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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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September 2024

Accuracy of routine laboratory tests to predict mortality and deterioration to severe or critical COVID‐19 in people with SARS‐CoV‐2 (new Cochrane diagnostic review)

Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus among dairy cattle, Texas, USA

Buffalopox: an emerging zoonotic challenge

Causal attribution of human papillomavirus genotypes to invasive cervical cancer worldwide literature

Challenges of antimicrobial stewardship among older adults

Changes in immune cell subtypes during ageing

Clinical spectrum and relevance of Mycobacterium malmoense

Diabetes as a risk factor for tuberculosis disease (new Cochrane prognosis review)

Early use of oral antiviral drugs and the risk of post COVID-19 syndrome

Effects of COVID-19 on the spread of respiratory-transmitted human-to-human bacteria

Global antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients within health facilities

Global Mpox outbreak: are we prepared for emerging strains?

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus infection in domestic dairy cattle and cats, United States, 2024

HIV-associated tuberculosis  

Impact of COVID-19 vaccine spring boosters on COVID-19 hospital admissions in England 2022/23

A meta-analysis of Chikungunya virus in neurological disorders

Modeling the transmission mitigation impact of testing for infectious diseases

Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among contacts of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients

Reemergence of Clade IIb–Associated Mpox, Germany, July–December 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection of domestic animals and their role in evolution and emergence of variants of concern

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in urban population of wild fallow deer, Dublin, Ireland, 2020–2022

Tick-borne diseases at the crossroads of the Middle East and central Europe

Vaccine effectiveness and impact of meningococcal vaccines against gonococcal infections

Vaginal anaerobes are associated with cervicitis: a case-control study

Sources

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Jul); Cochrane Library (Jul-Aug); Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul-Aug); Emerging Microbes and Infections (Jun); European Journal of Internal Medicine (Jun); Infectious Diseases Now (Aug-Sep); Journal of Infection (Jun-Sep); Lancet, The (Aug); NEJM (Jul); New Microbes and Infections (Dec); Science Advances (Jun)

July 2024

Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows is widespread, raising public health concerns 10.1001/jama.2024.8886

Clinical outcomes of rapid respiratory virus testing in emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0037

Cryptococcal disease in diverse hosts (review) 10.1056/NEJMra2311057

Electronic health record–based algorithm for monitoring respiratory virus–like illness 10.3201/eid3006.230473

Ensuring progress on sustainable access to effective antibiotics at the 2024 UN General Assembly: a target-based approach 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01019-5

Environment, animals, and food as reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria for humans: one health or more? 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104895

Epidemiological surveillance and infectious disease outbreaks during mass international summertime sports gatherings: a narrative review 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104889

Expanding antibiotic, vaccine, and diagnostics development and access to tackle antimicrobial resistance 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00878-X

Freshwater sports and infectious diseases: a narrative review 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104883                                                                                        

Global antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients within health facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of aggregated participant data 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106183

Infectious risks associated with outdoor sports activities 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104862

Interventional study of nonpharmaceutical measures to prevent COVID-19 aboard cruise ships 10.3201/eid3005.231364

Mpox diagnosis, behavioral risk modification, and vaccination uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, United Kingdom, 2022 10.3201/eid3005.230676

Reducing hospitalizations and multidrug-resistant organisms via regional decolonization in hospitals and nursing homes 10.1001/jama.2024.2759

The scope of the antimicrobial resistance challenge 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00876-6

See also: Burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in low-income and middle-income countries avertible by existing interventions 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00862-6

Sports and Immunity, from the recreational to the elite athlete 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104893

Subcutaneous administration of a monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria 10.1056/NEJMoa2312775

Text vs patient portal messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage: a health system–wide randomized clinical trial 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0001

Undernutrition as a risk factor for tuberculosis disease (new Cochrane prognosis review) 10.1002/14651858.CD015890.pub2

Sources

Cochrane Library (May-Jun); Emerging Infectious Diseases (May-Jun); Infectious Diseases Now (Jun); JAMA (Apr-May); JAMA Internal Medicine (May); Journal of Infection (May); Lancet, The (Jun); NEJM (Apr-May)

May 2024

Antibiotic prophylaxis for leptospirosis (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014959.pub2

Antibiotics for treatment of leptospirosis (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014960.pub2

Assessing the impact of temperature on the duration of COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia: Implications for public health strategies (no DOI)

Burdens of infection control on healthcare workers: a scoping review 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.12.003

Bus riding as amplification mechanism for SARS-CoV-2 transmission, Germany, 2021 10.3201/eid3004.231299

Child and adolescent immunisation in the UK: current issues 10.1016/j.paed.2023.12.001

Community views on active case finding for tuberculosis in low‐ and middle‐income countries (new Cochrane qualitative review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014756.pub2

Estimates of incidence and predictors of fatiguing illness after SARS-CoV-2 infection 10.3201/eid3003.231194

Incidence and risk factors for subsequent infections among rectal carriers with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.12.002

Infection prevention and control in correctional settings 10.3201/eid3013.230705

Lessons learned from COVID-19 response in correctional and detention facilities 10.3201/eid3013.230776

The Last of Us and the question of a fungal pandemic in real life 10.3201/eid3003.230684

Molecular epidemiology of underreported emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis in Europe 10.3201/eid3003.230348

Recent changes in patterns of mammal infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus worldwide 10.3201/eid3003.231098

Systematic review of scales for measuring infectious disease–related stigma 10.3201/eid3003.230934

Transferring inpatients between wards drives large nosocomial COVID-19 outbreaks, Wales, 2020–22: a matched case–control study using routine and enhanced surveillance data 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.11.014

Wolbachia‐carrying Aedes mosquitoes for preventing dengue infection (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD015636.pub2

Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Sources

Cochrane Library (Mar-Apr); Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar-Apr); Journal of Hospital Infection (Mar-Apr); Medical Journal of Malaysia, The (Mar); Paediatrics and Child Health (Mar)