Issue 11, March 18, 2014

Each Tuesday, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge, selected science clips will be posted here for the public health community. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.

1. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas
   Subject matter experts decide what topic to feature, and articles are selected from the last 3 to 6 months of published literature. Key topic coincides monthly with other CDC products (e.g. Vital Signs).
   • Communicable Diseases - Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
     1. The cost-effectiveness of routine tuberculosis screening with Xpert MTB/RIF prior to initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a model-based analysis
        Andrews JR, Lawn SD, Rusu C, Wood R, Noubary F, Bender MA, Horsburgh CR, et al.
        AIDS. 2012 ;26(8):987-95.
        
     2. Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study
        Boehme CC, Nicol MP, Nabeta P, Michael JS, Gotuzzo E, Tahirli R, Gler MT, et al.
        Lancet. 2011 ;377(9776):1495-505.
        
     3. Principles for designing future regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
        Brigden G, Nyang'wa BT, du Cros P, Varaine F, Hughes J, Rich M, Horsburgh CR, Mitnick CD, Nuermberger E, McIlleron H, Phillips PP, Balasegaram M.
        Bull World Health Organ. 2014 ;92(1):68-74.
        
     4. Prevalence of and risk factors for resistance to second-line drugs in people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in eight countries: a prospective cohort study
        Dalton T, Cegielski P, Akksilp S, Asencios L, Campos Caoili J, Cho SN, Erokhin VV, et al.
        Lancet. 2012 ;380(9851):1406-17.
        
     5. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis as a cause of death in patients co-infected with tuberculosis and HIV in a rural area of South Africa
        Gandhi NR, Moll A, Sturm AW, Pawinski R, Govender T, Lalloo U, Zeller K, et al.
        Lancet. 2006 ;368(9547):1575-80.
        
     6. Nosocomial transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a rural hospital in South Africa
        Gandhi NR, Weissman D, Moodley P, Ramathal M, Elson I, Kreiswirth BN, Mathema B, et al.
        J Infect Dis. 2013 ;207(1):9-17.
        
     7. Short, highly effective, and inexpensive standardized treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
        Van Deun A, Maug AK, Salim MA, Das PK, Sarker MR, Daru P, Rieder HL.
        Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 ;182(5):684-92.
        
     8. National survey of drug-resistant tuberculosis in China
        Zhao Y, Xu S, Wang L, Chin DP, Wang S, Jiang G, Xia H, et al.
        N Engl J Med. 2012 ;366(23):2161-70.
        
     9. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children: evidence from global surveillance
        Zignol M, Sismanidis C, Falzon D, Glaziou P, Dara M, Floyd K.
        Eur Respir J. 2013 ;42(3):701-7.
        
   
   
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
     10. Effect of food insecurity on chronic kidney disease in lower-income Americans
         Crews DC, Kuczmarski MF, Grubbs V, Hedgeman E, Shahinian VB, Evans MK, Zonderman AB, Burrows NR, Williams DE, Saran R, Powe NR.
         Am J Nephrol. 2014 ;39(1):27-35.
         
     11. Barriers to eye care among people aged 40 years and older with diagnosed diabetes, 2006-2010
         Chou CF, Sherrod CE, Zhang X, Barker LE, Bullard KM, Crews JE, Saaddine JB.
         Diabetes Care. 2014 Jan;37(1):180-8.
         
     12. Preventive asthma medication discontinuation among children enrolled in fee-for-service Medicaid
         Capo-Ramos DE, Duran C, Simon AE, Akinbami LJ, Schoendorf KC.
         J Asthma. 2014 Feb 28.
         
     13. Prevalence of and disparities in barriers to care experienced by youth with type 1 diabetes
         Valenzuela JM, Seid M, Waitzfelder B, Anderson AM, Beavers DP, Dabelea DM, Dolan LM, Imperatore G, Marcovina S, Reynolds K, Yi-Frazier J, Mayer-Davis EJ.
         J Pediatr. 2014 Feb 25.
         
