Infectious Disease Puscast

Vincent Racaniello

  • 37 minutes 58 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #102

    On episode #102 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 2/26 – 3/11/26.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong

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    • Viral
    • Measles Outbreak — New Mexico, 2025 (CDC: MMWR)
    • Epidemiology of HMPV and Other Respiratory Viral Infections Among Outpatients, 2016–2022 (OFID)
    • Notes from the Field: Congenital Rubella Syndrome — Florida, 2025 (CDC: MMWR)
    • Long-term efficacy and safety of the single-dose tetravalent Butantan dengue vaccine (Nature Medicine)
    • Bacterial
    • Clinical Outcomes in Hypervirulent Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection: A Cohort Study (JID)
    • Duration of therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia – a post hoc subgroup analysis from the BALANCE randomized controlled trial (CID)
    • Diagnostic Yield of Tongue Swab- Compared to Sputum-Based Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis in Four High-Burden Countries (CID)
    • WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum poolingfor TB diagnosis (WHO)
    • Respiratory virus co-infection is a risk factor for adverse outcomes during Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (OFID)
    • Balance Versus Bias: Correcting Misinformation About the 2025 ATS Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines (CID)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Immunomodulation in the Treatment of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis (CID)
    • Parasitic
    • Comparison of six weeks doxycycline versus six weeks rifampicin or three weeks of the combination of doxycycline plus rifampicin in the treatment of onchocerciasis: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 2 trial (OFID)
    • Cutaneous Larva Migrans Within the United States Military Health System – Clinical Presentation and Association with Autochthonous Spread or International Travel (OFID)
    • Miscellaneous
    • Distinct prophage infections in colorectal cancer-associated Bacteroides fragilis (Communications Medicine)
    • Rounding Styles on Inpatient Infectious Disease Consult Services: Impact on Education and Patient-Care Delivery (OFID)
    • Possible quality indicators for clinical infectious diseases consultations – results from a hybrid Delphi-nominal group approach and scenario study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infections)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    19 March 2026, 4:57 pm
  • 43 minutes 49 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #101

    On episode #101 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 2/12 – 2/25/26.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong

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    • Viral
    • Impact of Proviral-DNA M184V/I on 96-Week Outcomes of DTG/3TC Maintenance Therapy: Results From the VOLVER Clinical Trial (CID)
    • Tecovirimat for the Treatment of Mpox (NEJM)
    • Bacterial
    • Multicounty Outbreak of Salmonella Agbeni Linked to Ice in a Cooler at a County Fair — Illinois, August 2024 (CDC: MMWR)
    • Legionella Pneumonia in the Modern Era: Clinical Features and Predictors of Mortality (CID)
    • Cefalexin use in UK acute pyelonephritis practice: unaddressed challenges in dosing, breakpoints and clinical evidence (Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
    • Is three really what we need? Relative effectiveness of benzathine penicillin G and doxycycline treatment regimens for late or unknown duration syphilis in 6 United States jurisdictions, 2016–2021 (CID)
    • Show Me the "Mino:" In Vitro Efficacy of Minocycline on Clinical Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates (Microbial Drug Resistance)
    • Initial Vancomycin Taper for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection
    • (JAMA Network)
    • Microbial Flora in War Wounds from the Ukrainian Front Line (NEJM)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Epidemiology of Aspergillosis Diagnoses in U.S. Adults using a National EHR Database, 2013-2023 (OFID)
    • Parasitic
    • State-of-the-Art Review: Chagas Disease—an Enduring Challenge (CID)
    • Autochthonous Rat Lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infections in Accidental and Definitive Hosts, San Diego, California, USA (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
    • Miscellaneous
    • Ancient bacteria strain discovered in ice cave is resistant to some modern antibiotics(CNN)
    • First genome sequence and functional profiling of Psychrobacter SC65A.3 preserved in 5,000-year-old cave ice: insights into ancient resistome, antimicrobial potential, and enzymatic activities (Frontiers in Microbiology)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    3 March 2026, 5:52 pm
  • 37 minutes 41 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #100

    On episode #100 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/29/26 – 2/11/26.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong

