Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Once-Daily, Single-Tablet Regimen Suppressed HIV
14 Aug, 2017 | 14:30h | UTCOnce-Daily, Single-Tablet Regimen Suppressed HIV – Pharmacy Practice News (free)
Review: Lyme Disease: Emergency Department Considerations
11 Aug, 2017 | 17:15h | UTCNarrative review: Lyme Disease: Emergency Department Considerations – The Journal of Emergency Medicine, via Medscape (free registration required)
Impact of Vitamin A and Carotenoids on the Risk of Tuberculosis Progression
11 Aug, 2017 | 15:52h | UTCCommentary: Low levels of vitamin A may fuel TB risk – Harvard Medical School, via Science Daily (free)
The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:30h | UTCUpdated Fact Sheet: The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic – Kaiser Family Foundation (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Procalcitonin: a promising diagnostic marker for sepsis and antibiotic therapy
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:37h | UTC“it is unlikely that a single biomarker serve as an effective diagnosis tool”
Seasonal influenza: managing cases in critical care units
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:35h | UTCGuideline: Seasonal influenza: managing cases in critical care units – Public Health England (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
On-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
10 Aug, 2017 | 22:31h | UTCEfficacy, safety, and effect on sexual behaviour of on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV in men who have sex with men: an observational cohort study – The Lancet HIV (free registration required)
Commentaries: PrEP on demand or every day? – The Lancet HIV (free registration required) AND HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis can be taken as needed – Reuters (free)
“four doses of PrEP around the time of sexual activity cut the risk of HIV by 97 percent” (from Reuters Health)
Antibiotic prophylaxis is not indicated prior to dental procedures for prevention of periprosthetic joint infections
10 Aug, 2017 | 21:20h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)
Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
10 Aug, 2017 | 18:12h | UTCCommentary: NICU Antibiotic Guides Improve Prescribing, Reduce Sepsis – Medscape (free registration required)
How long should I take antibiotics?
9 Aug, 2017 | 17:04h | UTCRelated: The antibiotic course has had its day – The BMJ (free) AND Keep taking the tablets: three reasons to stay the full antibiotics course – The Conversation (free) (RT @Onisillos) AND Why you really should take your full course of antibiotics – The Conversation (free)
Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus by Community-Based Nonspecialist Providers
9 Aug, 2017 | 17:00h | UTCExpansion of Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Task Shifting to Community-Based Nonspecialist Providers: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Nonspecialists Could Safely Provide Hepatitis C Care – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND HCV treatment by NPs, PCPs appears safe, effective as that provided by subspecialists – ACP Internist (free)
“Expansion of Treatment for HCV Infection by Task Shifting to Community-Based Nonspecialists” (RT @kennylinafp see Tweet)
Prognostic Factors for Treatment Failure in Acute Otitis Media
9 Aug, 2017 | 16:58h | UTCPrognostic Factors for Treatment Failure in Acute Otitis Media – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Features predicting treatment failure in acute otitis media – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Study IDs Children With AOM Who Benefit From Antibiotics – Medscape (free registration required)
“Children with severe bulging of the tympanic membrane seem to benefit most from antimicrobial treatment of AOM”
Severe infections and subsequent delayed cardiovascular disease
9 Aug, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCCommentary: Pneumonia Or Sepsis in Adults Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – European Society of Cardiology Press Releases (free)
Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management
9 Aug, 2017 | 16:54h | UTCNew NICE Guideline: Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management (free)
Tuberculosis in children
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCReview: Tuberculosis in children from diagnosis to decision to treat – Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (free)
The Global Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:45h | UTC
Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products
7 Aug, 2017 | 21:56h | UTCCommentaries: Raw milk: a superfood or super risky? – The Guardian (free) AND Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products – STAT News (free)
Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface
7 Aug, 2017 | 00:56h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface – University of Geneva and Coursera
The yellow fever outbreak in Brazil appears to have ended, health officials say
5 Aug, 2017 | 16:18h | UTCThe yellow fever outbreak in Brazil appears to have ended, health officials say – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Oral fluoroquinolones and risk of secondary pseudotumor cerebri syndrome
3 Aug, 2017 | 20:21h | UTCOral fluoroquinolones and risk of secondary pseudotumor cerebri syndrome – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fluoroquinolones May Up Risk of PTCS, a Rare But Serious Condition – MPR (free) (RT @AmeshAA see Tweet)
The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun
3 Aug, 2017 | 19:37h | UTCThe global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids has begun – VOX (free)
See more on mandatory vaccination in our May 29th (see #6) and July 12th (see #5) issues.
“Countries like Italy and Australia are tired of measles outbreaks — so they’re moving to fine anti-vaccine parents”.
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: clinical guidelines
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:07h | UTC
Benefits and Harms of Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:04h | UTC“For most people, treatment was not beneficial and may be harmful. Antibiotic treatment did appear to benefit women in pregnancy and those about to undergo urological surgery”.
Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality – World Health Organization
3 Aug, 2017 | 14:00h | UTC
Brazilian guidelines for the clinical management of paracoccidioidomycosis
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:50h | UTC