On episode #74 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/30/25 – 2/12/25.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Viral
Global Impact of mass vaccination campaigns on circulating type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks (JID)
Co-infection of SARS‐CoV‐2 and influenza A/B among patients with COVID-19 (BMC Infectious Diseases)
Oseltamivir reduces 30-Day mortality in older adults with Influenza (OFID)
Bacterial
Predicting benefit from adjuvant therapy with corticosteroids in community-acquired pneumonia (LANCET Respiratory Medicine)
Rethinking antibiotic prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis (CID)
Determining the optimal antibiotic duration for skin and soft tissue infections (Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases)
The stealth and potentially fatal nature of Kingella kingae outbreaks in daycare facilities (OFID)
Piperacillin/tazobactam vs. cefepime or carbapenems for the treatment of bloodstream infections due to bacteria producing chromosomal AmpC beta-lactamase (Infection)
Is systemic dissemination of BCG following neonatal vaccination required for protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis? (JID)
Risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection following use of fluoroquinolones: a retrospective multinational network cohort study (eClinical Medicine)
Fungal
The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
Developing mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine effective for cryptococcosisin a murine model (Vaccines)
The araneopathogenic genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) in the British Isles, including a new zombie species on orb-weaving cave spiders (Metainae: Tetragnathidae) (Fungal Systematics and Evolution)
Sensitivity of Coccidioides serologic tests among culture-proven coccidioidomycosis patients with hematological malignancy compared to a matched immunocompetent cohort (Medical Mycology)
Parasitic
New WHO guidelines for treating rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis: expanded indications for fexinidazole and pentamidine (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)
Miscellaneous
Remote practice of infectious diseases through telemedicine (OFID)
Telemedicine offers solutions for the rural disparities in infectious disease (ID) care delivery (OFID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

Infectious Disease Puscast #74