CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue 31, August 4, 2016

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. 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. The Cancer Epidemiology Descriptive Cohort Database: a tool to support population-based interdisciplinary research
        Kennedy AE, Khoury MJ, Ioannidis JP, Brotzman M, Miller A, Lane C, Lai GY, Rogers SD, Harvey C, Elena JW, Seminara D.
        Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 Jul 20.
        
     2. Racial and ethnic differences in health behaviors and preventive health services among prostate cancer survivors in the United States
        Li J, Thompson TD, Richards TB, Steele CB.
        Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 ;13:E95.
        
     3. Use of pharmacy sales data to assess changes in prescription- and payment-related factors that promote adherence to medications commonly used to treat hypertension, 2009 and 2014
        Ritchey M, Tsipas S, Loustalot F, Wozniak G.
        PLoS One. 2016 ;11(7):e0159366.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     4. Notes from the field: meningococcal disease in an international traveler on eculizumab therapy - United States, 2015
        Applegate AO, Fong VC, Tardivel K, Lippold SA, Zarate S.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(27):696-7.
        
     5. Antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of HIV-1 transmission
        Cohen MS, Chen YQ, McCauley M, Gamble T, Hosseinipour MC, Kumarasamy N, Hakim JG, Kumwenda J, Grinsztejn B, Pilotto JH, Godbole SV, Chariyalertsak S, Santos BR, Mayer KH, Hoffman IF, Eshleman SH, Piwowar-Manning E, Cottle L, Zhang XC, Makhema J, Mills LA, Panchia R, Faesen S, Eron J, Gallant J, Havlir D, Swindells S, Elharrar V, Burns D, Taha TE, Nielsen-Saines K, Celentano DD, Essex M, Hudelson SE, Redd AD, Fleming TR.
        N Engl J Med. 2016 Jul 18.
        
     6. Addressing infection prevention and control in the first U.S. community hospital to care for patients with Ebola virus disease: context for national recommendations and future strategies
        Cummings KJ, Choi MJ, Esswein EJ, de Perio MA, Harney JM, Chung WM, Lakey DL, Liddell AM, Rollin PE.
        Ann Intern Med. 2016 May 10.
        
     7. Impact of the Centers for Disease Control's HIV preexposure prophylaxis guidelines for men who have sex with men in the United States
        Jenness SM, Goodreau SM, Rosenberg E, Beylerian EN, Hoover KW, Smith DK, Sullivan P.
        J Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 14.
        
     8. Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance - the Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project, 27 Sites, United States, 2014
        Kirkcaldy RD, Harvey A, Papp JR, Del Rio C, Soge OO, Holmes KK, Hook EW, Kubin G, Riedel S, Zenilman J, Pettus K, Sanders T, Sharpe S, Torrone E.
        MMWR Surveill Summ. 2016 ;65(7):1-19.
        
     9. Increased hepatitis C virus (HCV) detection in women of childbearing age and potential risk for vertical transmission - United States and Kentucky, 2011-2014
        Koneru A, Nelson N, Hariri S, Canary L, Sanders KJ, Maxwell JF, Huang X, Leake JA, Ward JW, Vellozzi C.
        MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(28):705-710.
        
     10. Assessing progress, impact, and next steps in rolling out voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in 14 priority countries in eastern and southern Africa through 2014
         Kripke K, Njeuhmeli E, Samuelson J, Schnure M, Dalal S, Farley T, Hankins C, Thomas AG, Reed J, Stegman P, Bock N.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(7):e0158767.
         
     11. The World Health Organization measles programmatic risk assessment tool-Romania, 2015
         Kriss JL, Stanescu A, Pistol A, Butu C, Goodson JL.
         Risk Anal. 2016 Jul 20.
         
     12. Contribution of contact sampling in increasing sensitivity of poliovirus detection during a polio outbreak - Somalia, 2013
         Moturi E, Mahmud A, Kamadjeu R, Mbaeyi C, Farag N, Mulugeta A, Gary H, Ehrhardt D.
         Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;3(2):ofw111.
         
     13. Molecular typing of Treponema pallidum in ocular syphilis
         Oliver S, Sahi SK, Tantalo LC, Godornes C, Neblett Fanfair R, Markowitz LE, Lukehart SA, Marra CM.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Aug;43(8):524-7.
         
