Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Systematic Review: Is Treatment With Corticosteroids Beneficial for People With Pneumonia?
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:35h | UTCRelated: Corticosteroids for Pneumonia: Ready for Primetime? – emDocs (free)
“Corticosteroid therapy reduced mortality and morbidity in adults with severe CAP; the number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome was 18 patients (95% CI 12 to 49) to prevent one death. Corticosteroid therapy reduced morbidity, but not mortality, for adults and children with non-severe CAP”
Research: Association between microcephaly, Zika virus infection, and other risk factors in Brazil
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:30h | UTCAssociation between microcephaly, Zika virus infection, and other risk factors in Brazil: final report of a case-control study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @Onisillos)
Commentaries: Zika virus, not vaccine or insecticide, linked to birth defects in Brazil – STAT (free) AND Study bolsters Zika-microcephaly link, rules out others – CIDRAP (free)
Research: Estimates of Global Seasonal Influenza-Associated Respiratory Mortality
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:34h | UTCEstimates of global seasonal influenza-associated respiratory mortality: a modelling study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu claim thousands of lives every year – UN health agency (free) AND Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year – World Health Organization (free) AND CDC says more people die of influenza worldwide than some experts have estimated – PBS NewsHour (free)
Review – Healthcare-Acquired Infections: Prevention Strategies
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:29h | UTCHealthcare-acquired infections: prevention strategies – Internal Medicine Journal (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Meta-Analysis: Atraumatic Versus Conventional Lumbar Puncture Needles
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:17h | UTCAtraumatic versus conventional lumbar puncture needles: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Atraumatic needles associated with fewer side effects for lumbar puncture – ACP Hospitalist Weekly (free) AND Atraumatic Lumbar Puncture Needles Show Major Benefit in Meta-Analysis – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Meningococcal Disease, a Clinical and Epidemiological Review
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:16h | UTC
Guideline: Human Papillomavirus Testing in Head and Neck Carcinomas
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:07h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Procalcitonin Testing and Antibiotic Use and Clinical Outcomes in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:01h | UTC
Review: Cellulitis Pathophysiology and Clinical Management
26 Dec, 2017 | 20:04h | UTC
Review: Recent advances in pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:55h | UTCState of The Art Review: Recent advances in pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV – The BMJ (free fo 2 weeks)
Related Guidelines: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Summary: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection (free PDF)
Related Commentary: Why PrEP takers should still use condoms with HIV+ partners – The Conversation (free)
Review: Drug Resistance and Treatment Failure in Leishmaniasis
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:36h | UTC
Review: HIV-Associated Nephropathy in Africa
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:35h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Efficacy and safety of stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:15h | UTC“PPIs are the most effective agents in preventing CIB, but they may increase the risk of pneumonia”.
WHO reviewing data on Sanofi dengue vaccine, urges limited use
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCWHO reviewing data on Sanofi dengue vaccine, urges limited use – Reuters (free)
Related: Brazil recommends restrictions on Sanofi dengue vaccine – Reuters (free) AND Sanofi restricts dengue vaccine but downplays antibody enhancement – CIDRAP (free) AND New dengue vaccine could worsen disease in some people – STAT (free)
Research: HIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCHIV Prevention Efforts and Incidence of HIV in Uganda – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Combination HIV prevention reduces new infections by 42 percent in Ugandan district – National Institutes of Health (free) AND Combination HIV Prevention Reduces Infections – MD Magazine (free)
Research: Disparities in the Quality of Cardiovascular Care Between HIV‐Infected Versus HIV‐Uninfected Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:29h | UTCCommentaries: HIV-positive adults are under-treated for cardiovascular problems compared to those without HIV – UCLA Research Alert (free) AND HIV patients less likely to be prescribed aspirin, statins despite increased cardiovascular risk – Cardiovascular Research (free)
Related: Cardiovascular risk and dyslipidemia among persons living with HIV: a review – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
Systematic review: zoonotic enteric parasitic diseases among nomadic and pastoral people
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:03h | UTC
World AIDS Day, 1 December 2017
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:21h | UTCWorld AIDS Day, 1 December 2017 – World Health Organization (free)
Guideline: Outbreak Response and Incident Management
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCCommentary: New document guides hospitals in responding to infectious disease outbreaks – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Review: Head and Neck Lymphomas in HIV Patients
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:19h | UTC
Guideline: Indications and techniques of biliary drainage for acute cholangitis
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:18h | UTC
Review: Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:11h | UTCLung ultrasound for the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children – Pediatric Radiology (free)
Review: Community-acquired pneumonia in children — a changing spectrum of disease
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:07h | UTCCommunity-acquired pneumonia in children — a changing spectrum of disease – Pediatric Radiology (free)
Guidelines for the use of chest radiographs in community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:06h | UTC
Review: Computed tomography in children with community-acquired pneumonia
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCComputed tomography in children with community-acquired pneumonia – Pediatric Radiology (free)