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    • Viral
    • Type I IFN autoantibodies underlie chikungunya live-attenuated vaccine encephalitis (PNAS)
    • Dengue Suppression by Male Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes (NEJM)
    • Assessing the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on fertility and assisted reproductive techniques outcomes: an umbrella review (Vaccine)
    • Prevalence of CSF HIV VIRAL Escape and Associations With Neurocognitive Outcomes Among HIV-Associated Meningitis Survivors: A Cohort Study (OFID)
    • Adenoviral Inciting Antigen and Somatic Hypermutation in VITT (NEJM)
    • Bacterial
    • Extraintestinal Invasive Escherichia coli Infections in the US (JAMA Network OPEN)
    • Clinical Manifestations, Long-Term Trends, and Risk Factors for Treatment Failure in Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A 26-Year Mayo Clinic Experience (CID)
    • US Emergency Department Visits forAntibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children, 2019-2023 (Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Albumin orchestrates a natural host defence mechanism against mucormycosis (Nature)
    • Pseudo-Outbreak of Purpureocillium lilacinum Skin Infections at a Dermatology Clinic — Washington, 2024 (CDC: MMWR)
    • Candida auris Testing by the Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network, United States, 2022–2023 (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
    • Parasitic
    • Trichinellosis: A zoonosis that still requires vigilance (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
    • Trichinellosis after Raw Bear Eyeball Consumption (AJTMH: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
    • Moving Scabies Under Video-Dermoscopy (AJTMH: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    18 February 2026, 2:32 am
  • 39 minutes 40 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #99

    On episode #99 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/15/26 - 1/28/26.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong

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    • Viral
    • Symptomatic and asymptomatic norovirus infections in early life; The PREVAIL Cohort, 2017-2020 (CID)
    • Bacterial
    • Xenodiagnosis to search for Borrelia burgdorferi after antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease: a prospective cohort study (CID)
    • Diagnostic Yield of Repeat Blood Cultures and Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infection in Persistent Febrile Neutropenia (CID)
    • Methodology Misrepresented: Correcting the Record on the ATS Community-acquired Pneumonia Guideline Process (CID)
    • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physicians' Preferences for Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection: An Emerging Infections Network Surve (Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
    • Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated AcuteAppendicitis (JAMA)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Persistence of Symptoms among Commercially Insured Patients with Coccidioidomycosis, United States, 2017–2023 (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
    • Ophthalmologic evaluation and clinical outcome in candidemia: a seven-year retrospective multicenter cohort study (OFID)
    • Parasitic
    • Postinfectious Syndromes and Long-Term Sequelae after Giardia Infections (CDC: Emergining Infectious Diseases)
    • Priced Out of Treatment: The Exorbitant Cost of Antiparasitic Drugs in the United States (OFID)
    • Miscellaneous
    • All About the AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule (healthychildren.org)
    • Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2026: Policy Statement (American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatrics)
    • Feeling the Vibes: An Investigation into Resident Antibiotic Prescribing Practices (OFID)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    3 February 2026, 8:32 pm
  • 27 minutes 22 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #98

    On episode #98 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/1/26 – 1/14/26.

    Host: Daniel Griffin

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    • Viral
    • Rhinovirus-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study (JID)
    • Demise of the Milwaukee Protocol for Rabies (CID)
    • Reply to Willoughby on Demise of the Milwaukee Protocol for Rabies (CID)
    • Bacterial
    • Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Introduction and Methods (CID)
    • Reassessing the 2023 International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Duke clinical criteria for infective endocarditis: Impact of excluding fever and updating diagnostic definition (CID)
    • The diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin for community-acquired bacteremia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis (CMI: Clincal Microbiology and Infection)
    • Noninferiority of One HPV Vaccine Dose to TwoDoses (NEJM)
    • About the wastewater program (Colorado: Department of Public & Environment)
    • Notes from the Field: Wastewater Surveillance for Measles Virus During a Measles Outbreak — Colorado, August 2025 (CDC: MMWR)
    • Notes from the Field: Retrospective Analysis of Wild-Type Measles Virus in Wastewater During a Measles Outbreak — Oregon, March 24–September 22, 2024 (CDC:MMWR)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris): Resistant, long-lasting, and everywhere (CMI: Clincal Microbiology and Infection)
    • Long-range air dispersal as an important source of environmental contamination in Candida auris clustering: possible infection control implication (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)
    • Parasitic
    • Dermlite Dermatoscopes (dermatoscopes.com)
    • Oral ivermectin versus 5% permethrin cream to treat children and adults with classic scabies: multicentre, assessor blinded, cluster randomised clinical trials (BMJ)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    20 January 2026, 8:44 pm
  • 21 minutes 43 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #97

    On episode #97 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/18/25 – 12/31/25.

