Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Vaccination Against HPV to Prevent Cervical Cancer
10 May, 2018 | 17:56h | UTCProphylactic vaccination against human papillomaviruses to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors – Cochrane Library (link to abstract and summary – $ for full-text)
News Release: Does HPV vaccination prevent the development of cervical cancer? Are there harms associated with being vaccinated? – Cochrane Library (free)
Scientific Expert Reaction: Cochrane Review on HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention in girls and women – Cochrane Library (free)
Commentary: Major review backs cervical cancer shots, especially for teens – Reuters (free)
WHO News: Ebola Outbreak Declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 May, 2018 | 17:43h | UTCNew Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: UN health agency scales up response – UN News (free) AND Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed – Reuters (free) AND DRC confirms 2 Ebola infections, probes suspected cases – CIDRAP (free)
Practical Primer: Outpatient Infection Prevention
4 May, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCOutpatient Infection Prevention: A Practical Primer – Open Forum Infectious Diseases (free) (via @IDSAInfo see Tweet)
Commentary: Pioneering Paper Shows Infection Control and Prevention in Clinics Is in Everyone’s Hands – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, via NewsWise (free)
WHO Manual: Core Components for Infection Prevention and Control
4 May, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCManual: Core Components for Infection Prevention and Control: Implementation tools and resources – World Health Organization (free) (via @julesstorr and @Onisillos)
Guideline: Screening, Prevention and Management of Hepatitis B and C in Sexual Health Settings
4 May, 2018 | 02:05h | UTC
ACOG Guideline: Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy
4 May, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCCommentary: ACOG: Updated Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy – Infectious Disease Advisor (free)
Expert Statement: Management of Hypovolemia in Sepsis
3 May, 2018 | 20:33h | UTCExpert statement for the management of hypovolemia in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Controlled Trial: Effects of Omitting Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis
3 May, 2018 | 20:27h | UTCLong-Term Effects of Omitting Antibiotics in Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Uncomplicated acute diverticulitis: omitting antibiotics found safe in DIABOLO – Univadis (free registration required)
CDC Report: U.S Trends in Vector-borne Diseases
3 May, 2018 | 20:09h | UTCReport: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases — United States and Territories, 2004–2016 – MMWR, CDC (free)
Commentaries: CDC reports tripling of vector-borne diseases since 2004 – CIDRAP (free) And Tick and Mosquito Infections Spreading Rapidly, C.D.C. Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Tick- and mosquito-borne diseases more than triple, since 2004, in the US – CNN (free)
Meta-Analysis: Predictors of Post-stroke Fever and Infections
3 May, 2018 | 19:38h | UTCCommentary: Predictors of poststroke pneumonia clarified – Univadis (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Azithromycin to Reduce Childhood Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCAzithromycin to Reduce Childhood Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Azithromycin to Reduce Childhood Mortality (free)
Commentaries: Giving Antibiotics To Healthy Kids In Poor Countries: Good Idea Or Bad Idea? – NPR (free) AND Infant Deaths Fall Sharply in Africa With Routine Antibiotics – The New York Times (free) AND Giving at-risk children pre-emptive antibiotics reduces deaths – Nature (free)
Research: Targeted Mass Drug Administration on Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCCommentaries: Can improving access to care help to eliminate malaria? – The Lancet (free) AND Dose entire population with anti-malaria drugs to eradicate disease – study – The Guardian (free) AND Malaria studies show benefit of mass treatment, methylene blue – CIDRAP (free)
Related: Seminar: Malaria (free registration required) Series: Malaria in Pregnancy (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Probiotics for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCCommentary: Probiotics may be safe, low-cost prevention tool for Clostridium difficile infections – News Medical (free)
Related Articles: The use of probiotics to prevent Clostridium difficile diarrhea associated with antibiotic use – Cochrane Library (free) AND Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Outpatients—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Antibiotics (free) AND Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review With Meta-Regression Analysis – Gastroenterology (free)
Clinical Guideline: HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCRelated guidelines: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Canadian guideline on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States – 2017 Update: a Clinical Practice Guideline (free)
Research: Avoid Piperacillin-tazobactam When Treating BSI Caused by Ceftriaxone-resistant Pathogens
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:25h | UTC28th ECCMID: The MERINO Trial: piperacillin-tazobactam versus meropenem for the definitive treatment of bloodstream infections caused by third-generation cephalosporin nonsusceptible Escherichia coli or Klebsiella spp.: an international multi-centre openlabel non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (free abstract)
Commentaries: Avoid piperacillin-tazobactam when treating BSI cause by ceftriaxone-resistant pathogens – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, via EurekAlert (free) AND Combo antibiotic found inferior for MDR bloodstream infections – CIDRAP (free)
Systematic Review: Sending Patient Reminders Improves Immunisation Uptake
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:37h | UTCSending patient reminders improves immunisation uptake – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
World Malaria Day, 25 April 2018 – World Health Organization
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCWorld Malaria Day, 25 April 2018 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Research: Evolution of High-level Resistance During Low-level Antibiotic Exposure
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:19h | UTCEvolution of high-level resistance during low-level antibiotic exposure – Nature Communications (free)
Commentaries: Study: Low-level antibiotics can produce high-level resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotic resistance can be caused by small amounts of antibiotics – Uppsala University, via ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Vaccination Strategies in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies or Solid Tumors
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:13h | UTC
UNICEF: Twelve Things You Didn’t Know About Immunization
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:42h | UTCWorld Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2018: Twelve things you didn’t know about immunization – UNICEF (free)
source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
ID Blog: Some ID Stuff We’re Talking About on Medical Rounds
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:43h | UTCSome ID Stuff We’re Talking About on Medical Rounds – HIV and ID Observations Blog, by Paul E. Sax (free)
World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2018 – World Health Organization
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCWorld Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2018 – World Health Organization (free resources)
Fever Prophylaxis Can Reduce Vaccine Responses
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:41h | UTCFever prophylaxis can reduce vaccine responses: A caution – Paediatrics & Child Health (free)
The Vaccine Dilemma: How Experts Weigh Benefits for Many Against Risks for a Few
24 Apr, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCThe vaccine dilemma: how experts weigh benefits for many against risks for a few – STAT (free)
Meta-Analysis: Procalcitonin-Guidance vs Usual Care for Antimicrobial Management in Critically Ill Patients
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:05h | UTCRelated Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Cessation, not initiation, of antibiotics is when procalcitonin guidance cuts mortality – Univadis (free registration required) AND Procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic duration in critically ill adults: meta-analysis – Univadis (free)