Infectious Disease Puscast #18

On episode #18 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 12/9/22 – 12/21/22. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Human Rabies in Texas, 2021 (CDC) Human rabies despite post-exposure prophylaxis (The Lancet) The Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 and camel pageant championships increase risk of MERS-CoV transmission and global spread (The Lancet) An update on eukaryotic viruses revived from ancient permafrost (bioRx) Colistin monotherapy vs combination therapy for carbapenem-resistant organisms (NEJM) Outcomes of Ceftriaxone vs antistaphylococcal Penicillins or Cefazolin for definitive therapy of Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (OFID) Salmonella enteritidis cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection (OFID) Evaluation of serotonin syndrome with Linezolid and serotonergic agents at an academic medical center (OFID) Preemptive antifungal therapy for the prevention of invasive candidiasis following gastrointestinal surgery for Intra-abdominal infections (CID) Risk factors and outcomes of invasive aspergillosis in kidney transplant recipients (CID) Predictive performance of gram staining of catheter tips for Candida catheter-related bloodstream infections (OFID) Integrative genetic manipulation of Plasmodium cynomolgireveals multidrug resistance-(JID) Clinical characteristics of patients with calcified parenchymal neurocysticercosis and perilesional edema (OFID) Impact of sequestration on artemisinin-induced parasite clearance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa (CID) Factors contributing to delayed academic advancement of women in infectious diseases (OFID) Characterization of problematic alcohol use among physicians (JAMA) Alpha-gal syndrome in the ID clinic (OFID) Efficacy and safety of Azithromycin vs placebo to treat lower respiratory tract infections associated with low procalcitonin (The Lancet) Music is by Ronald Jenkees