Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:43h | UTCVentilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat? – Antibiotics (free) (via @ABsteward)
WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
30 Jan, 2020 | 20:39h | UTCSituation Report: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 30 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is now a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency – NPR (free) AND W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency – Reuters (free)
Latest Articles: Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany – New England Journal of Medicine (free) Viewpoint: The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance – JAMA (free) AND Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding – The Lancet (free) AND Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study – The Lancet (free)
Antimicrobial-associated Harm in Critical Care: A Narrative Review
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCAntimicrobial-associated harm in critical care: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:49h | UTCSee also: WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 29 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND WHO Reconsiders Public Health Emergency Declaration Over Wuhan Coronavirus – As Cases Skyrocket – Health Policy Watch (free) AND WHO praises China’s response to coronavirus, will reconvene expert committee to assess global threat – STAT (free) AND WHO experts to again weigh nCoV emergency status as more nations affected – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Authors provide an epidemiologic analysis of first 425 confirmed cases of infection with #2019nCoV in Wuhan, China. This analysis provides estimates of the epidemic doubling time and the basic reproductive number and shows clear evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
— NEJM (@NEJM) January 29, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Treatment of Helicobacter Pylori Reduces Gastric Cancer Among Patients with Positive Family History
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:39h | UTCFamily History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Visual Abstract: Family History of Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter pylori Treatment (free)
Commentary: Antibiotic therapy cuts stomach cancer rate by more than half in high-risk population – Reuters (free)
Sepsis and Septic Shock: Guideline-based Management
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:34h | UTCSepsis and septic shock: Guideline-based management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Women
30 Jan, 2020 | 07:22h | UTCRecurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Women – JAMA (free for a limited period)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 28 JANUARY 2020
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:24h | UTCNovel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 28 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
See also: WHO, China leaders discuss next steps in battle against coronavirus outbreak – World Health Organization (free) The Deceptively Simple Number Sparking Coronavirus Fears – The Atlantic (free) AND What Will It Take to Stop Coronavirus? – Harvard Business Review (free) AND The 2 key questions that will determine if the coronavirus outbreak becomes a pandemic – Vox (free) AND WHO seeks to answer nCoV unknowns as more local spread noted outside of China – CIDRAP (free) The coronavirus questions that scientists are racing to answer – STAT (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Patients with new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection are presenting with a wide range of symptoms. Most seem to have mild disease. About 20% appear to progress to severe disease. Some have died.
WHO Situation Report 28 January 2020 https://t.co/uXR2BXEW2A pic.twitter.com/L9CKuFoDEN
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 28, 2020
WHO Technical Guidance: Clinical Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection When Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Infection is Suspected
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:21h | UTCSee Other Documents: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) technical guidance – World Health Organization (free)
HIV Infection and Coronary Heart Disease: Mechanisms and Management
29 Jan, 2020 | 08:19h | UTCHIV infection and coronary heart disease: mechanisms and management – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free PDF)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 27 JANUARY 2020
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCNovel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 27 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
In outbreaks of other #coronaviruses (MERS & SARS), person-to-person transmission occurred through droplets, contact and fomites, suggesting that the transmission mode of the 2019-nCoV can be similar
WHO Situation Report 27 January 2020 https://t.co/l1vODXEyD3 pic.twitter.com/vuNl64gZnm
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 27, 2020
China Coronavirus Latest: How Quickly Does the Virus Spread?
