Infectious Disease Puscast

On episode #68 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/7 – 11/20/24. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Comparative Emergence of Maribavir and Ganciclovir Resistance in a Randomized Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infection (JID) Yellow fever breakthrough infections after yellow fever vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis (LANCET Microbe) Serological evidence of natural exposure to rabies in rural populations in Gabon (PLoS Neglecgted Tropical Diseases) Bacterial Azithromycin Exposure in a 10-Day Window of Myocardial Infarction and Short- and Long-Term Outcomes (JACC Advances) Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections (NEJM) The Long and Winding Road: Three-year Mortality Following Prescription of Multi-drug Antibiotic Treatment for Mycobacterium avium complex Pulmonary Disease in United States Medicare Beneficiaries with Bronchiectasis (OFID) Oral Versus Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia or Endocarditis (CID) Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriales in solid organ transplant recipients (American Journal of Transplantation) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Adaptation of Candida albicans to specific host environments by gain-of-function mutations in transcription factors(PLoS Pathogens) Diagnostic Test Accuracy of the Fungitell Serum (1→3)-β-D-Glucan Assay for the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Do patients with candidemia need an ophthalmologic examination? (OFID) Parasitic Progress Toward Global Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) Eradication (CDC MMWR) The gut microbiota is essential for Trichinella spiralis—evoked suppression of colitis (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases) Symptomatic Entamoeba dispar Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, New York City, 2018control (OFID) Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningoencephalitis in Three Pediatric Patients in Florida, USA (Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society) Miscellaneous  Snake phobia among the general population of Tamil Nadu, India(PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases) Remote Practice of Infectious Diseases Through Telemedicine: Improving Access for Patients and Appeal for Physicians (OFID) Gauging Medical Students’ Interests in Infectious Diseases (CID) Shaping the Future of Infectious Diseases: The Journey to Promote Value, Opportunity, and Positive Messaging (OFID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

On episode #67 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/24 – 11/6/24. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Microbial dynamics and pulmonary immune responses in COVID-19 secondary bacterial pneumonia(Nature) Bacterial Implementation of a Pharmacist-Driven Vancomycin Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Monitoring Program Using Bayesian Modeling in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OFID) Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin (Nature) Oral Versus Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia or Endocarditis(CID) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Notes from the Field: Trichophyton mentagrophytes Genotype VII — New York City, April–July 2024 (CDC MMWR) Evaluation of Crushed Posaconazole Delayed Release Tablets in Lung Transplant Recipients(Transplant Infectious Disease) Parasitic Outcomes of kidney transplant recipients exposed to Chagas disease under Benznidazole prophylaxis(Transplant Infectious Disease) Fake Aristotle Fakely Rails Against Fighting Inequality (Sententiae Antiquae) Need for a paradigm shift in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases) Miscellaneous IDSA Advocacy Results in Big Win for ID in 2025 Final Medicare Rule (IDSA) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice

On episode #66 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/8 – 10/23/24. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV Type Distribution in Penile Samples in Young Men in Denmark: Results 10 Years After Implementation of a Girls-Only HPV Vaccination Program (JID) Primary Care Guidance for Providers of Care for Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: 2024 Update by the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (CID) Bacterial Adjunctive linezolid versus clindamycin for toxin inhibition in β-lactam-treated patients with invasive group A streptococcal infections in 195 US hospitals from 2016 to 2021: a retrospective cohort study with target trial emulation (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Time to turn off the toxins: adjuvant suppression of group A streptococcus (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Comparing rates of recurrent infection for first occurrence of Clostridioides difficile between tapered oral vancomycin and standard vancomycin: a retrospective, propensity matched cohort study(Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology) Evaluation of primary oral vancomycin prophylaxis against C. difficile infection during autologous stem cell transplantation (OFID) Oral Vancomycin to Prevent C. difficile in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: The last frontier in antimicrobial prophylaxis (OFID) First Report of a Fatal Septicemia Case Caused by Vibrio metoecus: A Comprehensive Functional and Genomic Study (JID) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) A global chromoblastomycosis strategy and development of the global chromoblastomycosis working group(PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases) Epidemiological and clinical features of a large blastomycosis outbreak at a paper mill in Michigan (CID) Do morphogenetic switching and intraspecies variation enhance virulence of Candida auris? (PLoS Pathogens) Parasitic Beyond Human Babesiosis: Prevalence and Association of Babesia Coinfection with Mortality in the United States, 2015–2022: A Retrospective Cohort Study (OFID) New WHO guidelines for treating rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis: expanded indications for fexinidazole and pentamidine (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Miscellaneous Social and Environmental Benefitsof Pediatric Infectious Disease Telemedicine (Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

On episode #65 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/26 – 10/7/24. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Exploring viral respiratory coinfections: Shedding light on pathogen interactions (PLoS Pathogens) Bacterial ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection (American Journal of Gastroenterology) A multivalent mRNA-LNP vaccine protects against Clostridioides difficile infection (Science) The evidence base for the optimal antibiotic treatment duration of upper and lower respiratory tract infections: an umbrella review (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Cefepime, Meropenem, and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis(JID) Establishment of Amblyomma maculatum Ticks and Rickettsia parkeri in the Northeastern United States (Emerging Infectious Diseases) DETICKT (DETICKT) Early Oral Step-Down Versus Continued Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection(Surgical Infections) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Candida auris: A focused review for emergency clinicians (American Journal of Emergency Medicine) Parasitic Ivermectin-based mass drug administration for scabies in northern India: a single-arm community intervention trial (OFID) Miscellaneous Out-BREAK! : An IDWeek 2023 escape room to break out of the educational mold (OFID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.