Episodes
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136: Single-Payer Healthcare Through an ID Lens
Febrile is joined by Drs. Brian Bramson, James Lewis, Christian Hendrix, and Erica Kaufman West who discuss an all-too-common scenario and explore how single-payer health care systems may impact ID practice. Learn more about the Single-Payer Interest Group at the bottom of this IDSA page! The...
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135: Most Missed Qs with PIDFC Spring 2026 Champions
Sara and Marisu Rueda Altez (University of Alabama Birmingham) chat with the Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC) 2026 champions “Sweet Home Histoplasma” (team from UAB) and “RBC BugBusters” (team from Rainbox Children’s Hospital) to tackle the top 5 most missed questions! For Pediatric ID Fellows…
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134: A Day in the Life: ID Private Practice
Drs. Manuel Rodriguez and Manuel Castro-Borobio join Febrile from Georgia to chat about a day in the life of an ID physician in private practice and questions and considerations for new fellows consulting on the job search! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch |...
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133: Pump and Circumstance: An update on VAD/MCS infections
Drs. Alok Nimgaonkar and Rebecca Kumar provide an update on definitions for VAD infections! Also mentioned in this episode is a call for the new Febrile Editorial Board!! You can find more information at https://febrilepodcast.com/editorialboard/ Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter |...
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132: Not Your Average Brodie
Drs. Veronica Santos, Sebastian Shrager, and Misti Ellsworth share a not so typical case of Brodie abscess! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
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131: Do the H.U.S.T.L.E.
Drs. Priya Nori and Gonzalo Bearman teach us how to do the H.U.S.T.L.E. - to improve our consult fitness! Journal article link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf672/8369005 From Clinical Infectious Diseases Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter |...
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130: Trolls of Transplant with NephMadness 2026!
Join Drs. Caitlyn Vlasschaert, Hariharasudan Natarajan, Sam Kant, Jeannina Smith, and Samira Farouk as they chat about the Trolls of Transplantation region of NephMadness featuring BK virus and CMV! Read more about the regions and cast your brackets at https://ajkdblog.org/tag/nephmadness2026/...
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129: Cruzi'n USA
Let’s dive into Chagas disease with this team from the University of Florida! Featuring Jacob Ricci (MD-PhD student) and Drs. Akankcha Alok and Norman Beatty Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious...
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128: StAR: Complexities in CIED Infection
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Complexities in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Practical Approach. Our guest stars this episode are from the Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine at Mayo Clinic,...
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127: Season 5 Finale: Match Update & Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC)
In our Season 5 Finale, Sara wraps up 2025 with Marisu Rueda-Altez (University of Alabama Birmingham) and the Pediatric ID Fellows Cup champions from Children’s National Hospital team “District of Contagion”! After an update on the US ID Fellowship Match, everyone breaks down some of the most...
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126: IV vs PO
Walk through a series of mini-cases discussing IV vs PO with a team from LA General Medical Center! Featuring Hannah Chute (MS4), Dr. Paloma Reta-Impey, and Dr. Brad Spellberg. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from...
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125: A Critical Query
A team from Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman joins Febrile to share a case of a critically ill child who arrives in the emergency department with fever. Listen in as Drs. Raghad Al-abdwani, Badriya Al Adawi, and Zaid Al Hinai walk through the case from the pediatric critical…
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124: Fulfilling an Unmet Need - Live from IDWeek 2025!
We are back and live from IDWeek 2025! Drs. Camille Kotton and Roy Chemaly join Febrile to discuss refractory HSV infection in immunocompromised patients! This episode was recorded at an IDWeek 2025 affiliated event in Atlanta, GA on October 20, 2025. Drs. Camille Kotton, Roy Chemaly, and Sara…
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123: Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention
Drs. Anshel Kenkare and Mike Reid share a conversation about the incredible science and current context of lenacapavir for HIV prevention, which was recently approved by the FDA. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support…
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122: StAR: Protect the Macrolide! NTM Pulmonary Disease
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: Patients, Principles, and Prospects. Our guest stars this episode are: Minh-Vu Nguyen (UC Davis Health) Charles Daley (National Jewish Health, University of Colorado, Icahn School of...
