Infectious Diseases (all articles)
DRC Ebola Total Tops 600; Vaccination Team Attacked
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:29h | UTCDRC Ebola total tops 600; vaccination team attacked – CIDRAP (free)
Related: Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 600 cases amid more violence – CNN (free)
Randomized Trial: Effectiveness of a Hand Hygiene Program at Child Care Centers
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:32h | UTC
Rethinking How Antibiotics are Prescribed: Incorporating the 4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making into Clinical Practice
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:41h | UTCViewpoint: Rethinking How Antibiotics Are Prescribed: Incorporating the 4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Into Clinical Practice – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Systematic Review: Acute Histoplasmosis in Immunocompetent Travelers
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:26h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Medical and Surgical Treatment vs. Medical Treatment Alone of Spontaneous Infectious Spondylodiscitis
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:24h | UTC
Systematic Review: Thoracic Epidural Abscesses
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:22h | UTCThoracic Epidural Abscesses: A Systematic Review – Global Spine Journal (free)
Review: Chikungunya Virus
3 Jan, 2019 | 11:17h | UTCA scoping review of published literature on chikungunya virus – PLOS One (free)
IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenza
22 Dec, 2018 | 13:26h | UTCNews Release: Flu is Serious for Pregnant Women and Others at High Risk: Testing and Treatment are Key, Say IDSA Guidelines (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New in CID: Updated guidelines for seasonal #flu recommend that individuals at high-risk for complications from the flu, including pregnant women and the severely obese, should receive antiviral treatment ASAP @IDSAInfo #ClinInfectDishttps://t.co/XmkgwaNiYv pic.twitter.com/IFHztVX6SW
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 19, 2018
WHO Manual: Preventing Surgical Site Infections
14 Dec, 2018 | 00:03h | UTCPreventing surgical site infections: implementation approaches for evidence-based recommendations – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @onisillos)
Systematic Review: Liberal vs. Conservative Fluid Therapy in Sepsis or Septic Shock
14 Dec, 2018 | 00:00h | UTCLiberal versus conservative fluid therapy in adults and children with sepsis or septic shock – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Different fluid therapy strategies for sepsis and septic shock – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: Neurodevelopment in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus In Utero
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:57h | UTCNeurodevelopment in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus In Utero – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Developmental delays persist as Brazil’s Zika babies grow up – STAT (free) AND Study: 15 percent of infants exposed to Zika develop abnormalities – UPI (free)
Randomized Trial: Seven vs. Fourteen Days of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:56h | UTCCommentary: Study supports shorter antibiotic treatment for bacteremia – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Bacterial Contamination on Stethoscopes in an ICU
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:55h | UTCCommentaries: DNA study shows stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including staphylococcus – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free) AND ICU Stethoscopes Teeming With Bacteria – MedPage Today (free)
Guideline: Infection Prevention in the Operating Room Anesthesia Work Area
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:49h | UTCCommentary: New guidance focuses on reducing infections in anesthesiology – Healio (free registration required)
NICE Guideline: Acute Exacerbation of COPD
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCCommentary: GPs should consider restricting antibiotics for COPD – OnMedica (free)
Consensus: Use of Antibacterial Drugs in Thoracic Surgery
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:03h | UTC
Review: Health Care-associated Infections
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCHealth care-associated infections – an overview – Infection and Drug Resistance (free)
The Mexican Consensus on the Treatment of Hepatitis C
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:49h | UTCThe Mexican consensus on the treatment of hepatitis C – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Women: What Is the Evidence for Investigating with Flexible Cystoscopy, Imaging and Urodynamics?
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:34h | UTC
Taiwan Consensus Statement on the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:16h | UTC
Review: Empirical Antimicrobial Treatment in Hemato-/Oncological Patients with Neutropenic Sepsis
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:15h | UTCRelated Guidelines: SEOM clinical practice guideline: management and prevention of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free) AND Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)
Meta-Analysis: Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Long‐Term Care Settings
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:10h | UTC
The Silent Epidemic Killing More People than HIV, Malaria or TB
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:05h | UTCThe silent epidemic killing more people than HIV, malaria or TB – Nature (free)
Meta-Analysis: HPV Testing on Self Samples
13 Dec, 2018 | 17:59h | UTCCommentary: Home samples for cervical screening tests could boost uptake – OnMedica (free)
Report: Pregnant Woman & Vaccines Against Emerging Epidemic Threats
13 Dec, 2018 | 17:57h | UTCCommentary: New Guidance: Extend Vaccines to Pregnant Women – Johns Hopkins News & Events (free)