Infectious Disease Puscast #4

On episode #4 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 5/25/22 – 6/8/22. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Links for this episode

• Clinical features and managements of human Monkeypox (The Lancet)
• Clinical course and outcome of human Monkeypox in Nigeria (CID)
• Monkeypox outbreak report in United States – May 2022 (CDC)
• Travel notice for Monkeypox (CDC)
• Immunoglobulin-free strategy to prevent HBV mother to children transmission in Cambodia (The Lancet)
• CD4 T-cell depletion prevents Lassa fever associated hearing loss in mouse model 
• Economic and clinical burden associated with infections after cell transplant (Transplant infectious disease)
• Multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to soft Hispanic-Style cheese – United States, 2021 (CDC)
• Evaluation of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease treatment completion and adherence to ATS/IDSA guidelines (NIH)
• Case Report: Pulmonary leptospirosis misdiagnosed as COVID-19 (ASTMH)
• Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions with adverse drugs events (JAMA) 
• Exploration of Primary care clinician attitudes associated with prescribing antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria (JAMA)
• Case Report: Bartonella Quintana endocarditis in a child from Northern Manitoba, Canada
• Chlorhexidine and Mupirocin for Clearance of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization After Hospital Discharge (CID)
• Daptomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Bacteremia Is Associated With Prior Daptomycin Use and Increased Mortality After Liver Transplantation (CID)
• Updated consolidated guidelines for Malaria (WHO)
• Podoconiosis: Clinical spectrum and microscopic presentations (PLOS)
• Pharmacist gender and physician acceptance of antibiotic stewardship recommendations (ICHE)
• Prevention of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with meningococcal B vaccine: a matched cohort study in Southern California (IDSA)

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