Infectious Diseases (all articles)

England to offer Covid jab to five to 11-year-olds.

17 Feb, 2022 | 10:09h | UTC

England to offer Covid jab to five to 11-year-olds – BBC

Risk factors for PICU admission and death among children and young people hospitalized with COVID-19 and PIMS-TS in England during the first pandemic year.

17 Feb, 2022 | 09:58h | UTC

Risk factors for PICU admission and death among children and young people hospitalized with COVID-19 and PIMS-TS in England during the first pandemic year – Nature Medicine

Commentary: Studies detail risk of severe COVID-19, GI problems in kids – CIDRAP

Commentary on Twitter

The risk of intensive care unit admission among children with COVID-19 is affected by age, ethnicity and comorbidities, according to a @NatureMedicine paper. Understanding these modifiers might help identify at-risk children and guide interventions. https://t.co/MIkLecyNI6 pic.twitter.com/JtN3Ab4Lu7

— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) December 20, 2021

How COVID-19 transformed genomics and changed the handling of disease outbreaks forever.

17 Feb, 2022 | 09:56h | UTC

How COVID-19 transformed genomics and changed the handling of disease outbreaks forever – The Conversation

Review | Wastewater network infrastructure in public health: Applications and learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Feb, 2022 | 09:54h | UTC

Wastewater network infrastructure in public health: Applications and learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic – PLOS Global Public Health

Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it’s done sensibly.

CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater.

CDC Report: Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021.

Rapid, large-scale wastewater surveillance and automated reporting system enabled early detection of nearly 85% of COVID-19 cases on a University campus.

[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.

Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME

Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT

Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start – STAT

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature

Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation

It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT

Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC

Development of wastewater pooled surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from congregate living settings – high sensitivity, but unable to distinguish new infectious cases from persistent convalescent shedding.

SIMEU position paper on non-invasive respiratory support in COVID-19 pneumonia.

17 Feb, 2022 | 10:01h | UTC

SIMEU position paper on non-invasive respiratory support in COVID-19 pneumonia – Internal and Emergency Medicine

RCT: CPAP improved outcomes in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19, but high-flow nasal oxygen was not better than conventional oxygen therapy.

RCT: In patients with severe Covid-19, high-flow oxygen therapy reduced the likelihood of invasive mechanical ventilation and decreased the time to clinical recovery compared to conventional oxygen therapy.

Non-invasive respiratory support in the management of acute COVID-19 pneumonia: considerations for clinical practice and priorities for research – “The two randomized controlled trials indicate superiority of non-invasive ventilation over high-flow nasal oxygen in reducing the need for intubation”.

Guidance for systematic integration of undernutrition in attributing cause of death in children.

17 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC

Guidance for Systematic Integration of Undernutrition in Attributing Cause of Death in Children – Clinical Infectious Diseases

Perspective | The hidden epidemic: Antibiotic resistance is approaching a crisis point, and the world needs to act.

17 Feb, 2022 | 08:39h | UTC

The Hidden Epidemic – Vox

Mortality and clinical cure rates for pneumonia: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis of randomized control trials comparing bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotic treatments.

17 Feb, 2022 | 08:35h | UTC

Mortality and clinical cure rates for pneumonia: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis of randomized control trials comparing bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotic treatments – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

M-A: Impact of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship on appropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency department.

17 Feb, 2022 | 08:23h | UTC

Impact of Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship on Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary on Twitter

Hot off the Press: Impact of Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial
Stewardship on Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
in the Emergency Department: A Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis https://t.co/NsZIubli8z pic.twitter.com/V2Sf6tLoKI

— AnnalsofEM (@AnnalsofEM) January 24, 2022

Response to additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in people who are immunocompromised: a rapid review.

16 Feb, 2022 | 10:13h | UTC

Response to additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in people who are immunocompromised: a rapid review – The Lancet Global Health

Commentary on Twitter

A review of the 23 studies of Covid vaccination for immunocompromised people indicates the level of responders varies with conditions. Even additional doses may not provide sufficient protection for some, requiring additional measureshttps://t.co/BjaKrJUAbO @LancetGH pic.twitter.com/EYVWAX23Ig

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 15, 2022

WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis.

16 Feb, 2022 | 10:11h | UTC

WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis – World Health Organization

Seminar: Measles.

16 Feb, 2022 | 10:15h | UTC

Measles – The Lancet (free registration required)

WHO Interim Guidance: Public health surveillance for COVID-19.

16 Feb, 2022 | 10:08h | UTC

Public health surveillance for COVID-19: interim guidance – World Health Organization

2021 Year in Review in 11 Charts: The Inequality Pandemic.

16 Feb, 2022 | 09:55h | UTC

2021 Year in Review in 11 Charts: The Inequality Pandemic – The World Bank

Commentary on Twitter

The impact of the #COVID19 pandemic is largest for the world’s poorest. Vulnerable groups, including women, workers with low education, and those informally employed in urban areas, were hit particularly hard.
Read more in our #YearInReview: https://t.co/biyED5aJ5l pic.twitter.com/g7jTZIjm96

— World Bank (@WorldBank) February 1, 2022

COVID: China is developing its own mRNA vaccine – and it’s showing early promise.

