Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Systematic review: Aerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCAerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation: a systematic review – Critical Care (free)
Is It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic?
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:09h | UTCIs It Possible to Predict the Next Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free)
“Large initiatives are underway to pinpoint the next big viral threats—but some virologists believe the task is too hard”.
Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:00h | UTCRelated article: Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Commentary: New research highlights worldwide risk of HIV, Hepatitis C epidemics – University of New South Wales, via ScienceDaily (free)
Systematic review: Protection of the house against Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:51h | UTCProtection of the house against Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis: a systematic review – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free registration required)
Guideline – Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:49h | UTCGuideline: Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Guidelines for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:48h | UTC
Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCPolicy Statement: Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
News release: Updated policy offers guidance on infection prevention, control in ambulatory settings (free)
Commentaries: Pediatrician’s New Germ-Control Advice: Bring Your Own Toys (10 articles per month are free) AND AAP: Hygiene, isolation protocols critical for infection control in pediatric office – Healio (free registration required)
Research: Azithromycin, levofloxacin or rifaximin for travelers diarrhea?
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:45h | UTCTrial Evaluating Ambulatory Therapy of Travelers’ Diarrhea (TrEAT TD) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 3 Single-Dose Antibiotic Regimens With Loperamide – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Azithromycin, levofloxacin, rifaximin all effective for travelers diarrhea – Healio (free registration required)
Carefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:38h | UTCCarefully managed antibiotic use could halve antibiotic-resistant infections – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of antibiotic stewardship on the incidence of infection and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:23h | UTCCommentary: New diarrhea guidelines stress implications of molecular tests – CIDRAP (free)
Research: A Highly Pathogenic Avian H7N9 Influenza Virus
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:16h | UTCCommentaries: H7N9 study finds virus poised to become more lethal, resistant to treatment – CIDRAP (free) AND H7N9 influenza is both lethal and transmissible in animal model for flu – University of Wisconsin–Madison (free) AND Will the World’s Most Worrying Flu Virus Go Pandemic? – The Atlantic (free)
Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Offers New Guidance on Diagnosing and Managing Zika in Infants – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guidelines for supportive care of patients with Ebola virus disease
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCEvidence-based guidelines for supportive care of patients with Ebola virus disease – The Lancet (free)
Commentaries: New Ebola guidelines address immediate supportive care – CIDRAP (free)
Long-term antibiotics likely to reduce risk of recurrent cellulitis
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:12h | UTCLong-term antibiotics likely to reduce risk of recurrent cellulitis – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Interventions for the prevention of recurrent erysipelas and cellulitis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Short-Course Versus Prolonged-Course Antibiotic in Adults With Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:10h | UTCComparing the Outcomes of Adults With Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia Receiving Short-Course Versus Prolonged-Course Antibiotic Therapy in a Multicenter, Propensity Score–Matched Cohort – Clinical Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Short course of antibiotics worked as well as long for Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Meta-analysis: Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Outpatients
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:32h | UTCAntibiotic-associated diarrhea ocurred in 8.0% of the probiotic group compared to 17.7% in the control group. The number needed to treat (NNT) to prevent one case of diarrhea was 11 (95% CI 6 to 13).
Review: Approach to recurrent fever in childhood
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:31h | UTCApproach to recurrent fever in childhood – Canadian medical Association Journal (free)
Report: Roadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:05h | UTCRoadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis – Worl Health Organization (free)
WHO News release: TB partners launch first roadmap to jointly stop the transmission of bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis (free)
Research: Vaccines to Prevent Ebola in Liberia
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:04h | UTCEditorial: Handle Survivors with Care (free)
Commentaries: Experimental Ebola vaccines elicit year-long immune response – NIH New Releases (free) AND Ebola Vaccines Elicit Immune Responses in Liberian Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Liberia trial finds Ebola vaccines yield year-long immune response – CIDRAP (free)
Systematic review: Testing blood procalcitonin levels to decide when to start and stop antibiotics in adults with acute respiratory tract infections
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:00h | UTCOriginal Article: Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“the use of procalcitonin to guide initiation and duration of antibiotic treatment results in lower risks of mortality, lower antibiotic consumption, and lower risk for antibiotic-related side effects”.
Research: Antibiotic susceptibility testing in less than 30 min using direct single-cell imaging
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:02h | UTCCommentary: Rapid Test for Antibiotic Susceptibility – JAMA (free)
Long Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:57h | UTCLong Sleeves on Doctors’ White Coats May Spread Germs – Scientific American (free)
Related guideline: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating-Room Settings – Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (free) AND Commentaries: Goodbye to the Doctor’s White Coat? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND New infection control recommendations could make white coats obsolete – ScienceDaily (free) AND Should Doctors Still Be Allowed to Wear White Coats? You Decide – HIV and ID Observations (free)
Review – The oncologic burden of hepatitis C virus infection: A clinical perspective
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:01h | UTC
Review: Recent Progress in the Development of Diagnostic Tests for Malaria
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:56h | UTCRecent Progress in the Development of Diagnostic Tests for Malaria – Diagnostics (free)
Individual support of nurses using electronic medicine monitors can improve HIV treatment
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:51h | UTCIndividual support of nurses using electronic medicine monitors can improve HIV treatment – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a nurse-delivered intervention to improve adherence to treatment for HIV: a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised clinical trial – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)