Infectious Disease Puscast #32

On episode #32 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 6/21 – 7/4/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Clinical characteristics and outcomes among travelers with severe dengue (AIM) Phase 3 randomized trial of Bulevirtide in chronic hepatitis D (NEJM) Increased peripheral inflammation associated with structural brain changes and reduced blood flow in virologically controlled people with HIV (JID) Sustained viral suppression with dolutegravir monotherapy over 192 weeks in HIV patients (CID) Side-by-side comparative study of the immunogenicity of the intramuscular and intradermal rabies post-exposure prophylaxis regimens in suspected RABV exposed individuals (CID) Reliability of admission procalcitonin testing for capturing bacteremia across the sepsis spectrum (CCM) Early discontinuation of antibiotics in patients admitted with clinically suspected serious infection but negative cultures (OFID) Short-course therapy for urinary tract infections in children (JAMA) Autochthonous Leprosy in the United States (NEJM) Management of pediatric pneumonia (CID) Added value of (1,3)-β-D-glucan for the diagnosis of Invasive candidiasis in ICU patients (Infection) Selection for insecticide resistance can promote Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles (PLOS Pathogens) Locally acquired malaria cases identified in the US (CDC) Nanoplasmonic amplification in microfluidics enables accelerated colorimetric quantification of nucleic acid biomarkers from pathogens (NN) Music is by Ronald Jenkees