Infectious Disease Puscast #9

On episode #9 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 8/4/22 – 8/17/22.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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• Zoonotic henipavirus in febrile patients in China (NEJM)
• Role of prospective monitoring, pre-emptive and prophylactic therapy for human Herpesvirus-6 after stem cell transplantation (OFID)
• Tuberculosis outbreak in the USA linked to bone graft product (Lancet ID)
• Surgical and medical management of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis (OFID)
• Increase in Pediatric Intracranial Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic (CDC)
• Incidence of Acute Chest Syndrome in children with Sickle Cell Disease following Pneumococcal vaccine (JAMA)
• Antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiota of mothers (Nature Microbiology)
• Clinical characteristics, health care utilization, and outcomes among patients for Invasive Mold Disease (OFID)
• Low-Dose subcutaneous/intravenous Monoclonal Antibody to prevent Malaria (NEJM)
• Revisiting practice of the treatment of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
• Phase two trial of oral fexinidazole in adults with chronic indeterminate Chagas disease (CID)
• Half of human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change (Nature)
• The Impact of standardized infectious diseases consultation on Postsplenectomy care and outcomes
• Potential value and patient confidentiality implications of infectious disease clinician peer consultations via social media (OFID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees