Infectious Diseases (all articles)
M-A | Global prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis 2006–2021.
3 Aug, 2022 | 14:04h | UTC
Cohort Study | Incidence of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease following implementation of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
3 Aug, 2022 | 13:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#OrigInvestigation: Reduction of acute chest syndrome incidence in children with sickle-cell disease following 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) implementation in France. https://t.co/MuG6T0g5FU
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 2, 2022
WHO Guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations.
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:41h | UTCNews Release: WHO publishes new guidelines on HIV, hepatitis and STIs for key populations – World Health Organization
Severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children—what is known?
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:39h | UTCSevere acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children—what is known? – BMC Medicine
Related:
A Case Series of Children with Acute Hepatitis and Human Adenovirus Infection – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Clinical Spectrum of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – Multi-country – World Health Organization
Sudden onset hepatitis in children – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Outbreak of hepatitis in children: clinical course of children with acute liver failure admitted to the intensive care unit – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology
What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science
Puzzling pediatric hepatitis cases echo an earlier mysterious illness – STAT
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide – CBC
Hepatitis outbreak in children: What do we know so far? – Imperial College London
Explaining the unexplained hepatitis in children – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP
Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children – World Health Organization
WHO says 12 countries have reported unusual cases of hepatitis in kids – STAT
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch
U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT
Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press
M-A | Perioperative care bundles for the prevention of surgical-site infections.
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:30h | UTC
WHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to monkeypox.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:24h | UTCWHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to monkeypox – CNN
See also: WHO recommends gay and bisexual men limit sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox – CNBC
Related:
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
The #monkeypox outbreak can be stopped if countries, communities and individuals inform themselves, take the risks seriously, and take the steps needed to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups.pic.twitter.com/7CumPFyPhc
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) July 27, 2022
Monkeypox | A contemporary review for healthcare professionals.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:20h | UTCMonkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Related:
WHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to monkeypox – CNN
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Clinical features and novel presentations of human monkeypox in a central London center during the 2022 outbreak: descriptive case series.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:22h | UTCRelated:
WHO chief advises men who have sex with men to reduce partners to limit exposure to monkeypox – CNN
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
NEW research published by The BMJ today identifies important differences in monkeypox symptoms between the current outbreak and previous outbreaks in endemic regions https://t.co/uYnhbZoBhd pic.twitter.com/NZNoNVi6Lm
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 29, 2022
Systematic Review | Rapid, point‐of‐care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
29 Jul, 2022 | 12:39h | UTCRapid, point‐of‐care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection – Cochrane Library
Summary: How accurate are rapid antigen tests for diagnosing COVID-19? – Cochrane Library
M-A | Lung cancer occurrence after an episode of tuberculosis.
29 Jul, 2022 | 12:28h | UTC
M-A | Prognosis and persistence of smell and taste dysfunction in patients with covid-19.
28 Jul, 2022 | 13:28h | UTCEditorial: Smell and taste dysfunction after covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentary: The burden of prolonged smell and taste loss in covid-19 – The BMJ
News Release: Millions of covid patients may have long term smell and taste problems – BMJ Newsroom
RCT | Short vs. extended treatment with a carbapenem in patients with high-risk fever of unknown origin during neutropenia.
27 Jul, 2022 | 12:17h | UTCShort versus extended treatment with a carbapenem in patients with high-risk fever of unknown origin during neutropenia: a non-inferiority, open-label, multicentre, randomised trial – The Lancet Haematology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Short-Course or Extended Antibiotics in Febrile Neutropenia? – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
NEW online—Short-term is not inferior to extended carbapenem in patients with haematological malignancy and neutropenic fever of unknown origin, however, higher serious adverse events and mortality were noted in the short treatment group: the SHORT trial https://t.co/FOp1M3D6cL pic.twitter.com/6z5e8MSEgQ
— The Lancet Haematology (@TheLancetHaem) June 10, 2022
M-A | Antiviral drug treatment for nonsevere COVID-19.
27 Jul, 2022 | 12:14h | UTCNews Release: Some antivirals used in nonsevere COVID-19 may reduce hospitalizations and deaths – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Commentary: COVID-19 antivirals may cut risk of hospitalization, death – CIDRAP
M-A | Beneficial and harmful effects of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment and prophylaxis of COVID-19.
27 Jul, 2022 | 12:12h | UTC
NICE Guideline | Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management.