    Host: Daniel Griffin

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    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    6 January 2026, 4:10 pm
  • 38 minutes 55 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #96

    On episode #96 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/4/25 – 12/17/25.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    23 December 2025, 6:40 pm
  • 42 minutes 49 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #95

    On episode #95 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/20/25 – 12/3/25.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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    • Viral
    • Early low-dose dexamethasone is associated with shorter acute symptom duration in Chikungunya virus infection: a retrospective cohort study (BMC Infectious Diseases)
    • Noninferiority of One HPV Vaccine Dose to Two Doses (NEJM)
    • Evidence to Action — Single-Dose HPV Vaccination and Cervical HPV Infection (NEJM)
    • Daily Mosnodenvir as Dengue Prophylaxis in a Controlled Human InfectionModel (NEJM)
    • Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth—Risks of Revising the recommendation (JAMA)
    • Correlates of HIV-1 control after combination immunotherapy (Nature)
    • Human-to-Human Rabies Transmission via Solid Organ Transplantation from a Donor with Undiagnosed Rabies — United States, October 2024–February 2025 (CDC: MMWR)
    • Cytomegalovirus-specific cell-mediated immunity for prediction of post-prophylaxis CMV disease in a phase 3 trial of letermovir vs valganciclovir prophylaxis in donor CMV-seropositive recipient CMV-seronegative kidney transplant recipients (CID)
    • An Analysis of Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity in a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Letermovir Prophylaxis in Cytomegalovirus-Seropositive Recipients of an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (CID)
    • Bacterial
    • Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Position Statement: Why IDSA Did Not Endorse the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines 2025 Update (CID)
    • Lyme DiseaseIncidence in Massachusetts, 2012-2024 (JAMA: Open Network)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Aspergillosis-Attributable Mortality in the United States: Analysis of Death CertificateData (CID)
    • Oral itraconazole versus oral voriconazole for treatment-naive patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in India (VICTOR-CPA trial): a single-centre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)
    • Parasitic
    • Loa loa encephalopathy following treatment with benzimidazole derivatives: A systematic review (OFID)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    9 December 2025, 9:26 pm
  • 45 minutes 46 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #94

    On episode #94 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/11/25 – 11/19/25.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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    • Viral
    • Epstein-Barr virus reprograms autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (Science Translational Medicine)
    • Hepatitis B reactivation following switch away from tenofovir-containing anti-retroviral therapy in people living with HIV: A case series and lessons for practice (CID)
    • Antimicrobial drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) infections in men using doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis. A substudy of the ANRS 174 DOXYVAC trial (CID)
    • HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Does Not Increase Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence in Young Black and Hispanic Men who Have Sex With Men: An Observational Cohort Study (OFID)
    • Bacterial
    • Global and regional knowledge of antibiotic use and resistance among the general public: a systematic review and meta-analysis (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
    • Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025 (CDC: Botulism)
    • Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025) (FDA)
    • Vitamin D deficiency at hospital admission with community-acquired pneumonia is associated with increased risk of mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study (OFID)
    • Bat-Associated Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Immunosuppressed Children, Spain, 2024 (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
    • A Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Maternal Infection Outcomes (NEJM)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Increasing Fluconazole Resistance in Candida parapsilosis: A 10-Year Analysis of Blood Culture Isolates at a US Reference Laboratory (2015–2024) (JID)
    • British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)
    • In Vivo Evolution of Candida auris Multidrug Resistance in a Patient Receiving Antifungal Treatment (JID)
    • Parasitic
    • Implications of a fatal anaphylactic reaction occurring 4 hours after eating beef in a young man with IgE antibodies to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (JACI: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In practice)
    • WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention in updated advice on immunization (WHO)
    • Effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in a real-world setting over 1 year of follow-up after the three-dose primary schedule: an interim analysis of a phase 4 study in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi (LANCET: Global Health)
    • A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: Is it time to reconsider the current contraindication? (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
    • Miscellaneous
    • IL12RB1 deficiency appearing in North America: expanding the clinical phenotypes (CID)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    25 November 2025, 7:08 pm
  • 42 minutes 6 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #93

