Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Assessment of COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death among children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US
1 Feb, 2023 | 13:36h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US – University of Oxford
Related:
Recommendations for non-HIV associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis
1 Feb, 2023 | 13:20h | UTC
Case Report | Novel use of oral chloramphenicol for treatment-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium
1 Feb, 2023 | 13:13h | UTCNews Release: Common eye infection antibiotic may clear up treatment-resistant STI – BMJ Newsroom
WHO Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023
31 Jan, 2023 | 14:09h | UTCGlobal report on neglected tropical diseases 2023 – World Health Organization
News Release: More countries eliminate neglected tropical diseases but investments key to sustain progress – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
It's World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day!
Chagas disease
Chikungunya
Dengue
Dracunculiasis
Leishmaniasis
Leprosy
Elephantiasis
Mycetoma
River blindness
Rabies
Sleeping sickness
Trachoma& other neglected tropical diseases affect 1 BILLION people 🌍!
➡️https://t.co/qni6m5CjiQ pic.twitter.com/N1sU1w6YWf
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 29, 2023
SR | Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses
31 Jan, 2023 | 14:11h | UTCPhysical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Just out Cochrane review on Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses https://t.co/fI4Ac6VbAa
— Carl Heneghan (@carlheneghan) January 30, 2023
Syphilis in dermatology: recognition and management
31 Jan, 2023 | 14:01h | UTCSyphilis in Dermatology: Recognition and Management – American Journal of Clinical Dermatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)
Cohort Study | Severe lymphopenia may predict worse outcomes in hospitalized patients with pneumococcal CAP
31 Jan, 2023 | 13:52h | UTCImpact of severe lymphopenia on the early prediction of clinical outcome in hospitalized patients with pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia – Infection (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)
Review | Skin infections due to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–producing S. aureus
31 Jan, 2023 | 13:44h | UTC
M-A | Vancomycin area under the curve vs. trough only guided dosing and the risk of acute kidney injury
31 Jan, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC
FDA panel eyes shift to annual COVID shots
30 Jan, 2023 | 01:03h | UTCFDA panel eyes shift to annual COVID shots – CIDRAP
See also:
FDA advisers recommend updating Covid vaccines – STAT
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot – HealthDay
Case Series | Higher Troponin was associated with persistent cardiac MRI lesions in children with myocarditis after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination
30 Jan, 2023 | 01:01h | UTC
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
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1615998251945050112
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