26 Jul, 2022 | 13:37h | UTCPneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Related Guidelines:
Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing
Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing
Cohort Study | Cardiometabolic outcomes up to 12 months after COVID-19 infection.
26 Jul, 2022 | 13:30h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 patients more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases and diabetes soon after infection – PLOS
Commentaries:
COVID-19 tied to new-onset, short-term heart disease, diabetes – CIDRAP
CVD, Diabetes Spike in Acute Phase of COVID-19 – TCTMD
Monkeypox virus infection in humans across 16 countries — April–June 2022.
25 Jul, 2022 | 13:09h | UTCCommentary: Largest monkeypox study to date highlights new symptoms – CIDRAP
Related: WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter
In this report, 528 cases of monkeypox across 16 countries are described. Rash, mucosallesions, fever, lethargy, and lymphadenopathy were common clinical findings. Few patients were hospitalized. https://t.co/SPTVK1vBRl pic.twitter.com/PNWDuAb7AG
— NEJM (@NEJM) July 21, 2022
WHO declares global public health emergency over Monkeypox virus outbreak.
25 Jul, 2022 | 13:11h | UTCWHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
[PREPRINT] RCT | Inhaled fluticasone not beneficial for outpatients with Covid-19.
25 Jul, 2022 | 13:01h | UTCNews Release: Study finds no benefit to taking fluticasone furoate for COVID-19 symptoms – Duke Clinical Research Institute
Commentary: Asthma Drug Fluticasone Fails as Potential COVID-19 Treatment – HealthDay
Retrospective Cohort Study | Effectiveness of a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against all-cause mortality in long-term care facility residents and in the oldest old.
25 Jul, 2022 | 13:03h | UTCRelated:
Cohort Study | Taiwan’s nationwide Hepatitis B vaccination and antiviral therapy program reduced end-stage liver disease burden.
25 Jul, 2022 | 12:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found the nationwide implementation of hepatitis B vaccination (1984) and antiviral treatment programs (2003) was followed by dramatic reductions in the burden of end-stage liver disease in Taiwan. https://t.co/Qnei2abi85
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) July 18, 2022
M-A | Worldwide occurrence of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and its associated factors.
22 Jul, 2022 | 11:30h | UTC
Case Series | Chapare hemorrhagic fever and virus detection in rodents in Bolivia in 2019.
22 Jul, 2022 | 11:16h | UTCChapare Hemorrhagic Fever and Virus Detection in Rodents in Bolivia in 2019 – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
A cluster of cases of hemorrhagic fever was identified in Bolivia. An investigation led to the identification of Chapare virus as the cause. Probable person-to-person transmission was identified. https://t.co/Chq2NpaZCW pic.twitter.com/n6vQGXwauL
— NEJM (@NEJM) June 16, 2022
Cohort Study | Effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against Omicron in children 5 to 11 years of age.
21 Jul, 2022 | 13:28h | UTC
With monkeypox spreading globally, many experts believe the virus can’t be contained.
21 Jul, 2022 | 13:12h | UTCWith monkeypox spreading globally, many experts believe the virus can’t be contained – STAT
Related:
Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Monkeypox – JAMA
7 of your most pressing monkeypox vaccine questions, answered – Vox
How contagious is monkeypox—and should you get a vaccine? Here’s the latest. – National Geographic
Prevention and Treatment of Monkeypox – Drugs
Monkeypox soars in Europe, with more than 4,000 cases – CIDRAP
No room for complacency – World Health Organization
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update – World Health Organization
Monkeypox Genital Lesions – New England Journal of Medicine
Monkeypox vaccination begins — can the global outbreaks be contained? – Nature
Incubation period for monkeypox: Estimates from the Netherlands.
‘Discriminatory and stigmatizing’: Scientists push to rename monkeypox viruses – STAT
Rename monkeypox strains to remove geographic stigma, researchers say – Science
2022 Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus Outbreak Global Map – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As monkeypox threat grows, scientists debate best vaccine strategy – Science
Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against – Science
Experts highlight sexual aspect of monkeypox spread – CIDRAP
What to Know About Monkeypox – JAMA
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries: Update – World Health Organization
Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have – Nature
Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients – Lancet
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
A Novel International Monkeypox Outbreak – Annals of Internal Medicine
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues – STAT
Monkeypox cases increase across Europe, North America – CIDRAP
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries – World Health Organization
Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert – Nature
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America? – The BMJ
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – STAT
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore? – BBC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News