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CDC Report: Acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection among children.

2 May, 2022 | 00:46h | UTC

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

Commentaries:

CDC releases new clinical details in cases of unusual hepatitis in children – CNN

CDC describes 4 tell-tale physical symptoms of the mysterious liver disease that’s spreading among kids in the US and Europe – Insider

CDC report finds no Covid link in children’s hepatitis cases in Alabama – NBC News

Related:

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

 

Commentaries on Twitter

 

ECDC publishes Rapid Risk Assessment – Increase in severe acute hepatitis cases of unknown etiology in children.

2 May, 2022 | 00:44h | UTC

ECDC publishes Rapid Risk Assessment – Increase in severe acute hepatitis cases of unknown aetiology in children – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Related:

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

 

Pfizer says COVID treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members.

2 May, 2022 | 00:43h | UTC

Pfizer says COVID treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members – Reuters

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Systematic Review: Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.

1 May, 2022 | 23:32h | UTC

Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure – Cochrane Library

Summary: Dressings that use negative pressure for closed surgical wounds – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/CochraneUK/status/1520732015972208647

 

Review: Anti-tuberculosis treatment strategies and drug development: challenges and priorities.

1 May, 2022 | 23:23h | UTC

Anti-tuberculosis treatment strategies and drug development: challenges and priorities – Nature Reviews Microbiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

News Release: A major update on global tuberculosis fight – Hackensack Meridian Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: Early neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children in the era of antiretroviral therapy.

1 May, 2022 | 23:09h | UTC

Early neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children in the era of antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

 

RCT: Extended vs. standard antibiotic course duration in children below 5 years of age hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in high-risk settings.

29 Apr, 2022 | 11:16h | UTC

Extended Versus Standard Antibiotic Course Duration in Children <5 Years of Age Hospitalized With Community-acquired Pneumonia in High-risk Settings: Four-week Outcomes of a Multicenter, Double-blind, Parallel, Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Related:

Short- vs Standard-Course Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: The SCOUT-CAP Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics

Appropriate Use of Short-Course Antibiotics in Common Infections: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine

Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The SAFER Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics

Effect of Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration on the Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The CAP-IT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA

Treatment of UTIs in Infants <2 Months: A Living Systematic Review – Hospital Pediatrics

Effect of 7 vs 14 Days of Antibiotic Therapy on Resolution of Symptoms Among Afebrile Men With Urinary Tract Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA

Seven versus fourteen Days of Antibiotic Therapy for uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Efficacy of short-course antibiotic treatments for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Review: Understanding vaccine safety and the roles of the FDA and the CDC.

29 Apr, 2022 | 11:13h | UTC

Understanding Vaccine Safety and the Roles of the FDA and the CDC – New England Journal of Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: BCG vaccine is not effective in reducing healthcare worker absenteeism in COVID-19 pandemic.

29 Apr, 2022 | 11:05h | UTC

BCG vaccine to reduce healthcare worker absenteeism in COVID-19 pandemic, a randomized controlled trial – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Hepatitis outbreak in children: explainer on adenovirus type 41, the possible culprit.

29 Apr, 2022 | 11:07h | UTC

Hepatitis outbreak in children: explainer on adenovirus type 41, the possible culprit – The Conversation

Related:

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

 

Bring it on: Top five antimicrobial stewardship challenges in transplant infectious diseases and practical strategies to address them.

29 Apr, 2022 | 10:51h | UTC

Bring it on: Top five antimicrobial stewardship challenges in transplant infectious diseases and practical strategies to address them – Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

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M-A: Household secondary attack rates of SARS-CoV-2 by variant and vaccination status.

29 Apr, 2022 | 10:57h | UTC

Household Secondary Attack Rates of SARS-CoV-2 by Variant and Vaccination Status: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Expert Consensus: Topical treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis.

29 Apr, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC

Topical Treatment of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: An Expert Consensus – Women’s Health Reports

 

Covid-19: What is the evidence for the antiviral Paxlovid?

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:58h | UTC

Covid-19: What is the evidence for the antiviral Paxlovid? – The BMJ

Related:

Yes, Relapses After Paxlovid Happen — Now What? – HIV and ID Observations

WHO recommends highly successful COVID-19 therapy and calls for wide geographical distribution and transparency from originator – World Health Organization

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19 – The BMJ

Oral Nirmatrelvir for High-Risk, Nonhospitalized Adults with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

Prescribing Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir: How to Recognize and Manage Drug–Drug Interactions – Annals of Internal Medicine

The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Between Ritonavir-Boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) and Concomitant Medications – NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel

 

Development and validation of the symptom burden questionnaire for long covid (SBQ-LC): Rasch analysis.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC

Development and validation of the symptom burden questionnaire for long covid (SBQ-LC): Rasch analysis – The BMJ

 

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1519430941759918080

 

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:51h | UTC

Experts fear U.S. may default to annual Covid boosters without sufficient data – STAT

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Public health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study.

28 Apr, 2022 | 10:54h | UTC

Public health impact of covid-19 vaccines in the US: observational study – The BMJ

Editorial: The benefits of large scale covid-19 vaccination – The BMJ

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Phase 2b trial: Prefusion F protein–based respiratory syncytial virus immunization in pregnancy.

28 Apr, 2022 | 08:09h | UTC

Prefusion F Protein–Based Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization in Pregnancy – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: RSV Prefusion F Protein-Based Immunization Studied in Pregnancy – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

M-A: Risk factors for acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia in intensive care unit.

28 Apr, 2022 | 08:01h | UTC

Risk Factors for Acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Frontiers in Medicine

 

Clinical Review: Diagnosis and management of covid-19 in pregnancy.

27 Apr, 2022 | 08:13h | UTC

Diagnosis and management of covid-19 in pregnancy – The BMJ

 

Report: Investigation into acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children in England.

27 Apr, 2022 | 08:08h | UTC

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

Related:

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

 

Cohort Study: Incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome after Covid-19 vaccination in the vaccine safety datalink.

27 Apr, 2022 | 08:03h | UTC

Incidence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination in the Vaccine Safety Datalink – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views.

27 Apr, 2022 | 07:52h | UTC

Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views – Cochrane Library

Summary: Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: the views and experiences of people who are tested and healthcare providers – Cochrane Library

Commentary: Molecular tests for TB: Global rollout of rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis over the last 12 years – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

 

Review: Use of antimicrobials for bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

27 Apr, 2022 | 01:34h | UTC

Use of Antimicrobials for Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit, a Clinically Oriented Review – Antibiotics

 

Covid-19: Only a quarter of patients admitted to hospital feel fully recovered after a year, study finds.

26 Apr, 2022 | 08:45h | UTC

Covid-19: Only a quarter of patients admitted to hospital feel fully recovered after a year, study finds – The BMJ

Original Study: Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Invited Commentary: Long COVID: systemic inflammation and obesity as therapeutic targets – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

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