On episode #93 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/23/25 – 11/10/25. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral High Prevalence of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection among Persons with Suspect Mpox Cases during an Mpox Outbreak in Kenya, 2024 (ASTMH: AJTMH) Earlier initiation of treatment following HIV acquisition reduces non-AIDS-defining malignancy risk (CID) TWiV 1267: A cancer vaccine and an mpox treatment (MicrobeTV) Cancers Caused by HPV (CDC: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)) Circulating tumor human papillomavirus DNA whole genome sequencing enables human papillomavirus-associated oropharynx cancer early detection (Journal of the National Cancer Institute) Impact of Vaccinating Adult Women Who Are HPV-Positive or with Confirmed Cervical SIL with the 9-Valent Vaccine—A Systematic Review (Viruses) ACIP Shared Clinical Decision-Making Recommendations (CDC: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)) HPV Vaccination Recommendations (CDC: Vaccines & Immunizations) Bacterial Consequences of Delaying Surgical Intervention in Patients with Native Joint Septic Arthritis (OFID) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Adjunctive corticosteroids in non-AIDS patients with severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PIC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial (LANCET: Respiratory Medicine) Nasal Iodophor to Reduce Candidozyma auris Nasal Carriage in Nursing Home Residents (OFID) Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Disease in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients (Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society) Mapping the Geographic Distribution of Dimorphic Mycoses Using a US Commercial Insurance Database (OFID) Genomic Dynamics of the Emergent Candida auris: Exploring Climate-dependentTrends (OFID) Parasitic Evaluation of a One Health public health program based on minimum inputs to control Taenia solium in Madagascar (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases) Transplacental Transfer of Lumefantrine, Mefloquine, and Piperaquine: A Comparison of Concentrations in Mothers, Neonates, and Cord Blood (CID) Miscellaneous Amplifying Our Voices: Fostering Advocacy in Infectious Diseases Fellowship(OFID) Plant-Based Diets and Climate Change, A Perspective for Infectious Disease Provider (OFID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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Infectious Disease Puscast #92
On episode #92 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/9/25 – 10/22/25. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Long-term clinical, immunologic, and viral reservoir outcomes in children treated with VRC01LS and 10-1074 monoclonal antibodies in the Tatelo Study (CID) Resistance Analyses of Lenacapavir, Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide and Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in the PURPOSE 1 and 2 Studies (JID) Susceptibility of measles virus to WHO hand rubs, oral and surface disinfectants (OFID) Measles without rash during acute febrile illness surveillance in Tanzania, 2023-2024 (CID) The 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Non-Occupational HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (CID) Bacterial Paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever in 1812 Napoleon's devastated army (Current Biology) Mass Administration of Azithromycin to Infants in Mali to Reduce Mortality (NEJM) Efficacy and safety of tedizolid in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Zoonotic Escherichia coli and urinary tract infections in Southern California (mBio) Cefdinir Versus Cephalexin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (OFID) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Antagonistic in vitro interaction between olorofim and voriconazole against Aspergillus fumigatus (Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy) Parasitic Miscellaneous CARB Your Enthusiasm: An Ethics-Informed Analysis for Clinicians of the US National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant BacteriaCID) Infection Control in Carceral Facilities (CID) Infection Prevention and Control in Carceral Settings (CID) The Challenge of Malignancies in HIV-1, Beyond Immune Activation and Back to Decreased Immune Surveillance (Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research) SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade (Nature) TWiV 1265: mRNA vaccines make cancer treatment great again (microbeTV) Infected With the Academic Bug (CID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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Infectious Disease Puscast #91
On episode #91 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/25/25 – 10/8/25. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral American Academy of Pediatrics Comparison of 2 Doses vs 1 Dose in the First Season Children Are Vaccinated Against Influenza(JAMA: Open Network) Flu and Children (CDC: Influenza (flu)) Bacterial Performance of Different Versions of Duke Criteria in Diagnosing Infective Endocarditis in Patients With Intracardiac Prosthetic (OFID) 2023 Duke criteria on Infectious Disease (Puscast 28) Infective Endocarditis and Antimicrobial Timing: A Case for Delay? (OFID) Tularemia: A Storied History, An Ongoing Threat (CID) Tularemia Antimicrobial Treatment and Prophylaxis: CDC Recommendations for Naturally Acquired Infections and Bioterrorism Response — United States, 2025 (CDC: MMWR) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Risk factors associated with progression to clinical Candida auris infection among adults with previous colonization—Florida, 2019–2023 (CID) Parasitic Public Health Response to the First Locally Acquired Malaria Outbreaks in the US in 20 Years (JAMA: Open Network) Miscellaneous Fever in sepsis revisited: Is a little heat what we need? (OFID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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Infectious Disease Puscast #90
On episode #90 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/12/25 – 9/24/25. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Crushed Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (OFID) Tracking County-Level Measles Cases in the US (JAMA Nework) Tracking measles in US (Hopkins) Pediatric influenza-associated encephalopathy and acute necrotizing encephalopathy (MMWR) Clinical recommendations for Lenacapivir (MMWR) Bacterial Primary oral vancomycin prophylaxis to stem an outbreak of Clostridioides difficile infection in intensive care patients (Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol) Clinical features and treatment strategies of Q fever spinal infection (OFID) Fungal Last of Us Season 2 The Pain is in the Brain (J Inf Dis) Parasitic Chagas Disease, an Endemic Disease in the United States (MMWR) Fixed-dose ivermectin for Mass Drug Administration (PLoS NTD) Outbreak of eosinophilic meningitis caused by the rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) in South Brazil (Am J Trop Med Hyg) Human monoclonal antibody MAM01 for protection against malaria in adults in the USA (Lancet Inf Dis) Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for the Prevention of Malaria (NEJM) Miscellaneous Ambient Documentation Technology in Clinician Experience of Documentation Burden and Burnout (JAMA Network Open) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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Infectious Disease Puscast #89
On episode #89 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/18/25 – 9/11/25. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Antibody Responses are Sustained 2 Years Post-Mpox Infection but not Following Modified Vaccinia Ankara–Bavarian Nordic Vaccination (OFID) Intestinal mucosal immune responses to novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 in healthy newborns (CID) Efficacy of Baloxavir Treatment in Preventing Transmission of Influenza (NEJM) Fulminant Viral Myocarditis Associated with Thogotovirus (NEJM) Bacterial Risk factors for 30-Day mortality and the role of empirical therapy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections(Infection) The Impact of a Nationwide Blood Culture Bottle Shortage in 2024 on Healthcare Facilities in the United States (CID) The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli(NPJ: antimicrobials and resistance) Preoperative Enterosignatures Predict Surgical Site Infections After Abdominal Surgery (OFID) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Association between Duration of Candidemia and Clinical and Healthcare Resource Utilization Outcomes among Hospitalized Adult Patients with Candidemia Who Received Empiric Treatment with an Echinocandin Across United States Hospitals (CID) Updating the epidemiology of blastomycosis and histoplasmosis in the United States, using national electronic health record data, 2013–2023 (JID) Parasitic Stocking African catfish in Lake Victoria provides effective biocontrol of snail vectors of Schistosoma mansoni (PLoS Neglected Tropical Disease) Miscellaneous Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.
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