Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Perspective: Do We Keep Waiting for the Next Pandemic or Try to Prevent It?
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:08h | UTCDo we keep waiting for the next pandemic or try to prevent it? – STAT (free)
Cohort Study: Tdap Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Reduces Occurrence of Infant Pertussis
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:02h | UTCEffectiveness of Prenatal Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis Vaccination in the Prevention of Infant Pertussis in the U.S. – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis – University of North Carolina Health Care, via ScienceDaily (free)
Randomized Trial: Ethanol Lock Therapy Not Effective for Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Cancer
18 Jun, 2018 | 08:34h | UTCTreatment and secondary prophylaxis with ethanol lock therapy for central line-associated bloodstream infection in paediatric cancer: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rigorous study finds widely used treatment for infection fails young cancer patients – eCancer News (free) AND Study: Catheter infection treatment ineffective for young cancer patients – UPI (free)
Systematic Review: Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCSee also: Evidence Summary (free PDF) and Full Report (free PDF)
Research: Invasive Procedures Associated With the Development of Infective Endocarditis
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCInvasive Procedures Associated With the Development of Infective Endocarditis – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Infective endocarditis risk increased after many types of medical procedures – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Many Invasive Procedures, Including Cardiovascular, Up Risk of Infective Endocarditis – TCTMD (free) AND Invasive procedures—including cardiovascular—boost risk of endocarditis – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Endocarditis: Any Invasive Procedure Is a Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
WHO Ebola Situation Report in DRC
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:16h | UTCEbola Situation Report: Ebola Virus Disease in Democratic Republic of Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: More suspected DRC Ebola cases amid enhanced surveillance – CIDRAP (free) AND ‘We are still at war’ with Ebola: WHO chief – Reuters (free) AND Speedy Ebola tests help contain Africa’s latest outbreak – Nature News (free)
Perspective: Shaking Hands is Disgusting – Here’s What Else You Can Do
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCShaking hands is disgusting – here’s what else you can do – The Conversation (free)
Related: Handshake-free zones to prevent infections? (link to abstract and commentaries)
Cohort Study: Viral Suppression Associated with Lower Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Patients
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCAssociation of Viral Suppression With Lower AIDS-Defining and Non–AIDS-Defining Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Veterans: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Long-term viral suppression may help decrease cancer rates in patients with HIV – ACP Internist (free) AND Long Term HIV Viral Suppression Reduces But Does Not Eliminate Elevated Cancer Risk – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Viral Suppression of HIV Tied to Less Cancer Risk – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: 1.35 Million Children’s Lives Saved by HiB and Pneumococcal Vaccines Since 2000
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCCommentaries: Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease: moving numbers in the right direction – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND 1.35 million children’s lives saved by HiB and pneumococcal vaccines since 2000 – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, via MedicalXpress (free) AND Dramatic reduction in two killer childhood diseases, study finds – The Telegraph (free)
Cohort Study: Antibiotics Still Widely Overused for Viral Respiratory Infections
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: CDC study: Antibiotics still widely overused for respiratory infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotics Still Widely Prescribed for Viral ARIs – MedPage Today (free)
Opinion: The Flu Vaccine is Being Oversold
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCThe flu vaccine is being oversold – it’s not that effective – The Conversation (free)
See Related Cochrane Systematic Reviews: Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications (free)
“The infection rate in adults drops from 2% per year to 1%. You could say that’s halved, but it effectively only drops by 1%. So this means that out of every 100 healthy adults vaccinated, 99 get no benefit against laboratory confirmed influenza”.
Disease Outbreak News: At One-month Mark in Ebola Outbreak, the Focus Shifts to Remote Areas
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:38h | UTCAt one-month mark in Ebola outbreak, the focus shifts to remote areas – World Health Organization (free)
Related: WHO says Ebola situation in DRC shows promise – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is stabilizing – Reuters (free) AND An Encouraging Prediction About The Ebola Outbreak – NPR (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Nipah Virus
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:18h | UTCEnhancing Preparation for Large Nipah Outbreaks Beyond Bangladesh: Preventing a Tragedy like Ebola in West Africa – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) (via @greg_folkers)
Related: Nipah Virus, Rare and Dangerous, Spreads in India – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Nipah virus control needs more than R&D – The Lancet (free)
Pandemics: Spend on Surveillance, Not Prediction
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:14h | UTCPandemics: spend on surveillance, not prediction – Nature (free)
Qualitative Study: Identification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices in Hospitals
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:02h | UTCIdentification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices in Hospitals: A Qualitative Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: The Importance of User-Centered Design and Evaluation: Systems-Level Solutions to Sharp-End Problems – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Research: Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis by Gay and Bisexual Men Associated with Less Condom Use
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCCommunity-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia: results of repeated behavioural surveillance in 2013–17 – The Lancet HIV (free registration required)
Commentaries: Uptake of PrEP coincides with less condom use – OnMedica (free) AND PrEP uptake on the rise and condom use declines in gay men – News Medical (free) AND A pill that protects people from HIV may also lead to more sex without condoms – Science (free)
Related: How PrEP to Prevent HIV May be Fueling a Rise in Other STDs (link to abstract and commentaries)
Cluster Randomized Trial: Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection Reduces Multidrug-resistant Organisms and Clostridium Difficile
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:28h | UTCEffectiveness of targeted enhanced terminal room disinfection on hospital-wide acquisition and infection with multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile: a secondary analysis of a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with crossover design (BETR Disinfection) – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: UV-light cleaning shown to cut superbugs hospital-wide – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Aspiration Pneumonia and Related Syndromes
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCAspiration Pneumonia and Related Syndromes – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Virus Disease in DRC
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCEbola virus disease: Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Related: DRC probes 5 new possible Ebola cases; WHO details experimental drugs – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola treatments approved for compassionate use in current outbreak – World Health Organization (free) AND Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Points of Entry – World Health Organization (free)
Randomized Trial Continuous Low-dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent UTI in Adults who Perform Clean Intermittent Self-catheterization
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:52h | UTC“The results of this large randomised trial, conducted in accordance with best practice, demonstrate clear benefit for antibiotic prophylaxis in terms of reducing the frequency of UTI for people carrying out CISC”.
Proof-of-concept Trial: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Primary Clostridium difficile Infection
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCCommentary: Antibiotics Weren’t Used to Cure These Patients. Fecal Bacteria Were – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The Latest Poop On Fecal Transplants Vs. Antibiotics For C. Difficile Diarrhea – Forbes (free)
Canadian Guideline: Management of Chronic Hepatitis C
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCCommentaries: Hepatitis C guideline recommends screening for all people born 1945-1975 – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Canadian Group Offers New Guidelines on Hepatitis C Screening, Management – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related Guidelines: HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) (free) AND EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018 – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Perspective: Tracing Spread of Zika Virus in the Americas
6 Jun, 2018 | 22:00h | UTCTracing Spread of Zika Virus in the Americas – NIH Director’s Blog (free)
Original Article: Genomic Epidemiology Reconstructs the Introduction and Spread of Zika Virus in Central America and Mexico – Cell Host & Microbe (free)
Guideline: Investigation and Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the Shoulder and Elbow
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:51h | UTC
Research: Rates of Infection after Colonoscopy and Endoscopy Higher Than Expected
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:48h | UTCRates of infection after colonoscopy and osophagogastroduodenoscopy in ambulatory surgery centres in the USA – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Infection Rates After Colonoscopy, Endoscopy at US Specialty Centers Are Far Higher Than Previously Thought – Johns Hopkins Medicine, via NewsWise (free)