Cohort Study: Pneumococcal urinary antigen testing for antimicrobial guidance in community-acquired pneumonia.
Pneumococcal urinary antigen testing for antimicrobial guidance in community-acquired pneumonia: a register-based cohort study – Journal of Infection Commentary on Twitter ??Large register-based cohort studyTo evaluate the effect of pneumococcal urinary antigen test usage on broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment in CAPPerforming urinary antigen test has little effect on antibiotic therapy in pneumonia #IDTwitterhttps://t.co/Cxg9FDEUqk — Antibiotic […]
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RCT: High-flow nasal oxygen is not beneficial for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and mild hypoxemia.
High-flow nasal oxygen versus conventional oxygen therapy in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and mild hypoxaemia: a randomised controlled trial – Thorax
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NICE rapid guideline update on the management of Covid-19.
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Commentary on Twitter Just published ?? @ICHEJournal @SHEA_Epi @IDSAInfo @APICStrategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update #IDTwitter https://t.co/fipGfkyHi6 pic.twitter.com/c88X5GL0d6 — Antibiotic Steward Bassam […]
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Cytomegalovirus blood reactivation in COVID-19 critically ill patients: risk factors and impact on mortality.
Cytomegalovirus blood reactivation in COVID-19 critically ill patients: risk factors and impact on mortality – Intensive Care Medicine Commentary on Twitter CMV reactivation in #COVID19 critically ill pts:?frequent! >20% in this study?risk depends on severity of illness/occurrence of secondary bacterial infections in #ICU? prolonged hospital stay & higher mortality but independent association lacking.? https://t.co/N8JVD1GyPQ […]
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Covid-19: Second boosters may benefit at-risk groups but have “minimal” impact for others, says WHO.
Covid-19: Second boosters may benefit at-risk groups but have “minimal” impact for others, says WHO – The BMJ Original Statement: Interim statement on the use of additional booster doses of Emergency Use Listed mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 – World Health Organization Related recommendations: COVID-19: Joint statement from ECDC and EMA on the administration of a […]
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M-A: Antibiotic duration for community acquired pneumonia in outpatient children in high-income countries – treatment duration of 3–5 days is equally effective and safe vs. 7–10 days.
Antibiotic treatment duration for community acquired pneumonia in outpatient children in high-income countries – a systematic review and meta-analysis – Clinical Infectious Diseases Related: Antibiotics for Pediatric Pneumonia: Might Less Be Enough? – Annals of Emergency Medicine Effect of Amoxicillin Dose and Treatment Duration on the Need for Antibiotic Re-treatment in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: […]
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Systematic Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19.
Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library Summary: How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19? – Cochrane Library Related: Review of Thoracic Imaging Manifestations of COVID-19 and Other Pathologic Coronaviruses – Radiology Clinics of North America
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COVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up.
COVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up – Cochrane Library
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Review: Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes.
Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes – Nature Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one) Commentary on Twitter A @NatureMedicine tour de force review of the unexplained post-acute infectious syndromes, which includes #LongCovid and many others https://t.co/5RnyY9l0eQby @jan_choutka @mhornig @VirusesImmunity pic.twitter.com/dhYeZYnM1U — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2022
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