Infectious Diseases (all articles)
‘Latent’ Tuberculosis? It’s Not That Common, Experts Find
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:35h | UTC‘Latent’ Tuberculosis? It’s Not That Common, Experts Find – The New York Times (1o articles per month are free)
Related Analysis: Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis – The BMJ (free analysis and commentary)
Meta-Analysis: The Preventable Proportion of Healthcare-associated Infections
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCThe preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005–2016: Systematic review and meta-analysis – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Even the best healthcare facilities can do more to prevent infections – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
“Multifaceted tactics for infection control reduce healthcare-associated infections 35-55 percent”
Perspective: The Case for Expensive Antibiotics
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCThe Case For Expensive Antibiotics – WIRED (a few articles per month are free) (via @CarlosdelRio7)
Refractory Septic Shock: Pragmatic Approach
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCRefractory septic shock: our pragmatic approach – Critical Care (free)
Global Tuberculosis Report 2018
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCGlobal Tuberculosis Report 2018 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentaries: UN tuberculosis summit ‘historic opportunity’ to put response ‘back on track’: new WHO report – UN News (free) AND WHO TB Report Sets Stage for Historic U.N.TB Meeting – American Thoracic Society (free) AND WHO report warns efforts to end TB are falling short – CIDRAP (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillus Diseases
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:39h | UTCRelated: Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillosis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Viewpoint: Probiotic Safety—No Guarantees
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:38h | UTCProbiotic Safety—No Guarantees – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related: Probiotics: Does the Evidence Match the Hype? (free articles and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Harms Reporting in Trials with Probiotics (link to abstract and commentaries)
Viewpoint: Antibiotics for Sepsis—Finding the Equilibrium
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCAntibiotics for Sepsis—Finding the Equilibrium – JAMA (free for a limited period)
European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCEuropean Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (free PDF in several languages) (via @ECDC_TB and @Onisillos)
Randomized Trial: Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs for Patients With E coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infection and Ceftriaxone Resistance
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCEffect of Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Meropenem on 30-Day Mortality for Patients With E coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infection and Ceftriaxone Resistance: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: Effect of Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Meropenem on Mortality in Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection – JAMA (free)
Commentaries: Combo antibiotic found inferior for MDR bloodstream infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Drug Combo No Better for Hard-to-Treat Bloodstream Infections – Medscape (free registration required)
“The results do not support the use of Pip/Tazo as 30 d mortality was 12.3% in Pip/Tazo vs 3.7% in Mero arms” (via @CarlosdelRio7 see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for Acute Rhinosinusitis in Adults
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCAntibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis in adults – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Antibiotics for sinus infection of short duration in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
“Considering antibiotic resistance, and the very low incidence of serious complications, we conclude there is no place for antibiotics for people with uncomplicated acute rhinosinusitis.”
Tuberculosis: the Curable Disease on the Rise, and How to Tackle It
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCTuberculosis: the curable disease on the rise, and how to tackle it – The Guardian (free)
Study: Telehealth for Promoting Safe Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in Remote Healthcare Settings
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:19h | UTCNews Release: Telehealth Proves Valuable for Promoting Safe Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in Remote Healthcare Settings – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Commentary: VA pilot study finds telehealth could aid stewardship – CIDRAP (free)
The 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:24h | UTCThe 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s Treatment Bundle: When Guidelines Outpace the Evidence Supporting Their Use – Annals of Emergency Medicine (free) (via @EMNerd)
Related Opinions: Petition to retire the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines – PulmCrit (free) AND The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: A Rush to Judgment – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Original Guideline: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
ASCO Guideline: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Adult Patients With Cancer-Related Immunosuppression
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:11h | UTCSee also: Guideline Update Summary (free)
Randomized Trial: Treatments for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents Compared
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:10h | UTCBaloxavir Marboxil for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Baloxavir for Uncomplicated Influenza (free)
Commentary: New single-dose antiviral cuts flu symptoms, viral loads – CIDRAP (free)
Policy Statement: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCNews Release: AAP Issues Flu Vaccine Recommendations for 2018-2019 (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCEditorial: Congenital Syphilis—Still a Shadow on the Land (free)
“The USPSTF recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women. (A recommendation)”
Perspective: Experts Brace for More Super-Resistant Gonorrhea
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCExperts brace for more super-resistant gonorrhea – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: Five of the Scariest Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Past Five Years
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCFive of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years – The Conversation (free)
Guideline: Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Recurrent or Refractory Clostridium Difficile
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:38h | UTC
Systematic Review: Antifungal Prophylaxis for Cryptococcal Disease in HIV‐positive People
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCPrimary antifungal prophylaxis for cryptococcal disease in HIV‐positive people – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Preventing cryptococcal disease in HIV-positive people – Cochrane Library (free)
“Antifungal prophylaxis reduced the risk of developing and dying from cryptococcal disease. Therefore, where CrAG screening is not available, antifungal prophylaxis may be used in patients with low CD4 counts at diagnosis and who are at risk of developing cryptococcal disease.”
Review: Use of Blood Cultures in the ED
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:28h | UTC“So, Blood Cultures… or No?” – Use of Blood Cultures in the ED – emDocs (free)
Related Review: How to Optimize the Use of Blood Cultures for the Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections? A State-of-the Art – Frontiers in Microbiology (free)
Guideline: Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Clostridium Difficile Infection
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:15h | UTC
Guideline: Periprocedural Antithrombotic Management for Lumbar Puncture
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:04h | UTC