     14. The importance of school staff referrals and follow-up in connecting high school students to HIV and STD testing
         Rasberry CN, Liddon N, Adkins SH, Lesesne CA, Hebert A, Kroupa E, Rose I, Morris E.
         J Sch Nurs. 2016 Jul 14.
         
     15. Diphtheria outbreak in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2012-2013
         Sein C, Tiwari T, Macneil A, Wannemuehler K, Soulaphy C, Souliphone P, Reyburn R, Ramirez Gonzalez A, Watkins M, Goodson JL.
         Vaccine. 2016 Jul 12.
         
     16. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded human immunodeficiency virus testing, positivity, and service delivery among newly diagnosed women in 61 health department jurisdictions, United States, 2014
         Seth P, Figueroa A, Wang G.
         Womens Health Issues. 2016 Jul 11.
         
     17. Population-based surveillance for medically attended human parainfluenza viruses from the Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project, 2010-2014
         Steffens A, Finelli L, Whitaker B, Fowlkes A.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Jul;35(7):717-22.
         
     18. Adherence to concurrent tuberculosis treatment and antiretroviral treatment among co-infected persons in South Africa, 2008-2010
         Webb Mazinyo E, Kim L, Masuku S, Lancaster JL, Odendaal R, Uys M, Podewils LJ, Van der Walt ML.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(7):e0159317.
         
   • Disaster Control and Emergency Services
     19. Toolkit for epidemiologic response to an acute chemical release
         Duncan MA, Orr MF.
         Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2016 Aug;10(4):631-2.
         
   • Environmental Health
     20. Perchlorate exposure through water and milk in Istanbul
         Can O, Blount B, Valentin-Blasini L, Erdemgil Y, Uzunoglu D, Aksoy M, Coskun A, Serteser M, Unsal I, Ozpinar A.
         Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2016 Jul 19.
         
     21. Notes from the field: Acute sulfuryl fluoride poisoning in a family - Florida, August 2015
         Mulay PR, Clark G, Jackson WL, Calvert GM.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(27):698-9.
         
     22. Urinary antimony and leukocyte telomere length: An analysis of NHANES 1999-2002
         Scinicariello F, Buser MC.
         Environ Res. 2016 Jul 14;150:513-518.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     23. CONSISE statement on the reporting of seroepidemiologic studies for influenza (ROSES-I statement): an extension of the STROBE statement
         Horby PW, Laurie KL, Cowling BJ, Engelhardt OG, Sturm-Ramirez K, Sanchez JL, Katz JM, Uyeki TM, Wood J, Van Kerkhove MD, Committee TC.
         Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2016 Jul 15.
         
   • Genetics and Genomics
     24. Chromosome and linear plasmid sequences of a 2015 human isolate of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia turicatae
         Kingry LC, Batra D, Replogle A, Sexton C, Rowe L, Stermole BM, Christensen AM, Schriefer ME.
         Genome Announc. 2016 ;4(4).
         
   • Health Economics
     25. Employment implications of informal cancer caregiving
         de Moor JS, Dowling EC, Ekwueme DU, Guy GP, Rodriguez J, Virgo KS, Han X, Kent EE, Li C, Litzelman K, McNeel TS, Liu B, Yabroff KR.
         J Cancer Surviv. 2016 Jul 16.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     26. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus recovered from healthcare- and community-associated infections in Egypt
         Abdel-Maksoud M, El-Shokry M, Ismail G, Hafez S, El-Kholy A, Attia E, Talaat M.
         Int J Bacteriol. 2016 ;2016:5751785.
         
     27. Letter in response to "questionable validity of the catheter-associated urinary tract infection metric used for value-based purchasing"
         Halpin AL, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Allen-Bridson K, Edwards JR, Pollock D, McDonald LC, Gould CV.
         Am J Infect Control. 2016 Mar 1;44(3):369-70.
         
     28. Is there room for prevention? Examining the effect of outpatient facility type on the risk of surgical site infection
         Parikh R, Pollock D, Sharma J, Edwards J.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jul 19:1-7.
         
     29. A concise set of structure and process indicators to assess and compare antimicrobial stewardship programs among EU and US hospitals: Results from a multinational expert panel
         Pollack LA, Plachouras D, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, Gruhler H, Monnet DL, Weber JT.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jul 15:1-11.
         
