Archive for December 11th, 2009

11 Dec

ANTHRAX IN AMERICA 2001-2003: Microbiology of Anthrax

Microbiology of Anthrax B. anthracis is a large aerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming, nonmotile Bacillus species (1-1.5 |xm x 3-10 |im). Spores grow on ordinary lab media at 37°C and resemble a “jointed bamboo- rod” appearance and a “curled-hair” colonial appearance. B. anthracis forms a prominent capsule in tissue in vivo and in vitro in the presence [...]

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11 Dec

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORS: DISCUSSION

The present findings suggest a substantial minority of older HIV-infected white and African-American men may continue to engage in risk behaviors following diagnosis. Indeed, a disturbingly high proportion of men in each of the three groups reported some kind of unprotected sex since their diagnosis that could potentially transmit HIV infection to others, result coinfection [...]

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