Issue 40, October 9, 2012

Vol. 4, Issue: 40, 10/9/12

This week's "top ten" article listing begins with a review of the twenty most important injury prevention innovations of the past twenty years, authored by HC Kress and colleagues as part of a series of articles recognizing the twentieth anniversary of the CDC injury prevention center. Keeping the focus on injury, VG Coronado et al describe trends in traumatic brain injury occurrence and response from 1995-2009.

Influenza, HIV and the intersection of the two infections feature prominently this week. JJ Treanor and collaborators note moderate effectiveness of the 2010-2011 influenza vaccine during a season when all three vaccine-included strains were circulating. A group of articles focused on the past and future of the PEPFAR program includes WM El-Sadr's summary of antiretroviral therapy and related care provided by the program, which has reached 13 million persons. An analysis led by C Cohen finds that adults with AIDS experience excess influenza-related mortality in both the United States and South Africa.

Two articles this week concern the broad field of patient safety in healthcare settings. A systematic review and meta-analysis first authored by SR Snyder finds strong evidence that barcoding is effective in reducing patient specimen and laboratory testing identification errors. S Kidd and CDC colleagues warn of the coming of "untreatable" multi-resistant gonorrhea and provide recommended actions for clinicians, public health professionals, and policymakers.

Accomplishments and challenges in global health conclude the featured articles this week. JN Borchert and colleagues note efficacy of indoor residual spraying for controlling potentially plague-carrying fleas in a study conducted in Uganda, raising the possibility of controlling multiple types of vectorborne diseases with a single intervention. Elimination of onchocerciasis from a focal area in Guatemala is demonstrated and declared by N Cruz-Ortiz et al, writing in the Journal of Parasitology Research. According to data published by BA King, SA Mirza, and SD Babb, findings from 14 low and middle-income countries involved in the Global Adult Tobacco Survey indicate high levels of exposure to secondhand smoke in homes and workplaces, suggesting the need for broad policy and educational interventions.

John Iskander

Editor, Science Clips

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1. Top Ten Articles of the Week

   
   Selected weekly by a senior CDC scientist from the standard sections listed below.

   • Communicable Diseases

     • Influenza-related mortality among adults aged 25-54 years with AIDS in South Africa and the United States of America
       Cohen C, Simonsen L, Sample J, Kang JW, Miller M, Madhi SA, Campsmith M, Viboud C.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;55(7):996-1003.
       
     • Tackling multidrug-resistant gonorrhea: how should we prepare for the untreatable?
       Kidd S, Kirkcaldy R, Weinstock H, Bolan G.
       Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012 Aug;10(8):831-3.
       
     • Scale-up of HIV treatment through PEPFAR: a historic public health achievement
       El-Sadr WM, Holmes CB, Mugyenyi P, Thirumurthy H, Ellerbrock T, Ferris R, Sanne I, Asiimwe A, Hirnschall G, Nkambule RN, Stabinski L, Affrunti M, Teasdale C, Zulu I, Whiteside A.
       J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S96-104.
       

   • Disease Reservoirs and Vectors

     • Efficacy of indoor residual spraying using lambda-cyhalothrin for controlling nontarget vector fleas (Siphonaptera) on commensal rats in a plague endemic region of northwestern Uganda
       Borchert JN, Eisen RJ, Atiku LA, Delorey MJ, Mpanga JT, Babi N, Enscore RE, Gage KL.
       J Med Entomol. 2012 Sep;49(5):1027-34.
       

   • Immunity and Immunization

     • Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccines in the United States during a season with circulation of all three vaccine strains
       Treanor JJ, Talbot HK, Ohmit SE, Coleman LA, Thompson MG, Cheng PY, Petrie JG, Lofthus G, Meece JK, Williams JV, Berman L, Breese Hall C, Monto AS, Griffin MR, Belongia E, Shay DK.
       Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;55(7):951-959.
       

   • Injury and Violence

     • Trends in traumatic brain injury in the U.S. and the public health response: 1995-2009
       Coronado V, McGuire L, Sarmiento K, Bell J, Lionbarger M, Jones C, Geller A, Khoury N, Xu L.
       J Safety Res. 2012 .
       
