Infectious Diseases (all articles)
[Abstract Only] Preliminary Study Suggests Efficacy of a Standalone Universal Influenza Vaccine
11 Mar, 2020 | 08:18h | UTCImmunogenicity, Safety, and Efficacy of a Standalone Universal Influenza Vaccine, FLU-v, in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Is a ‘Universal’ Flu Vaccine on the Horizon? – HealthDay (free) AND Adjuvanted FLU-v Vaccine Immunogenic in Healthy Adults – MPR (free)
Guideline: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection and Pregnancy
10 Mar, 2020 | 08:40h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (free)
Related: Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in pregnancy: What clinical recommendations to follow? – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (free) AND Novel coronavirus infection and pregnancy – Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (free) AND Preprint: CORONAVIRUS IN PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY: RAPID REVIEW AND EXPERT CONSENSUS – medRxiv (free PDF) AND Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: What obstetricians need to know – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (free PDF) AND In the race for coronavirus vaccines, don’t leave pregnant women behind – STAT (free)
See also: Latest developments on the COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak (several resources – updated daily)
Doctors Working While Sick is Bad Enough in Ordinary Times. During the Covid-19 Outbreak it Could be Catastrophic
10 Mar, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCRelated Systematic Review: Working While Sick: A Systematic Review of Infectious Illness Presenteeism (free)
Related Study: Which healthcare workers work with acute respiratory illness? Evidence from Canadian acute-care hospitals during 4 influenza seasons: 2010–2011 to 2013–2014 – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentary: Sick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness – Reuters (free)
Clinical Update: Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Infection in Adults in 2020
10 Mar, 2020 | 08:32h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection in Adults in 2020 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments (free BMJ review and guidelines on the subject) AND Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection in the critically ill: an expert statement – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Guide for UK GPs
6 Mar, 2020 | 10:27h | UTCCoronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19): a guide for UK GPs – The BMJ (free)
See also: Latest Research on the COVID-19 Outbreak (free resources)
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When should you suspect covid-19 infection and what should you do?
This #BMJEducation article offers a practical guide for GPs and others working in UK primary care on when to suspect covid-19 and how to respond https://t.co/yFwSYw267F #COVID19
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 6, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trials: Monthly Injections Noninferior to Daily Oral Treatment for HIV
5 Mar, 2020 | 10:29h | UTCOriginal Articles: Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine after Oral Induction for HIV-1 Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine for Maintenance of HIV-1 Suppression – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monthly Injections Noninferior to Daily Treatment for HIV – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND A more convenient, monthly treatment for HIV cleared a key hurdle – ScienceNews (free)
Study: New 3-Drug Treatment Regimen Effective for Highly Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis
5 Mar, 2020 | 10:30h | UTCTreatment of Highly Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Visual Abstract: Treatment of Highly Drug-Resistant Pulmonary TB (free)
Commentary: New TB drug regimen controls resistant disease in 9 of 10 cases: study – Reuters (free)
[Abstract Only] Observational Study Suggests Flu Vaccine May Not Decrease Hospitalization or Mortality Among Elderly Persons
4 Mar, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCThe Effect of Influenza Vaccination for the Elderly on Hospitalization and Mortality: An Observational Study With a Regression Discontinuity Design – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Flu vaccine may not decrease hospitalization or mortality among elderly persons – American College of Physicians (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at the flu vaccine and hospitalisation and mortality in older people – Science Media Centre (free) AND Isolated flu vaccination of elderly may not decrease hospitalization or mortality rates – ACP Internist (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults
3 Mar, 2020 | 08:03h | UTCAuthor Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults (free audio)
Editorials: Universal Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Step Toward Elimination – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND USPSTF’s Hepatitis C Screening Recommendation—A Necessary Step to Tackling an Evolving Epidemic – JAMA Network Open (free)
Evidence Report and Systematic Review: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults – US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection (free)
Commentary: Experts recommend testing U.S. adults ages 18-79 for hep C – Reuters (free)
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Patients: Preventive Strategies and Treatment Options
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:44h | UTC
State of the Art Review: Current and Future Treatments for Tuberculosis
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:59h | UTCCurrent and future treatments for tuberculosis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
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Tuberculosis is currently the leading cause of death globally from a single infectious agent. What is the current state of TB treatment and how might ongoing clinical trials change guidelines in the coming years? #BMJEducation https://t.co/U9gdkdrm5Y
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 2, 2020
COVID-19—New Insights on a Rapidly Changing Epidemic
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:45h | UTCCOVID-19—New Insights on a Rapidly Changing Epidemic – JAMA (free)
See also: Latest Developments in the COVID-19 Outbreak (several resources on the subject)
Study: Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:50h | UTCClinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Covid-19 — Navigating the Uncharted – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related Commentaries: Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic? – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Escaping Pandora’s Box — Another Novel Coronavirus – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also: Latest Developments in the COVID-19 Outbreak (several resources on the subject)
Essentials for Radiologists on COVID-19: An Update—Radiology Scientific Expert Panel
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:26h | UTCEssentials for Radiologists on COVID-19: An Update—Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology (free)
Related: COVID-19: Chest CT May be the Best Screening Tool for Diagnosis in Epidemic Areas (free studies on the subject) AND Radiological findings from 81 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Imaging and clinical features of patients with 2019 novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (free PDF) AND Chest CT Findings in Patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 and its Relationship with Clinical Features – Investigative Radiology (free PDF) AND 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia: Serial Computed Tomography Findings – Korean Journal of Radiology (free PDF) AND Chest Radiographic and CT Findings of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Analysis of Nine Patients Treated in Korea – Korean Journal of Radiology (free PDF)
See also: Latest Developments and Research in the COVID-19 Outbreak (several resources on the subject)
Outbreak of a New Coronavirus: What Anesthetists Should Know
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:06h | UTCOutbreak of a new coronavirus: what anaesthetists should know – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
See also: Latest Developments, Research and Guidelines in the COVID-19 Outbreak
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: What Obstetricians Need to Know
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:05h | UTCSee also: Latest Developments and Research in the COVID-19 Outbreak
Opinion: “WHO’s malaria vaccine study represents a “serious breach of international ethical standards””
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:04h | UTC
Opinion: Will COVID-19 Go Away on Its Own in Warmer Weather?
