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Mitigating neurological, cognitive, and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19-related critical illness

26 Jul, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC

Mitigating neurological, cognitive, and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19-related critical illness – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Systematic Review | Monocyte distribution width as a diagnostic marker for infection

26 Jul, 2023 | 13:26h | UTC

Monocyte Distribution Width as a Diagnostic Marker for Infection – CHEST

Commentary on Twitter

What is the diagnostic performance of monocyte distribution width across multiple infectious disease outcomes and care settings? Read the full original research in the July issue to learn more: https://t.co/iJxzNwdlgq #JournalCHEST #MedEd #CHESTCritCare pic.twitter.com/epYYOJA9wt

— CHEST® Journal (@journal_CHEST) July 7, 2023

Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its etiologies, 1990–2019

25 Jul, 2023 | 13:55h | UTC

Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – The Lancet Neurology

Commentary on Twitter

Although largely preventable, meningitis still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year.

New @IHME_UW #GBDStudy in @TheLancetNeuro assesses incident cases and deaths due to acute infectious meningitis by aetiology and age from 1990–2019. https://t.co/S3KtMA7DMs pic.twitter.com/AYuSJHsNwK

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 20, 2023

Consensus Paper | Urinary tract infections in pregnant individuals

25 Jul, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC

Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant Individuals – Obstetrics & Gynecology

Cohort Study | Examining patient demographics, microbiology, and mortality in infectious endocarditis after TAVI

25 Jul, 2023 | 13:48h | UTC

Patient characteristics, microbiology, and mortality of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation – Clinical Infectious Diseases

New WHO guidance on the role of HIV viral suppression in improving individual health and reducing transmission

24 Jul, 2023 | 13:17h | UTC

News Release: New WHO guidance on HIV viral suppression and scientific updates released at IAS 2023 – World Health Organization

WHO Guidance: The role of HIV viral suppression in improving individual health and reducing transmission – Word Health Organization

Related WHO Guidelines:

WHO recommends optimizing HIV testing services – World Health Organization

Primary health care and HIV: convergent actions – World Health Organization

Systematic Review | Low-level HIV viremia (below 1000 copies/mL) linked to minimal sexual transmission risk

24 Jul, 2023 | 13:15h | UTC

The risk of sexual transmission of HIV in individuals with low-level HIV viraemia – The Lancet

Editorial: HIV is sexually untransmittable when viral load is undetectable – The Lancet

Commentary on Twitter

People on ART with low but detectible levels of HIV viral load have almost zero risk of sexually transmitting the virus to others, in-depth review suggests #IAS2023 https://t.co/wU26C8cEMK pic.twitter.com/hQHLDqPxO6

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 22, 2023

Cohort Study | Increased risk of depression and suicide among people with HIV, especially in the first two years post-diagnosis

24 Jul, 2023 | 13:01h | UTC

Risk of Depression in People With HIV: A nationwide population-based matched cohort study – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Commentary on Twitter

Risk of Depression in People With HIV: A nationwide population-based matched cohort study

✅ Just Accepted
🆓 Freely Availablehttps://t.co/nyrzPqRRqw

— Clinical Infectious Diseases (@CIDJournal) July 22, 2023

RCT | Long-term Doxycycline for COPD does not reduce exacerbations, except possibly in severe cases or with low eosinophils

24 Jul, 2023 | 12:50h | UTC

A Double-Blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled Trial of Long-Term Doxycycline Therapy on Exacerbation Rate in Patients with Stable COPD – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

M-A | Exposure to smoke, overcrowding, poor living conditions, and contact with TB cases identified as risk conditions for pediatric TB

24 Jul, 2023 | 12:43h | UTC

Risk factors for the development of tuberculosis among the pediatric population: a systematic review and meta-analysis – European Journal of Pediatrics

Correspondence | Potential “healthy vaccinee bias” in a study of BNT162b2 vaccine against Covid-19

21 Jul, 2023 | 13:43h | UTC

Potential “Healthy Vaccinee Bias” in a Study of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

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

Our correspondence is out in @njem written w @VPrasadMDMPH & Ram Duriseti

We show v strong evidence of healthy vaccinee bias in an Israeli study of Pfizer booster vs covid death, which wasn't disclosed

Could explain ALL reported benefit of the booster🧵https://t.co/F3WeafvUnw pic.twitter.com/b29YQ0lblh

— Tracy Høeg, MD, PhD (@TracyBethHoeg) July 20, 2023

Phase 2 Trial | Maternal GBS6 vaccine shows promise in infant group B strep prevention

21 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC

Potential for Maternally Administered Vaccine for Infant Group B Streptococcus – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Maternal strep B vaccine slashes risk of infection among infants – CIDRAP

