Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Healthcare Providers Shouldn’t Come to Work While Sick, but They Do — Here’s Why
31 May, 2017 | 16:35h | UTC
Financing Pandemic Preparedness
30 May, 2017 | 15:29h | UTCReport: From Panic and Neglect to Investing in Health Security: Financing Pandemic Preparedness at a National Level – World Bank (free PDF)
Press release: After Ebola and Zika, Most Countries Still Not Prepared for a Pandemic (free)
Commentary: World Bank says most nations not ready for pandemic – CIDRAP (free)
Antibiotic therapy for nearly one in four adults with pneumonia does not work
29 May, 2017 | 15:20h | UTC#ATS2017 – Antibiotic therapy for nearly one in four adults with pneumonia does not work – American Thoracic Society, via Science Daily (free) (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet)
See also: Pneumonia Treatment Failure Rates High – Medscape (free registration required) AND Adults With Pneumonia Often Fail First Antibiotic – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection
26 May, 2017 | 15:10h | UTCRelated: Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Effect of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole vs Cephalexin Alone on Clinical Cure of Uncomplicated Cellulitis
25 May, 2017 | 14:53h | UTCEffect of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole vs Cephalexin Alone on Clinical Cure of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (Link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Adding Anti-MRSA to Cephalexin No Better for Simple Cellulitis – Medscape (free registration required) AND Adding TMP/SMX to Cephalexin May Not Boost Cure Rate in Uncomplicated Cellulitis – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper
25 May, 2017 | 14:48h | UTC“WHO update on HPV vaccine. Short summary – it’s very safe, very effective, widespread implementation recommended” (RT @michaelgheadsee Tweet)
Time to Treatment and Mortality during Mandated Emergency Care for Sepsis
19 May, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCCommentary: Doctors have resisted guidelines to treat sepsis. New study suggests those guidelines save lives – STAT News (free)
“For every hour you delay antibiotics in sepsis, mortality goes up” (RT @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
“Trauma: Golden Hour
Cardiology: Time is muscle
Neurology: Time is brain
Sepsis: Early antibiotics to survive”
(interesting remark by @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)
Italy passes law obliging parents to vaccinate children
19 May, 2017 | 18:07h | UTCItaly makes 12 vaccinations compulsory for children – BBC Health News (free) AND Italy passes law obliging parents to vaccinate children – Reuters Health (free)
Related: Embrace the facts about vaccines, not the myths – World Health Organization (free) AND World Immunisation Week: The Rise of Anti-Vaccine Movement and What it Means for Public Health – Independent (free) AND The riskiest vaccine? The one that is not given – Science (free)
“If children are not vaccinated by the age of six, the school starting age, their parents will be fined” (RT @anetrid see Tweet)
Without action on antibiotics, medicine will return to the dark ages
19 May, 2017 | 18:02h | UTCWithout action on antibiotics, medicine will return to the dark ages – The Guardian (free)
See more on “superbugs” in our February 28th issue (see #1), April 6th issue (see #9) and also in our Selection of news and education resources on Antibiotic Resistance
The science behind One Health
18 May, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCThe science behind One Health: at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
Related: One Health – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Resources (free) AND Advancing One Health Policy and Implementation Through the Concept of One Medicine One Science – Global Advances in Health and Medicine (free) AND One Medicine One Science: a framework for exploring challenges at the intersection of animals, humans, and the environment – Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (free)
Management of intra-abdominal infections
15 May, 2017 | 19:41h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Infection in systemic lupus erythematosus
15 May, 2017 | 19:39h | UTCReview: Infection in systemic lupus erythematosus, similarities, and differences with lupus flare – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Zika virus: Brazil says emergency is over
15 May, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCZika virus: Brazil says emergency is over – BBC (free) (RT @AthaliaChristie see Tweet)
Related: Brazil announces end to Zika public health emergency – The Guardian (free)
Vector control: time for a planetary health approach
12 May, 2017 | 19:26h | UTCEditorial: Vector control: time for a planetary health approach – The Lancet Global Health (free)
Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV
11 May, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCInvited commentary: Improved life expectancy of people living with HIV: who is left behind? (free)
Source: Treatment now gives some HIV patients a normal life expectancy, study finds – STAT News (free)
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa
11 May, 2017 | 18:41h | UTCEstimating the future burden of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa: a mathematical modelling study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Drug Resistant TB Is Predicted To Steadily Spread In 4 Countries – NPR Goats and Soda (free) AND The Deadliest Form Of Tuberculosis Is Snowballing In Countries That Are Already Hard Hit – Huffington Post (free) AND Researchers Predict Increase in Drug-resistant TB – VOA News (free) AND Drug-resistant tuberculosis strains gain foothold – Science (free)
See also our coverage of #WorldTBDay in our March 24th issue
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) revised
9 May, 2017 | 20:42h | UTCReview: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) revised – Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (free) (RT @HMVJC)
CDC updates Zika test guidance for pregnant women
6 May, 2017 | 20:33h | UTCCDC updates Zika test guidance for pregnant women – CIDRAP (free)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related resources: CDC Zika Interim Response Plan (free) (RT @greg_folkers) AND CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women AND Outcomes of Pregnancies with Laboratory Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection in the United States AND Prolonged IgM Antibody Response in People Infected with Zika Virus: Implications for Interpreting Serologic Testing Results for Pregnant Women (free)
World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5th, 2017)
5 May, 2017 | 20:28h | UTCWorld Hand Hygiene Day (May 5th, 2017)
World Health Organization: SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2017 AND Campaign Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Clean Hands Count Campaign (free) AND Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings (free)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017
5 May, 2017 | 20:29h | UTCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) (RT @jankluytmans and @CIDRAP_ASP see Tweet)
Invited commentary: Surgical Site Infection Prevention – What We Know and What We Do Not Know – JAMA Surgery (free)
Commentary: ‘Long-Awaited’ CDC Guidelines on SSI Prevention Released – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection 2016 – World Health Organization (free)
The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
5 May, 2017 | 20:23h | UTCThe World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic – TIME cover story (RT @HealthTalkUMN and @paimadhu see Tweet)
Related: The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic – Harvard Business Review (free) Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic – CNN (free)
Trial of Transplantation of HCV-Infected Kidneys into Uninfected Recipients
5 May, 2017 | 20:19h | UTCCorrespondence: Trial of Transplantation of HCV-Infected Kidneys into Uninfected Recipients – The New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Transplantation of HCV-infected-kidneys into uninfected recipients seems feasible in this era of direct-acting antiviral agents, maybe shortening waiting times for those willing to take the risk.
Urinary catheter care: what does the evidence say?
4 May, 2017 | 20:12h | UTCUrinary catheter care: what does the evidence say? – Cochrane Library (free)
“How frequently should indwelling urinary catheters be changed? Are catheter washouts effective? Which type of catheter reduces rates of urinary tract infection?”. This post look at the evidence regarding urinary catheter care.
Updated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection
3 May, 2017 | 17:25h | UTCUpdated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection – AIDSInfo (free)
Prevalence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria among nursing home residents
2 May, 2017 | 17:14h | UTCSources: Study: Resistant gram-negative bacteria common in nursing homes – CIDRAP (free) (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet) AND A quarter of nursing home residents are colonized with drug-resistant bacteria – EurekAlert (free)