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCChina coronavirus latest: how quickly does the virus spread? – Nature (free)
See also: Coronavirus More Infectious Than Suspected; China Expands Quarantine – Health Policy Watch (free) AND Experts: nCoV spread in China’s cities could trigger global epidemic – CIDRAP (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Scientists around the world are trying to estimate how infectious the coronavirus is between people. Latest updates here 👇🏼https://t.co/my1M6CCISx
— nature (@Nature) January 27, 2020
Wuhan Novel Coronavirus: UK Interim Guidance for Primary Care
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:54h | UTCWN-CoV: interim guidance for primary care – Public Health England (free)
Commentary: GPs Given China Coronavirus Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Isoniazid-resistant Tuberculosis: A Problem we Can no Longer Ignore
28 Jan, 2020 | 08:52h | UTCIsoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: A problem we can no longer ignore – PLOS Medicine (free)
Original Article: Prevalence and genetic profiles of isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients: A multicountry analysis of cross-sectional data – PLOS Medicine (free)
Studies: Clinical Features of Patients Infected with 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, China
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:57h | UTCHomepage: The Lancet Articles on the Coronavirus Outbreak (free)
Studies: Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China – The Lancet (free) AND A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster – The Lancet (free)
Editorial: Emerging understandings of 2019-nCoV – The Lancet (free)
Commentaries: A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern – The Lancet (free) AND Data sharing and outbreaks: best practice exemplified – The Lancet (free) AND New coronavirus can cause infections with no symptoms and sicken otherwise healthy people, studies show – STAT (free)
WHO: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 25 JANUARY 2020
26 Jan, 2020 | 23:00h | UTCNovel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report – 25 JANUARY 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
WHO’s risk assessment of the new #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation has not changed:
🔺very high in #China🇨🇳
🔺high at the regional level
🔺moderate at the global levelWHO’s situation report 25 January 2020 https://t.co/HpjfIe2p7d pic.twitter.com/9FjyRCMxJd
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 25, 2020
Brief Report: A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:58h | UTCA Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019 – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Another Decade, Another Coronavirus – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Perspective: A Novel Coronavirus Emerging in China — Key Questions for Impact Assessment – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
See also: Coronavirus Spurs China to Suspend Tours Abroad and Xi to Warn of a ‘Grave Situation’ – The New York Times (free) AND China coronavirus spread is accelerating, Xi Jinping warns – BBC (free)
Doubts Rise About China’s Ability to Contain new Coronavirus
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:56h | UTCDoubts rise about China’s ability to contain new coronavirus – CIDRAP (free)
Report 3: Transmissibility of 2019-nCoV – Imperial College London (free)
CDC Updated Recommendations: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccines
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:47h | UTCCommentaries: CDC: Tdap Acceptable Alternative to Td Vaccine – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Tdap Vaccination – MPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Vaccine providers: New ACIP recommendations allow more flexibility for use of either #Tdap or #Td for decennial #tetanus boosters, tetanus prophylaxis during wound management, and catch-up immunizations. Learn more: https://t.co/TMQhK5F4aq pic.twitter.com/3CTJpYxEwM
— Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) January 24, 2020
Expert Consensus: The Diagnosis of Fungal Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Role of Investigation and Laboratory Tests
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:41h | UTC
Candida auris: A Review of Recommendations for Detection and Control in Healthcare Settings
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:42h | UTCRelated: Global Epidemiology of Emerging Candida Auris (reviews and commentaries on the subject)
Systematic Review: Topical and Device‐based Treatments for Fungal Infections of the Toenails
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:39h | UTCTopical and device‐based treatments for fungal infections of the toenails – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are topical and device-based treatments effective in people with fungal infections of the toenails? – Cochrane Library (free)
Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in People with Liver Cirrhosis
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:37h | UTCAntibiotic prophylaxis to prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in people with liver cirrhosis: a network meta-analysis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Use of antibiotics to prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in people with advanced liver disease – Cochrane Library (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: A New Way to Do Lumbar Puncture?
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:33h | UTCA New Way to Do Lumbar Puncture? – JournalFeed (free)
Original Study: Sacral anatomical interspace landmark for lumbar puncture in pregnancy: A randomized trial – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
WHO Declines to Declare Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus an International Emergency
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:19h | UTCStatement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – World Health Organization (free) AND WHO Director-General’s statement on the advice of the IHR Emergency Committee on Novel Coronavirus (free)
See also: WHO declines to declare China virus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND Coronavirus Is Spreading, but W.H.O. Says It’s Not a Global Emergency – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is not yet a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND Wuhan lockdown ‘unprecedented’, shows commitment to contain virus: WHO representative in China – Reuters (free)
“Make no mistake. This is an emergency in China, but it has not yet become a global health emergency. It may yet become one.” (from WHO Director-General’s statement)