On episode #69 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Sara reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/21 – 12/4/24.

Host: Sara Dong

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• Viral
• Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV in Adults(JAMA Network)
• Human Parvovirus B19 Infections Among Pregnant Persons — Minnesota, January–September 2024 (CDC MMWR)
• Maribavir for refractory cytomegalovirus infection (with or without resistance) in solid organ transplant recipients (Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
• Bacterial
• Choosing Wisely: Effectiveness and Safety of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Close Contacts of InvasiveGroup A Streptococci Infection (CID)
• Resurgence of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in Southeast Texas, Nov 2023-June 2024 (Journal of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Society)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Alternative Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplants(Transplant Infectious Disease)
• Mortality in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)
• Parasitic
• Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Splash Pads — United States, 1997–2022
•  (CDC MMWR)
• Miscellaneous
• Skin Color Representation in Infectious Disease Textbooks (OFID)

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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

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• 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)

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On episode #67 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/24 – 11/6/24.

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• 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)

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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.

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• 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)

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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.

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• 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)

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On episode #64 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/14 – 9/25/24.

Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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• Viral
• Outcomes of Intravenous Immunoglobulin treatment of immunocompromised patients with viral respiratory infections (Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology)
• Comparative Emergence of Maribavir and Ganciclovir Resistance for Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infection (JID)
• Antibody persistence and safety of a live-attenuated chikungunya virus vaccine up to 2 years after single-dose administration in adults in the USA (LANCET Infectious Disease)
• Bacterial
• Determinant of 30-Day Mortality of Pulmonary Legionellosis (OFID)
• Donor-derived bartonellosis in Solid Organ Transplant recipients (American Journal of Transplantation)
• An Opt-Out Emergency Department Screening Intervention Leads to Major Increases in Diagnosis of Syphilis (OFID)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Fungal disease week (CDC)
• Bridging Echinocandin with Azole antifungal Therapy On Prevention Of Invasive Candidiasis Post Lung Transplantation (OFID)
• Early Introductions of Candida auris Detected by Wastewater Surveillance, Utah, USA, 2022–2023 (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
• Parasitic
• Toxoplasma gondii Infection of Alzheimer’s Disease Mice Reduces Brain Amyloid Density Globally and Regionally (JID)
• Miscellaneous
• Effect of Social Distancing Caused by Heavy Snowfall on Seasonal Influenza Epidemic in a Local Region in Japan (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)

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On episode #63 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/29/24 – 9/13/24.

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• Viral
• Postacute Sequelae of COVID (PASC or Long COVID): An Evidenced-Based Approach (OFID)
• A New Orthonairovirus Associated with Human Febrile Illness (NEJM)
• Farmed fur animals harbour viruses with zoonotic spillover potential(Nature)
• A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of the Virtual Outpatient Management of People With Mpox (OFID)
• A randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation phase I/II multicenter trial of low-dose cidofovir for BK polyomavirus nephropathy (Transplant Infectious Disease)
• A Decade of Chronic Norovirus Infection Surveillance at the NIH Clinical Research Center: Clinical Characteristics, Molecular Epidemiology, and Replication (JID)
• Bacterial
• FDA clears newLyme disease test (CIDRAP)
• Lyme ImmunoBlot Receives FDA Clearance(Accesswire)
• The Utilization Of Echocardiography In Children With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
• Duration of antibiotic therapy for multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia: is shorter truly better?(BMC Infectious Diseases)
• Short Versus Long Antibiotic Duration in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia (OFID)
• FDA Marketing Authorization Enables Increased Access to First Step of Syphilis Diagnosis
• FDA)
• Clinical impact of pleural fluid Streptococcus pneumoniae PCR testing in children with complicated pneumonia (CID)
• Duration of antibiotic therapy for multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia: is shorter truly better? (BMC Infectious Diseases)
• Short Versus Long Antibiotic Duration in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia (OFID)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Incidence and risk factors for invasive fungal infections in patients initiating TNF-alpha inhibitors for inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis (CID)
• Parasitic
• Intestinal helminth infection impairs vaccine-induced T cell responses and protection against SARS-CoV-2 in mice(Science Translational Medicine)
• Miscellaneous
• Successful Treatment of Refractory Cutaneous Protothecosis With MAT2203, an Oral Lipid Nanocrystal Formulation of Amphotericin B (OFID)
• The Impact of Infectious Diseases Scholarly Mentorship on Subsequent Infectious Disease Fellowship Application (CID)

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On episode #62 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/15/24 – 8/28/24.

Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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• Viral
• Clinician Specialty and HIV PrEP Prescription Reversals and abandonments (JAMA Network: JAMA Internal Medicine)
• The association between adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression under dolutegravir-based regimens (JIAS Journal of the International AIDS Society)
• Dexamethasone in adults with viral meningitis (CMI Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
• Oropouche Virus Disease Among U.S. Travelers — United States, 2024 (MMWR)
• Oropouche fever, the mysterious threat (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)
• Bacterial
• High rates of Non-susceptibility to common oral antibiotics in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates (OFID)
• New York State Department of Health Directs Providers to Discontinue Use of Ciprofloxacin to Prevent Meningococcal Disease Due to Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance (NY State: Department of Health)
• Tularemia Associated with Harbor Seal Necropsy — Kitsap County, Washington, October 2023 (MMWR)
• FDA Marketing Authorization Enables Increased Access to First Step of Syphilis Diagnosis (FDA)
• Clinical impact of pleural fluid Streptococcus pneumoniae PCR testing in children with complicated pneumonia (CID)
• The Role of the Gut, Urine and Vaginal Microbiome on the Pathogenesis of Urinary Tract Infection (OFID)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Two dose levels of once-weekly fosravuconazole versus daily itraconazole in combination with surgery in patients with eumycetoma in Sudan (LANCET Infectious disease)
• Parasitic
• Usefulness of real-time PCR for urogenital schistosomiasis in preschool children in Angola (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Helminth infection driven gastrointestinal hypermotility alterations in smooth muscle instead of enteric neurons (PLoS Pathogens)
• Die-off reaction of Demodex mites after treating demodicosis with oral ivermectin (JAAD case reports)
• Miscellaneous
• Prevalence of carbapenem-resistant gram negative bacteria among neonates suspected for sepsis in Africa (BMC Infectious Diseases)
• New era of targeted clinical guidelines: IDSA (CID)
• Defining the landscape of educational experiences in transplant infectious diseases (OFID)

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On episode #61 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/1/20 - 8/14/24. 

Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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• Viral
• nPEP quick guide (AIDS Education & Training Center Program)
• Coformulated Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide PREP after sexual assault (OFID)
• Adopting Early Testing for Perinatal Hepatitis C (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
• Bacterial
• Lower Rates of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection in Patients on Hemodialysis Receiving Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Melioidosis Prophylaxis (OFID)
• Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole for Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia Prophylaxis in Patients on Hemodialysis (OFID)
• Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis(PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Probiotics for Preterm Infants (JAMA Network: JAMA Pediatrics)
• Rapid Implementation of Blood Culture Stewardship (CID)
• BD BACTEC Blood Culture Bottle Shortage - (IDSA)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Clinical characteristics and mortality risks among critically ill patients with culture-proven coccidioidomycosis(OFID)
• Poor Clinical and Microbiologic Outcomes in C. auris Bloodstream Infection (CID)
• Parasitic
• Soap is lethal for Schistosoma mansoni cercariae (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Treatment of uncomplicated hepatic cystic echinococcosis (Cochrane Library)
• Blood exposure to Babesia microti(Cambridge Core)
• Miscellaneous
• Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis in Encephalitis (CID)
• Encephalitis due to Infection with Normocellular Cerebrospinal Fluid (CID)
• Podoconiosis and mental health (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)

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On episode #60 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 7/18/20 – 7/31/24.

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• Olympics
• Swimming in the Seine (NYTimes)
• Viral
• Twice-Yearlylenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women (NEJM)
• Consensus definitions of Cytomegalovirus Infection and Disease in Transplant Patients (CID)
• The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk of dementia (Nature Medicine)
• Association of the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia with early treatment intervention of herpes zoster (International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
• Bacterial
• Updated guidelines for antimicrobial resistant gram-negative infections (IDSA)
• Put the Vanc Down, Flip it and Reverse it: Comparison of vancomycin and daptomycin (OFID)
• Durations of antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media and variability in prescribed durations (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
• Fungal
• Adjunctive single-dose liposomal amphotericin to prevent cryptococcal meningitis in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–associated cryptococcal antigenemia and low plasma cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) titers(CID)
• Stagonospora cutaneous infection in a kidney transplant recipient: First human case (Transplant Infectious Disease)
• European Study of cerebral aspergillosis treated with Isavuconazole: an EFISG study (CID)
• Parasitic
• Rollout of world’s second malaria vaccine begins in Ivory Coast (Healio)
• Executive summary: Evaluation and management of delusional infestation(CID)
• Parasitic contamination of soil in the Southern United States (ASTMH)
• Miscellaneous
• The potential benefits of delaying seasonal influenza vaccine selections for the northern hemisphere: A retrospective modeling study in the United States (JID)

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On episode #59 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 7/3/20 – 7/17/24.

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• Viral
• The potential interrelationship of coronary artery disease -herpes zoster (OFID)
• Bacterial
• Pharmacokinetics of intravenous antibiotics into the infected pleural space (Thorax)
• Are gas emissions from microbiology cultures significant contributes to global warming?(OFID)
• Is combination treatment of ampicillin and gentamicin right for Listeria monocytogenes infection (Infection)
• Screening organ donors and monitoring recipients for Bartonella quintana (OFID)
• Neglected Tropical Disease: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (PLoS Pathogen)
• Updated guidelines for antimicrobial resistant gram-negative infections (IDSA)
• Fungal
• Are fungal pathogenssmarter than we are? (microbeTV)
• What influences the waning of antibodies during cryptococcal meningitis? (JID)
• Parasitic
• Artificial Intelligence for filariasis diagnosis and monitoring (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Is artificial intelligence the end of filariasis? (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Miscellaneous
• APACHE II severity of disease classification system (GlobalRxPh)
• Clinical practice guideline for complicated intra-abdominal infections (CID)
• Procalcitonin or C-reactive protein guided antimicrobial discontinuation to treat sepsis (Critical Care Medicine)
• The “plague” of plague for the Neolithic population (Nature)

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