     14. Eye care use among a high-risk diabetic population seen in a public hospital's clinics
         Maclennan PA, McGwin G, Heckemeyer C, Lolley VR, Hullett S, Saaddine J, Shrestha SS, Owsley C.
         JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Feb 1;132(2):162-7.
         
     15. Hearing impairment associated with depression in US adults, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2010
         Li CM, Zhang X, Hoffman HJ, Cotch MF, Themann CL, Wilson MR.
         JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Mar 6.
         
     16. Reported reasons for testing among hepatitis B virus infected patients, - Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS), United States, 2006-2010
         Gerbi GB, Rupp LB, Ko SC, Moorman A, Holmberg SD, Xu F.
         Liver Int. 2014 Mar 3.
         
     17. Trends in incidence of end-stage renal disease among persons with diagnosed diabetes - Puerto Rico, 1996-2010
         Burrows NR, Hora I, Williams DE, Geiss LS.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Mar 7;63(9):186-9.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     18. The problem of Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics: a systematic review in Latin America
         Camargo MC, Garcia A, Riquelme A, Otero W, Camargo CA, Hernandez-Garcia T, Candia R, Bruce MG, Rabkin CS.
         Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Mar 4.
         
     19. Racial disparities in invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, 1998-2009
         Wortham JM, Zell E, Pondo T, Harrison L, Schaffner W, Lynfield R, Thomas A, Reingold A, Bennett N, Petit S, Aragon D, Bareta J, Juni B, Farley M, Beall B, Moore M.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Feb 27.
         
     20. A review of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in the indigenous populations of North America
         Tsang RS, Bruce MG, Lem M, Barreto L, Ulanova M.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Mar 5:1-11.
         
     21. An outbreak of influenza B in an isolated nomadic community in Jammu & Kashmir, India
         Khan UH, Mir MA, Ahmad F, Mir MH, Bali NK, Lal RB, Broor SS, Koul PA.
         Indian J Med Res. 2013 Dec;138(6):1012-5.
         
     22. Clinical differences between influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 & influenza B infections identified through active community surveillance in north India
         Purakayastha DR, Gupta V, Broor S, Sullender W, Fowler K, Widdowson MA, Lal RB, Krishnan A.
         Indian J Med Res. 2013 Dec;138(6):962-8.
         
     23. Rates of respiratory virus-associated hospitalization in children aged <5 years in rural northern India
         Broor S, Dawood FS, Pandey BG, Saha S, Gupta V, Krishnan A, Rai S, Singh P, Erdman D, Lal RB.
         J Infect. 2014 Mar;68(3):281-9.
         
     24. Neutralization of HIV subtypes A and D by breast milk IgG from women with HIV infection in Uganda
         Palaia JM, McConnell M, Achenbach JE, Gustafson CE, Stoermer KA, Nolan M, Guay LA, Leitner TK, Matovu F, Taylor AW, Fowler MG, Janoff EN.
         J Infect. 2014 Mar;68(3):264-72.
         
     25. Zanamivir conjugated to poly-L-glutamine is much more active against influenza viruses in mice and ferrets than the drug itself
         Weight AK, Belser JA, Tumpey TM, Chen J, Klibanov AM.
         Pharm Res. 2014 Feb;31(2):466-74.
         
     26. Shifts in geographic distribution and antimicrobial resistance during a prolonged typhoid fever outbreak - Bundibugyo and Kasese Districts, Uganda, 2009-2011
         Walters MS, Routh J, Mikoleit M, Kadivane S, Ouma C, Mubiru D, Mbusa B, Murangi A, Ejoku E, Rwantangle A, Kule U, Lule J, Garrett N, Halpin J, Maxwell N, Kagirita A, Mulabya F, Makumbi I, Freeman M, Joyce K, Hill V, Downing R, Mintz E.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Mar;8(3):e2726.
         
     27. Population-based incidence of severe acute respiratory virus infections among children aged <5 years in rural Bangladesh, June-October 2010
         Nasreen S, Luby SP, Brooks WA, Homaira N, Mamun AA, Bhuiyan MU, Rahman M, Ahmed D, Abedin J, Rahman M, Alamgir AS, Fry AM, Streatfield PK, Rahman A, Bresee J, Widdowson MA, Azziz-Baumgartner E.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(2):e89978.
         
