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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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

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Infectious Disease Puscast #68