Infectious Disease Puscast #23

On episode #23 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 2/16 – 2/28/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Association between cytomegalovirus infection and tuberculosis disease (JID) In-depth virological and immunological characterization of HIV-1 cure after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Nature) Algorithm-based Clostridioides difficile testing as a tool for antibiotic stewardship(CMI) Clinical utility of nasal surveillance swabs in ruling-out MRSA infections in children (JPIDS) Antimicrobial for 7 or 14 days for febrile UTI in men (CID) Treatment strategy for rifampin-susceptible TB (NEJM) Current pyuria cut-offs promote inappropriate UTI diagnosis in older women (CID) Efficacy of doxycycline for mild-to-moderate community-acquired pneumonia in adults (CID) Hospitalizations for unspecified mycoses and implications for fungal disease burden estimates (OFID) Invasive mold infections following Hurricane Harvey (OFID) Cryptococcal meningitis and clinical outcomes in persons with HIV (CID) Rapid range shifts in African Anopheles mosquitoes over the last century (Biology Letters) Neuroangiostrongyliasis: Rat lungworm invades Europe (ASTMH) Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis presenting as a symptomatic focal hypodensityin an immunocompromised patient (OFID) Low rates of antibiotics prescribed during telehealth primary-care visits persisted during COVID19 (ICHE) Music is by Ronald Jenkees