     28. Treatment and outcomes among patients with Cryptococcus gattii infections in the United States Pacific Northwest
         Smith RM, Mba-Jonas A, Tourdjman M, Schimek T, Debess E, Marsden-Haug N, Harris JR.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(2):e88875.
         
     29. Timely HIV diagnosis and HIV/TB comanagement among California patients in 2008
         Kong D, Watt JP, Marks SM, Flood JM.
         Public Health Rep. 2014 Mar;129(2):170-7.
         
     30. High risk for HIV following syphilis diagnosis among men in Florida, 2000-2011
         Peterman TA, Newman DR, Maddox L, Schmitt K, Shiver S.
         Public Health Rep. 2014 Mar;129(2):164-9.
         
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     31. Challenges to the programmatic implementation of ready to use infant formula in the post-earthquake response, Haiti, 2010: a program review
         Talley LE, Boyd E.
         PLoS One. 2013 ;8(12):e84043.
         
   • Drug Safety
     32. High-risk use by patients prescribed opioids for pain and its role in overdose deaths
         Baumblatt JA, Wiedeman C, Dunn JR, Schaffner W, Paulozzi LJ, Jones TF.
         JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Mar 3.
         
   • Environmental Health
     33. What do we know of childhood exposures to metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury) in Emerging Market countries?
         Horton LM, Mortensen ME, Iossifova Y, Wald MM, Burgess P.
         Int J Pediatr. 2013 ;2013:872596.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     34. Evaluation of Internet-based dengue query data: Google dengue trends
         Gluskin RT, Johansson MA, Santillana M, Brownstein JS.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb;8(2):e2713.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     35. Characterizing tuberculosis genotype clusters along the United States-Mexico border
         Baker BJ, Moonan PK.
         Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 01 Mar;18(3):289-291.
         
     36. Evolution and structural organization of the C proteins of paramyxovirinae
         Lo MK, Sogaard TM, Karlin DG.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(2):e90003.
         
   • Health Behavior and Risk
     37. Intravaginal cleansing among women attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Kingston, Jamaica
         Carter M, Gallo M, Anderson C, Snead MC, Wiener J, Bailey A, Costenbader E, Legardy-Williams J, Hylton-Kong T.
         West Indian Med J. 2013 Jan;62(1):56-61.
         
   • Health Communication and Education
     38. Promoting sexual health equity in the United States: implications from exploratory research with African-American adults
         Friedman AL, Uhrig J, Poehlman J, Scales M, Hogben M.
         Health Educ Res. 2014 Feb 28.
         
   • Health Disparities
     39. Child and adolescent health care quality and disparities: are we making progress?
         Dougherty D, Chen X, Gray DT, Simon AE.
         Acad Pediatr. 2014 Mar-Apr;14(2):137-48.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     40. Microsporidiosis acquired through solid organ transplantation a public health investigation
         Hocevar SN, Paddock CD, Spak CW, Rosenblatt R, Diaz-Luna H, Castillo I, Luna S, Friedman GC, Antony S, Stoddard RA, Tiller RV, Peterson T, Blau DM, Sriram RR, Da Silva A, De Almeida M, Benedict T, Goldsmith CS, Zaki SR, Visvesvara GS, Kuehnert MJ.
         Ann Intern Med. 2014 18 Feb;160(4):213-220.
         
     41. NAP1 strain type predicts outcomes from Clostridium difficile infection
         See I, Mu Y, Cohen J, Beldavs ZG, Winston LG, Dumyati G, Holzbauer S, Dunn J, Farley MM, Lyons C, Johnston H, Phipps E, Perlmutter R, Anderson L, Gerding DN, Lessa FC.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Mar 5.
         
     42. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase at an acute care hospital, Colorado, 2012
         Epson EE, Pisney LM, Wendt JM, Maccannell DR, Janelle SJ, Kitchel B, Rasheed JK, Limbago BM, Gould CV, Kallen AJ, Barron MA, Bamberg WM.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Apr;35(4):390-7.
         