   • Immunity and Immunization
     30. Decline in emergency department visits for acute gastroenteritis among children in 10 US states after implementation of rotavirus vaccination, 2003 to 2013
         Shah MP, Tate JE, Steiner CA, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Jul;35(7):782-6.
         
     31. Modeling and managing the risks of measles and rubella: A global perspective, part I
         Thompson KM, Cochi SL.
         Risk Anal. 2016 Jul;36(7):1288-96.
         
     32. Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity to hemagglutinin of influenza A viruses after influenza vaccination in humans
         Zhong W, Liu F, Wilson JR, Holiday C, Li ZN, Bai Y, Tzeng WP, Stevens J, York IA, Levine MZ.
         Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;3(2):ofw102.
         
   • Injury and Violence
     33. Handheld solar light use, durability, and retention among women and girls in internally displaced persons camps in Haiti - 2013-2014
         Dynes M, Rosenthal M, Hulland E, Hardy C, Torre L, Tomczyk B.
         Int J Disaster Risk Reduct. 2016 ;18:162-170.
         
     34. Risk profiles of women experiencing initial and repeat incarcerations: implications for prevention programs
         Herbst JH, Branscomb-Burgess O, Gelaude DJ, Seth P, Parker S, Fogel CI.
         AIDS Educ Prev. 2016 Aug;28(4):299-311.
         
     35. Mandating treatment based on interlock performance: Evidence for effectiveness
         Voas RB, Tippetts AS, Bergen G, Grosz M, Marques P.
         Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Jul 18.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     36. Changes in the antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria from 2007-2009 to 2010-2012 based on the CLSI methodology
         Hastey CJ, Boyd H, Schuetz AN, Anderson K, Citron DM, Dzink-Fox J, Hackel M, Hecht DW, Jacobus NV, Jenkins SG, Karlsson M, Knapp CC, Koeth LM, Wexler H, Roe-Carpenter DE.
         Anaerobe. 2016 Jul 14.
         
     37. Vapor pressure and predicted stability of American Contact Dermatitis Society Core Allergens
         Jou PC, Siegel PD, Warshaw EM.
         Dermatitis. 2016 Jul-Aug;27(4):193-201.
         
     38. Open-source LIMS in Vietnam: the path toward sustainability and host country ownership
         Landgraf KM, Kakkar R, Meigs M, Jankauskas PT, Phan TT, Nguyen VN, Nguyen DT, Duong TT, Nguyen TH, Bond KB.
         Int J Med Inform. 2016 Sep;93:92-102.
         
     39. Blocking CXCL9 decreases HIV-1 replication and enhances the activity of prophylactic antiretrovirals in human cervical tissues
         Macura SL, Lathrop MJ, Gui J, Doncel GF, Asin SN, Rollenhagen C.
         J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Apr 15;71(5):474-82.
         
     40. Sensitive and specific nested PCR assay for detection of rotavirus A in samples with a low viral load
         Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Esona MD, Williams AL, Bowen MD.
         J Virol Methods. 2016 Jul 13;236:41-46.
         
     41. Method for the determination of ammonia in mainstream cigarette smoke using ion chromatography
         Watson CV, Feng J, Valentin-Blasini L, Stanelle R, Watson CH.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(7):e0159126.
         
     42. Incident infection and resistance mutation analysis of dried blood spots collected in a field study of HIV risk groups, 2007-2010
         Wei X, Smith AJ, Forrest DW, Cardenas GA, Beck DW, LaLota M, Metsch LR, Sionean C, Owen SM, Johnson JA.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(7):e0159266.
         
     43. Potent inhibitors of acetyltransferase Eis overcome kanamycin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
         Willby MJ, Green KD, Gajadeera CS, Hou C, Tsodikov OV, Posey JE, Garneau-Tsodikova S.
         ACS Chem Biol. 2016 Jun 17;11(6):1639-46.
         
     44. Reversion of cold-adapted live attenuated influenza vaccine into a pathogenic virus
         Zhou B, Meliopoulos VA, Wang W, Lin X, Stucker KM, Halpin RA, Stockwell TB, Schultz-Cherry S, Wentworth DE.
         J Virol. 2016 Jul 20.
         
