Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Cohort study: multidrug-resistant organisms in newly admitted nursing facility patients
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCCommentaries: Study finds high rate of MDRO colonization in new nursing home patients – CIDRAP (free)
Guideline: Lyme disease
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCGuideline: Lyme disease – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
News release: New advice will help doctors spot and treat Lyme disease early, says NICE (free)
Review: zoonotic threat potential of influenza viruses, coronaviruses, adenoviruses, and enteroviruses
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCSource: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Guideline: treatment of Hepatitis C
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCEASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018 – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Cohort study: Zika virus shedding in semen of symptomatic infected men
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCZika Virus Shedding in Semen of Symptomatic Infected Men – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Editorial: Virus in Semen and the Risk of Sexual Transmission (free)
Commentaries: New findings on Zika virus in semen may alter CDC guidance – CIDRAP (free) AND Study suggests risk of sexual transmission of Zika may dissipate quickly – STAT (free)
Seminar: Malaria
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCSeminar: Malaria – The Lancet (free registration required)
EASL guidelines on hepatitis E virus infection
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:06h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis E virus infection – Journal of Hepatology (free)
WHO news release: nearly one billion people in Africa to be protected against yellow fever by 2026
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:51h | UTC
Cohort study: implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCInvited commentary: Measuring the effect of insecticide resistance: are we making progress? (free)
Commentary: Study: Despite resistance, insecticide nets effective against malaria – News Scan for Apr 10, 2018, CIDRAP (free)
Research: postnatal Zika virus infection is associated with abnormalities in the brain of infant macaques
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCPostnatal Zika virus infection is associated with persistent abnormalities in brain structure, function, and behavior in infant macaques – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Monkey study suggests Zika infection in infancy could cause brain damage – STAT (free) AND Zika Exposure Even after Birth May Lead to Brain Damage – Scientific American (free)
Systematic review: inhaled anti-pseudomonal antibiotics in cystic fibrosis
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:42h | UTCInhaled anti-pseudomonal antibiotics for long-term therapy in cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Inhaling antibiotics to treat lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Position Statement: Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:36h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Systematic review: macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:32h | UTCMacrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis – Cochrane Library (free)
“Long-term macrolide therapy may reduce the frequency of exacerbations and improve quality of life, although supporting evidence is derived mainly from studies of azithromycin, rather than other macrolides, and predominantly among adults rather than children. However, macrolides should be used with caution, as limited data indicate an associated increase in microbial resistance”.
Systematic review: non-invasive diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori infection
3 Apr, 2018 | 16:05h | UTCNon-invasive diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori infection – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Randomized controled trial: current first-line therapies vs other treatments for uncomplicated malaria
3 Apr, 2018 | 16:07h | UTCInvited commentary: Widening the options for recurrent malaria (free)
Randomized controlled trial: dalaying surgery vs imediate surgery in patients with Buruli ulcer
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:30h | UTCDelayed versus standard assessment for excision surgery in patients with Buruli ulcer in Benin: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Invited commentary: Surgery for Buruli ulcer in the antibiotic era (free registration required)
The human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:40h | UTCThe human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health – The Guardian (free) (via @trished see Tweet)
Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:36h | UTCGlobal prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required)
Commentaries: Delineating the global challenges of hepatitis B virus infection – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required) AND 1 in 20 people with hepatitis B receive care worldwide, study says – UPI (free) AND Scientists warn 90% of hepatitis B sufferers remain unaware of silent killer – The Guardian (free)
Global increase and geographic convergence in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2015
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:34h | UTCCommentaries: Calls to rein in antibiotic use after study shows 65% increase worldwide – The Guardian (free) AND Global antibiotic use rises, fueled by economic growth – CIDRAP (free) AND Surge In Antibiotics Is A Boon For Superbugs – NPR (free) AND As antibiotics fail, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, further driving drug resistance – MedicalXpress (free)
Meta-Analysis: A Comparison of the Quick-SOFA and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Criteria in Sepsis
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:29h | UTCRelated meta-analysis and commentaries: Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND For mortality prediction, qSOFA has poor sensitivity, moderate specificity, review finds – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria may be more sensitive than quick sequential organ failure assessment for predicting mortality in patients with suspected infection – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
“The SIRS was significantly superior to the qSOFA for sepsis diagnosis, and the qSOFA was slightly better than the SIRS in predicting hospital mortality. The association of both criteria could provide a better model to initiate or escalate therapy in patients with sepsis”.
Report: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:15h | UTCReport: Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea in England: 2018 – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: In world first, UK reports high-level gonorrhea resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND First case of super-resistant gonorrhea reported – CNN (free)
Related: Scientists warn that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise – World Health Organization (free) AND Untreatable Gonorrhea Is Rapidly Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know – TIME Health (free)
Safety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in adults with uncomplicated malaria
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:16h | UTCSafety and mosquitocidal efficacy of high-dose ivermectin when co-administered with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Kenyan adults with uncomplicated malaria (IVERMAL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Commentaries: Ivermectin: repurposing an old drug to complement malaria vector control – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required) AND LSTM study shows drug that kills mosquitoes could be used to fight malaria – London School of Tropical Medicine (free) AND Common anti-parasitic could be new tool for malaria control – OnMedica (free)
Guideline – Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:10h | UTCGuideline: Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)
Commentaries: Most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics, says NICE (free) AND Common ear infections don’t need antibiotics, health watchdog says – The Guardian (free) AND Antibiotics not recommended for acute otitis, says NICE – OnMedica (free)
Related guideline: Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update) – Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (free) AND Executive Summary – Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (free)
The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:52h | UTC#WorldTBDay (March 24, 2018) – The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence: a statistical modelling analysis of Sustainable Development Goal 1 – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Commentaries: Predicting the effect of improved socioeconomic health determinants on the tuberculosis epidemic – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Eradicating poverty would dramatically reduce TB cases, study finds – The Guardian (free)
Ending extreme poverty and expanding social protection is estimated to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis by 84.3%.
Antibiotic Therapy Duration in US Adults With Sinusitis
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:52h | UTCAntibiotic Therapy Duration in US Adults With Sinusitis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sinus Infections: Majority of Antibiotics Prescriptions Longer Than Recommended – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND CDC Study Says Sinus Infections Are Treated With Antibiotics Longer Than Necessary – AJMC (free) AND Most Courses of Antibiotics for Sinusitis Are Too Long – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related Guideline: IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)