales illustrates impact of first-wave pandemic influenza A H1N1 (2009) and informs future health service planning
         Elliott EJ, Zurynski YA, Walls T, Whitehead B, Gilmour R, Booy R.
         J Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Nov 23.
         
     77. Critically ill children during the 2009-2010 influenza pandemic in the United States
         Randolph AG, Vaughn F, Sullivan R, Rubinson L, Thompson BT, Yoon G, Smoot E, et al.
         Pediatrics. 2011 Nov 7.
         
     78. Impact of swine influenza and quarantine measures on patients and households during the H1N1/09 pandemic
         Teh B, Olsen K, Black J, Cheng AC, Aboltins C, Bull K, Johnson PD, Grayson ML, et al.
         Scand J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov 22.
         
     79. Vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza hospitalizations in Navarre, Spain, 2010-2011: cohort and case-control study
         Castilla J, Martinez-Artola V, Salcedo E, Martinez-Baz I, Cenoz MG, Guevara M, Alvarez N, et al.
         Vaccine. 2011 Nov 17.
         
     80. Antibody persistence and response to 2010-2011 trivalent influenza vaccine one year after a single dose of 2009 AS03-adjuvanted pandemic H1N1 vaccine in children
         Gilca V, De Serres G, Hamelin ME, Boivin G, Ouakki M, Boulianne N, Sauvageau C, et al.
         Vaccine. 2011 Nov 7.
         
     81. Reproducibility of serology assays for pandemic influenza H1N1: collaborative study to evaluate a candidate WHO international standard
         Wood JM, Major D, Heath A, Newman RW, Hoschler K, Stephenson I, Clark T, et al.
         Vaccine. 2011 Nov 16.
         
   
   

4. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media  

   • MMWR in the Media

     82. Fruit and vegetable consumption among high school students --- United States, 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Nov 25;60:1583-6.
         
     83. Increased transmission and outbreaks of measles - European Region, 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Dec 2;60:1605-10.
         
     84. Limited human-to-human transmission of novel influenza A (H3N2) virus - Iowa, November 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Dec 2;60:1615-7.
         
     85. Progress in the introduction of rotavirus vaccine - Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006-2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Dec 2;60:1611-4.
         
     86. Vital signs: HIV prevention through care and treatment - United States
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Dec 2;60:1618-23.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     87. US mortality rates for oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer by educational attainment
         Chen AY, Desantis C, Jemal A.
         Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Nov;137(11):1094-9.
         
     88. Factors associated with mortality in 2-year survivors of head and neck cancer
         Thompson TL, Pagedar NA, Karnell LH, Funk GF.
         Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Nov;137(11):1100-5.
         
     89. Urinary sodium and potassium excretion and risk of cardiovascular events
         O'Donnell MJ, Yusuf S, Mente A, Gao P, Mann JF, Teo K, McQueen M, Sleight P, Sharma AM, Dans A, Probstfield J, Schmieder RE.
         JAMA. 2011 Nov 23;306(20):2229-38.
         
     90. Geographic variation in cardiovascular inflammation among healthy women in the Women's Health Study
         Clark CR, Coull B, Berkman LF, Buring JE, Ridker PM.
         PLoS One. 2011 ;6(11):e27468.
         

   • Communicable Diseases

     91. HIV infection, immunodeficiency, viral replication, and the risk of cancer
         Silverberg MJ, Chao C, Leyden WA, Xu L, Horberg MA, Klein D, Towner WJ, Dubrow R, Quesenberry CP, Neugebauer RS, Abrams DI.
         Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Nov 22.
         
     92. Reduction in the incidence of influenza A but not influenza B associated with use of hand sanitizer and cough hygiene in schools: a randomized controlled trial
         Stebbins S, Cummings DA, Stark JH, Vukotich C, Mitruka K, Thompson W, Rinaldo C, Roth L, Wagner M, Wisniewski SR, Dato V, Eng H, Burke DS.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Nov;30(11):921-6.
         

   • Environmental Health

     93. Diabetes incidence and long-term exposure to air pollution: a cohort study
         Andersen ZJ, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ketzel M, Jensen SS, Hvidberg M, Loft S, Tjonneland A, Overvad K, Sorensen M.
         Diabetes Care. 2011 Nov 10.
         

   • Nutritional Sciences

     94. Total antioxidant capacity of diet and risk of stroke: a population-based prospective cohort of women
         Rautiainen S, Larsson S, Virtamo J, Wolk A.
         Stroke. 2011 Dec 1.
         

   • Reproductive Health

     95. Bilateral oophorectomy is not associated with increased mortality: the California Teachers Study
         Duan L, Xu X, Koebnick C, Lacey JV, Sullivan-Halley J, Templeman C, Marshall SF, Neuhausen SL, Ursin G, Bernstein L, Henderson KD.
         Fertil Steril. 2011 Nov 14.
         
   
   

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