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Infectious Disease Puscast

Infectious Disease Puscast

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A review of the infectious diseases literature from the previous two weeks.2022 Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Infectious Disease Puscast #107

    Infectious Disease Puscast #107
    May 29 2026
    On episode #107 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 5/7 – 5/20/26. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode ViralFDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Gilead's Hepcludex® (bulevirtide-gmod), the First and Only Approved Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) (Gileadl)A Phase 3, Randomized Trial ofBulevirtide in Chronic Hepatitis D(NEJM)Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Bulevirtide in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis Delta (CHD) (NLM: ClinicalTrials.gov)Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship, 2026 (NEJM) Quick takes: Another hantavirus case, polio in 3 countries, NIAID head steps down (CIDRAP)Dolutegravir Reduces Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Proviral Load and Improves Neurological Outcomes in a Phase 2 Controlled Trial (CID)Dolutegravir Appears to Lower Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) Proviral Load: The Emerging Rational Approach to Treatment of HTLV-1–Associated Myelopathy (CID)Use of Dolutegravir for treatment of HTLV-1 (CID)Use of dolutegravir to treat people living with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM) (CID)BacterialUrinary Tract Infection (UTI)-free and Recurrent UTI (rUTI)-Free Survivals Following Bladder Electrofulguration in Women With a History of Antibiotic-Refractory rUTI (OFID)Azithromycin for Preschoolers with Wheezing in the Emergency Department (JAMA)Rapid Respiratory Microbiological Point-of-Care Testing and Antibiotic Use in Primary Care (JAMA Internal Medicine)FungalThe Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)Changes in Epidemiology of Candidemia in the United States With a Focus on Candida auris (CID)ParasiticImpact of introducing RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine on mortality in young children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi: an observational evaluation of a cluster-randomised implementation programme (The LANCET)Ivermectin-Benzimidazole Prescribing Following Celebrity Endorsement (JAMA Network OPEN)Febrile Temperature Augents Ring-stage Plasmodium falciparum Adhesion to Brain Endothelial Cells (JID)An Increase in Imported Plasmodium vivax Malaria in New York City: Clinical and Demographic Trends Following Recent Migration (OFID)MiscellaneousThe State of Physician Leadership (WittkKieffer)Infectious Diseases Fellowship Curriculum: IDSA Training Program Directors Community of Practice (TPDCOP), Curricular and Educational REsources Workgroup (CREW) (CID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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    38 mins
  • Infectious Disease Puscast #106

    Infectious Disease Puscast #106
    May 13 2026
    On episode #106 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 4/23 – 5/6/26. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship, 11 May 2026(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship (CDC: Health Alert Network)"Super-Spreaders" and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina (NEJM)Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Position Statement: Why IDSA Did Not Endorse the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines 2025 Update (CID) We Dissent: Lessons From the 2025 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines (CID)Central Nervous System Involvement by Novel Clade 2.3.2.1e H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus in a Paediatric Patient (OFID)Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization on the Rate of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media: A Time-series Analysis (CID)BacterialPerformance of a rapid, visual fingerstick serology self-test for Helicobacter pylori detection and typing: A prospective multicenter diagnostic accuracy study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)Real-world effectiveness of 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against all-cause outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older in the USA: a retrospective cohort study (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)Beta-Lactam plus Azithromycin or Doxycycline versus Fluoroquinolones in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (OFID) Syphilis and the risk of stroke: a nationwide, population-based matched cohort study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Blood Bags with a Double Knot (NEJM)Effectiveness and safety of daptomycin versus vancomycin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococci left-side infective endocarditis. Results from a nationwide prospective multicenter cohort. (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)FungalThe Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Non-intravenous Amphotericin B: A Review of Localized Administration Routes (Infectious Diseases and Therapy)ParasiticDuration and association with protection of NANP-repeat-specific and C-terminus-specific anti-circumsporozoite protein IgG responses following RTS,S/AS01E vaccination: an observational ancillary immunological study of a phase 3 clinical trial (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)Combined Oral Ivermectin and 5% Permethrin Cream to Treat Severe Scabies (NEJM)Miscellaneous Interest in Infectious Diseases Among Internal Medicine Resident Physicians: Results From a Nationwide Survey (CID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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    40 mins
  • Infectious Disease Puscast #105

    Infectious Disease Puscast #105
    Apr 28 2026
    On episode #105 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 4/9 – 4/22/26. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode ViralOral Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients (NEJM)Same Pill, Different Impact — Reassessing the Efficacy of Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir (NEJM)Paxlovid doesn't reduce hospitalization, death rates in vaccinated high-risk COVID outpatients, trial shows (CIDRAP)Risk of Guillain–Barré Syndrome after Laboratory-Confirmed Dengue Infection (NEJM)A New Type of Nonsuppressible Viremia Produced by HIV-Infected Macrophage (JID) First Report on Remdesivir Use for the Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Five Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients (JID)Bacterial Tetanus Surveillance — United States, 2009–2023 (CDC: MMWR)Notes from the Field: Tetanus in Four Children — Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, 2024 (CDC: MMWR)Amoxicillin-Clavulanate vs Amoxicillin for Acute Sinusitis in Adults (JAMA)Efficacy and safety of vancomycin versus 13 alternatives in MRSA-confirmed skin and soft tissue infections: a meta-analysis of 39 randomized controlled trials (Infection) Methicillin-Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA) Nasal Swab Utilization as a Predictor for MRSA Skin & Soft Tissue Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (OFID)Practice variation, outcomes and definitions of suppressive antimicrobial therapy for prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review and expert consensus statement (CIC)Efficacy and safety of VPM1002 and Immuvacin preventing tuberculosis: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (PreVenTB trial) (BMJ)Comparison of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam and Ceftazidime-Avibactam in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant/Difficult-to-Treat Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (CID)Do C-Reactive Protein Measurements Predict Treatment Failure in Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis? (OFID)FungalThe Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)Rising burden of severe pediatric coccidioidomycosis: a 25-year single-center study (Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society) Candida glabrata emerges as the most common cause of candidemia: analysis of a large hospital-based database, United States, 2016–2024 (CID)Test Performance and Clinical Utility of the cobas® eplex Blood Culture Identification Fungal Pathogen Panel (OFID)Cutaneous Paraconiothyrium cyclothyrioides Infection in Lung Transplant Recipient, Georgia, USA (Emerging Infectious Diseases) Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus From Diverse Environments in Ohio, United States, Is Primarily Driven by TR34/L98H and TR46/Y121F/T289A Environmental Signatures (OFID)ParasiticFatal Donor-Derived Disseminated Acanthamoeba Infection in a Liver Transplant Recipient (OFID)MiscellaneousHost–microbiome archetypes differentiate infection from pathogen carriage in the human lower airway (Nature Communications) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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    47 mins
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