On episode #71 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/19/24 – 1/1/25.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Viral
Routine detection of viruses through metagenomics: where do we stand? (ASTMH)
Rapid selection of HIV-2 capsid mutations in salvage therapy with Lenacapavir-containing regime (CID)
Bacterial
Ancient genomes reveal a deep history of treponemal disease in the Americas (Nature)
The utility of Interferon-γ release assays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in patients With cancer(Transplant Infectious Disease)
A meta-analysis of Levofloxacin for contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (NEJM Evidence)
Tularemia— United States, 2011–2022 (CDC: MMWR)
Incorporating incubation period distributions to precisely estimate the association between rainfall and Legionella infection (JID)
Fungal
The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
Candida albicans recovered from persistent candidemia exhibit enhanced virulence traits (JID)
Mapping the geographic distribution of dimorphic mycoses using a U.S. commercial insurance database (OFID)
Comparative efficacy and safety of treatment regimens for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in people living with HIV – A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
Outbreak of Blastomycosis Among Paper Mill Workers — Michigan, November 2022–May 2023 (CDC: MMWR)
Parasitic
Acanthamoeba Infection in a hematopoietic cell transplant recipient: challenges in diagnosis, management, and source identification (Transplant Infectious Disease)
Congenital toxoplasmosis: Fewer clinical signs at 3 years of age over the last 15 years but stable risk of materno-fetal transmission (CID)
Miscellaneous
Detection of prions in wild pigs (Sus scrofa) from areas with reported chronic wasting disease cases, United States (CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases)
Addition of macrolide antibiotics for hospital treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (JID)

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Infectious Disease Puscast #71