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121: Windpocken with Infektiopod
Drs. Till Koch and Annette Hennigs join to discuss their ID podcast Infektiopod and dive into varicella! Check out Infektiopod here! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America...
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120: Gray and Present Danger
Drs. Sumanth Cherukumilli, Milagritos Tapia, and Adama Mamby Keita join Febrile to describe an approach to a gray membranous pharyngitis! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of...
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119: Old Scourges, New Surges
Dr. Adam Ratner joins to discuss a case of facial swelling which leads to a conversation about vaccine hesitancy and current outbreaks. Check out Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health ! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch |...
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118: Below the Belt
Drs. Morgan Hui, Jonathan Darby, Max Olenski, and Catriona Halliday join Febrile from Australia to share a unique case of a transplant recipient with a painless lump. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the...
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117: They Paged Me What? A TID Guide to Donor Call
Drs. Chelsea Gorsline, Courtney Harris, and Rebecca Kumar join to tell us more about the Transplant ID Early Career Network and how to approach donor call! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious…
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116: StAR: Ocular Infections
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Ocular Infections. Our guest stars this episode are: Miriam Barshak (Massachusetts General Hospital; Mass Eye and Ear) Akash Gupta (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Journal article link: Barshak MB, Durand ML, Gupta A, Mohareb...
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115: Dust to Diagnosis - with MSGERC
Drs. Tom Schmidt, George R Thompson, and Nate Bahr solve a pneumonia not responding to antimicrobials and discuss endemic fungal disease! To learn more about the Mycoses Study Group Research and Education Consortium, check out the MSGERC page Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch…
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114: StAR: Delusional Infestation
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on delusional infestation. Our guest stars this episode are: Alexandra Mendelsohn (Dell Medical School, University of Texas Austin) Alysse Wurcel (Boston Medical Center) Journal article link:...
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113: Season 4 Finale: Match Update & Supporting IMGs in ID
In our Season 4 finale wrapping up 2024, Febrile is excited to host our biggest guest list yet to discuss the importance of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in infectious diseases! Our guests: Ana Del Valle (Pediatric ID faculty at Arkansas Children’s Hospital) Cristina Tomatis (Pediatric…
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112: When to draw blood cultures
Drs. Jonathan Ryder and Sarah Turbett discuss blood culture stewardship! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
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111: StAR: Use of antimicrobials at the end of life
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on use of antimicrobials at the end of life. Our guest stars this episode are: Daniel Karlin (University of California Los Angeles, UCLA) Christine Pham (UCLA) Daisuke Furukawa (Stanford) Journal article link: Karlin D, Pham C, Furukawa…
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110: StAR: Vascular Graft Infections
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on a comprehensive approach to vascular graft infection. Our guest stars this episode are: Hussam Tabaja Supavit “Mac” Chesdachai Daniel DeSimone (from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota) Journal article link: Tabaja H, Chesdachai S, Shah...
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109: StAR: Corticosteroids
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults. Our guest stars this episode are: Daniel Chastain (University of Georgia College of Pharmacy) Megan Spradlin...
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108: StAR: MDR GN
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on ##. Our guest stars this episode are: Arsheena Yassin (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital) Mariya Huralska (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital) Journal article link: Yassin A, Huralska M, Pogue JM, Dixit D, Sawyer RG, Kaye…
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107: A Quick PIP Talk
Drs. Maxime Billick and Isaac Bogoch from the University of Toronto discuss the buffet of options available for HIV biomedical prevention! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of...
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106: StAR: Staph aureus bacteremia
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia - controversies in clinical practice. Our guest stars this episode are: Daniel Minter (UCSF) Sarah Doernberg (UCSF) Journal article link: Minter DJ, Appa A, Chambers HF, Doernberg SB. Contemporary...
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105: On Flea-k
Drs. Maria Gabriela Segura, Misti Ellsworth, and Michael Chang from UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital chat about an unusual pediatric case of fever of unknown origin. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected]...
