Allergy & Immunology
World Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019
24 Mar, 2019 | 12:59h | UTCWorld Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019 – World Health Organization (free resources)
See also: Cochrane Library releases Special Collection on diagnosing tuberculosis for World Tuberculosis Day (free collection) AND Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Achieving Global Targets — 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) AND Building a Tuberculosis-free World: The Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis (free report – registration required) AND WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free)
AAP Updated Recommendations for Dietary Interventions to Prevent Atopic Disease
19 Mar, 2019 | 03:15h | UTCCommentaries: Dietary interventions to prevent atopic disease: Updated recommendations – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND There’s new advice to prevent food allergies in children – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Epidural Analgesia for Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with or Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
12 Mar, 2019 | 13:29h | UTCEpidural analgesia for adults undergoing cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Epidural analgesia for heart surgery with or without the heart lung machine in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
“Compared with systemic analgesia, epidural analgesia may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, respiratory depression, and atrial fibrillation / atrial flutter, as well as the duration of tracheal intubation and pain, in adults undergoing cardiac surgery.”
Clinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:23h | UTCClinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children – Current Allergy and Asthma Reports (free for a limited period)
Note: if the above link is paywalled, try this one
Related Guideline: Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
EAACI Position Paper on How to Classify Cutaneous Manifestations of Drug Hypersensitivity
16 Feb, 2019 | 14:23h | UTC
Guideline: Hereditary Angioedema due to C1 Inhibitor Deficiency
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:50h | UTCGuideline: Hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency – Allergo Journal International (free)
Observational Study: Antibiotics Provide No Benefit for Hospitalized Asthma Patients, Linked to Longer Hospital Stay
12 Feb, 2019 | 00:04h | UTCAssociation of Antibiotic Treatment With Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for an Asthma Exacerbation Treated With Systemic Corticosteroids – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Should Hospitalized Asthma Patients Receive Antibiotics? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND No benefit of antibiotic treatment for hospitalised asthma patients – medwire News (free) AND Antibiotic therapy for asthma exacerbation associated with longer hospital stay – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Antibiotics Provide No Added Benefit in Severe Asthma Flares – ACEPNow (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
“…although guidelines do not recommend #antibiotics for patients hospitalized with an #asthma exacerbation (unless [there are] clear signs of infection) 41% of patients receive #abx on day 1 of hospitalization." #FOAMed
Full story here: https://t.co/cLvpFgcmMZ pic.twitter.com/1x01e2awIb
— ACEP – Members (@ACEPNow) February 8, 2019
Position Paper: Diagnosis and Management of Drug‐induced Anaphylaxis in Children
10 Feb, 2019 | 14:28h | UTC
Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Severe Asthma
10 Feb, 2019 | 14:34h | UTCChinese expert consensus on diagnosis and management of severe asthma – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Related Guidelines: Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement (free) AND International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma (free) AND Guidelines for Severe Uncontrolled Asthma – Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults (free)
Practical Guide for Pharmacists to Successfully Implement Penicillin Allergy Skin Testing
10 Feb, 2019 | 14:24h | UTC“Less than 10% of patients labeled as having a penicillin allergy are confirmed as present upon skin testing. This labeling results in use of alternative antibiotics and thus unwanted adverse consequences including potentiated antimicrobial resistance, increased costs, and worse clinical outcomes.”
Severe Asthma in Children: Evaluation and Management
29 Jan, 2019 | 22:00h | UTCSevere asthma in children: Evaluation and management – Allergology International (free)
Study: Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults
7 Jan, 2019 | 15:06h | UTCPrevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Study: Half of people who think they have allergies are wrong – UPI (free) AND Do You Think You Have A Food Allergy? New Study Says There Is A 50% Chance You Don’t – Forbes (free)
Review: Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Rhino-Conjunctivitis and Food Allergies
7 Dec, 2018 | 01:17h | UTC
Why the World is Becoming More Allergic to Food
4 Dec, 2018 | 23:58h | UTCWhy the world is becoming more allergic to food – BBC (free)
Review: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
3 Dec, 2018 | 11:39h | UTCFood allergy and anaphylaxis – Journal of Asthma and Allergy (free)
Management of Asthma Associated with Ear, Nose and Throat Comorbidities
2 Dec, 2018 | 23:22h | UTC
Review: Audiovestibular Symptoms in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:25h | UTCAudiovestibular Symptoms in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases – Journal of Immunology Research (free)
Randomized Trial: Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy
20 Nov, 2018 | 15:33h | UTCAR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Oral Desensitization to Peanuts (free)
Commentaries: Oral Immunotherapy Desensitizes Youth with Peanut Allergy – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Peanut allergy treatment ‘in sight’ – BBC (free) AND Peanut allergy treatment is effective but not always easy to tolerate, new review shows – STAT (free)
Overview of Drug Allergy: From Immunogenetic Basis to Practice
18 Nov, 2018 | 00:07h | UTCOverview of Drug Allergy: From Immunogenetic Basis to Practice – Acta Médica Portuguesa (free PDF)
Perspective: Overdiagnosis of Penicillin Allergy Leads to Costly, Inappropriate Treatment
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCOverdiagnosis of Penicillin Allergy Leads to Costly, Inappropriate Treatment – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: NICE: Double Check Patients with ‘Penicillin Allergy’ to Avoid Increased MRSA Risk (free) AND Antibiotic Use After Removal of Penicillin Allergy Label (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms (link to abstract and commentaries)
Position Paper: Non-Celiac Gluten/Wheat Sensitivity
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:46h | UTC
Supplement: Practical Guide for Allergy and Immunology in Canada 2018
5 Oct, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCPractical guide for allergy and immunology in Canada 2018 – Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology (free reviews)
An introduction to immunology and immunopathology
Allergen-specific immunotherapy
Non-IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity
Early introduction of foods to prevent food allergy
NICE: Double Check Patients with ‘Penicillin Allergy’ to Avoid Increased MRSA Risk
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:41h | UTCRelated Study: Risk of Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Difficile in Patients with a Documented Penicillin Allergy (free article and commentaries)
Review: The Broad Spectrum of Lung Diseases in Primary Antibody Deficiencies
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCThe broad spectrum of lung diseases in primary antibody deficiencies – European Respiratory Review (free)
Study: Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events from Antibiotics in Children
31 Aug, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentaries: Antibiotic side effects send 70,000 children to ER each year, study says – UPI (free) AND Antibiotic side-effects in kids lead to nearly 70,000 ER visits in the US each year – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, via ScienceDaily (free)