Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Review | Challenges in cardiology: diagnosis of native and prosthetic valve endocarditis
9 May, 2023 | 14:19h | UTCSee all articles in the series here
WHO declares end to COVID-19 global health emergency
8 May, 2023 | 13:26h | UTCWHO Declares End to COVID-19 Global Health Emergency – Health Policy Watch
Consensus Paper | Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals
8 May, 2023 | 13:21h | UTCNews Release: New guidance: antibiotics should be halted upon closure of incisions – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Commentary: New guidance calls for stopping antibiotic prophylaxis immediately after surgery – CIDRAP
Related: Consensus Paper | Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals
M-A | Lower vs higher fluid volumes in sepsis: no significant impact on mortality or serious adverse events
8 May, 2023 | 13:16h | UTC
AACC Guidance document on the clinical use of procalcitonin
8 May, 2023 | 13:12h | UTCAACC Guidance Document on the Clinical Use of Procalcitonin – The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Special Report: AACC Guidance Document on the Clinical Use of Procalcitonin https://t.co/RAjvJF6Q0e #LabMed #PathTwitter #Pathology #ClinChem pic.twitter.com/oKMnlhl8a0
— JournApplLabMed (@JALM_ADLM) May 4, 2023
Brief review | What’s new in therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials?
8 May, 2023 | 13:08h | UTCWhat’s new in therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials? – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
TDM of antimicrobials in #ICU
💉life-saving drugs, difficult pharmacology
💉TDM: why do we need it?
💉uncertainties
concentrations to be targeted/where
adjusting dose if out of range
steady state: prerequisite?
outcomes when studying TDM#FOAMcc
🖇️ https://t.co/0DiDW7ONvV pic.twitter.com/0SQH0DR7Z0— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 3, 2023
USPSTF Statement | Asymptomatic adults at increased risk should be screened for latent TB
5 May, 2023 | 15:34h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Editorials:
Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection – JAMA Network Open
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults
Brief Review | Management of latent tuberculosis infection
5 May, 2023 | 15:32h | UTCManagement of Latent Tuberculosis Infection – JAMA (free for a limited period)
M-A | Effectiveness of handwashing with soap for preventing acute respiratory infections in low-income and middle-income countries
5 May, 2023 | 15:28h | UTCNews Release: Handwashing during ‘normal times’ can reduce burden of respiratory disease – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Commentary from the author: New meta-analysis – handwashing promotion reduces respiratory infections by 17%
Commentary from the author on Twitter
Our new meta-analysis in @TheLancet : promoting handwashing with soap reduces respiratory infections by 17%.
Paper
👉 https://t.co/83RnQFbZoiBlogpost
👉 https://t.co/YZi91FGpo2Handwashing is not just for pandemics.
Endemic pneumonia kills 2.5m every year. pic.twitter.com/ulOUljLZUO— Ian Ross (@IanRossUK) April 28, 2023
Cohort Study | Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia linked to increased infection risk and cancer prevalence
5 May, 2023 | 15:16h | UTCReappraisal of Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia at 30 Years – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia was initially described approximately 30 years ago as #HIV infections were emerging. In this report, longer-term characteristics of this syndrome are described. https://t.co/kV45SKmRQv#InfectiousDisease
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 3, 2023
Review | Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis
5 May, 2023 | 15:18h | UTCTransforming tuberculosis diagnosis – Nature Microbiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Diagnosis is the weakest aspect of tuberculosis care and control. A Comment article in @NatureMicrobiol describes seven critical transitions that can close the diagnostic gap and enable TB programmes worldwide to recover from the pandemic setbacks. 🔒 https://t.co/hZyBmVJfRR pic.twitter.com/NDgXF8O9W5
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) May 2, 2023
Cohort Study | Skin biopsy yields 88% sensitivity in detecting meningococcal Purpura Fulminans
5 May, 2023 | 15:15h | UTC
RCT | BCG vaccine did not protect health care workers against Covid-19
4 May, 2023 | 13:56h | UTCCommentary: The BCG vaccine does not decrease the risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter
The bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccine may enhance generic antiviral immunity. In a randomized, controlled trial, health care workers received BCG vaccination or placebo. The BCG vaccine did not reduce Covid-19 risk. https://t.co/f2Uu4yhYZP
— NEJM (@NEJM) April 26, 2023
Diagnostic Stewardship | A continuum of antibiotic stewardship in combating antimicrobial resistance
4 May, 2023 | 13:58h | UTC
Differential diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mpox (Monkeypox): a review for dermatologists
3 May, 2023 | 15:27h | UTC
SR | Fecal microbiota transplantation effective in recurrent C. difficile treatment
3 May, 2023 | 15:29h | UTCCommentaries:
Fecal microbiota transplant: Effective solution for recurrent C. difficile infections – News Medical
Related:
Commentary on Twitter
💩 Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection
🔎 #SystematicReview looked at the evidence from 6 clinical trials
🌟 'More effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections' https://t.co/NHSZYWccoN pic.twitter.com/q8kRVExvMg— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) April 28, 2023
Supportive care management recommendations for mucocutaneous manifestations of monkeypox infection
3 May, 2023 | 15:26h | UTC
RCT | An herbal-based injection reduced 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis
2 May, 2023 | 13:58h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with sepsis, treatment with Xuebijing injection, compared with the placebo group, resulted in lower 28-day mortality. https://t.co/tHwnq6mKu8
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) May 1, 2023
Syphilis in dermatology | Recognition and management
2 May, 2023 | 13:40h | UTCSyphilis in Dermatology: Recognition and Management – American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
Commentary on Twitter
Syphilis in Dermatology: Recognition and Management
This guide by Amor Khachemoune et al. discusses the current epidemiology of syphilis and focuses on practice aspects of diagnosis and management, including public health reporting.#Syphilishttps://t.co/uLsVaw4jXP pic.twitter.com/sbXhFCk5De— Kathy Fraser (@AmJClinDerma) January 23, 2023
Review | Helicobacter pylori infection
2 May, 2023 | 13:37h | UTCHelicobacter pylori infection – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
A Primer published by @DiseasePrimers summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of Helicobacter pylori infection, and discusses patient quality of life and open research questions. https://t.co/WawWpSGBU9 pic.twitter.com/ghFTbyp0ln
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) April 24, 2023
Cohort Study | Infection-unrelated cancers are increasingly more common than infection-related cancers among individuals with HIV
2 May, 2023 | 13:32h | UTCAge and Cancer Incidence in 5.2 Million People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): The South African HIV Cancer Match Study – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Infection-Unrelated Cancers Predominant Among Older Adults With HIV – Cancer Therapy Advisor
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CIDJournal/status/1652800748105637888
RCT | Molecular point-of-care testing for gastroenteritis reduced isolation time but increased antibiotic use
28 Apr, 2023 | 13:15h | UTC
M-A | Corticosteroids in community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
26 Apr, 2023 | 14:29h | UTCCorticosteroids in Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: a Systematic Review, Pairwise and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis – Journal of General Internal Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related:
RCT | Hydrocortisone reduces mortality in severe community-acquired pneumonia
ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia
M-A | Utility of differential time to positivity in diagnosing central line associated bloodstream infections
26 Apr, 2023 | 14:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CIDJournal/status/1648807186443673600
Post-tuberculosis lung impairment: systematic review and meta-analysis of spirometry data from 14 621 people
26 Apr, 2023 | 14:11h | UTC