Infectious Diseases (all articles)
European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice
3 Aug, 2017 | 13:26h | UTCGuideline: European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice – Gut (free)
Only Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:39h | UTCOnly Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Report: From panic and neglect to investing in health security : financing pandemic preparedness at a national level – The World Bank (free PDF)
Guideline: Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:41h | UTCGuideline: Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) (free)
Commentary: Guidelines on Intraamniotic Infection Released by ACOG – Medscape (free registration required)
New Series from the Lancet journals: Fungal Infections
1 Aug, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCNew Series from the Lancet journals: Fungal Infections – Lancet Infectious Diseases (RT @Onisillos see Tweet)
Comment: Recovery from serious fungal infections should be realisable for everyone (free registration required)
– Fungal infections in HIV/AIDS (free registration required)
– Candida and invasive mould diseases in non-neutropenic critically ill patients and patients with haematological cancer (free registration required)
– Emerging issues, challenges, and changing epidemiology of fungal disease outbreaks (free registration required)
– Pulmonary and sinus fungal diseases in non-immunocompromised patients (free registration required)
– Improvement of fungal disease identification and management: combined health systems and public health approaches (free registration required)
– The global problem of antifungal resistance: prevalence, mechanisms, and management (free registration required)
– Immunotherapeutic approaches to treatment of fungal diseases (free registration required)
– Neglected endemic mycoses (free registration required)
“This Series of eight reports brings readers up to date on fungal infections and addresses how fungal infection management can be integrated into health systems in low-income and middle-income countries”
Vaccines are part of the solution to the emerging crisis of antibiotic resistance
1 Aug, 2017 | 21:16h | UTCOpinion: Vaccines are part of the solution to the emerging crisis of antibiotic resistance – STAT News (free)
Efficacy of corticosteroid treatment for severe community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:39h | UTCEfficacy of corticosteroid treatment for severe community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis – American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: More Evidence That Steroids Are Beneficial in Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Journal Watch ($)
In this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, corticosteroid treatment was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality and length of hospital stay.
Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:36h | UTCReport: Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentary: CDC antibiotics report calls for all-out stewardship efforts – CIDRAP (free)
“CDC report: antibiotic stewardship protects patients, saves $, slows antibiotic resistance” (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet)
A ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:35h | UTCA ‘perfect storm’ superbug: How an invasive fungus got health officials’ attention – STAT (free)
Related: CDC keeping a watchful eye on Candida auris – CIDRAP (free) AND CDC reports uptick in Candida auris cases – CIDRAP (free)
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Updated Network Meta-analysis
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:40h | UTCRelated: Guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis infection – World Health Organization (free)
Diagnostic Stewardship – Leveraging the Laboratory to Improve Antimicrobial Use
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:37h | UTCDiagnostic Stewardship – Leveraging the Laboratory to Improve Antimicrobial Use – JAMA (free)
“This Viewpoint discusses the potential benefits and harms of diagnostic stewardship – modifying the ordering, performance, and reporting of diagnostic tests to improve antimicrobial use”
A Dangerous, “Silent Reservoir” For Gonorrhea: The Throat
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:35h | UTCA Dangerous, “Silent Reservoir” For Gonorrhea: The Throat – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See related WHO report on the rising of “Untreatable Gonorrhea” in our July 10th issue (see #1)
“Drug-resistant gonorrhea is increasing. Now scientists say the epidemic is being driven by oral sex”. (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)
World Hepatitis Day (28 July 2017) – World Health Organization Campaign
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:31h | UTCWorld Hepatitis Day (28 July 2017) – World Health Organization Campaign (free)
News release: Eliminate hepatitis: WHO (free)
WHO Updated Factsheets (free): Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D and Hepatitis E
Highlights from the latest International AIDS Society meeting
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:33h | UTCReally Rapid Review: Paris IAS 2017 – HIV and ID Observations in Journal Watch Blogs (free) (RT @CarlosdelRio7 see Tweet)
Highlights from the latest International AIDS Society meeting.
Interventions for the prevention of recurrent erysipelas and cellulitis
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:23h | UTCInterventions for the prevention of recurrent erysipelas and cellulitis – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Ongoing Antibiotic Prophylaxis Helps Prevent Cellulitis Recurrence – Medscape (free registration required)
Tenofovir reduces mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:30h | UTCTenofovir reduces mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Systematic review with meta-analysis: the efficacy and safety of tenofovir to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Why you really should take your full course of antibiotics
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:24h | UTCWhy you really should take your full course of antibiotics – The Conversation (free)
Commentary against a recent article in the BMJ arguing the antibiotic course has had its day.
Progress in the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Disease in Children
1 Aug, 2017 | 17:11h | UTCReview: Progress in the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Disease in Children – Current Fungal Infection Reports (free)
Effectiveness of Tympanostomy Tubes for Otitis Media: A Meta-analysis
28 Jul, 2017 | 17:42h | UTCEffectiveness of Tympanostomy Tubes for Otitis Media: A Meta-analysis – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Weigh Risks/Benefits of Tympanostomy Tubes: Researchers – Medscape (free registration required)
Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)
“Tympanostomy tubes improve hearing at 1 to 3 months compared with watchful waiting, with no evidence of benefit by 12 to 24 months”
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
27 Jul, 2017 | 23:21h | UTCProsthetic Valve Endocarditis After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement – Circulation (free)
Commentary: Fewer infections in mechanical heart valves – Karolinska Institutet (free)
In this large cohort with follow-up time of up to 18 years, the risk of endocarditis was about 50 per cent higher with a biological prosthesis than with a mechanical prosthesis.
An Update on Zika Virus in Asia
27 Jul, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCReview: An Update on Zika Virus in Asia – Infection and Chemotherapy (free)
Ivermectin – Old Drug, New Tricks?
27 Jul, 2017 | 16:50h | UTCReview: Ivermectin – Old Drug, New Tricks? – Trends in Parasitology (free)
WHO MERS-CoV Global Summary and Assessment of Risk
27 Jul, 2017 | 16:10h | UTCReport: WHO MERS-CoV Global Summary and Assessment of Risk – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentary: WHO: Hospital outbreaks underscore MERS challenges – CIDRAP (free)
See also: WHO’s Work on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
WHO Consolidated Guideline on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women Living with HIV
27 Jul, 2017 | 16:00h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary (free)
Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
27 Jul, 2017 | 16:01h | UTCCommentaries: CDC Updates Guidelines on Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Exposure – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Updated CDC Guidance on Zika in Pregnancy – Medscape (free registration required)
“The antibiotic course has had its day”
27 Jul, 2017 | 01:12h | UTCAnalysis: The antibiotic course has had its day – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Some Doctors Now Say to Stop Antibiotics When You Feel Better – TIME (free) AND Rule that patients must finish antibiotics course is wrong, study says – The Guardian (free)
“Experts suggest patients should stop taking the drugs when they feel better rather than completing their prescription” (from The Guardian)