   • Maternal and Child Health
     45. Provision of non-breast milk supplements to healthy breastfed newborns in U.S. hospitals, 2009 to 2013
         Nelson JM, Perrine CG, Scanlon KS, Li R.
         Matern Child Health J. 2016 Jul 20.
         
     46. Importance of performance measurement and MCH epidemiology leadership to quality improvement initiatives at the national, state and local levels
         Rankin KM, Gavin L, Moran JW, Kroelinger CD, Vladutiu CJ, Goodman DA, Sappenfield WM.
         Matern Child Health J. 2016 Jul 16.
         
     47. Racial and ethnic differences in receipt of pressure equalization tubes among US children, 2014
         Simon AE, Boss EF, Zelaya CE, Hoffman HJ.
         Acad Pediatr. 2016 Jul 12.
         
     48. The relationship between physical activity and diet and young children's cognitive development: A systematic review
         Tandon PS, Tovar A, Jayasuriya AT, Welker E, Schober DJ, Copeland K, Dev DA, Murriel AL, Amso D, Ward DS.
         Prev Med Rep. 2016 Jun;3:379-90.
         
     49. Estimating benzathine penicillin need for the treatment of pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis during antenatal care in high-morbidity countries
         Taylor MM, Nurse-Findlay S, Zhang X, Hedman L, Kamb ML, Broutet N, Kiarie J.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(7):e0159483.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     50. A systematic review of reported exposure to engineered nanomaterials
         Debia M, Bakhiyi B, Ostiguy C, Verbeek JH, Brouwer DH, Murashov V.
         Ann Occup Hyg. 2016 Jul 15.
         
     51. Tool-specific performance of vibration-reducing gloves for attenuating fingers-transmitted vibration
         Welcome DE, Dong RG, Xu XS, Warren C, McDowell TW.
         Occup Ergon. 2016 ;13(1):23-44.
         
     52. Mediating pathways and gender differences between shift work and subjective cognitive function
         Wong IS, Smith PM, Ibrahim S, Mustard CA, Gignac MA.
         Occup Environ Med. 2016 Jul 15.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health - Mining
     53. Exploring virtual mental practice in maintenance task training
         Bauerle T, Brnich MJ, Navoyski J.
         Journal of Workplace Learning. 2016 ;28(5):294-306.
         
     54. Small airway dysfunction and abnormal exercise responses. A study in coal miners
         Petsonk EL, Stansbury RC, Beeckman-Wagner LA, Long JL, Wang ML.
         Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jul;13(7):1076-80.
         
   • Parasitic Diseases
     55. User and provider acceptability of intermittent screening and treatment and intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine to prevent malaria in pregnancy in western Kenya
         Hill J, Hoyt J, Achieng F, Ouma P, L'Lanziva A, Kariuki S, Desai M, Webster J.
         PLoS One. 2016 ;11(3):e0150259.
         
     56. Plasmodium falciparum drug-resistant haplotypes and population structure in postearthquake Haiti, 2010
         Morton LC, Huber C, Okoth SA, Griffing S, Lucchi N, Ljolje D, Boncy J, Oscar R, Townes D, McMorrow M, Chang MA, Udhayakumar V, Barnwell JW.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Jul 18.
         
     57. Adherence to national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of severe malaria: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey in Malawi, 2012
         Shah MP, Briggs-Hagen M, Chinkhumba J, Bauleni A, Chalira A, Moyo D, Dodoli W, Luhanga M, Sande J, Ali D, Gutman J, Mathanga DP, Lindblade KA.
         Malar J. 2016 ;15(1):369.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     58. Safety of intrauterine devices in breastfeeding women: a systematic review
         Berry-Bibee EN, Tepper NK, Jatlaoui TC, Whiteman MK, Jamieson DJ, Curtis KM.
         Contraception. 2016 Jul 12.
         
     59. Factors predicting double embryo implantation following double embryo transfer in assisted reproductive technology: implications for elective single embryo transfer
         Martin C, Chang J, Boulet S, Jamieson DJ, Kissin D.
         J Assist Reprod Genet. 2016 Jul 14.
         