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104: StAR: Neurosyphilis
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on neurosyphilis. Our guest star this episode is Dr. Matthew Hamill (Johns Hopkins University) Journal article link: Hamill MM, Ghanem KG, Tuddenham S. State-of-the-Art Review: Neurosyphilis. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 May 15;78(5):e57-e68.…
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103: Greening ID with "Sustainabil-ID"
Happy World Environment Day (June 5 2024)! Our guests celebrate by discussing sustainability in healthcare and infectious diseases. Join Drs. Shreya Doshi, Preeti Jaggi, Pam Lee, and Shira Abeles as they raise awareness about the ways ID professionals can help reduce the negative environmental...
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102: Rubeola Response
Step into the role of a hospital epidemiologist managing a measles outbreak response with Drs. Palak Patel, Emily Landon, and David Zhang from the University of Chicago! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the...
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101: StAR: Acute Encephalitis
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on acute encephalitis. Our guest stars this episode are: Karen Bloch (Adult ID physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Carol Glaser (Pediatric ID physician at California Department of Public Health) David Gaston (Adult ID...
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100: StAR: Periprosthetic joint infections
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on periprosthetic joint infections. Our guest stars this episode are: Sandra Nelson (ID physician at Massachusetts General Hospital) Jodian Pinkney (ID physician at Massachusetts General Hospital) Antonia Chen (Orthopedic surgeon at…
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99: StAR: Frame Shift
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review: Frame Shift – Focusing on Harm Reduction and Shared Decision Making for People Who Use Drugs Hospitalized with Infections. Our guest stars this episode are: Dr. Kinna Thakarar (ID and Addiction Medicine physician at MaineHealth/Tufts...
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98: StAR: Diabetes-related Foot Infections
This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on evaluation and management of diabetes-related foot infections. Our guest stars this episode are: Dr. Meghan Brennan (ID physician at University of Wisconsin) Dr. Marcos Schechter (ID physician at Emory University) Dr. Tze-Woei Tan...
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97: StAR! Introducing State-of-the-Art Reviews
Drs. Paul Sax, Tara Vijayan, and Allan Tunkel join Febrile to chat about the debut of a new series called “StAR”!! These upcoming episodes will highlight the outstanding Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) journal State-of-the-Art Reviews (StAR), which cover common clinical topics that ID…
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96: Riddle Me This
Drs. Jack Flores and Madan Kumar chat about the nuances of Kawasaki disease (and provide a mystery riddle!! solution in the Consult Notes!) Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of...
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95: Viva Pediatric ID! Live from Memphis
Drs. Sumanth Cherukumilli, Emma Mohr, and Paul Spearman join for a live Febrile recording at the St. Jude / PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference in Memphis, TN. They cover some learning points about early onset neonatal sepsis and chat about career development. Thank you to the...
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94: Of Microbes and Mud
Drs. Genevieve Martin, Catherine Marshall, and Bart Currie from the Royal Darwin Hospital share their approach to Burkholderia pseudomallei aka melioidosis! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious...
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93: Rash Decisions
Drs. Michael Moran and Swapnil Lanjewar from the University of Wisconsin-Madison walk through a case and their approach to the common ID consult for fever and rash. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support from the…
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92: Searching for Peace of Mind
Future physician Sophie Samson, Dr. Kristen Bastug, and Dr. Beth Thielen discuss a case of a 7 year old girl who presented with new onset seizure, headache, and fever in Minnesota. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected] Febrile is produced with support...
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91: Troll of Transplantation 3
Drs. Nahid Hiermandi and Kristen Valencia Deray discuss a case of fever and cough in an adolescent lung transplant recipient. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected]
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90: TB Tidings
Welcome to Season 4! Drs. Sarah Silverberg and Ian Kitai discuss the challenges in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis in children. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected]
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89: Season 3 Finale & Match Update
Dr. Scott James joins for the Season 3 finale and match recap! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected]
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88: WAAW with SPIDS - Managing MSSA
In collaboration with Saudi Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the King Abdulaziz Public Library, Febrile episodes 86-88 are coming to you live from Riyadh! In the last of three episodes, Dr. Rabab Alghaithi and Dr. Meshari Alabdullatif discuss a case of persistent MSSA bacteremia Episodes…
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87: WAAW with SPIDS - Catching CRABs
In the second of three episodes, listen to Dr. Fatimah Alshahrani and Dr. Abdullah Almohaizeie discuss carbapenem-resistance Acinetobacter! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | [email protected]