28 Feb, 2020 | 08:25h | UTCRelated Opinion: Will Spring Temperatures Stop Coronavirus? – Forbes (free)
NICE Guideline: Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidance for Impetigo
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:45h | UTCImpetigo: antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Commentary: Antiseptic not antibiotic should be considered for impetigo – PharmaField (free)
Related: NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions) AND NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infections: Practical Considerations and Management Strategy for Intensivists
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:36h | UTCRelated: Intensive care during the coronavirus epidemic – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND How to face the novel coronavirus infection during the 2019–2020 epidemic: the experience of Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Critical care management of adults with community-acquired severe respiratory viral infection – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Coronavirus epidemic: preparing for extracorporeal organ support in intensive care – The Lancet Respiratory medicine (free) AND Preparing for the Most Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: The Potential Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation – JAMA (free)
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Severe SARS-CoV-2 infections: practical considerations and management strategy for intensivists@yourICM #FOAMed https://t.co/E35YQ7wsyW pic.twitter.com/UWGokAFVJf
— Adrian Wong (@avkwong) February 26, 2020
COVID-19: Chest CT May be the Best Screening Tool for Diagnosis in Epidemic Areas
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCCommentary: CT provides best diagnosis for COVID-19 – Radiological Society of North America (free)
Related Articles: Sensitivity of Chest CT for COVID-19: Comparison to RT-PCR – Radiology (free) AND Coronavirus Outbreak: What the Department of Radiology Should Know – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free) AND Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Perspective from China – Radiology (free) AND Chest CT Findings in Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19): Relationship to Duration of Infection – Radiology (free) AND Outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19): What is the role of radiologists? – European Radiology (free) AND Chest CT for Typical 2019-nCoV Pneumonia: Relationship to Negative RT-PCR Testing – Radiology (free) AND Pre- and Posttreatment Chest CT Findings: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pneumonia – Radiology (free)
Former CDC Director: A Coronavirus Pandemic is Inevitable. What Now?
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:06h | UTCFormer CDC director: A coronavirus pandemic is inevitable. What now? – CNN (free)
Related: Opinion on COVID-19 Outbreak – “Past Time to Tell the Public: “It Will Probably Go Pandemic, and We Should All Prepare Now”” (related opinions on the subject)
See also: Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives / 26 February 2020 Edition (free resources on the subject – updated daily)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#COVID19 will become a pandemic. We don’t know if it will be mild, moderate or severe, or how many countries it will reach. As we shift from the initiation phase of the pandemic to the acceleration stage, I’ve highlighted 8 things we must do for @CNN https://t.co/XAZx0jErbs
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) February 25, 2020
[Abstract Only] Large Observational Study Suggests No Benefit from Adult Booster Vaccinations Against Tetanus or Diphtheria
26 Feb, 2020 | 06:59h | UTCIncidence of Tetanus and Diphtheria in Relation to Adult Vaccination Schedules – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Adults don’t need tetanus, diphtheria boosters if fully vaccinated as children – Oregon Health & Science University (free) AND Most adults don’t need booster vaccinations for tetanus and diphtheria, new study concludes – STAT (free)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72 314 Cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:46h | UTCCommentary: Study of 72,000 COVID-19 patients finds 2.3% death rate – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The Chinese CDC today published the largest case series to date of #COVID19 in mainland China (72 314 cases through 2/11/20). Here are some of the data:
Case-fatality rate
• 2.3% Overall
• 14.8% age >= 80
• 8.0% age 70-79
• 49.0% in critical caseshttps://t.co/ZFR6pScCpa— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 24, 2020
Opinion on COVID-19 Outbreak – “Past Time to Tell the Public: “It Will Probably Go Pandemic, and We Should All Prepare Now””
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:13h | UTCRelated commentaries: Covid-19 now a pandemic, say global experts – RTHK (free) AND Covid-19 is now a pandemic, says Leuven specialist – The Brussels Times (free) AND “We are at a turning point”: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic – Vox (free) AND Understanding pandemics: What they mean, don’t mean, and what comes next with the coronavirus – STAT (free)
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