Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Research: Infection Risk Zones of Yellow Fever Worldwide
25 Jan, 2018 | 23:57h | UTC
Busting 10 Common Myths about the “Greatest Pandemic in History”
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:03h | UTCBusting 10 Common Myths about the “Greatest Pandemic in History” – Scientific American (free)
Position Statement: Cross-infection Risk in Patients with Bronchiectasis
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:57h | UTC
Systematic Review: Routine Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Normal Vaginal Birth
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:56h | UTCRoutine antibiotic prophylaxis after normal vaginal birth for reducing maternal infectious morbidity – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Guideline: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Obstetric Procedures – Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (free)
Guideline: Leptospirosis
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:59h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Incidence of STI Before and After Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:51h | UTCIncidence of sexually transmitted infections before and after Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV: a cohort study – AIDS (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Tied to Increased STI Rates – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Infection in the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:48h | UTC
Research: Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:58h | UTCAdjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: The Definitive Word on Steroids in Septic Shock – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free) AND Adrenal – The Bottom Line (free)
“For the primary outcome, there was no statistically significance difference in mortality at 90 days – 27.9% in the hydrocortisone cohort, and 28.8% with placebo. Looking at secondary outcomes, the results here tended to favor hydrocortisone – a slightly faster resolution of shock, shorter ICU stays, and, oddly, decreased transfusion requirements”. (from Emergency Medicine Literature of Note Blog)
Research: Flu May be Spread by Breathing, not Just Coughs, Sneezes
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:38h | UTCCommentaries: Study confirms flu spreads by aerosols, not just coughs, sneezes – CIDRAP (free) AND Flu may be spread just by breathing, new UMD-led study shows – University of Maryland, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:31h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Diagnosis and Therapy of Sepsis
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:30h | UTCDiagnosis and therapy of sepsis – Journal of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Its Clinical Efficacy
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:16h | UTC
Review: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in Women
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:01h | UTCHIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in Women – Journal Watch (free)
Review: Coronary Artery Disease in HIV
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:34h | UTCCoronary Artery Disease in HIV – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Clinical Guideline on the Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
21 Jan, 2018 | 17:05h | UTCThe 2017 Update of the German Clinical Guideline on Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Therapy, Prevention, and Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Patients: Part 1 – Karger, Urologia Internationalis (free) (via @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)
Video: Pandemics – a Worrying Global Public Health Threat
21 Jan, 2018 | 17:00h | UTCPandemics – a worrying global public health threat (free) (via @RSTMH see Tweet)
Related: The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) AND Is It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free) AND Stopping Pandemics Before They Start – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Single Dose Moxidectin vs Ivermectin for Onchocerca Volvulus Infection
21 Jan, 2018 | 16:59h | UTCEditorial: A new powerful drug to combat river blindness (free)
Research: Household-Contact Investigation for Detection of Tuberculosis in Vietnam
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:27h | UTCQuick Take Video Summary: Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis (free)
The Natural Environment and Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:15h | UTCEditorial: The natural environment and emergence of antibiotic resistance – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)
Related reports: Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Approach to a Global Threat – The National Academies Press (free PDF) AND Antimicrobial Resistance: Investigating the Environmental Dimension (free PDF) AND Tackling Drug-Resistant Infections Globally: final report and recommendations (free PDF)
Guideline: Prophylaxis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Haematological Malignancies
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:05h | UTC
Research: Antipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCAntipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: Antipsychotics May Increase Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Antipsychotic use in elderly patients and the risk of pneumonia – Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (free) AND Antipsychotic drug exposure and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies – Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety (free)
Review: Neurological Implications of Zika Virus Infection in Adults
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:11h | UTCNeurological Implications of Zika Virus Infection in Adults – The Journal of Infectious Diseases (free)
Satellites Predict a Cholera Outbreak Weeks in Advance
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:10h | UTCSatellites Predict a Cholera Outbreak Weeks in Advance – Scientific American (free)
“A test in Yemen showed satellite data could foresee an outbreak four weeks before it exploded”.
Review – Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Considerations
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:12h | UTC
Review: Acute Pyelonephritis in Adults
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:09h | UTCAcute Pyelonephritis in Adults – NEJM Resident 360 (free)