Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Review: Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Colitis
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:23h | UTCTreatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis: a narrative review – Gastroenterology Report (free)
Position Statement: Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Stewardship in the ICU
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:59h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Management of Arrhythmia in Sepsis and Septic Shock
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCManagement of arrhythmia in sepsis and septic shock – Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:21h | UTC
Guideline: Administration of Influenza Vaccines to Egg Allergic Recipients
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:19h | UTCCommentaries: Flu vaccine safe for individuals with egg allergy – Clinical Advisor (free) And Egg Allergy No Bar to Flu Vax, Experts Say – MedPage Today (free)
WHO: Updated Questions and Answers Related to the Dengue Vaccine and its Use
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:03h | UTCUpdated Questions and Answers related to the dengue vaccine and its use – World Health Organization (free)
Commentary: WHO says use of sole dengue vaccine should be curtailed – STAT (free)
Systematic Review: Zoonotic Enteric Parasitic Diseases Among Nomadic and Pastoral People
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:36h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Can Self-Testing Increase HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:38h | UTC
Review: Alternative Therapeutics for Self-Limiting Infections
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCCommentary: Paper suggests antibiotic alternatives should focus on mild infections – CIDRAP (free)
Related review: Alternatives to antibiotics—a pipeline portfolio review – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)
Review: Re-Emerging and Newly Recognized Sexually Transmitted Infections
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCRe-emerging and newly recognized sexually transmitted infections: Can prior experiences shed light on future identification and control? – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @greg_folkers)
Research: Internet-Accessed STI testing
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:57h | UTCCommentary: Introducing internet-based testing for sexually transmitted infections doubles testing uptake in South London boroughs – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)
Measles Deaths Fall to a Record Low Worldwide
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:54h | UTCMeasles Deaths Fall to a Record Low Worldwide – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Rifampicin of No Benefit for Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:38h | UTCCommentaries: Rifampicin for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: give it ARREST – The Lancet (free) AND Study: No benefit from adding rifampicin to S aureus bacteremia treatment – CIDRAP (free)
Research: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis with Doxycycline to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:26h | UTCPost-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline to prevent sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men: an open-label randomised substudy of the ANRS IPERGAY trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Post Exposure Doxycycline in PReP Users May Reduce Risk of Syphilis and Chlamydiae – MedicalResearch (free) AND Doxycycline After Condomless Sex Lowers STI Risk in High-Risk Men – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Antibiotics could dramatically reduce STIs, study says, raising tough new questions – STAT (free) AND Antibiotics could ‘dramatically reduce’ STIs, STAT says, though findings apply to small group of men – HealthNewsReview (free) AND
Review: Inpatient Management of Diabetic Foot Infections
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCInpatient Management of Diabetic Foot Infections: A Review of the Guidelines for Hospitalists – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines
27 Dec, 2017 | 22:02h | UTCCanadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines – Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (free)
Guideline: Management Strategies for Gallbladder Drainage in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis
28 Dec, 2017 | 16:59h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions to Increase the Number of Tuberculosis Cases Being Diagnosed
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:02h | UTCInterventions to increase tuberculosis case detection at primary healthcare or community-level services – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions to increase the number of tuberculosis cases being diagnosed – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Commentary: Cochrane review of effectiveness of strategies to improve access to treatment for TB – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, via EurekAlert (free)
Guidelines: Strategies to Eliminate Mother-To-Child Transmission of Syphilis
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:04h | UTCRelated World Health Organization Guidelines: WHO guideline on syphilis screening and treatment for pregnant women (free PDF) AND Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis (free)
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