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Infectious Disease Puscast

Infectious Disease Puscast

By: Vincent Racaniello
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A review of the infectious diseases literature from the previous two weeks.2022 Natural History Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Infectious Disease Puscast #118

    Infectious Disease Puscast #118
    Oct 27 2026
    On episode #118 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/13 – 10/26/26. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode ViralAlimatravir Oral Once Monthly in Adults With Low Likelihood of HIV Exposure: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study (JID)Long-Acting Lenacapavir and Cabotegravir and Viral Suppression Among People With HIV (JAMA: Open Network)FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment (FDA)Phase 3 Results of Bepirovirsen Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (NEJM)Safety, tolerability and antiviral activity of the antisense oligonucleotide bepirovirsen in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial (Nature Medicine)BacterialA Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Empirical Antibiotics for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (OFID)Cephalexin 500 mg Four Times Daily vs. 1000 mg Three Times Daily for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis (OFID)FungalThe Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)Performance of the Urinary MycoMEIA Aspergillus Assay as an Aid to Diagnose Invasive Aspergillosis (CID)Emergence of pan-drug resistant Candidozyma auris in Kenya, the second globally documented case(Scientific Reports)Parasitic Artificial Intelligence–Supported Automated Microscopy for Malaria Diagnosis: A Multicenter Study (CID)Decentralized Diagnostic Platform, miLab™ (noul)Mapping Hospitals That Treat Severe Malaria Cases in the United States: Evidence to Inform Health Systems Strategies for Intravenous Artesunate Supply (CID)Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States (CDC: Emergency Preparedness and Response)ARTESUNATE FOR INJECTION (AMIVAS) Availability of IV Artesunate for Severe Malaria (CID)MiscellaneousResponse-Tailored or Standard-Duration Antibiotic Treatment for Infective Endocarditis (NEJM) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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    32 mins
  • Infectious Disease Puscast #117

    Infectious Disease Puscast #117
    Oct 14 2026
    On episode #117 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/29 – 10/12/26. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode ViralInfluenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A–Associated Hospitalization and Severe In-Hospital Outcomes Among Adults in the United States, 2024–2025 (CID Risk Factors for Hypoxia, Mechanical Ventilation, and Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Multicenter International Cohort Study (OFID)BacterialR.E.M. – It's The End Of The World (YouTube) Mandatory infectious diseases consultation and consensus approach effective at lowering antibiotic duration in uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia (Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology)Air contamination and cross-room transmission of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ICU (Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology)Uncovering an alternate pathway of antibiotic resistance in spore-forming bacteria (Nature Communications)Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection in Children From 8 Days to 5 Years of Age (Pediatrics) Shorter Antibiotic Duration for Pseudomonas Bacteremia: A Call for Future Trials (CID)FungalThe Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)Impact of a Large-Scale Mold Intervention in Public Housing on Asthma Emergency Department Visits (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)A Candid Appraisal of Repeat Blood Cultures in Candidemia—Missed Detection or Incident Infection? (CID)Notes from the Field: Molecular Detections of Cladophialophora bantiana at a Clinical Reference Laboratory — United States, 2009–2026 (CDC: MMWR) Histoplasmosis in Pregnancy: A Review and Patient Perspective (OFID)ParasiticFlubendazole reduces emerging Dracunculus medinensis in dogs in Chad: Results from a two-year study (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases) Toxoplasma Transmission to the Fetus during the Periconceptional Period (AJTMH: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)Clinical and Laboratory Dynamics of Bear Meat-Associated Trichinellosis in Hokkaido, Japan (AJTMH: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)Clinical significance of Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis: Lessons from clinical trials, cohort studies, and faecal microbiota transplantation — a narrative review (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)MiscellaneousA consensus-based guideline for personalized bacteriophage therapy (Nature Medicine)Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Encephalitis in Adults: Guidelines From the European Academy of Neurology and European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (European Journal of Neurology) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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    42 mins
  • Infectious Disease Puscast #116

    Infectious Disease Puscast #116
    Sep 30 2026
    On episode #116 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/16 – 9/21/26. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Oya Virus in a Patient with Severe Hepatitis, Enteritis, and Coagulopathy (NEJM) Two Versus One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose After Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study (OFID)Comparison of Silevimig, a Novel Bispecific Anti-Rabies Monoclonal Antibody, with Human Rabies Immunoglobulin for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Non-Inferiority Trial (CID)BacterialR.E.M. – It's The End Of The World (YouTube)Companion Animals Harbour Globally Circulating Human-Associated Klebsiella pneumoniae Lineages and High-Risk Antimicrobial Resistance Clones (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases)Air contamination and cross-room transmission of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ICU (American Journal of Infection Control)Economic Outcomes of Dalbavancin versus Standard Therapy in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in the DOTS Randomized Clinical Trial (CID)Cephalexin Model-Informed Dosing Recommendations for Severe Infections: A Pooled Pharmacokinetic Analysis From Infancy to Adulthood (OFID)Initial Carbapenem Choice Versus Sustained Single-Group Therapy in the Albumin-Carbapenem Interaction (CID)Identification and Quantification of Pathogens in Pleural Fluid from Children with Complicated Pneumonia using the BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia Panel (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)Effectiveness of oral care for the prevention of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAPPEN): a multicentre, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial in Australia (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)FungalThe Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)Health Economic Analysis of the AMBITION Protocol for Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis in the United States (CID)Single-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B Treatment for Cryptococcal Meningitis (NEJM)ParasiticVampire bats in Belize harbor multiple Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes: Implications for parasite transmission at the wildlife–domestic–human interface (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)Community-acquired coinfections in adults with severe imported malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis (CMI: Clincial Microbiology and Infection)Treatment for Leishmaniasis using liposomal amphotericin for immune compromised patients (in Portguese(Brazil.gov)) Reactivation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Undergoing Tocilizumab Treatment (AJTMH: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)Efficacy and safety of alternative benznidazole and nifurtimox regimens for adults with chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection (TESEO): an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority phase 2b trial (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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    43 mins
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