     43. Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients
         Fridkin S, Baggs J, Fagan R, Magill S, Pollack LA, Malpiedi P, Slayton R, Khader K, Rubin MA, Jones M, Samore MH, Dumyati G, Dodds-Ashley E, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Jernigan J, Shehab N, Herrera R, McDonald CL, Schneider A, Srinivasan A.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Mar 7;63(9):194-200.
         
     44. Notes from the field: rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium wound infections among medical tourists undergoing cosmetic surgeries in the Dominican Republic - multiple states, March 2013-February 2014
         Schnabel D, Gaines J, Nguyen DB, Esposito DH, Ridpath A, Yacisin K, Poy JA, Mullins J, Burns R, Lijewski V, McElroy NP, Ahmad N, Harrison C, Parinelli EJ, Beaudoin AL, Posivak-Khouly L, Pritchard S, Jensen BJ, Toney NC, Moulton-Meissner HA, Nyangoma EN, Barry AM, Feldman KA, Blythe D, Perz JF, Morgan OW, Kozarsky P, Brunette GW, Sotir M.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Mar 7;63(9):201-2.
         
     45. CDC Grand Rounds: preventing hospital-associated venous thromboembolism
         Streiff MB, Brady JP, Grant AM, Grosse SD, Wong B, Popovic T.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Mar 7;63(9):190-3.
         
     46. Infrastructure and contamination of the physical environment in three Bangladeshi hospitals: putting infection control into context
         Rimi NA, Sultana R, Luby SP, Islam MS, Uddin M, Hossain MJ, Zaman RU, Nahar N, Gurley ES.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(2):e89085.
         
     47. Validation and application of models to predict facemask influenza contamination in healthcare settings
         Fisher EM, Noti JD, Lindsley WG, Blachere FM, Shaffer RE.
         Risk Anal. 2014 Mar 4.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     48. Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W, Burkina Faso, 2012
         Macneil JR, Medah I, Koussoube D, Novak RT, Cohn AC, Diomande FV, Yelbeogo D, Kambou JL, Tarbangdo TF, Ouedraogo-Traore R, Sangare L, Hatcher C, Vuong J, Mayer LW, Djingarey MH, Clark TA, Messonnier NE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;20(3).
         
     49. An unusual case of influenza-like illness after yellow fever vaccination
         Lamson DM, Ramani R, Kleabonas M, Metcalfe M, Humphrey C, St George K.
         J Clin Virol. 2014 Feb 4.
         
     50. Maternal influenza vaccine and risks for preterm or small for gestational age birth
         Nordin JD, Kharbanda EO, Vazquez Benitez G, Lipkind H, Vellozzi C, Destefano F.
         J Pediatr. 2014 Feb 26.
         
     51. Impact of requiring influenza vaccination for children in licensed child care or preschool programs - Connecticut, 2012-13 influenza season
         Hadler JL, Yousey-Hindes K, Kudish K, Kennedy ED, Sacco V, Cartter ML.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Mar 7;63(9):181-5.
         
     52. Influenza vaccine response in adults exposed to perfluorooctanoate and perfluorooctanesulfonate
         Looker C, Luster MI, Calafat AM, Johnson VJ, Burleson GR, Burleson FG, Fletcher T.
         Toxicol Sci. 2014 Mar;138(1):76-88.
         
     53. Toward global prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs): The need for STI vaccines
         Gottlieb SL, Low N, Newman LM, Bolan G, Kamb M, Broutet N.
         Vaccine. 2014 Feb 25.
         
     54. Survey of poliovirus antibodies in Kano, Northern Nigeria
         Iliyasu Z, Nwaze E, Verma H, Mustapha AO, Weldegebriel G, Gasasira A, Wannemuehler KA, Pallansch MA, Gajida AU, Pate M, Sutter RW.
         Vaccine. 2014 Mar 10;32(12):1414-20.
         