16 Feb, 2022 | 09:56h | UTC

COVID: China is developing its own mRNA vaccine – and it’s showing early promise – The Conversation

WHO Questions and Answers: COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy.

16 Feb, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC

Questions and Answers: COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy – World Health Organization

COVID vaccines safely protect pregnant people: the data are in.

COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy—number needed to vaccinate to avoid harm.

A case-controlled study showed Covid-19 vaccination during early pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of first-trimester miscarriage.

Editorial: Covid-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy.

AstraZeneca vaccination not linked to reduced fertility rates and adverse birth outcomes.

Cohort study: Vaccinated pregnant patients had 90% lower risk of severe or critical Covid-19 compared with unvaccinated pregnant patients.

Two observational studies suggest spontaneous abortion is not increased following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination during pregnancy.

Study shows high effectiveness of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy.

5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.

CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.

ACOG and SMFM Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Individuals – “ACOG encourages its members to enthusiastically recommend vaccination to their patients.”

Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.

Commentary on Twitter

🆕 Summary of WHO recommendations on #COVID19 vaccination in pregnancy https://t.co/XPVggBbSmj

If you’re pregnant, vaccination is one of the most important ways to protect yourself and your baby from severe illness from COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/dfSBVJLBG7

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 15, 2022

Covid-19: Vaccination during pregnancy is safe, finds large US study.

16 Feb, 2022 | 09:51h | UTC

Covid-19: Vaccination during pregnancy is safe, finds large US study – The BMJ

Original Study: Receipt of COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy and Preterm or Small-for-Gestational-Age at Birth — Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 15, 2020–July 22, 2021 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

COVID vaccines safely protect pregnant people: the data are in.

COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy—number needed to vaccinate to avoid harm.

A case-controlled study showed Covid-19 vaccination during early pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of first-trimester miscarriage.

Editorial: Covid-19 treatments and vaccines must be evaluated in pregnancy.

AstraZeneca vaccination not linked to reduced fertility rates and adverse birth outcomes.

Cohort study: Vaccinated pregnant patients had 90% lower risk of severe or critical Covid-19 compared with unvaccinated pregnant patients.

Two observational studies suggest spontaneous abortion is not increased following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination during pregnancy.

Study shows high effectiveness of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy.

5 Crucial Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.

CDC Guidance: Pregnant people should be vaccinated against COVID-19.

ACOG and SMFM Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Individuals – “ACOG encourages its members to enthusiastically recommend vaccination to their patients.”

Cohort study: Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine associated with 78% lower risk of Covid-19 in pregnancy.

ACR Guidance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated With SARS–CoV-2 and Hyperinflammation in Pediatric COVID-19.

15 Feb, 2022 | 10:17h | UTC

American College of Rheumatology Clinical Guidance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated With SARS–CoV-2 and Hyperinflammation in Pediatric COVID-19: Version 3 – Arthritis & Rheumatism

Commentary and summary: ACR Updates Clinical Guidance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated With COVID – RheumNow

Why don’t most people with COVID need to test for another 30 days, even if they’re re-exposed?

15 Feb, 2022 | 10:14h | UTC

Why don’t most people with COVID need to test for another 30 days, even if they’re re-exposed? – The Conversation

Essay: Tuberculosis in times of COVID-19.

15 Feb, 2022 | 10:16h | UTC

Tuberculosis in times of COVID-19 – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Covid-19’s Devastating Effect on Tuberculosis Care — A Path to Recovery.

Global tuberculosis progress reversed by COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO Report: Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

How COVID is derailing the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.

How COVID hurt the fight against other dangerous diseases

World TB Day | Report: COVID-19 Eliminates Twelve Years of Progress Against Tuberculosis

WHO: Benefits of continuing to provide life-saving HIV services outweigh the risk of COVID-19 transmission by 100 to 1

Tuberculosis and Covid-19: Fighting a deadly syndemic

Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Omicron-targeted vaccines do no better than original jabs in early tests in animals.

15 Feb, 2022 | 10:09h | UTC

Omicron-targeted vaccines do no better than original jabs in early tests – Nature

Retrospective Cohort: Association of SARS-CoV-2 infection with serious maternal morbidity and mortality from obstetric complications.

15 Feb, 2022 | 10:11h | UTC

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Serious Maternal Morbidity and Mortality From Obstetric Complications – JAMA

News Release: NIH-funded study suggests COVID-19 increases risk of pregnancy complications – NIH News Releases

Commentary on Twitter

In this study, among pregnant and postpartum individuals, #SARSCoV2 infection was associated with increased risk of a composite outcome of maternal mortality or serious morbidity from obstetric complications. https://t.co/51wcT8GhJq

— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 7, 2022