Infectious Disease Puscast #28

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 recurrence of C-difficile (FDA) Using thermal imaging to track cellulitis (OFID) Burden of Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever in India (NEJM) Early switch to oral antimicrobials in brain abscess (CMI) Considering vancomycin alternatives for pediatric methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (JPIDS) Navigating treatment options for Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex infections (CID) 2023 Duke-ISCVID criteria for infective Endocarditis (CID) Molecular characterization of Candida auris outbreak isolates in Qatar from COVID-19 patients (CMI) Amplicon sequencing reveals complex infection in infants congenitally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi (JID) Impact of Sequestration on Artemisinin-Induced Parasite Clearance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria (CID) Advances in artificial intelligence for infectious disease surveillance (NEJM) Music is by Ronald Jenkees