RCT | Molecular screening for bacterial vaginosis does not significantly reduce preterm birth rates

21 Jul, 2023 | 13:31h | UTC

Effectiveness and Costs of Molecular Screening and Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis to Prevent Preterm Birth: The AuTop Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics

See also: Visual Abstract

IDSA 2023 Guidance on the treatment of antimicrobial resistant gram-negative infections

20 Jul, 2023 | 11:15h | UTC

Infectious Diseases Society of America 2023 Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial Resistant Gram-Negative Infections – Clinical Infectious Diseases

RCT | Direct oral challenge noninferior to skin testing followed by direct oral challenge in low-risk penicillin allergy patients

18 Jul, 2023 | 13:54h | UTC

Efficacy of a Clinical Decision Rule to Enable Direct Oral Challenge in Patients With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy: The PALACE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

See also: Visual Abstract

News Release: World-first clinical trial to help millions with penicillin allergies – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Commentary: Trial supports use of direct oral challenge for penicillin allergy – CIDRAP

Cohort study | Poor sensitivity of procalcitonin-on-admission for ruling out bloodstream infections in patients with suspected sepsis

18 Jul, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC

Reliability of Admission Procalcitonin Testing for Capturing Bacteremia Across the Sepsis Spectrum: Real-World Utilization and Performance Characteristics, 65 U.S. Hospitals, 2008–2017 – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Review | Infection prevention and control in the medical imaging environment

18 Jul, 2023 | 13:31h | UTC

Infection prevention and control in the medical imaging environment: a scoping review – Insights into Imaging

Guideline | Antibiotic therapy in patients with suspected antibiotic allergy

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

The Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB) guideline for the approach to suspected antibiotic allergy – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Systematic Review | Criteria to achieve safe antimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch in hospitalized adult populations

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC

Criteria to achieve safe antimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch in hospitalised adult populations: a systematic rapid review – BMJ Open

Case Series | Cutibacterium acnes endocarditis often misdiagnosed due to absence of typical symptoms and delayed culture results

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:31h | UTC

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Cutibacterium acnes Endocarditis – JAMA Network Open

Cohort Study | Long-acting antiretroviral therapy may achieve virologic suppression in HIV patients with adherence challenges

17 Jul, 2023 | 13:26h | UTC

Demonstration Project of Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy in a Diverse Population of People With HIV – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Long-Acting ART Achieves Virologic Suppression for People With HIV – HealthDay

Consensus Paper | Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute-care settings

14 Jul, 2023 | 13:03h | UTC

Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute-care settings – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

News Release: New guidance for infection prevention in acute care settings – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Consensus Paper | Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals

Consensus Paper | Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

SHEA statement on antibiotic stewardship in hospitals during public health emergencies – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Quality Improvement Study | Improved asymptomatic bacteriuria management by reduction of unnecessary urine culture requests

14 Jul, 2023 | 12:54h | UTC

A Statewide Quality Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria – JAMA Internal Medicine

Study: Hospital Intervention Resulted in a 45% Reduction in the Urine Cultures Ordered

Optimal Urine Culture Diagnostic Stewardship Practice—Results from an Expert Modified-Delphi Procedure – Clinical Infectious Diseases

USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults

Cohort Study: Antibiotic Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Hospitalized Patients is Common, and May be Associated with Longer Duration of Hospitalization

Inappropriate Management of Asymptomatic Patients With Positive Urine Cultures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Open Forum Infectious Diseases

IDSA Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Commentary on Twitter

🔥🔥🔥Powerful message from our new study in @JAMAInternalMed: diagnostic stewardship (better use of diagnostic tests) was responsible for ALL the⬇️in unnecessary antibiotic use for ASB. ➕results🟰💪nudge to action. Time to👀👀upstream to improve care! https://t.co/yO4UpA6ZKK pic.twitter.com/hXZGvNmVJP

— Valerie Vaughn (@ValerieVaughnMD) July 11, 2023

Retrospective Analysis | 18% of ICU patients develop sepsis-associated AKI, mostly stage 1, diagnosed by low urine output

12 Jul, 2023 | 13:39h | UTC

Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: incidence, patient characteristics, timing, trajectory, treatment, and associated outcomes. A multicenter, observational study – Intensive Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Fulminant myocarditis in #ICU
🫀short/long‑term prognosis
🫀clinical suspicion, initial recognition, differential diagnoses
🫀initial management & temporary #MCS: IABP #ECMO #Impella
🫀endomyocardial biopsy
🫀immunomodulatory therapies
🔓#FOAMcc @yourICM
🖇️https://t.co/JIGm4p0tv5 pic.twitter.com/o4RctuurEL

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) July 11, 2023