Infectious Disease Puscast #21

On episode #21 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 1/18/23 – 2/1/23.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email

Become a patron of Puscast!

• The impact of cold temperature in the pattern of influenza virus infection (OFID)
• Janssen to discontinue Phase 3 Mosaico HIV vaccine clinical trial (JNJ)
• Randomized trial of vaccines for Zaire Ebola virus disease (NEJM)
• PD-1 blockade and lenalidomide combination therapy for Epstein-Barr virus infection (CMI)
• Outcomes of Daptomycin plus Ceftaroline vs alternative therapy for persistent MRSA bacteremia (IJAA)
• Detection of a novel strain of multidrug-non-susceptible Neisseria gonorrhoeae (The Lancet)
• Impact of a device to reduce blood culture contamination and false-positive central-line bloodstream infections (ICHE)
• Addition of anaerobic coverage for treatment of biliary tract infections (JAC)
• High dose Cefepime vs Carbapenems for bacteremia caused by Enterobacterales(OFID)
• Assessing the diagnostic performance of IGRAs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (CID)
• Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (JACC)
• Discordant clinical and microbiological outcomes are associated with late clinical relapse in clinical trials for complicated UTIs (CID)
• Real-world use of bezlotoxumab and fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of Cdiff (OFID)
• Blastomycosis in New England (OFID)
• Management of invasive candidiasis in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients (TCT)
• Short course of Antifungal therapy in patients with uncomplicated Candida Bloodstream infection (OFID)
• Parasites and childhood stunting (Cell)
• Comparing complication rates of midline catheter vs. PICC line (OFID)
• Novel prion strain as the cause of chronic wasting disease in a moose (EID)
• Agreement of respiratory viruses’ detection between nasopharyngeal swab and bronchoalveolar lavage in adults with pneumonia (CMI)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees