On episode #70 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/5/24 – 12/18/24.
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Daniel Griffin and
Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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Links for this episode
- Viral
- Epidemiology of Dengue— Puerto Rico, 2010–2024(CDC MMWR)
- Takeda Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of U.S. Biologics License Application (BLA) for Dengue Vaccine Candidate TAK-003(Takeda)
- Global health and economic burden of chikungunya from 2011 to 2020 (BMJ Global Health)
- Bacterial
- Biomarker-Guided Antibiotic Duration for Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Sepsis (JAMA Network)
- Say it ain’t Steno: a microbiology nudge comment leads to less treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia respiratory colonization(Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)
- Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatrics and Adults(JAMA Network)
- Epidemiology and Outcomes of Antibiotic De-escalation in Patients with Suspected Sepsis in US Hospitals (CID)
- Effectiveness of ceftazidime–avibactam versus ceftolozane–tazobactam for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the USA (CACTUS): a multicentre, retrospective, observational study (LANCET Infectious Diseases)
- Bedaquiline Monotherapy for Multibacillary Leprosy (NEJM)
- Fungal
- The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
- Histoplasmosis Associated With Bat Guano Exposure in Cannabis Grower (OFID)
- Parasitic
- TWiV 1175: A hitchiker’s guide to virology(microbeTV)
- Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts (Nature Microbiology)
- Neurocysticercosis school outbreak in Belgium (LANCET)
- Miscellaneous
- Maintenance of Certification: Is a Knowledge-Based Assessment Really Necessary? (CID)
- Living happily ever after? The hidden health risks of Disney princesses (BMJ)
- How to transport a polar bear, and other idiosyncrasies in providing emergency medical services in the Arctic (BMJ)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.