Infectious Disease Puscast

On episode #100 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/29/26 – 2/11/26.
Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong
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Viral
Type I IFN autoantibodies underlie chikungunya live-attenuated vaccine encephalitis (PNAS)
Dengue Suppression by Male Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes (NEJM)
Assessing the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on fertility and assisted reproductive techniques outcomes: an umbrella review (Vaccine)
Prevalence of CSF HIV VIRAL Escape and Associations With Neurocognitive Outcomes Among HIV-Associated Meningitis Survivors: A Cohort Study (OFID)
Adenoviral Inciting Antigen and Somatic Hypermutation in VITT (NEJM)
Bacterial
Extraintestinal Invasive Escherichia coli Infections in the US (JAMA Network OPEN)
Clinical Manifestations, Long-Term Trends, and Risk Factors for Treatment Failure in Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A 26-Year Mayo Clinic Experience (CID)
US Emergency Department Visits forAntibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children, 2019-2023 (Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
Fungal
The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
Albumin orchestrates a natural host defence mechanism against mucormycosis (Nature)
Pseudo-Outbreak of Purpureocillium lilacinum Skin Infections at a Dermatology Clinic — Washington, 2024 (CDC: MMWR)
Candida auris Testing by the Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network, United States, 2022–2023 (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Parasitic
Trichinellosis: A zoonosis that still requires vigilance (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Trichinellosis after Raw Bear Eyeball Consumption (AJTMH: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Moving Scabies Under Video-Dermoscopy (AJTMH: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

On episode #99 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/15/26 - 1/28/26.
Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong
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Viral
Symptomatic and asymptomatic norovirus infections in early life; The PREVAIL Cohort, 2017-2020 (CID)
Bacterial
Xenodiagnosis to search for Borrelia burgdorferi after antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease: a prospective cohort study (CID)
Diagnostic Yield of Repeat Blood Cultures and Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infection in Persistent Febrile Neutropenia (CID)
Methodology Misrepresented: Correcting the Record on the ATS Community-acquired Pneumonia Guideline Process (CID)
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physicians' Preferences for Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection: An Emerging Infections Network Surve (Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated AcuteAppendicitis (JAMA)
Fungal
The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
Persistence of Symptoms among Commercially Insured Patients with Coccidioidomycosis, United States, 2017–2023 (CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Ophthalmologic evaluation and clinical outcome in candidemia: a seven-year retrospective multicenter cohort study (OFID)
Parasitic
Postinfectious Syndromes and Long-Term Sequelae after Giardia Infections (CDC: Emergining Infectious Diseases)
Priced Out of Treatment: The Exorbitant Cost of Antiparasitic Drugs in the United States (OFID)
Miscellaneous
All About the AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule (healthychildren.org)
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2026: Policy Statement (American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatrics)
Feeling the Vibes: An Investigation into Resident Antibiotic Prescribing Practices (OFID)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

On episode #98 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/1/26 – 1/14/26.
Host: Daniel Griffin
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Viral
Rhinovirus-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study (JID)
Demise of the Milwaukee Protocol for Rabies (CID)
Reply to Willoughby on Demise of the Milwaukee Protocol for Rabies (CID)
Bacterial
Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Introduction and Methods (CID)
Reassessing the 2023 International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Duke clinical criteria for infective endocarditis: Impact of excluding fever and updating diagnostic definition (CID)
The diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin for community-acquired bacteremia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis (CMI: Clincal Microbiology and Infection)
Noninferiority of One HPV Vaccine Dose to TwoDoses (NEJM)
About the wastewater program (Colorado: Department of Public & Environment)
Notes from the Field: Wastewater Surveillance for Measles Virus During a Measles Outbreak — Colorado, August 2025 (CDC: MMWR)
Notes from the Field: Retrospective Analysis of Wild-Type Measles Virus in Wastewater During a Measles Outbreak — Oregon, March 24–September 22, 2024 (CDC:MMWR)
Fungal
The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris): Resistant, long-lasting, and everywhere (CMI: Clincal Microbiology and Infection)
Long-range air dispersal as an important source of environmental contamination in Candida auris clustering: possible infection control implication (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)
Parasitic
Dermlite Dermatoscopes (dermatoscopes.com)
Oral ivermectin versus 5% permethrin cream to treat children and adults with classic scabies: multicentre, assessor blinded, cluster randomised clinical trials (BMJ)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

On episode #97 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/18/25 – 12/31/25.
Host: Daniel Griffin
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Viral
Outcomes Related to Bacterial Co-Infection and Antibiotic Use in Adults Hospitalized With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Compared with Influenza (OFID)
Once-Weekly Oral Islatravir Plus Lenacapavir Versus Daily Oral Bictegravir, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Alafenamide in Persons With HIV-1 (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Bacterial
GeoSentinel Analysis of Travelers' Diarrhea Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns (JAMA Open Network)
Rapid direct disk diffusion testing for antibiotic resistance in urinary tract infections: a bacterial concentration-adjusted approach (Microbiology Spectrum)
Impact of an Educational Leaflet About Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infection on Antibiotic Preferences Among US Adults ≥65 Years: An Online Randomized Controlled Survey Experiment (OFID)
Fungal
The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
Real-world Evaluation of Histoplasmosis Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients From a Michigan Health System (OFID)
Parasitic
Progress Toward Eradication of Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) — Worldwide, January 2024–June 2025 (CDC: MMWR)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

On episode #96 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/4/25 – 12/17/25.
Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong
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Viral
Rabies Cluster Among Steer on a Dairy Farm — Minnesota, 2024 (CDC:MMWR)
Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia and herpes zoster in people with HIV based on CD4-count and age in the current antiretroviral therapy era: a longitudinal cohort study (CID)
Associations between antibiotic use and outcomes in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia and positive respiratory viral assays (CID)
Bacterial
Lactobacillus Bacteremia: A Challenging Condition for Pediatrician (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Trial of High-Dose Oral Rifampin in Adults with Tuberculous Meningitis (NEJM)
Zoliflodacin versus ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea: an international, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority clinical trial (LANCET)
Fungal
The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
Compassionate Use of Olorofim for Invasive Mold Infections: A Nationwide Observational Study in France  (OFID)
Parasitic
Eliminating Guinea worm (LANCET: Infectious Disases)
Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis in a 12-Year-old Girl: Report of the First Case Diagnosed in Greece (Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
A Prospective Cohort Longitudinal Study of Human Acute Babesiosis: Quality of Life and Severity of Symptoms Through 1-Year Follow-up (OFID)
Body lice and scabies co-infestation among unsheltered migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers and the right to water and sanitation (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Miscellaneous
H.U.S.T.L.E: A Consult Fitness Guide for Infectious Diseases Providers (CID)
Seven alternatives to evidence based medical education: an exploration of how we actually teach (BMJ)
What does a doctor look like?Asking AI (BMJ)
The Receding Specialty of Infectious Diseases and Implications for U.S. Healthcare (OFID)
Integrating a host biomarker with a large language model for diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection (Nature Communications)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.