Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Review: Cystic Fibrosis – Diagnosis and Treatment
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:45h | UTCCystic Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Related guidelines: Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis – Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (free) AND Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis: Consensus Guidelines from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – The Journal of Pediatrics (free)
Review: New Laboratory Tools for Emerging Bacterial Challenges
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:43h | UTCNew Laboratory Tools for Emerging Bacterial Challenges – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)
Review: New Approaches to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infection
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:44h | UTCNew Approaches to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infection – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)
Guidelines for the prevention of travel-associated illness in older adults
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:25h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Efficacy of recommended drugs against soil transmitted helminths
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCCommentary: Reduced Efficacy of Anthelmintic Drugs – MyScience (free)
Pregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise
27 Sep, 2017 | 13:58h | UTCPregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise – NPR (free)
Statement: It is Safe to Receive Flu Shot During Pregnancy – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
See original study showing a possible association between flu vaccine and miscarriage in our September 21st issue (see #6)
Clinical Report: Infectious Diseases Associated With Organized Sports and Outbreak Control
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:00h | UTCNews release: AAP Offers New Guidance on Preventing Spread of Infectious Diseases Associated with Organized Sports (free)
Commentary: When Athletes Share Infections – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Meta-analysis: Diagnostic Accuracy of Tests for Influenza
27 Sep, 2017 | 13:58h | UTCDiagnostic Accuracy of Novel and Traditional Rapid Tests for Influenza Infection Compared With Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Newer influenza diagnostic tests more accurate than traditional tests – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Rapid tests linked to quicker and more accurate results for influenza diagnosis than traditional tests – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Draft Guideline: Most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics
25 Sep, 2017 | 22:28h | UTCNews release: Draft Guideline: Most common ear infections should not be treated with antibiotics, says NICE (free)
Commentaries: Common ear infections don’t need antibiotics, health watchdog says – The Guardian (free) AND Antibiotics not recommended for acute otitis, says NICE (free)
Systematic Review: Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:32h | UTCInterventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis – Cochrane Library (free)
News release: Treatment for tuberculosis infection of the membrane around the heart (free)
“For HIV-negative patients, corticosteroids may reduce death. For HIV-positive patients not on antiretroviral drugs, corticosteroids may reduce constriction. For HIV-positive patients with good antiretroviral drug viral suppression, clinicians may consider the results from HIV-negative patients more relevant”.
Randomized Controled Trial: Post–Cesarean Oral Cephalexin and Metronidazole on Surgical Site Infection Among Obese Women
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:33h | UTCEffect of Post–Cesarean Delivery Oral Cephalexin and Metronidazole on Surgical Site Infection Among Obese Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Post-Cesarean Antibiotics Reduce Risk for Surgical Site Infections in Obese Women – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Antibiotics After C-Section Cut Infections in Obese Women – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Antibiotics cut infection risk in obese women after caesarean – OnMedica (free)
Lung Cancer Mortality Associated With Smoking and Smoking Cessation Among People Living With HIV
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:23h | UTCEditorial: If We Are Smart Enough to Stop HIV From Replicating, Why Can’t We Help People to Stop Smoking? (free)
Commentaries: People with HIV who smoke are more likely to die from lung cancer than from HIV itself – eCancer (free) AND Smoking cuts life expectancy in HIV more than AIDS does – OnMedica (free)
Antibiotic resistance: it’s bad, but why isn’t it worse?
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:23h | UTCAntibiotic resistance: it’s bad, but why isn’t it worse? – BMC Biology (free)
Hospital Design and Room Decontamination for a Post-Antibiotic Era and an Era of Emerging Infectious Diseases
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:23h | UTCNews release: Hospital design and innovative cleaning can protect patients from resistant bacteria
Source: News Medical
Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:22h | UTCEU Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health – European Comission (free PDF)
The global burden of scabies
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCInvited commentary: Scratching the itch: is scabies a truly neglected disease? (free)
Leprosy Is Not Quite Yet A Disease Of The Past
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCLeprosy Is Not Quite Yet A Disease Of The Past – NPR (free)
Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:10h | UTCCommentary: CDC: Updated Influenza Immunization Recommendations for 2017-2018 – MPR (free)
Review: Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:06h | UTCWhooping Cough (Pertussis) – U.S. Pharmacists (free)
Source: Medscape
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:09h | UTCCommentary: 2017-2018 recommendations for pediatric influenza vaccination – Clinical Advisor (free) AND Fall Weather Headed Your Way? Time For Flu Shots – NPR (free)
Review: A Public Health Approach to Hepatitis C in an Urban Setting
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:07h | UTC
Review: Cysticercosis of the eye
24 Sep, 2017 | 00:18h | UTCCysticercosis of the eye – International Journal of Ophthalmology (free)
Review: Postoperative deep shoulder infections following rotator cuff repair
24 Sep, 2017 | 00:16h | UTCPostoperative deep shoulder infections following rotator cuff repair – World Journal of Orthopedics (free)
WHO Report: The world is running out of antibiotics
20 Sep, 2017 | 22:29h | UTCThe world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms – World Health Organization (free)
See WHO Reports: Antibacterial Agents in Clinical Development (free) AND Global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to guide research, discovery, and development of new antibiotics (free)
See also WHO Resources on Antibiotic Resistance
Commentaries: WHO report paints dire picture of antibiotic development – CIDRAP (free) AND Too few antibiotics in pipeline to tackle global drug-resistance crisis, WHO warns – The Guardian (free) AND The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO says – CNN (free text and video)
Guideline: Corticosteroids for sore throat
20 Sep, 2017 | 22:28h | UTCRapid Recommendations: Corticosteroids for sore throat: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free text and infographic)
See also other Rapid Recommendations from The BMJ (all free)