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Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials.

31 May, 2022 | 11:50h | UTC

Alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation or triclosan-coated sutures to reduce surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality randomised controlled trials – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Related Study: Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet AND Commentary: Expensive antiseptics and sutures do not reduce the risk of surgical infections – National Institute for Health and Care Research

 

Commentary from one of the authors on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Systematic Review: Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID‐19.

31 May, 2022 | 11:40h | UTC

Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library

Summary: How accurate are symptoms and medical examination to diagnose COVID-19? – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

An early warning system for emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

31 May, 2022 | 11:34h | UTC

An early warning system for emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants – Nature Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Opinion: COVID-19 in 2022—The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

31 May, 2022 | 11:32h | UTC

COVID-19 in 2022—The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning? – JAMA

 

Most doctors still believe in prescribing unnecessary antibiotics to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria, study suggests.

31 May, 2022 | 11:31h | UTC

News Release: Most doctors still believe in prescribing unnecessary antibiotics to treat asymptomatic infections, study suggests – University of Maryland School of Medicine

Original Study: Exploration of Primary Care Clinician Attitudes and Cognitive Characteristics Associated With Prescribing Antibiotics for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: Fast multiplex bacterial PCR of bronchoalveolar lavage for antibiotic stewardship in hospitalized patients with pneumonia at risk of Gram-negative bacterial infection.

31 May, 2022 | 10:55h | UTC

Fast multiplex bacterial PCR of bronchoalveolar lavage for antibiotic stewardship in hospitalised patients with pneumonia at risk of Gram-negative bacterial infection (Flagship II): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

[News release – not published yet] RCT: Doxycycline after unprotected sex significantly reduced STIs – study of men who have sex with men and transgender women stopped early for effectiveness.

30 May, 2022 | 11:57h | UTC

Doxycycline After Unprotected Sex Significantly Reduced STIs – University of California San Francisco

 

Analysis/Opinion: The unintended consequences of COVID-19 vaccine policy: “why mandates, passports and restrictions may cause more harm than good”.

30 May, 2022 | 11:46h | UTC

The unintended consequences of COVID-19 vaccine policy: why mandates, passports and restrictions may cause more harm than good – BMJ Global Health

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have.

30 May, 2022 | 11:36h | UTC

Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have – Nature

Related:

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

What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin – The Conversation

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

 

Investigating acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children.

30 May, 2022 | 11:39h | UTC

Investigating Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children – American Society for Microbiology

Related:

What’s sending kids to hospitals with hepatitis—coronavirus, adenovirus, or both? – Science

Investigation into acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children in England Technical briefing 3 – UK Health Security Agency

Case numbers of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology among children in 24 countries up to 18 April 2022 compared to the previous 5 years – Eurosurveillance

Severe acute hepatitis and acute liver failure of unknown origin in children: a questionnaire-based study within 34 paediatric liver centres in 22 European countries and Israel, April 2022 – Eurosurveillance

Severe acute hepatitis in children: investigate SARS-CoV-2 superantigens – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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

Epidemiological update: Hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations – CIDRAP

Investigation into acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children in England Technical briefing 2 – UK Health Security Agency

With usual suspects ruled out, disease detectives try to crack mystery of viral hepatitis cases in kids – STAT

Acute Hepatitis and Adenovirus Infection Among Children — Alabama, October 2021–February 2022 – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

The CDC and WHO Have Reported an Unusual Cluster of Severe Pediatric Hepatitis Cases – Science-Based Medicine

Investigation into acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children in England Technical briefing – UK Health Security Agency

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

CDC Alerts Providers to Hepatitis Cases of Unknown Origin – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? – Health Policy Watch

Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation – UK Health Security Agency

U.S., U.K. investigating unusual cases of hepatitis in young children – STAT

Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization

Increase in acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children – United Kingdom – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe – Associated Press

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Brief Review: Catheter dressings.

