Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Ebola Outbreak News: DRC Ebola Cases Surpass Earlier Outbreak Total, Virus Infects 4 More Health Workers
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCDRC Ebola cases surpass earlier outbreak total, virus infects 4 more health workers – CIDRAP (free)
Related: DRC may provide model for containing future Ebola outbreaks – The Conversation (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases in Hematology and Oncology
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:50h | UTC
Outbreaks: Behind the Headlines
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCOutbreaks: Behind the headlines – World Health Organization (free)
Guideline: Corticosteroid Therapy for Sepsis
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCCorticosteroid therapy for sepsis: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
Perspective: Tick- and Mosquito-Borne Diseases Are Increasing Dramatically
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCTick- and Mosquito-Borne Diseases Are Increasing Dramatically – Scientific American (free)
Related: CDC Report: U.S Trends in Vector-borne Diseases (link to report and commentaries)
Study: Modified Mosquitoes to Reduce Dengue Rates
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:18h | UTCCommentary: Dengue rates plummet in Australian city after release of modified mosquitoes – Nature News (free)
WHO: Update on Ebola Outbreak
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:16h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: DRC probes more suspected Ebola cases, rules out 3 – CIDRAP (free) AND War zone complicates roll-out of Ebola vaccine in latest outbreak – Nature News (free)
WHO: MERS Global Summary and Assessment of Risk
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCWHO MERS Global Summary and Assessment of Risk – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentary: WHO highlights ongoing hospital MERS outbreak threat – CIDRAP (free)
CDC: Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Men with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCCommentaries: 1 in 7 kids exposed to Zika in utero suffers defects, delays – CIDRAP (free) AND 1 in 7 babies exposed to Zika in the womb have health problems, CDC reports – STAT (free) AND One in 7 babies prenatally exposed to Zika has health problems, CDC says – CNN (free)
Opinion: Anti-Vaccine Activists Have Taken Vaccine Science Hostage
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCAnti-Vaccine Activists Have Taken Vaccine Science Hostage – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Should researchers not publish findings when there’s a chance they might be misinterpreted and scare the public?” (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: A Rush to Judgment
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCThe Surviving Sepsis Campaign: A Rush to Judgment – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Original Guideline: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundle: 2018 update – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related Opinion: Petition to retire the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines – PulmCrit (free)
WHO: Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCDisease Outbreak News: Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: Conflict in new Ebola zone of DR Congo exacerbates complexity of response: WHO emergency response chief – UN News (free) AND WHO: Ebola DRC outbreak taking place in ‘war zone’ – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola In A Conflict Zone – NPR (free) AND WHO sees complex vaccine and security questions in Ebola response – Reuters (free)
Study: Obesity Increases the Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding in Adults
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:46h | UTCCommentaries: Study suggests obesity may increase flu spread – CIDRAP (free) AND Beyond Disease Severity: The Impact of Obesity on Influenza A Virus Shedding – The Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) AND Study suggests obesity may also impact flu transmission, not just severity of illness – Infectious Diseases Society of America, via EurekAlert (free) AND Obesity extends duration of influenza A virus shedding – NIH News (free)
Viewpoint: Lyme Disease in 2018
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:47h | UTCLyme Disease in 2018: What Is New (and What Is Not) – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Increasing Tolerance of Hospital Enterococcus Faecium to Handwash Alcohols
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:45h | UTCIncreasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds increased alcohol tolerance in common hospital pathogen – CIDRAP (free) AND Superbugs now also becoming resistant to alcohol disinfectants – Reuters (free) AND Some Bacteria Are Becoming ‘More Tolerant’ Of Hand Sanitizers, Study Finds – NPR (free)
“Researchers found that E faecium isolates collected in 2 Australian hospitals after 2009 were 10x more tolerant to alcohol than those collected before 2004, and that the date of isolation was a much better predictor of survival than the genotype” (via @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)
Randomized Trials: Rifampin vs. Isoniazid for Latent TB
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:44h | UTCRelated Article: Safety and Side Effects of Rifampin versus Isoniazid in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Rifampin or Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis (free)
Commentaries: New tuberculosis treatment could help tackle global epidemic – The Guardian (free) AND Rifampin Promising for Latent TB in Phase 3 Trials – Medscape (free registration required)
WHO: New Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:41h | UTCCommentaries: New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC a week after earlier one declared over – STAT (free) AND DRC confirms new Ebola cluster days after outbreak declared over – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province – Reuters (free) AND Deadly Ebola Strikes Anew, a Week After Previous Outbreak Was Extinguished – The New York Times (free)
Cohort Study: Risk Factors for Prosthetic Joint Infection After Hip Replacement
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:35h | UTCCommentaries: Risk factors in septic revisions following total hip arthroplasty – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Several factors associated with hip replacement revision due to prosthetic joint infection – ACP Internist Weekly (free)
Gaps in the Clinical Management of Influenza: A Century Since the 1918 Pandemic
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:03h | UTCViewpoint: Gaps in the Clinical Management of Influenza: A Century Since the 1918 Pandemic – JAMA (free for a limited period)
WHO Guideline: Hepatitis C Virus Infection
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCSee also: World Hepatitis Day (28 July 2018) – World Health Organization (free manuals, guidelines and campaign resources)
Study: Protease Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With HIV and Heart Failure
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCProtease Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With HIV and Heart Failure – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Protease inhibitors may increase risk of death in people with HIV and heart failure – OnMedica (free) AND Protease inhibitors may increase risk of death in people with HIV and heart failure – Massachusetts General Hospital, via EurekAlert (free)
UNAIDS Explainer: UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:40h | UTCUNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE: Public Health and HIV Viral Load Suppression – UNAIDS Explainer (free PDF)
News Release: Undetectable = Untransmittable – UNAIDS (free)
Related: Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (free) AND The “Undetectable = Untransmittable” message goes global: I=I, N=N and B=B – Aidsmap (free)
Systematic Review: Treatment for HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:20h | UTCTreatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus and Other Flaviviruses
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:30h | UTCSexual transmission of Zika virus and other flaviviruses: A living systematic review – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @NIAIDNews)
Commentary: Study suggests smaller window for Zika sexual transmission – CIDRAP (free)
Guideline: Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:23h | UTCEditorial: 2018 IAS-USA Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Building on Decades of Progress (free)
Commentary: International Organization Releases New Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults – University of Alabama at Birmingham, via NewsWise (free)