   • Informatics
     55. Exploring the feasibility of using electronic health records in the surveillance of fetal alcohol syndrome
         Hansen C, Adams M, Fox DJ, O'Leary LA, Frias JL, Freiman H, Meaney FJ.
         Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Feb;100(2):67-78.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     56. Systematic review of prognosis and return to play after sport concussion: results of the International Collaboration on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis
         Cancelliere C, Hincapie CA, Keightley M, Godbolt AK, Cote P, Kristman VL, Stalnacke BM, Carroll LJ, Hung R, Borg J, Nygren-de Boussard C, Coronado VG, Donovan J, Cassidy JD.
         Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Mar;95(3s):S210-s229.
         
     57. Systematic review of the risk of dementia and chronic cognitive impairment after mild traumatic brain injury: results of the International Collaboration on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis
         Godbolt AK, Cancelliere C, Hincapie CA, Marras C, Boyle E, Kristman VL, Coronado VG, Cassidy JD.
         Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Mar;95(3s):S245-s256.
         
     58. Erratum: trends in traumatic brain injury in the U.S. and the public health response: 1995-2009 (J. Saf. Res. (2012) 43 (299-307))
         Coronado VG, McGuire LC, Sarmiento K, Bell J, Lionbarger MR, Jones CD, Geller AI, Khoury N, Xu L.
         J Safety Res. 2014 ;48:117.
         
     59. The association between demographic and behavioral characteristics and sunburn among U.S. adults - National Health Interview Survey, 2010
         Holman DM, Berkowitz Z, Guy GP, Hartman AM, Perna FM.
         Prev Med. 2014 Feb 28.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     60. Improved early risk stratification with cystatin C-based estimated GFR
         Pavkov ME, Nelson RG.
         Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Mar 3.
         
     61. Longitudinal evaluation of enteric protozoa in Haitian children by stool exam and multiplex serologic assay
         Moss DM, Priest JW, Hamlin K, Derado G, Herbein J, Petri WA, Lammie PJ.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Mar 3.
         
     62. An enhanced butyrylcholinesterase method to measure organophosphorus nerve agent exposure in humans
         Pantazides BG, Watson CM, Carter MD, Crow BS, Perez JW, Blake TA, Thomas JD, Johnson RC.
         Anal Bioanal Chem. 2014 Mar 7.
         
     63. LDL cholesterol performance of beta quantification reference measurement procedure
         Nakamura M, Kayamori Y, Iso H, Kitamura A, Kiyama M, Koyama I, Nishimura K, Nakai M, Noda H, Dasti M, Vesper HW, Miyamoto Y.
         Clin Chim Acta. 2014 Feb 28.
         
     64. Postmortem diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease
         Ridpath AD, Halse TA, Musser KA, Wroblewski D, Paddock CD, Shieh WJ, Pasquale-Styles M, Scordi-Bello I, Del Rosso PE, Weiss D.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;2014(3).
         
     65. Automation of an interferon-gamma release assay and comparison to the tuberculin skin test for screening basic military trainees for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
         Goodwin DJ, Mazurek GH, Campbell BH, Bohanon J, West KB, Bell JJ, Powell R, Toney S, Morris JA, Yamane GK, Sjoberg PA.
         Mil Med. 2014 Mar;179(3):333-41.
         
     66. Malarial liver parasites awaken in culture
         Barnwell JW, Galinski MR.
         Nat Med. 2014 Mar 4;20(3):237-9.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     67. Youth violence and connectedness in adolescence: what are the implications for later sexually transmitted infections?
         Steiner RJ, Michael SL, Hall JE, Barrios LC, Robin L.
         J Adolesc Health. 2014 Mar;54(3):312-318.e1.
         
     68. Urbanicity and autism spectrum disorders
         Lauritsen MB, Astrup A, Pedersen CB, Obel C, Schendel DE, Schieve L, Yeargin-Allsopp M, Parner ET.
         J Autism Dev Disord. 2014 Feb;44(2):394-404.
         
     69. Hepatitis B virus infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi and transmission to infants
         Chasela CS, Kourtis AP, Wall P, Drobeniuc J, King CC, Thai H, Teshale EH, Hosseinipour M, Ellington S, Codd MB, Jamieson DJ, Knight R, Fitzpatrick P, Kamili S, Hoffman I, Kayira D, Mumba N, Kamwendo DD, Martinson F, Powderly W, Teo CG, van der Horst C.
         J Hepatol. 2014 Mar;60(3):508-14.
         