     • Top 20 violence and injury practice innovations since 1992
       Kress H, Noonan R, Freire K, Marr A, Olson A.
       J Safety Res. 2012 .
       

   • Laboratory Sciences

     • Effectiveness of barcoding for reducing patient specimen and laboratory testing identification errors: a Laboratory Medicine Best Practices systematic review and meta-analysis
       Snyder SR, Favoretto AM, Derzon JH, Christenson RH, Kahn SE, Shaw CS, Baetz RA, Mass D, Fantz CR, Raab SS, Tanasijevic MJ, Liebow EB.
       Clin Biochem. 2012 Sep;45(13-14):988-98.
       

   • Parasitic Diseases

     • Elimination of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Huehuetenango focus of Guatemala
       Cruz-Ortiz N, Gonzalez RJ, Lindblade KA, Richards FO, Sauerbrey M, Zea-Flores G, Dominguez A, Oliva O, Catu E, Rizzo N.
       J Parasitol Res. 2012 ;2012:638429.
       

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     • A cross-country comparison of secondhand smoke exposure among adults: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
       King BA, Mirza SA, Babb SD.
       Tob Control. 2012 Sep 27.
       
   
   

2. CDC Authored Publications

   
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.
   Articles published in the past 6-8 weeks authored by CDC or ATSDR staff.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     1. Association of birthplace and self-reported hypertension by racial/ethnic groups among US adults - National Health Interview Survey, 2006-2010
        Fang J, Ayala C, Loustalot F.
        J Hypertens. 2012 Oct 1.
        

   • Communicable Diseases

     2. HIV incidence among vulnerable populations in Honduras: results from an integrated behavioral and biologic survey among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and Garifuna in Honduras, 2006
        Kim AA, Morales Miranda S, Lorenzana de Rivera I, Paredes M, Juarez SI, Alverez B, Liu X, Parekh B, Monterroso E, Paz Bailey G.
        AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 Oct 3.
        
     3. Considerations regarding antiretroviral chemoprophylaxis and heterosexuals in generalized epidemic settings
        Paxton LA.
        Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2012 Oct 1.
        
     4. PEPFAR scale-up of pediatric HIV services: innovations, achievements, and challenges
        Abrams EJ, Simonds RJ, Modi S, Rivadeneira E, Vaz P, Kankasa C, Tindyebwa D, Phelps BR, Bowsky S, Teasdale CA, Koumans E, Ruff AJ.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S105-12.
        
     5. Progress, challenges, and new opportunities for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
        Chi BH, Adler MR, Bolu O, Mbori-Ngacha D, Ekouevi DK, Gieselman A, Chipato T, Luo C, Phelps BR, McClure C, Mofenson LM, Stringer JS.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S78-87.
        
     6. Monitoring HIV testing at visits to emergency departments in the United States: very low rate of HIV testing
        Hoover JB, Tao G, Heffelfinger JD.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Sep 26.
        
     7. PEPFAR support for the scaling up of collaborative TB/HIV activities
        Howard AA, Gasana M, Getahun H, Harries A, Lawn SD, Miller B, Nelson L, Sitienei J, Coggin WL.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S136-44.
        
     8. PEPFAR's evolving HIV prevention approaches for key populations--people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, and sex workers: progress, challenges, and opportunities
        Needle R, Fu J, Beyrer C, Loo V, Abdul-Quader AS, McIntyre JA, Li Z, Mbwambo JK, Muthui M, Pick B.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S145-51.
        
     9. PEPFAR, health system strengthening, and promoting sustainability and country ownership
        Palen J, El-Sadr W, Phoya A, Imtiaz R, Einterz R, Quain E, Blandford J, Bouey P, Lion A.
        J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15;60 Suppl 3:S113-9.
        
     10. Substitution of rifapentine for rifampin during intensive phase treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: study 29 of the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium
         Dorman SE, Goldberg S, Stout JE, Muzanyi G, Johnson JL, Weiner M, Bozeman L, Heilig CM, Feng PJ, Moro R, Narita M, Nahid P, Ray S, Bates E, Haile B, Nuermberger EL, Vernon A, Schluger NW.
         J Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;206(7):1030-1040.
         
