Infectious Diseases (all articles)
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)
Perspective: Why Egypt Is at the Forefront of Hepatitis C Treatment
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:44h | UTCWhy Egypt Is at the Forefront of Hepatitis C Treatment – The Atlantic (free)
Perspective: The Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic Simulation
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:36h | UTCThe Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic Simulation – The New Yorker (free)
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola Vaccine Provides Protection and Hope for High-risk Communities in the DRC
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:29h | UTCRelated: Ebola cases drop as more specimens test negative – CIDRAP (free)
Perspective: The Endless Days Of A Young Doctor Battling Ebola
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:57h | UTCThe Endless Days Of A Young Doctor Battling Ebola – NPR (free)
Other Stories on the Ebola Outbreak: Ebola outbreak response shifts to remote DRC hot spots – CIDRAP (free) AND New Ebola Outbreak in Africa Is a Major Test for the WHO – JAMA Forum (free) AND WHO’s Congo Ebola plan assumes 100-300 cases over three months – Reuters (free) AND Ebola outbreak 2018: What’s different this time? – CNN (free) AND More regions to be vaccinated, experimental drugs to be tried in Congo Ebola outbreak – CNN (free)
Perspective: Innovation for Pandemics
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:31h | UTCPerspective by Bill Gates: Innovation for Pandemics – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens: Improving Pandemic Preparedness by Identifying the Attributes of Microorganisms Most Likely to Cause a Global Catastrophic Biological Event – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (free PDF) AND Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat? – The Guardian (free) The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic – TIME cover story AND The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic – CNN (free) AND Video: Pandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free)
Cohort Study: Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:32h | UTCSymptomatic Zika Virus Infection in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Living in Puerto Rico – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New studies highlight Zika presentation in kids, veterans – CIDRAP (free) AND Postnatal Zika in Kids Marked by Mild Symptoms – MedPage Today (free registration required)