30 May, 2022 | 11:26h | UTC

Catheter dressings – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Combined bacterial meningitis and infective endocarditis: when should we search for the other when either one is diagnosed?

30 May, 2022 | 11:22h | UTC

Combined Bacterial Meningitis and Infective Endocarditis: When Should We Search for the Other When Either One is Diagnosed? – Infectious Diseases and Therapy

 

Review: Trachoma.

30 May, 2022 | 10:47h | UTC

Trachoma – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

Infographic: Trachoma – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

Right ventricular failure is strongly associated with mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19-related ARDS and appears related to respiratory worsening.

27 May, 2022 | 12:17h | UTC

Right ventricular failure is strongly associated with mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19-related ARDS and appears related to respiratory worsening – Intensive Care Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019.

27 May, 2022 | 12:15h | UTC

Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis – The Lancet

Commentaries:

Need for improved global measurement of early childhood respiratory syncytial virus disease – The Lancet (free registration required)

RSV kills 100,000 kids under age 5 a year worldwide – CHEST Physician

 

Pivot into COVID-19 research eases as publishing surge starts to level off – Researchers who jumped into the field from distant disciplines published lower impact work, study finds.

27 May, 2022 | 12:18h | UTC

Pivot into COVID-19 research eases as publishing surge starts to level off – Science

 

Covid-19: Vaccine effectiveness wanes more rapidly for cancer patients, study finds.

27 May, 2022 | 12:04h | UTC

Commentary: Covid-19: Vaccine effectiveness wanes more rapidly for cancer patients, study finds – The BMJ

Original Study: Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 breakthrough infections in patients with cancer (UKCCEP): a population-based test-negative case-control study – The Lancet Oncology

Editorial: COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in patients with cancer: remaining vulnerabilities and uncertainties – The Lancet Oncology

 

A comprehensive evaluation of COVID-19 policies and outcomes in 50 countries and territories.

27 May, 2022 | 12:11h | UTC

A comprehensive evaluation of COVID-19 policies and outcomes in 50 countries and territories – Scientific Reports

 

Why we prescribe antibiotics for too long in the hospital setting: a systematic scoping review.

27 May, 2022 | 11:53h | UTC

Why we prescribe antibiotics for too long in the hospital setting: a systematic scoping review – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

 

Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients.

26 May, 2022 | 11:27h | UTC

News Release: Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients – Lancet

Original Study: Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Commentary: Antiviral drug may limit monkeypox symptom duration, infectiousness – CIDRAP

 

Commentary from one of the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

https://twitter.com/OutbreakJake/status/1529229623908761601

 

Cohort Study: Protection and waning of natural and hybrid immunity to SARS-CoV-2.

26 May, 2022 | 11:07h | UTC

Protection and Waning of Natural and Hybrid Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 – New England Journal of Medicine

Editorial: Audio Interview: Waning Immunity against Covid-19

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Study Commentary: Long COVID risk falls only slightly after vaccination, huge study shows.

26 May, 2022 | 11:25h | UTC

Commentary: Long COVID risk falls only slightly after vaccination, huge study shows – Nature

Original Study: Long COVID after breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection – Nature Medicine

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Cohort Study: Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination.

26 May, 2022 | 11:23h | UTC

Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination: community based cohort study – The BMJ

Editorial: Are vaccines a potential treatment for long covid? – The BMJ

News Release: Vaccination after SARS-CoV-2 infection linked to a decrease in long covid symptoms – BMJ Newsroom

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Test-negative, case–control study: effectiveness of homologous and heterologous Covid-19 boosters against Omicron.

26 May, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC

Effectiveness of Homologous and Heterologous Covid-19 Boosters against Omicron – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Guideline on wound healing interventions to enhance healing of diabetic foot ulcers.

26 May, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC

Australian guideline on wound healing interventions to enhance healing of foot ulcers: part of the 2021 Australian evidence-based guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease – Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

 

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