    On episode #93 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/23/25 – 11/10/25.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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    • Viral
    • High Prevalence of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection among Persons with Suspect Mpox Cases during an Mpox Outbreak in Kenya, 2024 (ASTMH: AJTMH)
    • Earlier initiation of treatment following HIV acquisition reduces non-AIDS-defining malignancy risk (CID)
    • TWiV 1267: A cancer vaccine and an mpox treatment (MicrobeTV)
    • Cancers Caused by HPV (CDC: Human Papillomavirus (HPV))
    • Circulating tumor human papillomavirus DNA whole genome sequencing enables human papillomavirus-associated oropharynx cancer early detection (Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
    • Impact of Vaccinating Adult Women Who Are HPV-Positive or with Confirmed Cervical SIL with the 9-Valent Vaccine—A Systematic Review (Viruses)
    • ACIP Shared Clinical Decision-Making Recommendations (CDC: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP))
    • HPV Vaccination Recommendations (CDC: Vaccines & Immunizations)
    • Bacterial
    • Consequences of Delaying Surgical Intervention in Patients with Native Joint Septic Arthritis (OFID)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Adjunctive corticosteroids in non-AIDS patients with severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PIC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial (LANCET: Respiratory Medicine)
    • Nasal Iodophor to Reduce Candidozyma auris Nasal Carriage in Nursing Home Residents (OFID)
    • Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
    • Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Dimorphic Mycoses Using a US Commercial Insurance Database (OFID)
    • Genomic Dynamics of the Emergent Candida auris: Exploring Climate-dependentTrends (OFID)
    • Parasitic
    • Evaluation of a One Health public health program based on minimum inputs to control Taenia solium in Madagascar (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
    • Transplacental Transfer of Lumefantrine, Mefloquine, and Piperaquine: A Comparison of Concentrations in Mothers, Neonates, and Cord Blood (CID)
    • Miscellaneous
    • Amplifying Our Voices: Fostering Advocacy in Infectious Diseases Fellowship(OFID)
    • Plant-Based Diets and Climate Change, A Perspective for Infectious Disease Provider (OFID)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    12 November 2025, 1:10 pm
  • 36 minutes 55 seconds
    Infectious Disease Puscast #92

    On episode #92 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/9/25 – 10/22/25.

    Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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    • Viral
    • Long-term clinical, immunologic, and viral reservoir outcomes in children treated with VRC01LS and 10-1074 monoclonal antibodies in the Tatelo Study (CID)
    • Resistance Analyses of Lenacapavir, Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide and Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in the PURPOSE 1 and 2 Studies (JID)
    • Susceptibility of measles virus to WHO hand rubs, oral and surface disinfectants (OFID)
    • Measles without rash during acute febrile illness surveillance in Tanzania, 2023-2024 (CID)
    • The 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Non-Occupational HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (CID)
    • Bacterial
    • Paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever in 1812 Napoleon's devastated army (Current Biology)
    • Mass Administration of Azithromycin to Infants in Mali to Reduce Mortality (NEJM)
    • Efficacy and safety of tedizolid in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
    • Zoonotic Escherichia coli and urinary tract infections in Southern California (mBio)
    • Cefdinir Versus Cephalexin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (OFID)
    • Fungal
    • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
    • Antagonistic in vitro interaction between olorofim and voriconazole against Aspergillus fumigatus (Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
    • Parasitic
    • Miscellaneous
    • CARB Your Enthusiasm: An Ethics-Informed Analysis for Clinicians of the US National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant BacteriaCID)
    • Infection Control in Carceral Facilities (CID)
    • Infection Prevention and Control in Carceral Settings (CID)
    • The Challenge of Malignancies in HIV-1, Beyond Immune Activation and Back to Decreased Immune Surveillance (Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research)
    • SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade (Nature)
    • TWiV 1265: mRNA vaccines make cancer treatment great again (microbeTV)
    • Infected With the Academic Bug (CID)

    Music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

    28 October 2025, 3:46 pm
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