Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Review: Respiratory Viruses in Transplant Recipients
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:34h | UTC
Expert: Antibiotic use may be tied to rise in ‘lifestyle’ diseases
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:33h | UTCExpert Opinion: Expert: Antibiotic use may be tied to rise in ‘lifestyle’ diseases – CIDRAP (free)
Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCCommentary: Fecal transplants move into the mainstream to treat difficult infection – STAT (free)
Systematic Reviews – Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCNew Cochrane Systematic Reviews – Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications
In Healthy Children (free) / Summary (free)
In The Elderly (free) / Summary (free)
In Immunosuppressed Adults With Cancer (free) / Summary (free)
In Healthy Adults (free) / Summary (free)
10 threats to global health in 2018
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:23h | UTC10 threats to global health in 2018 – The World Health Organization (free)
One Health Approach is Critical to De-risk Human, Animal and Environmental Health
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCOne Health Approach is Critical to De-risk Human, Animal and Environmental Health – The World Bank (free)
See report: Operational Framework for Strengthening Human, Animal And Environmental Public Health Systems At Their Interface – The World Bank (free PDF)
Related review: The science behind One Health: at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (free)
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:13h | UTC
Research: Opioid Analgesic Use and Risk for Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCOpioid Analgesic Use and Risk for Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases: A Nested Case–Control Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Opioids may be associated with increased risk for serious invasive pneumococcal infections – ACP Internist (free) AND Opioids For Pain Can Exacerbate Pneumococcal Infections – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Prescription Opioid Use Tied to Higher Pneumonia Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Immunogenicity of Fractional-Dose Vaccine during a Yellow Fever Outbreak
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCA fractional dose containing one fifth of the standard dose was effective at inducing seroconversion, supporting the use of fractional-dose vaccination for outbreak control.
Research: Trimethoprim use for urinary tract infection and risk of adverse outcomes in older patients
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:26h | UTC“Trimethoprim is associated with a greater risk of acute kidney injury and hyperkalaemia compared with other antibiotics used to treat UTIs, but not a greater risk of death”
The Equity Impact Vaccines May Have On Averting Deaths And Medical Impoverishment In Developing Countries
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCCommentaries: Study: vaccines prevent not just disease, but also poverty – The Vaccine Alliance (free) AND For world’s poorest, vaccines prevent deaths, medical impoverishment – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free)
Flu Is Causing 1 in 10 American Deaths and Climbing
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:24h | UTCReport: Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: Flu-like illness in US reaches 2009 pandemic levels – CIDRAP (free) AND Flu Is Causing 1 in 10 American Deaths and Climbing – Bloomberg (free) AND This Flu Season Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Aedes Mosquitoes and Aedes-Borne Arboviruses in Africa: Current and Future Threats
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:12h | UTC
Research: Re-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment:
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCRe-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment: a longitudinal study – The Lancet (free registration required)
Commentaries: Macrolide resistance in yaws – The Lancet (free registration required) AND WHO strategy to eradicate yaws should be revised to achieve elimination – ScienceDaily (free) AND Yaws: The first report of the emergence of azithromycin-resistant Treponema pallidum subsp. Pertenue – Outbreak News Today (free)
CEPI, a year in: How can we get ready for the next pandemic?
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:49h | UTCCEPI, a year in: How can we get ready for the next pandemic? – Devex (free)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter
Research: Congenital Zika Virus Brain Damage May Go Undetected in Pregnancy
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:38h | UTCCongenital Zika virus infection as a silent pathology with loss of neurogenic output in the fetal brain – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Zika brain damage may go undetected in pregnancy – Outbreak News Today (free)
Paediatric schistosomiasis: What we know and what we need to know
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:35h | UTCPaediatric schistosomiasis: What we know and what we need to know – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)
Meta-Analysis: Soil-transmitted helminth infection, loss of education and cognitive impairment in school-aged children
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:29h | UTCRelated study: Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free)
Review: Challenges and Achievements in Prevention and Treatment of Smallpox
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:13h | UTCChallenges and Achievements in Prevention and Treatment of Smallpox – Vaccines (free)
Research: West Nile May Cause Zika-like birth defects
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:47h | UTCZika virus–related neurotropic flaviviruses infect human placental explants and cause fetal demise in mice – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Mouse study hints West Nile may cause Zika-like birth defects – CIDRAP (free) AND Like Zika, West Nile virus causes fetal brain damage, death in mice – Washington University School of Medicine, via EurekAlert (free) AND Not just Zika: Other mosquito-borne viruses may cause birth defects, study suggests – STAT (free)
The CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:42h | UTCThe CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff – The Atlantic (free)
“It’s already planning to pull back on work that protects the world from pandemics”.
Guideline: Antibiotics After Incision and Drainage for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:48h | UTCRapid Recommendations: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free text and infographics)
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCPolicy Statement: Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: United States, 2018 – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
The Immunization Schedules for 2018 are available in the Red Book Online (free) and in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website (free)
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:47h | UTC
Opinion: This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:43h | UTCThis flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT (free) (via @CMichaelGibson)
Related study: Working with influenza-like illness: Presenteeism among US health care personnel during the 2014-2015 influenza season – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Working while sick – ACP Internist (free) AND Health worker survey reveals many work during flu illness – CIDRAP (free)