Infectious Disease Alert – January 15, 2003

January 15, 2003

• West Nile Virus — Multiple Modes of Transmission

  Two means of transmission of West Nile virus are newly describedsharps injury and transplacental infection.

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• MRSA, Fluoroquinolones, and Mutations

  Genetic mutations associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones were frequently detected in MRSA.

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• Metapneumovirus

  Evidence indicates that a novel paramyxovirus, the human metapneumovirus, may be an important cause of respiratory tract infection.

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• Lack of Association of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination with Autism

  A study of all children born in Denmark from 1991-1998 showed no association between vaccination with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination and autism.

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• PID Without Sex?

  A case of Plesiomonas shigelloides pyosalpinx occurred in a swimmer.

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• Updates

  Bodegas Bust Bugs?; TNF in HIV/HBV Coinfected Adults

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