Infectious Disease Puscast #24

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-Resistant Enterobacterales (OFID) Comparison of a short vs long-course antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia (eClinicalMedicine) The impact of timing of infectious disease consultation for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (CID) Intravenous doxycycline, azithromycin, or both for severe scrub typhus (NEJM) Cronobacter sakazakii infections in two infants linked to powdered infant formula and breast pump equipment (CDC) Piperacillin/tazobactam vs cefepime or carbapenems for cefoxitin-non-susceptible bacteraemia in immunocompromised patients (JAC) Positive impact of [18F) FDG-PET/CT on mortality in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (CID) Association of antibody immunity with cryptococcal antigenemia and mortality in a South African cohort with advanced HIV (CID) Practical guide to antifungal susceptibility testing (JPIDS) Risk of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis based on corticosteroid duration in ICU patients (OFID) Emergence and Persistence of Candida auris in Western New York with no epidemiologic links (OFID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees