Infectious Diseases (all articles)
A Review of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCA Review of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Guideline: Treatment of Acute Invasive Infections by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:01h | UTC
Perspective: Tickborne Diseases — Confronting a Growing Threat
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCTickborne Diseases — Confronting a Growing Threat – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Partial Oral vs. Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis
31 Aug, 2018 | 03:11h | UTCPartial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Partial Oral Treatment of Endocarditis – POET – American College of Cardiology (free) AND New treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with heart infection – ESC Press Releases (free)
Guideline: Practical Approaches to Clostridioides Difficile Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCCommentary: Guidance for preventing C. difficile in neonatal intensive care – Society For Healthcare Epidemiology of America, via EurekAlert (free)
Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection – JAMA (free for a limited period) (via @ABsteward and @Abraham_RMI)
Original Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficileInfection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)
Study: Bacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Tuberculosis Therapy
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCBacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Tuberculosis Therapy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bacterial Factors That Predict Relapse after Antituberculosis Therapy – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND MICs of Isoniazid, Rifampin May Predict Tuberculosis Relapse – Drugs.com (free) AND Variation in bacterial drug susceptibility tied to TB relapse risk – CHEST Physician (free)
Perspective: Revisiting the Timetable of Tuberculosis
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCRevisiting the timetable of tuberculosis – The BMJ (free)
Related: Soumya Swaminathan: TB programmes should focus on people with highest risk of progression to disease – The BMJ Opinion (free)
New CDC Analysis Shows Steep and Sustained Increases in STDs in Recent Years
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:37h | UTC2018 STD Prevention Conference – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Press Release: New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years (free)
Commentaries: 5 reasons why 3 STDs are roaring back in America – VOX (free) AND Rates of three STDs in US reach record high, CDC says – CNN (free) AND Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines – NPR (free) AND STD cases in U.S. hit record highs as officials warn about resistant gonorrhea – STAT (free) AND US sees record STD cases, rising gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Treatment of Invasive Candidiasis
31 Aug, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCTreatment of Invasive Candidiasis: A Narrative Review – Journal of Fungi (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Cochrane Review: Xpert® MTB/RIF Test for Diagnosing Extrapulmonary TB
31 Aug, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCXpert® MTB/RIF assay for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Xpert® MTB/RIF test for diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review looks at the accuracy of Xpert® MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (free)
Study: Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events from Antibiotics in Children
31 Aug, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentaries: Antibiotic side effects send 70,000 children to ER each year, study says – UPI (free) AND Antibiotic side-effects in kids lead to nearly 70,000 ER visits in the US each year – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, via ScienceDaily (free)
NICE Draft Guidance: Antibiotics Should Not Be Issued as First Line of Treatment for a Cough
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCCommentaries: Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told – The Guardian (free) AND Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say – BBC (free)
Related: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free systematic review and commentary)
Perspective: Outbreaks in a Rapidly Changing Central Africa — Lessons from Ebola
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:43h | UTCRelated: Experimental Ebola treatments OK’d in DRC as cases top 100 – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo approves more experimental Ebola treatments as cases rise – Reuters (free)
Extended Antibiotic Infusions Could Save Lives: Here’s How to Do It
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:40h | UTCExtended antibiotic infusions could save lives: Here’s how to do it – PulmCCM (free)
Related Research: Mortality lower with prolonged vs. short-term IV infusion of antipseudomonal beta-lactams (free)
“The simplest (and cheapest) technique is simply to reduce the time between doses.”
Study: Seven Days of Antibiotics Were as Good as 14 for Gram-Negative Bacteremia
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCSeven days of antibiotics were as good as 14 for gram-negative bacteremia – PulmCCM (free)
Related Commentary: Seven-day antibiotic course delivers similar outcomes to 14-days for Gram-negative bacteraemia – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, via EurekAlert (free)
“It’s important to note that source control was believed to be achieved in all enrolled patients. If source control cannot be achieved (e.g., an abscess, or an infected heart valve or indwelling catheter that cannot safely be removed), prolonged antibiotic courses are often advisable.”
Perspective: How Smartphones are Becoming a Weapon in the Global Fight Against Tuberculosis
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:23h | UTCHow smartphones are becoming a weapon in the global fight against tuberculosis – STAT (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Treatment on Clinical Outcomes in ICU patients
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCCommentary: Procalcitonin guidance linked to improved sepsis survival – Univadis (free registration required)
WHO Rapid Communication: Key Changes to Treatment of Multidrug- and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB)
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:18h | UTCNews Release: WHO announces landmark changes in MDR-TB treatment regimens (free)
Commentary: WHO revises MDR-TB treatment with focus on oral drugs – CIDRAP (free)
WHO: Measles Cases Hit Record High in the European Region
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:01h | UTCMeasles cases hit record high in the European Region – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Measles cases hit record high in Europe – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to measles cases in Europe – Science Media Centre (free) AND Low MMR uptake blamed for surge in measles cases across Europe – The Guardian (free) AND Measles cases reach record high in Europe – CNN (free)
Study: Rotavirus Vaccination and the Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrhea
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:58h | UTC“Rotavirus-associated mortality has decreased by 48.2% in children under 5 between 1990 and 2016” (via @IHME_UW see Tweet with infographics)
Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids in Sepsis
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:32h | UTCCorticosteroids in Sepsis: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Related: Corticosteroid therapy for sepsis: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
WHO: Situation of the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCCommentaries: WHO Expects Ebola To Spread In Congo In Areas Too Dangerous To Send Workers – NPR (free) AND Health worker among 5 new cases in DRC Ebola outbreak – CIDRAP (free) AND Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47 – Reuters (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCRelated: WHO chief calls for end to fighting in Congo to halt Ebola spread – The Guardian (free) AND Ebola cases mounting in DRC as region prepares for more – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola outbreak shaping up as most dangerous test of world’s ability to respond since global crisis – STAT (free)
Guideline: Cancer in People Living with HIV
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:04h | UTC