Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Invasive Fungal Infection: New Treatments to Meet New Challenges
9 Jun, 2019 | 12:55h | UTCRelated: ESICM/ESCMID task force on practical management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases in Haematology and Oncology. 2018 Update of the Recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology (AGIHO) – Mycosis (free) AND Treatment of Invasive Candidiasis: A Narrative Review – Journal of Fungi (free)
WHO: More Than 1 Million New Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections Every Day
7 Jun, 2019 | 07:27h | UTCRead the Study: Estimates of four sexually transmitted infections, 2016 – World Health Organization (free)
Related Report: Progress report on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections 2019: Accountability for the global health sector strategies, 2016–2021 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentary: One million new STIs every day, says WHO – BBC (free)
Viewpoint: Durable Control of HIV Infection in the Absence of Antiretroviral Therapy
7 Jun, 2019 | 06:51h | UTCDurable Control of HIV Infection in the Absence of Antiretroviral Therapy: Opportunities and Obstacles – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Durable Control of HIV Infection in the Absence of Antiretroviral Therapy (free audio)
Guidelines for the Management of TB in Adults Living with HIV
5 Jun, 2019 | 08:14h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement: Characteristics, Prevention, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in People Living With HIV
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:28h | UTCCommentaries: AHA Offers CVD Guidance for Patients with HIV – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND People Living With HIV Face Higher Risk of CVD, Barriers to Accessing Care – AJMC (free) AND People living with HIV have increased risk for heart diseases and face health challenges – News Medical (free)
Study: Most Antibiotics Prescribed Before Dental Procedures are Unnecessary
3 Jun, 2019 | 07:26h | UTCCommentaries: Antibiotic Use in Dentistry—What We Know and Do Not Know – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Most preventive antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unnecessary – University of Illinois at Chicago (free) AND Study finds 81% of dental antibiotic prescribing not needed – CIDRAP (free)
IDSA Position Statement on Telehealth and Telemedicine as Applied to the Practice of Infectious Diseases
31 May, 2019 | 08:33h | UTCCommentary: IDSA Issues Updated Statement on Use of Telemedicine and Telehealth Technologies – Clinical Advisor (free)
Special Report: The Ongoing Ebola Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2018–2019
30 May, 2019 | 08:24h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC is fraught not only with the challenges of caring for patients with EVD and containing its spread but also with the dangers associated with responding to the outbreak in a region caught in civil and political strife. https://t.co/QN1TQO8dad
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 29, 2019
Review: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
28 May, 2019 | 10:23h | UTCMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A review – Germs (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Gentamicin vs. Ceftriaxone for the Treatment of Gonorrhea
28 May, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCGentamicin compared with ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-ToG): a randomised non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Clinical trial finds gentamicin inferior to ceftriaxone for gonorrhea – CIDRAP (free) AND Drug combination could be effective for treatment resistant gonorrhea – NIHR (free) AND New drug combination could be effective for treatment-resistant gonorrhea – OnMedica (free) AND Quick Take: Gentamicin compared with ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-ToG) – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Treatment of Infections Due to MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria
23 May, 2019 | 12:26h | UTCTreatment of Infections Due to MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Mexican Consensus on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection
23 May, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCRelated Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)
Spanish Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
23 May, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCRecommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection – Anales de Pediatría (free)
Systematic Review: Galactomannan Detection in Broncho‐alveolar Lavage Fluid for Invasive Aspergillosis in Immunocompromised Patients
22 May, 2019 | 06:11h | UTCGalactomannan detection in broncho‐alveolar lavage fluid for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Measuring galactomannan in lung-washing fluid to diagnose invasive aspergillosis in patients with an impaired immune system – Cochrane Library (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Yellow Fever
21 May, 2019 | 19:01h | UTCPredictors of mortality in patients with yellow fever: an observational cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/onisillos/status/1129307877158662144
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Something Old and Something New
21 May, 2019 | 18:42h | UTCAcute Flaccid Myelitis: Something Old and Something New – mBio (free)
Related: Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Clinical Overview for 2019 – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND CDC Investigates Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases (free study and commentaries)
Review: Hand Infections
20 May, 2019 | 15:24h | UTCHand Infections – Clinics in Plastic Surgery (free)
Fighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders
20 May, 2019 | 12:17h | UTCFighting Ebola When Mourners Fight the Responders – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: DRC Ebola cases top 1,800 amid burial team attacks – CIDRAP (free)
“An Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo — the second-largest in history — is escalating in part because locals don’t trust health workers and government officials.”
Clinical Update: Management of Hepatitis C in 2019
19 May, 2019 | 22:23h | UTCManagement of Hepatitis C in 2019 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Opinion: CDC Does Us a Huge Favor by Advising Against Annual Screening of Healthcare Workers for Latent TB
19 May, 2019 | 12:19h | UTC
Viewpoint: Does Atelectasis Cause Fever After Surgery? Putting a Damper on Dogma
17 May, 2019 | 06:51h | UTCDoes Atelectasis Cause Fever After Surgery? Putting a Damper on Dogma – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Normal Body Temperature
17 May, 2019 | 06:41h | UTCNormal Body Temperature: A Systematic Review – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free)
See also: Interest “Tweetorial” about the definition of a fever (thread)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Two superb reviews of "normal" body temperature.
1) This tweetorial.
2) This review paper just published in OFID.
Normal Body Temperature: A Systematic Review https://t.co/gVwMx7UbYc https://t.co/m2fl74xH2K— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) May 15, 2019
Mapping HIV Prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa Between 2000 and 2017
16 May, 2019 | 05:08h | UTCMapping HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2017 – Nature (free)
Commentaries: ‘Striking’ differences in rates of HIV/AIDS within African nations – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free) AND New HIV Map Offers Most Detailed Look Yet At The Epidemic – NPR (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our latest study, “Mapping HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2017” was just published in @Nature. Read the full study online: https://t.co/UQOmq0RBzs #LBDstudy pic.twitter.com/qQz2ktwCTa
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) May 15, 2019
Perspective: The Dangers of Ignoring the Beers Criteria—The Prescribing Cascade
15 May, 2019 | 06:43h | UTCThe Dangers of Ignoring the Beers Criteria—The Prescribing Cascade – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Original Article: AGS 2019 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Antibiotics After Operative Vaginal Delivery
14 May, 2019 | 06:03h | UTCInvited Commentary: Antibiotics for operative vaginal delivery: practice-changing data – The Lancet (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Preventative #antibiotics after assisted #childbirth almost halve maternal infection rate and reduce overall antibiotic use: finding from the ANODE multicentre randomised controlled trial @Oxford_NDPH @NIHRresearch https://t.co/0qS8fC79V0 pic.twitter.com/f5cgQe5DU8
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 13, 2019