Infectious Disease Puscast #61

On episode #61 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/1/20 - 8/14/24. 

Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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• Viral
• nPEP quick guide (AIDS Education & Training Center Program)
• Coformulated Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide PREP after sexual assault (OFID)
• Adopting Early Testing for Perinatal Hepatitis C (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society)
• Bacterial
• Lower Rates of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection in Patients on Hemodialysis Receiving Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Melioidosis Prophylaxis (OFID)
• Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole for Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia Prophylaxis in Patients on Hemodialysis (OFID)
• Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis(PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Probiotics for Preterm Infants (JAMA Network: JAMA Pediatrics)
• Rapid Implementation of Blood Culture Stewardship (CID)
• BD BACTEC Blood Culture Bottle Shortage - (IDSA)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Clinical characteristics and mortality risks among critically ill patients with culture-proven coccidioidomycosis(OFID)
• Poor Clinical and Microbiologic Outcomes in C. auris Bloodstream Infection (CID)
• Parasitic
• Soap is lethal for Schistosoma mansoni cercariae (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• Treatment of uncomplicated hepatic cystic echinococcosis (Cochrane Library)
• Blood exposure to Babesia microti(Cambridge Core)
• Miscellaneous
• Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis in Encephalitis (CID)
• Encephalitis due to Infection with Normocellular Cerebrospinal Fluid (CID)
• Podoconiosis and mental health (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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