     70. Changes in soluble transferrin receptor and hemoglobin concentrations in Malawian mothers are associated with those values in their exclusively breastfed, HIV-exposed infants
         Widen EM, Bentley ME, Kayira D, Chasela CS, Daza EJ, Kacheche ZK, Tegha G, Jamieson DJ, Kourtis AP, van der Horst CM, Allen LH, Shahab-Ferdows S, Adair LS.
         J Nutr. 2014 Mar;144(3):367-73.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     71. Biomarkers of nanomaterial exposure and effect: current status
         Iavicoli I, Leso V, Manno M, Schulte PA.
         J Nanoparticle Res. 2014 2014/02/22;16(3):1-33.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     72. A review of mine rescue ensembles for underground coal mining in the United States
         Kilinc FS, Monaghan WD, Powell JB.
         J Eng Fibers Fabrics. 2014 Jan;9(1):174-185.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     73. Genetic variation and recurrent parasitaemia in Peruvian Plasmodium vivax populations
         McCollum AM, Soberon V, Salas CJ, Santolalla ML, Udhayakumar V, Escalante AA, Graf PC, Durand S, Cabezas C, Bacon DJ.
         Malar J. 2014 ;13(1):67.
         
     74. Quality of malaria case management in Malawi: results from a nationally representative health facility survey
         Steinhardt LC, Chinkhumba J, Wolkon A, Luka M, Luhanga M, Sande J, Oyugi J, Ali D, Mathanga D, Skarbinski J.
         PLoS One. 2014 ;9(2):e89050.
         
   • Public Health Leadership and Management
     75. Survival of blood transfusion recipients identified by a look-back investigation
         Dorsey KA, Moritz ED, Notari Iv EP, Schonberger LB, Dodd RY.
         Blood Transfus. 2014 Jan;12(1):67-72.
         
     76. Future directions for postdoctoral training in cancer prevention: insights from a panel of experts
         Nelson DE, Faupel-Badger J, Phillips S, Belcher B, Chang S, Abrams DB, Kramer BS, White MC, O'Malley M, Varanasi AP, Fabian CJ, Wiest JS, Colditz GA, Hall K, Shields PG, Weitzel JN.
         Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Mar 6.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     77. Sources of prescription opioid pain relievers by frequency of past-year nonmedical use: United States, 2008-2011
         Jones CM, Paulozzi LJ, Mack KA.
         JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Mar 3.
         
     78. Per-pack price reductions available from different cigarette purchasing strategies: United States, 2009-2010
         Pesko MF, Xu X, Tynan MA, Gerzoff RB, Malarcher AM, Pechacek TF.
         Prev Med. 2014 Mar 1.
         
   • Zoonoses
     79. Phylogenetic and epidemiologic evidence of multiyear incubation in human rabies
         Boland TA, McGuone D, Jindal J, Rocha M, Cumming M, Rupprecht CE, Barbosa TF, de Novaes Oliveira R, Chu CJ, Cole AJ, Kotait I, Kuzmina NA, Yager PA, Kuzmin IV, Hedley-Whyte ET, Brown CM, Rosenthal ES.
         Ann Neurol. 2014 Jan;75(1):155-60.
         
     80. Hantavirus Infections among overnight visitors to Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2012
         Nunez JJ, Fritz CL, Knust B, Buttke D, Enge B, Novak MG, Kramer V, Osadebe L, Messenger S, Albarino CG, Stroher U, Niemela M, Amman BR, Wong D, Manning CR, Nichol ST, Rollin PE, Xia D, Watt JP, Vugia DJ.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;20(3):386-93.
         
     81. Infective endocarditis in northeastern Thailand
         Watt G, Pachirat O, Baggett HC, Maloney SA, Lulitanond V, Raoult D, Bhengsri S, Thamthitiwat S, Paupairoj A, Kosoy M, Ud-Ai N, Sukwicha W, Whistler T, Fournier PE.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;20(3).
         
   
   

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