Infectious Diseases (all articles)
WHO World Immunization Week
26 Apr, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCWorld Immunization Week, 24 – 30 April 2019 – World Health Organization (free resources)
See also: #vaccineswork (free text and infographics)
Cohort Study: Increased Duration of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis is Associated with Increased Risk of Adverse Events and No Reductions in Surgical Site Infections
26 Apr, 2019 | 02:01h | UTCAssociation of Duration and Type of Surgical Prophylaxis With Antimicrobial-Associated Adverse Events – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Surgical Prophylaxis: Timing and Duration Do Matter – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND Longer Antibiotic Rx After Surgery Tied to Increasing Harms, Limited Benefits – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Randomized Trial: Optimal Management after Pediatric Lumbar Puncture
25 Apr, 2019 | 06:51h | UTCOptimal management after paediatric lumbar puncture: a randomized controlled trial – BMC Neurology (free)
Related Cochrane Review : Posture and fluids for preventing post‐dural puncture headache (free) AND Summary: Body position and intake of fluids for preventing headache after a lumbar puncture (free)
After a lumbar puncture in children, a shorter time (30 min) of fasting and lying supine without a pillow is not associated with a higher risk of post-lumbar puncture headache or lower back pain.
WHO: Malaria Vaccine Pilot Launched
25 Apr, 2019 | 06:35h | UTCMalaria vaccine pilot launched in Malawi – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: World’s first malaria vaccine to go to 360,000 African children – CNN (free) AND Widespread Testing Begins on Malaria Vaccine That Is Only Partly Effective – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Randomized Trial: Switching to Oral Antibiotics Early for Bone and Joint Infections
25 Apr, 2019 | 06:20h | UTCOriginal Research: Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infection (link to abstract and commentaries)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:34h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentary: USPSTF Eases Recommendation for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Screening in Pregnant Women – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Position Paper: Managing and Preventing Vascular Catheter Infections
23 Apr, 2019 | 01:54h | UTC
How Long do Vaccines Last? The Surprising Answers May Help Protect People Longer
22 Apr, 2019 | 02:17h | UTCHow long do vaccines last? The surprising answers may help protect people longer – Science (free)
Randomized Trial: Paracetamol Not Helpful and Potentially Harmful for Dengue Fever
22 Apr, 2019 | 02:13h | UTCCommentary: Paracetamol for dengue fever: no benefit and potential harm? – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Perspective: Measles in 2019 — Going Backward
22 Apr, 2019 | 02:10h | UTCMeasles in 2019 — Going Backward – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: Measles Cases are up Nearly 300% From Last Year. This is a Global Crisis (free commentary and WHO Statement)
Review: Clostridium Difficile Infection
21 Apr, 2019 | 21:16h | 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)
Treatment Algorithm for Spontaneous Spinal Infections
21 Apr, 2019 | 21:12h | UTC
Systematic Review: Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Use
20 Apr, 2019 | 14:47h | UTCOutpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Use: a Systematic Review – Current Infectious Disease Reports (free)
Longitudinal Surveillance Study: Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
17 Apr, 2019 | 05:48h | UTCCommentaries: Population versus individual protection by pneumococcal conjugate vaccination – The Lancet (free) AND PCV10 pneumococcal vaccine has big impact in Kenya, even among unvaccinated individuals – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Introduction of 10-valent #pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Kenya, accompanied by a catch-up campaign, substantially reduced invasive pneumococcal disease in children & adults without significant replacement disease: a longitudinal surveillance study https://t.co/pOm7kR2JbQ pic.twitter.com/E1wt2p1waE
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) April 15, 2019
Measles Cases are up Nearly 300% From Last Year. This is a Global Crisis
16 Apr, 2019 | 02:54h | UTCMeasles cases are up nearly 300% from last year. This is a global crisis – CNN (free)
WHO Statement: New measles surveillance data for 2019 – World Health Organization (free)
By Henrietta H Fore (executive director of UNICEF) and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (director general of the World Health Organization).
Allergic Reactions after Vaccination: Translating Guidelines into Clinical Practice
15 Apr, 2019 | 01:58h | UTC
Guideline: Maternal and Congenital Toxoplasmosis
15 Apr, 2019 | 00:45h | UTC
World Health Organization Decides Against Declaring Ebola Emergency as Outbreak Worsens
15 Apr, 2019 | 00:26h | UTCWorld Health Organization decides against declaring Ebola emergency as outbreak worsens – Nature (free)
Original Report: Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 12th April 2019 – World Health Organization (free)
See also: WHO stops short of declaring Ebola crisis a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND The WHO just decided the latest Ebola outbreak is not a global emergency – Vox (free)
NICE Guideline: Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Site Infections
12 Apr, 2019 | 01:45h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)
CDC Study: Sexually Active MSM Should be Screened at Least Annually for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
12 Apr, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCCommentary: 1 in 8 MSM Tested Positive for STIs in Throat, Rectum – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Position Statement: Diagnosis and Management of Anogenital Warts
12 Apr, 2019 | 01:33h | UTC
Position Statement: LEPROSY: Diagnosis, Treatment and Follow‐up
12 Apr, 2019 | 01:29h | UTC
Guideline: Practical Management of Invasive Candidiasis in Critically Ill Patients
11 Apr, 2019 | 00:49h | UTC
Review of European and American Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis
10 Apr, 2019 | 21:24h | UTC
Lebanese Guidelines for the use of Antimicrobial Therapy in Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance
10 Apr, 2019 | 19:23h | UTCRelated Guidelines: The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection – Surgical Infections (free)