Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Research: Effect of Offering Same-Day ART vs Usual Health Facility Referral
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:39h | UTCEditorial: The Global HIV Epidemic: What Will It Take to Get to the Finish Line? (free)
Commentary: HIV in sub-Sahara Africa: Testing and treatment start at home improves therapy – Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, via EurekAlert (free)
Related: Starting antiretroviral therapy immediately after HIV diagnosis reduces transmission of the virus – NIHR Signal (free)
Guidelines for the treatment of adult HIV-positive persons
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:35h | UTCSee original EACS Guidelines in 7 languages (all free)
Guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected adults, adolescents and children
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:30h | UTCSee also: Key Messages AND Policy Brief (free PDF)
Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:26h | UTC
Zika, chikungunya and dengue: the causes and threats of new and re-emerging arboviral diseases
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:45h | UTC
Research: Colistin alone versus colistin plus meropenem for treatment of severe infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:31h | UTCColistin alone versus colistin plus meropenem for treatment of severe infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: an open-label, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Combination therapy was not superior to monotherapy”.
Yellow Fever Circles Brazil’s Huge Cities
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:27h | UTCYellow Fever Circles Brazil’s Huge Cities – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Clinical bacteriology in low-resource settings: today’s solutions
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:28h | UTCClinical bacteriology in low-resource settings: today’s solutions – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Review: Infections Complicating Cirrhosis
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:20h | UTCInfections complicating cirrhosis – Liver International (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Pneumonia as a cardiovascular disease
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:17h | UTCPneumonia as a cardiovascular disease – Respirology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Hydrocortisone plus Fludrocortisone Reduces Deaths in Septic Shock
2 Mar, 2018 | 02:08h | UTCHydrocortisone plus Fludrocortisone for Adults with Septic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hydrocortisone-fludrocortisone cuts deaths in septic shock – The Hospitalist (free)
Guideline: Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy
2 Mar, 2018 | 02:04h | UTCRelated guidelines: Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free) AND Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)
WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCNews release: WHO issues new recommendations calling for accelerated uptake of testing and treatment for TB prevention (free)
Research: Infant Hospitalizations and Mortality After Maternal Vaccination
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCInfant Hospitalizations and Mortality After Maternal Vaccination – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Maternal vaccination during pregnancy not associated with infant hospitalization, mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Getting Recommended Vaccines During Pregnancy Doesn’t Lead to Harm in Infants – Physician’s First Watch (free)
FDA Safety Alert: Clarithromycin Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Problems or Death in Patients With Heart Disease
2 Mar, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCFDA Safety Alert: Clarithromycin (Biaxin): Drug Safety Communication – Potential Increased Risk of Heart Problems or Death in Patients With Heart Disease (free)
Commentaries: FDA: Antibiotic Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Heart Disease Patients – MPR (free) AND FDA: Clarithromycin Risks Persist in Patients With CAD – TCTMD (free) FDA Alert: Clarithromycin Risky in Patients With Heart Disease – Medscape (free registration required)
The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun
2 Mar, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCThe global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun – VOX (free)
“Countries like Italy and Australia are tired of measles outbreaks — so they’re moving to fine anti-vaccine parents”.
Review: Aging in HIV-Infected Subjects
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:55h | UTCAging in HIV-Infected Subjects: A New Scenario and a New View – BioMed Research International (free)
Fever of Unknown Origin: the Value of FDG-PET/CT
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:20h | UTCFever of Unknown Origin: the Value of FDG-PET/CT – Seminars in Nuclear Medicine (free)
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: the Challenges of Microbiological Diagnosis
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:34h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Impact of Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in 15 Small Hospitals
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:40h | UTCImpact of Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in 15 Small Hospitals: A Cluster-Randomized Intervention – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Intensive, well-resourced antibiotic stewardship found best in small hospitals – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Haemodynamic assessment and support in sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:13h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:39h | UTC
Opinion: Stories about tragic flu deaths wrongly portray Tamiflu as a panacea
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:25h | UTCOpinion: Stories about tragic flu deaths wrongly portray Tamiflu as a panacea – HealthNewsReview (free)
Related: Tamiflu and Relenza: getting the full evidence picture – Cochrane Library (free)
“The review confirms small benefits on symptom relief, namely shortening duration of symptoms by half a day on average. However, there is little evidence to support any belief that use of NIs reduces hospital admission or the risk of developing confirmed pneumonia”. (from Cochrane)
Research: Incidence, Etiology, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:23h | UTC“Aside from the rare extra-pulmonary manifestations of mycoplasma (e.g., rashes, hemolysis, neurologic complications), do any of the many causes of pneumonia have distinctive clinical presentations? Probably not”. (via @PaulSaxMD see Tweet)
Interim Estimates of 2017–18 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:20h | UTCCommentaries: US study finds 36% flu vaccine protection, 25% against H3N2 – CIDRAP (free) AND Three-quarters of people who got flu shot this year weren’t protected against most common strain – STAT (free)