     11. The study of HIV and antenatal care integration in pregnancy in Kenya: design, methods, and baseline results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial
         Turan JM, Steinfeld RL, Onono M, Bukusi EA, Woods M, Shade SB, Washington S, Marima R, Penner J, Ackers ML, Mbori-Ngacha D, Cohen CR.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(9):e44181.
         

   • Environmental Health

     12. Survey and genetic characterization of wastewater in Tunisia for Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Cyclospora cayetanensis and Eimeria spp
         Ben Ayed L, Yang W, Widmer G, Cama V, Ortega Y, Xiao L.
         J Water Health. 2012 Sep;10(3):431-44.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics

     13. Association of nucleotide polymorphisms within the O-antigen gene cluster of Escherichia coli O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145 with serogroups and genetic subtypes
         Norman KN, Strockbine NA, Bono JL.
         Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Sep;78(18):6689-703.
         
     14. Genome sequences for six Rhodanobacter strains, isolated from soils and the terrestrial subsurface, with variable denitrification capabilities
         Kostka JE, Green SJ, Rishishwar L, Prakash O, Katz LS, Marino-Ramirez L, Jordan IK, Munk C, Ivanova N, Mikhailova N, Watson DB, Brown SD, Palumbo AV, Brooks SC.
         J Bacteriol. 2012 Aug;194(16):4461-2.
         
     15. Personalized medicine in major depressive disorder - opportunities and pitfalls
         Miller DB, O'Callaghan JP.
         Metabolism. 2012 Sep 25.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk

     16. Health behaviors and cancer screening among Californians with a family history of cancer
         Townsend JS, Steele CB, Richardson LC, Stewart SL.
         Genet Med. 2012 Sep 27.
         

   • Healthcare Associated Infections

     17. Advancing infection control in dental care settings: factors associated with dentists' implementation of guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
         Cleveland JL, Foster M, Barker L, Brown G, Lenfestey N, Lux L, Corley TJ, Bonito AJ.
         J Am Dent Assoc. 2012 Oct;143(10):1127-38.
         

   • Healthcare Economics

     18. In 2011 nearly one-third of physicians said they would not accept new Medicaid patients, but rising fees may help
         Decker SL.
         Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Aug;31(8):1673-9.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization

     19. Report on the international workshop on alternative methods for human and veterinary rabies vaccine testing: state of the science and planning the way forward
         Stokes W, McFarland R, Kulpa-Eddy J, Gatewood D, Levis R, Halder M, Pulle G, Kojima H, Casey W, Gaydamaka A, Miller T, Brown K, Lewis C, Chapsal JM, Bruckner L, Gairola S, Kamphuis E, Rupprecht CE, Wunderli P, McElhinney L, De Mattia F, Gamoh K, Hill R, Reed D, Doelling V, Johnson N, Allen D, Rinckel L, Jones B.
         Biologicals. 2012 Sep;40(5):369-81.
         
     20. Effectiveness of 1 dose of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccines in preventing reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction-confirmed H1N1 infection among school-aged children in Maine
         Uzicanin A, Thompson M, Smith P, Chaves SS, Foster L, Dube N, Graitcer S, Jackson R, Ferdinands J, Gargiullo P, Mills D, Monto AS, Shay DK.
         J Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;206(7):1059-1068.
         
     21. Physician attitudes regarding school-located vaccinations
         McCormick EV, Durfee J, Vogt TM, Daley MF, Hambidge SJ, Shlay J.
         Pediatrics. 2012 Oct 1.
         
     22. Anthrax vaccine-induced antibodies provide cross-species prediction of survival to aerosol challenge
         Fay MP, Follmann DA, Lynn F, Schiffer JM, Stark GV, Kohberger R, Quinn CP, Nuzum EO.
         Sci Transl Med. 2012 Sep 12;4(151):151ra126.
         

   • Informatics

     23. Effectiveness of automated notification and customer service call centers for timely and accurate reporting of critical values: a laboratory medicine best practices systematic review and meta-analysis
         Liebow EB, Derzon JH, Fontanesi J, Favoretto AM, Baetz RA, Shaw C, Thompson P, Mass D, Christenson R, Epner P, Snyder SR.
         Clin Biochem. 2012 Sep;45(13-14):979-87.
         
