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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Links for this episode
- 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)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
