Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Zika, Chikungunya and Dengue: the Causes and Threats of New and Re-Emerging Arboviral Diseases
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:07h | UTC
Postpartum Endometritis in the ED setting
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:58h | UTCPostpartum Endometritis in the ED setting: presentation, evaluation, and management – emDocs (free)
Review of the Extra-Pulmonary Complications of Influenza Infection
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:43h | UTCSource: Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Guideline: Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:56h | UTCCommentary: ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention – MPR (free)
Related guideline and commentaries: Hepatitis B Vaccination, Screening, and Linkage to Care: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Review: Steroids in Sepsis
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCSteroids in Sepsis – The Bottom Line (free)
WHO Prequalifies Breakthrough Vaccine for Typhoid
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:41h | UTCWHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: W.H.O. Approves a Safe, Inexpensive Typhoid Vaccine – The New York Times (free)
WHO Guidance for Surveillance during an Influenza Pandemic
16 Jan, 2018 | 12:42h | UTCWHO Guidance for Surveillance during an Influenza Pandemic – World Health Organization (free)
Research: Machine Learning Model Predicts Sepsis in ICU Patients up to 12 hours Before Diagnosis
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:08h | UTCOriginal article: An Interpretable Machine Learning Model for Accurate Prediction of Sepsis in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Endoscopic or Surgical Step-up Approach for Infected Necrotising Pancreatitis
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:01h | UTCEndoscopic or surgical step-up approach for infected necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endoscopic vs Surgical Step-Up Approach for Treating Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Research: Oral Once-Weekly Drug Delivery System for HIV Antiretroviral Therapy
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:43h | UTCCommentary: Swallowing A ‘Mini-Pillbox’ Could Change The Way HIV Drugs Are Delivered – NPR (free) AND HIV could be treated with a once-a-week pill – Medical News Today (free)
Source: Global Health NOW Newsletter
Opinion: We’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic
10 Jan, 2018 | 23:24h | UTCWe’re Not Ready for a Flu Pandemic – The New York Times (free)
Research: Using Spatial and Temporal Mapping to Identify Nosocomial Disease Transmission
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:18h | UTCCommentaries: UCSF Uses EHR Data to Track Hospital-Acquired Infections – Healthcare Informatics (free) AND C. diff infection trail leads straight to a CT scanner – Health Imaging (free) AND How doctors are providing smarter care with electronic health records – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Fungi in Bronchiectasis
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:01h | UTCFungi in Bronchiectasis: A Concise Review – International Journal of Molecular Sciences (free)
New eBook: Let’s Talk TB
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:51h | UTC2 – 2018 Edition: Let’s Talk TB (free PDF chapters) (via @paimadhu and @Onisillos)
“Let’s Talk TB is a book on the current best practices on TB diagnosis and treatment available for free for all GPs and private practitioners in India and other high-burden countries”
Free Online Course: Antimicrobial Stewardship
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:52h | UTCNew free online course: Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach – World Health Organization (via @snahrgang)
See also other OpenWHO Courses
Guideline: Antibiotic Use in Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:50h | UTC
Guidelines: Treatment of Community-Acquired Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
8 Jan, 2018 | 00:48h | UTC
Delayed Antibiotic Prescribing’ for Respiratory Infections may Reduce Antibiotic Use
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:25h | UTCA strategy of ‘delayed antibiotic prescribing’ for respiratory infections may reduce antibiotic use – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections – Cochrane Library (free)
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of COPD in the Global Population with HIV
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:10h | UTCInvited commentary: Collision of communicable and non-communicable disease epidemics—the case of HIV and COPD (free)
Meta-Analysis: Clinical and Economic Impact of Antibiotic Resistance in Developing Countries
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:02h | UTCClinical and economic impact of antibiotic resistance in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free) (via @CIDRAP_ASP)
Research: Co-administration of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Renal Dysfunction
4 Jan, 2018 | 16:55h | UTCSee also related meta-analysis: Vancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults
Research: Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics in Children With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:28h | UTCAssociation of Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics With Treatment Failure, Adverse Events, and Quality of Life in Children With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: For kids with respiratory infections, broader isn’t better – CIDRAP (free) AND Treatment Failure, or is Treatment the Failure? – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note Blog (free)
Research: Joint Pain Following Chikungunya Infection
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:17h | UTCFrequency of Chronic Joint Pain following Chikungunya Infection: A Colombian Cohort Study – Arthritis & Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Related Study: A cross-sectional analysis of chikungunya arthritis patients 22-months post-infection demonstrate no detectable viral persistence in synovial fluid – Arthritis & Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Arthritis in Chikungunya Patients Not Due to Persistent Virus – Medscape (free registration required) AND Arthritis Persists After Chikungunya – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Studies provide new insights on mosquito-borne chikungunya virus infection – Willey, via EurekAlert (free)
Systematic Review: Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea Associated with Antibiotic Use
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:33h | UTCSee related meta-analysis: Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection
“Based on this systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials including 8672 patients, moderate certainty evidence suggests that probiotics are effective for preventing C. difficile-associated diarrhea”
Meta-Analysis: Antimicrobials for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant A. Baumannii Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:29h | UTC