     60. Characteristics of women screened for a contraceptive intravaginal ring study in Kisumu, Kenya, 2014
         McLellan-Lemal E, Gust DA, Gvetadze R, Furtado M, Otieno FO, Desai M, Zeh C, Samandari T, Nyagol B, Makanga EM.
         Res J Womens Health. 2016 ;3(1).
         
     61. Dietary folate intake and modification of the association of urinary bisphenol A concentrations with in vitro fertilization outcomes among women from a fertility clinic
         Minguez-Alarcon L, Gaskins AJ, Chiu YH, Souter I, Williams PL, Calafat AM, Hauser R, Chavarro JE.
         Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Jul 14;65:104-112.
         
   • Statistics as Topic
     62. A methodological approach to small area estimation for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
         Pierannunzi C, Xu F, Wallace RC, Garvin W, Greenlund KJ, Bartoli W, Ford D, Eke P, Town GM.
         Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 ;13:E91.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     63. Multivariate statistical analysis of cigarette design feature influence on ISO TNCO yields
         Agnew-Heard KA, Lancaster VA, Bravo R, Watson C, Walters MJ, Holman MR.
         Chem Res Toxicol. 2016 Jun 20;29(6):1051-63.
         
     64. Perceived effectiveness of antismoking ads and association with quit attempts among smokers: evidence from the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign
         Davis KC, Duke J, Shafer P, Patel D, Rodes R, Beistle D.
         Health Commun. 2016 Jul 19:1-8.
         
     65. Tobacco product use among adults - United States, 2013-2014
         Hu SS, Neff L, Agaku IT, Cox S, Day HR, Holder-Hayes E, King BA.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(27):685-91.
         
     66. Tobacco use, secondhand smoke, and smoke-free home rules in multiunit housing
         Nguyen KH, Gomez Y, Homa DM, King BA.
         Am J Prev Med. 2016 Jul 8.
         
   • Zoonotic and Vectorborne Diseases
     67. Evidence for personal protective measures to reduce human contact with blacklegged ticks and for environmentally based control methods to suppress host-seeking blacklegged ticks and reduce infection with Lyme disease spirochetes in tick vectors and rodent reservoirs
         Eisen L, Dolan MC.
         J Med Entomol. 2016 Jul 20.
         
     68. A performance management initiative for local health department vector control programs
         Gerding J, Kirshy M, Moran JW, Bialek R, Lamers V, Sarisky J.
         Environ Health Insights. 2016 ;10:113-8.
         
     69. Projected Zika virus importation and subsequent ongoing transmission after travel to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games - country-specific assessment, July 2016
         Grills A, Morrison S, Nelson B, Miniota J, Watts A, Cetron MS.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(28):711-715.
         
     70. Tick-borne relapsing fever outbreak among a high school football team at an outdoor education camping trip, Arizona, 2014
         Jones JM, Hranac CR, Schumacher M, Horn K, Lee DM, Terriquez J, Engelthaler DM, Peoples M, Corrigan J, Replogle A, Souders N, Komatsu KK, Nieto NC.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Jul 18.
         
     71. Experiences with insecticide-treated curtains: a qualitative study in Iquitos, Peru
         Paz-Soldan VA, Bauer KM, Lenhart A, Cordova Lopez JJ, Elder JP, Scott TW, McCall PJ, Kochel TJ, Morrison AC.
         BMC Public Health. 2016 ;16:582.
         
     72. Zika virus infection associated with severe thrombocytopenia
         Sharp TM, Munoz-Jordan J, Perez-Padilla J, Bello-Pagan MI, Rivera A, Pastula DM, Salinas JL, Martinez Mendez JH, Mendez M, Powers AM, Waterman S, Rivera-Garcia B.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 14.
         
     73. Notes from the field: Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis - Georgia, 2012-2014
         Straily A, Feldpausch A, Ulbrich C, Schell K, Casillas S, Zaki SR, Denison AM, Condit M, Gabel J, Paddock CD.
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 ;65(28):718-719.
         
     74. Insights into Borrelia miyamotoi infection from an untreated case demonstrating relapsing fever, monocytosis and a positive C6 Lyme serology
         Sudhindra P, Wang G, Schriefer ME, McKenna D, Zhuge J, Krause PJ, Marques AR, Wormser GP.
         Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 22.
         
   
   

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