Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Perspective | Were bivalent boosters worth it? The biggest questions about the newest Covid-19 vaccines are still unanswered
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:19h | UTC
SR | Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhea
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:15h | UTCInterventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea – Cochrane Library
Summary: Interventions to improve sanitation for preventing diarrhoea – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
New @Cochrane_IDG review: Interventions to improve #sanitation for preventing #diarrhoea https://t.co/pMvEzGNJ7q
⭐️sanitation interventions are effective, for young children and all age populations
⭐️effectiveness varies by intervention type & setting
⭐️further research needed— Cochrane_IDG (@Cochrane_IDG) January 25, 2023
M-A | Revisiting the evidence base for modern-day practice of the treatment of toxoplasmic encephalitis
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:14h | UTC
Phase 2 RCT | Lenacapavir every 26 weeks or daily in combination with oral daily antiretroviral therapy for initial treatment of HIV
27 Jan, 2023 | 12:00h | UTCLenacapavir administered every 26 weeks or daily in combination with oral daily antiretroviral therapy for initial treatment of HIV: a randomised, open-label, active-controlled, phase 2 trial – The Lancet HIV (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review | The blood–brain barrier and optimization of antibiotics for the treatment of CNS infections in adults
27 Jan, 2023 | 11:55h | UTC
WHO Report | Cholera global situation
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:56h | UTCCholera – Global situation – World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO Report: Cholera Resurgent in 2022 After Years of Decline – JAMA
SR | Protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against the omicron variant and severe disease
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:47h | UTCNews Release: University of Calgary and WHO researchers find hybrid immunity is the best protection against COVID-19
Commentaries:
Review finds hybrid immunity provides best protection against Omicron – CIDRAP
Review | Spotlight on vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT)
26 Jan, 2023 | 12:46h | UTCSpotlight on vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT) – Blood
M-A | Assessment of efficacy and safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in children aged 5 to 11 years
25 Jan, 2023 | 11:26h | UTCEditorial: COVID-19 Vaccines in Young Children—Reassuring Evidence for Parents – JAMA Pediatrics
RCT | Outcomes not different with early restrictive vs. liberal fluid management in sepsis-induced hypotension
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:38h | UTCEarly Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Study comparing early interventions for sepsis shows patients have identical outcomes – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Commentary on Twitter
This trial comparing treatment strategies that emphasized the use of vasopressors or intravenous fluids for early treatment of sepsis-induced hypotension showed no difference in 90-day mortality before discharge home. #SCCM2023 https://t.co/aIymxmBENE pic.twitter.com/18lFQLMBfA
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 22, 2023
RCT | 2 days of postoperative antibiotics is noninferior to 5 days in patients with complex appendicitis
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:33h | UTC2 days versus 5 days of postoperative antibiotics for complex appendicitis: a pragmatic, open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Trial supports shorter postoperative antibiotics for complex appendicitis – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
After laparoscopic appendicectomy for complex appendicitis, 2 days versus 5 days of intravenous #antibiotics was non-inferior in terms of infectious complications and mortality within 90 days, suggests new Dutch study: https://t.co/oRsf8BQgAd
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 19, 2023
ASCO Guideline | Management of fever and neutropenia in pediatric patients with cancer and hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:28h | UTC
M-A | Assessing the diagnostic performance of new commercial IGRAs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:25h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Assessing the diagnostic performance of new commercial IGRAs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
✅ Just Accepted
🔓 Open Access
🔗 https://t.co/8eO3ugZdfl pic.twitter.com/Fc2AjJyIw9— Clinical Infectious Diseases (@CIDJournal) January 23, 2023
Cohort Study | Herpes Zoster and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:07h | UTCNews Release: Shingles Associated with Increased Risk for Stroke, Heart Attack – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brief review and algorithm | Management of latent tuberculosis infection
23 Jan, 2023 | 13:35h | UTCManagement of Latent Tuberculosis Infection – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Guideline | Diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusion
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:55h | UTCRelated:
Update on Management of Pleural Disease – Current Pulmonology Reports
Pleural Effusion in Adults—Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
Evaluation of the patient with pleural effusion – Canadian Medical Association Journal
State-of-the-art: Radiological investigation of pleural disease – Respiratory Medicine
Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 associated bacterial and fungal infections
20 Jan, 2023 | 14:48h | UTC
Use of wastewater for Mpox outbreak surveillance in California
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:24h | UTCUse of Wastewater for Mpox Outbreak Surveillance in California – New England Journal of Medicine
Related:
Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it’s done sensibly.
CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater.
[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.
Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME
Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT
The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature
It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT
Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
In this report, the use of wastewater to conduct surveillance for the presence and spread of mpox in California is described. https://t.co/PJm8fwekxr pic.twitter.com/klzC0mbC0w
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 18, 2023
Study shows low diagnostic sensitivities of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen self-tests in asymptomatic individuals in the omicron period
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:23h | UTCCommentary: Study: COVID-19 rapid home tests not highly sensitive for Omicron – CIDRAP
Cohort Study | Analysis of Rituximab use and COVID-19 hospitalization or death in patients with multiple sclerosis
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Patients with MS on rituximab vaccinated for #COVID19 6 months before or after their last infusion had a much lower risk of COVID hospitalization – 1.4 vs 3.6 per 100 among unvaccinated people. https://t.co/am6hdSidMT
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) December 28, 2022
RCT | Aqueous povidone-iodine vs. normal saline for intraoperative wound irrigation on the incidence of SSI after GI surgery
19 Jan, 2023 | 13:54h | UTCAqueous Povidone-Iodine Versus Normal Saline For Intraoperative Wound Irrigation On The Incidence Of Surgical Site Infection In Clean-Contaminated Wounds After Gastroenterological Surgery: A Single Institute, Prospective, Blinded-Endpoint, Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review | Surgical site infection prevention
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:31h | UTCSurgical Site Infection Prevention: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author interview: Surgical Site Infection Prevention – JAMA
Related:
Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization
AAOS Guideline: Prevention of surgical site infections after major extremity trauma.
Report | The COVID-19 pandemic and the future of telemedicine
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:28h | UTCNews Release: New report looks to the future of telemedicine – Imperial College London
M-A | Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:27h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 infection at any time during pregnancy boosts mother’s risk of death – BMJ
Commentary: Getting COVID in Pregnancy Greatly Raises a Woman’s Odds for Death – HealthDay
Consensus statement | Use of a 4-month treatment regimen for drug susceptible TB in children with uncomplicated disease
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:25h | UTC