On episode #46 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/18 – 1/31/24. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Reinfection by Zika via genome diversity and antibody response (EID-Emerging Infectious Disease) People with HIV should breast/chest feed (CID) Norovirus GII in the water (PLoS Water) Herpes zoster and duloxetine premedi...
Feb 06, 2024•40 min•Ep. 47
On episode #46 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/4 – 1/17/24. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Comparing the performance of three models incorporating weather data to forecast dengue epidemics (JID) Elucidating the impacts of climate on dengue transmission through mathematical models (JID) Infants receiving a single dose...
Jan 24, 2024•37 min•Ep. 46
On episode #45 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/20/23 – 1/3/24. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Notes coming soon Bacterial Change in oral PrEP affect kidney function (OFID) Preventing STIs in women (NEJM) Revising antibiotic and STI trials (NEJM) Treatment for pediatric febrile UTIs (Pediatrics) Burkholderia pseudoma...
Jan 10, 2024•45 min•Ep. 45
On episode #44 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Sara reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 12/8 – 12/20/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Mpox and chickenpox co-infection (J Inf Dis) Corticosteroids for postherpetic neuralgia (Coch Data Syst Rev) Dengue incidence and mortality in Bangladesh (J Inf Dis) ACORN trial vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam (Open For Inf Dis)...
Dec 27, 2023•37 min•Ep. 44
On episode #43 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Sara reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/22 – 12/06/23. Host: Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Treatment for first cytomegalovirus infection post-hematopoietic cell transplant (CID) Mortality among children aged antiretroviral treatment (CDC) Boostability after single-visit pre-exposure prophylaxis with rabies vaccine (The Lancet) Alarming trends ...
Dec 15, 2023•25 min•Ep. 43
On episode #42 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/09 – 11/21/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Progress toward measles elimination (CDC) Slaying the troll of transplantation (TID) Association between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and adverse outcomes in children aged Pre-exposure prophylaxis use history in people ...
Nov 28, 2023•37 min•Ep. 42
On episode #41 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/26 - 11/08/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Intrinsic and effective severity of COVID-19 cases infected with the ancestral strain and Omicron BA.2 variant in Hong Kong (JID) Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid therapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CID) Hydrocortisone in ...
Nov 13, 2023•40 min•Ep. 41
On episode #40 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/13 – 10/25/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Sustained viral suppression with dolutegravir monotherapy over 192 weeks in patients starting combination antiretroviral therapy during primary HIV infection (CID) Dolutegravir monotherapy possibly boosted by...
Oct 31, 2023•39 min•Ep. 40
On episode #39 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, recorded at IDWeek in Boston, Daniel and special host Priya Kodiyanplakkal review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/27 – 10/12/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Priya Kodiyanplakkal Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Survival from rabies in a young child from India (AJTMH) The perils of overly-sensitive viral load testing for persons living with HIV (OFI...
Oct 23, 2023•38 min•Ep. 39
On episode #38 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/14 – 9/27/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Features of Long COVID identified through immune profiling (Nature) Severity of influenza-associated hospitalizations by influenza type (The Lancet) Cefazolin for the treatment of CNS infections (CID) Rifampin based th...
Oct 06, 2023•28 min•Ep. 38
On episode #37 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/31 – 9/13/23. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Click arrow to play Download Puscast 037 (22 MB .mp3, 31 min) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Association between varicella zoster virus and dementia (NS) Safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of V160 vaccine in cytomegalovirus-seronegative women (The...
Sep 18, 2023•31 min
On episode #36 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/17 – 8/30/23. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Detection of rotavirus in respiratory specimens from children aged under 2 years hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis (JID) Risk of Bell's palsy following SARS-CoV-2 infection (CMI) Evaluation and management of diabetes-related fo...
Sep 05, 2023•34 min•Ep. 36
On episode #35 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 8/3 – 8/16/23. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Powassan virus encephalitis : a tertiary center experience (CID) Diagnostic accuracy of hospital antibiograms in predicting the risk of antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacteriaceae isolates (CID) Timely diagnosis of incubating syph...
Aug 25, 2023•24 min•Ep. 35
On episode #34 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 7/20 – 8/2/23. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode FDA approves first treatment for molluscum contagiosum (FDA) Identifying children likely to benefit from antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis (JAMA) Impact of metagenomic next-generation sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA testing in patie...
Aug 08, 2023•19 min•Ep. 34
On episode #33 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 7/6 – 7/19/23. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Early antiretroviral therapy not associated with higher cryptococcal Meningitis mortality in people with HIV in high-income countries (CID) Implementing a rapid Antiretroviral therapy program using starter packs for emergency departm...
Jul 25, 2023•34 min•Ep. 33
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 ...
Jul 12, 2023•41 min•Ep. 32
On episode #31 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 6/8 – 6/20/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Relative effectiveness of the cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine in preventing cardiorespiratory hospitalizations (OFID) Evaluation of Oseltamivir used to prevent hospitalization in outpatients with infl...
Jun 28, 2023•36 min•Ep. 31
On episode #30 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 5/24 – 6/7/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Foodborne illness outbreaks at retail food establishments (CDC) Donor-derived fulminant herpes simplex virus hepatitis after liver transplantation (TID) High-dose influenza vaccine is associated with reduced mo...
Jun 13, 2023•42 min•Ep. 30
On episode #29 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 5/11 – 5/23/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Harmonie phase IIIb study trial results of nirsevimab against RSV lower respiratory tract infection hospitalization for infants (ESPID) Mogamulizumab for treatment of HTLV-1 associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spas...
Jun 07, 2023•42 min•Ep. 29
On episode #28 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 4/26 – 5/10/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Unprecedented outbreak of West Nile Virus (CDC) Approval of first RSV vaccine approved for individuals 60 years and older (FDA) FDA approves orally administered fecal microbiota product for the prevention of r...
May 30, 2023•32 min•Ep. 28
On episode #27 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 4/13 – 4/25/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Click arrow to play Download Puscast 027 (19 MB .mp3, 31 min) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Prevalence , clinical severity, and seasonality of Adenovirus 40/41, Astrovirus, Sapovirus, and Rotavirus among children with moderate-t...
May 02, 2023•32 min•Ep. 27
On episode #26 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 3/30 – 4/12/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Fatal rabies infection with failure of post-exposure prophylaxis following a zoonotic exposure (CID) Bivalent perfusion F vaccine in pregnancy to prevent RSV in infants (NEJM) Adeno-associated virus...
Apr 19, 2023•37 min•Ep. 26
On episode #25 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 3/23 – 3/29/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Blocking NS3–NS4B interaction inhibits dengue virus in non-human primates (Nature) First evidence of locally acquired Dengue infection (CDC) Respiratory viral infections in recipients of cellular therapies (OFID) Evolving J...
Apr 04, 2023•40 min•Ep. 25
On episode #24 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 3/1 – 3/22/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Re-emergence of Parechovirus: 2017-2022 national trends of detection in CSF (OFID) Screening and testing for hepatitis B virus infection (CDC) Changing epidemiology of carbapenemases among carbapenem...
Mar 21, 2023•32 min•Ep. 24
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 transplant...
Mar 07, 2023•40 min•Ep. 23
On episode #22 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 2/2 – 2/15/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Influence of rapid influenza diagnostic testing on clinician decision-making for patients with acute respiratory infection (CID) Outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CDC) Ep...
Feb 21, 2023•36 min•Ep. 22
On episode #21 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 1/18/23 – 2/1/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode The impact of cold temperature in the pattern of influenza virus infection (OFID) Janssen to discontinue Phase 3 Mosaico HIV vaccine clinical trial (JNJ) Randomized trial of vaccines for Zaire Ebo...
Feb 06, 2023•38 min•Ep. 21
On episode #20 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 1/4/23 – 1/17/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Click arrow to play Download Puscast 019 (17 MB .mp3, 29 min) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Neuroinvasive West Nile infection in solid organ transplant recipients (TID) Clinical markers of post-Chikungunya chronic inflammatory...
Jan 25, 2023•29 min•Ep. 20
On episode #19 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 12/22/22 – 1/3/23. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts, RSS , email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Burden of postinfectious symptoms after Acute Dengue (EID) Maribavir for CMV treatment in the real world (OFID) 24-Week all-oral regimen for Rifampin-Resistant Tuberculosis (NEJM) Beta lactam all...
Jan 10, 2023•42 min•Ep. 19
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...
Dec 27, 2022•37 min•Ep. 18