     24. Improvement of disease prediction and modeling through the use of meteorological ensembles: human plague in Uganda
         Moore SM, Monaghan A, Griffith KS, Apangu T, Mead PS, Eisen RJ.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(9):e44431.
         

   • Injury and Violence

     25. The future of injury and violence prevention: where are we going?
         Degutis L.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     26. From modest beginnings to a winnable battle: road safety efforts at CDC's Injury Center
         Dellinger A, Sleet D.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     27. Twenty years of scientific progress in injury and violence research and the next public health frontier
         Greenspan A, Noonan R.
         J Safety Res. .
         
     28. Injury and violence prevention policy: celebrating our successes, protecting our future
         Kone R, Zurick E, Patterson S, Peeples A.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     29. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control on its 20th anniversary: a safe future and the importance of 20
         Mack K, Freire K, Marr A.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     30. NCIPC's contribution to global injury and violence prevention: past, present, and future
         Mahendra R, Roehler D, Degutis L.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     31. A history of injury and violence prevention in public health and evolution of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at CDC
         Sleet D, Baldwin G, Marr A, Spivak H, Patterson S, Morrison C, Holmes W, Peeples A, Degutis L.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     32. CDC Foundation
         Stokes C.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     33. Preventing violence against children and youth
         Tharp A, Simon T, Saul J.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         
     34. Evaluation of the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, 2009
         Dailey NJ, Norwood T, Moore ZS, Fleischauer AT, Proescholdbell S.
         N C Med J. 2012 Jul-Aug;73(4):257-62.
         

   • Laboratory Sciences

     35. Improved detection of Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A by endopep-MS through peptide substrate modification
         Wang D, Baudys J, Ye Y, Rees JC, Barr JR, Pirkle JL, Kalb SR.
         Anal Biochem. 2012 Sep 24.
         
     36. In vivo bioluminescence imaging of Escherichia coli O104:H4 and role of aerobactin during colonization of a mouse model of infection
         Torres AG, Cieza RJ, Rojas-Lopez M, Blumentritt CA, Souza CS, Johnston RK, Strockbine N, Kaper JB, Sbrana E, Popov VL.
         BMC Microbiol. 2012 ;12:112.
         
     37. Detailed mechanistic investigation into the S-nitrosation of cysteamine
         Morakinyo M, Chipinda I, Hettick J, Siegel P, Abramson J, Strongin R, Martincigh B, Simoyi R.
         Can J Chem. 2012 2012/09/01;90(9):724-738.
         
     38. Effectiveness of practices to reduce blood sample hemolysis in EDs: a Laboratory Medicine Best Practices systematic review and meta-analysis
         Heyer NJ, Derzon JH, Winges L, Shaw C, Mass D, Snyder SR, Epner P, Nichols JH, Gayken JA, Ernst D, Liebow EB.
         Clin Biochem. 2012 Aug 9.
         
     39. Effectiveness of practices to reduce blood culture contamination: a Laboratory Medicine Best Practices systematic review and meta-analysis
         Snyder SR, Favoretto AM, Baetz RA, Derzon JH, Madison BM, Mass D, Shaw CS, Layfield CD, Christenson RH, Liebow EB.
         Clin Biochem. 2012 Sep;45(13-14):999-1011.
         
     40. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes: sampling criteria and aerosol characterization
         Chen BT, Schwegler-Berry D, McKinney W, Stone S, Cumpston JL, Friend S, Porter DW, Castranova V, Frazer DG.
         Inhal Toxicol. 2012 Oct;24(12):798-820.
         
     41. Effect of calibration and environmental condition on the performance of direct-reading organic vapor monitors
         Coffey C, Lebouf R, Lee L, Slaven J, Martin S.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012 Nov;9(11):670-80.
         
     42. Effects of covered solid sorbent tube sample holders on organic vapor measurements
         Marpoe BS, Groves WA, Lee EG, Slaven JE, Harper M.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012 Oct;9(10):572-9.
         
     43. Rotavirus VP8*: phylogeny, host range, and interaction with histo-blood group antigens
         Liu Y, Huang P, Tan M, Liu Y, Biesiada J, Meller J, Castello AA, Jiang B, Jiang X.
         J Virol. 2012 Sep;86(18):9899-910.
         
     44. Within-subject interlaboratory variability of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube tests
         Whitworth WC, Hamilton LR, Goodwin DJ, Barrera C, West KB, Racster L, Daniels LJ, Chuke SO, Campbell BH, Bohanon J, Jaffar AT, Drane W, Maserang D, Mazurek GH.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(9):e43790.
         

   • Mining

     45. NIOSH-sponsored research in through-the-earth communications for mines: a status report
         Yenchek MR, Homce GT, Damiano NW, Srednicki JR.
         IEEE Trans Ind Gen A. 2012 ;48(5):1700-1707.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health

     46. Job insecurity, work-family imbalance, and hostile work environment: prevalence data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey
         Alterman T, Luckhaupt SE, Dahlhamer JM, Ward BW, Calvert GM.
         Am J Ind Med. 2012 Sep 28.
         
     47. Dispersion and exposure to a cough-generated aerosol in a simulated medical examination room
         Lindsley WG, King WP, Thewlis RE, Reynolds JS, Panday K, Cao G, Szalajda JV.
         J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012 Dec;9(12):681-90.
         
     48. Using the associative imagery technique in qualitative health research: the experiences of homecare workers and consumers
         Gong F, Castaneda D, Zhang X, Stock L, Ayala L, Baron S.
         Qual Health Res. 2012 Oct;22(10):1414-24.
         

   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining

     49. Coal workers' pneumoconiosis prevalence disparity between Australia and the United States
         Joy G, Colinet J, Landen D.
         Min Eng. 2012 ;64(7):65-71.
         

   • Program Evaluation

     50. A comprehensive approach to identifying intervention targets for patient-safety improvement in a hospital setting
         Cunningham TR, Geller ES.
         J Organ Behav Manage. 2012 ;32(3):194-220.
         

   • Public Health, General

     51. NCHS Dataline
         Smith S.
         Public Health Rep. 2012 Sep;127(5):546-8.
         

   • Social and Behavioral Sciences

     52. News from the CDC: integrating behavioral health into the patient-centered medical home
         Chowdhury F, Kulcsar M, Gilchrist S, Hawkins N.
         Transl Behav Med. 2012 ;2(3):257-259.
         

   • Statistics as Topic

     53. Methods to improve international comparability of census and survey measures of disability
         Madans JH, Loeb M.
         Disabil Rehabil. 2012 Oct 1.
         

   • Substance Use and Abuse

     54. Tobacco use, cessation, and home smoking rules in a Hispanic community
         O'Hegarty M, Pederson LL, Asman K, Thorne SL, Caraballo RS.
         Am J Health Behav. 2013 Mar;37(2):248-56.
         
     55. Prescription drug overdoses: a review
         Paulozzi L.
         J Safety Res. 2012 .
         

   • Zoonoses

     56. In vitro antibiotic susceptibility testing of Brucella isolates from Egypt between 1999 and 2007 and evidence of probable rifampin resistance
         Abdel-Maksoud M, House B, Wasfy M, Abdel-Rahman B, Pimentel G, Roushdy G, Dueger E.
         Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2012 ;11:24.
         
     57. Use of temperature for standardizing the progression of Francisella tularensis in mice
         Molins CR, Delorey MJ, Young JW, Yockey BM, Belisle JT, Schriefer ME, Petersen JM.
         PLoS One. 2012 ;7(9):e45310.
         
   
   

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   
   Articles about important public health topics that have been mentioned in the press.

   • MMWR in the Media

     58. Botulism from drinking prison-made illicit alcohol - Utah 2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Oct 5;61(39):782-4.
         
     59. Update: influenza activity - United States and worldwide, May 20 - September 22, 2012
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Oct 5;61(39):785-9.
         
     60. Vital signs: drinking and driving among high school students aged >/=16 years - United States, 1991-2011
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Oct 5;61(39):796-800.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions

     61. Changes in body weight, composition, and shape: a 4-year study of college students
         Gropper SS, Simmons KP, Connell LJ, Ulrich PV.
         Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2012 Sep 17;37:1118-1123.
         
   
   

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