<description>&lt;p&gt;On episode #102 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 2/26 – 3/11/26.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper"&gt;Host: &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daniel Griffin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="" href= "https://febrilepodcast.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sarah Dong&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe (free): &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infectious-disease-podcast/id1622649470"&gt; Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://feeds.libsyn.com/413927/rss"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, email&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Become a &lt;a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute"&gt;patron&lt;/a&gt; of Puscast!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Links for this episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Viral&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Measles Outbreak — &lt;a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7509a1.htm?s_cid=OS_mm7509a1_e&amp;ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM153504&amp;ACSTrackingLabel=Week%20in%20MMWR%3A%20Vol.%2075%2C%20March%2012%2C%202026&amp;deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM153504"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Mexico, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (CDC: MMWR)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Epidemiology of &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/13/3/ofag081/8490265"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HMPV and Other Respiratory Viral Infections&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Among Outpatients, 2016–2022 (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Notes from the Field&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7508a2.htm?s_cid=OS_mm7508a2_e"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Congenital Rubella Syndrome&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — Florida, 2025 (CDC: MMWR)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Long-term efficacy and safety of the &lt;a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04255-3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;single-dose tetravalent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Butantan dengue vaccine (Nature Medicine)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bacterial&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Clinical Outcomes in &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-abstract/233/Supplement_1/S31/8519478"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hypervirulent Carbapenem-Resistant &lt;em&gt;Klebsiella pneumoniae&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;Infection: A Cohort Study (JID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Duration of therapy for &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciag144/8504278"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pseudomonas aeruginosa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;bacteremia – a post hoc subgroup analysis from the BALANCE randomized controlled trial (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Diagnostic Yield of Tongue Swab- Compared to Sputum-Based Molecular Testing for &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciag077/8501003"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuberculosis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Four High-Burden Countries (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum &lt;a href= "https://www.who.int/news/item/09-03-2026-who-recommends-near-point-of-care-tests--tongue-swabs--and-sputum-pooling-for-tb-diagnosis"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;pooling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;for TB diagnosis (WHO)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Respiratory virus co-infection is a &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag113/8503975"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;risk factor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for adverse outcomes during &lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/em&gt; bacteraemia (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Balance Versus Bias: &lt;a href= "https://outlook.office.com/mail/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Correcting Misinformation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; About the 2025 ATS Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fungal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48WJNnNefvI"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Last of US Season 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (YouTube)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Immunomodulation in the Treatment of &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciag036/8503990"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Parasitic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Comparison of six weeks doxycycline versus six weeks rifampicin or three weeks of the combination of doxycycline plus rifampicin in the treatment of &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag065/8509317"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;onchocerciasis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 2 trial (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Cutaneous &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag129/8509167?utm_source=advanceaccess&amp;utm_campaign=ofid&amp;utm_medium=email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Larva Migrans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Within the United States Military Health System – Clinical Presentation and Association with Autochthonous Spread or International Travel (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Miscellaneous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Distinct &lt;a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-026-01403-1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prophage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; infections in colorectal cancer-associated &lt;em&gt;Bacteroides fragilis&lt;/em&gt; (Communications Medicine)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Rounding Styles on Inpatient Infectious Disease &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag122/8505839?utm_source=advanceaccess&amp;utm_campaign=ofid&amp;utm_medium=email#google_vignette"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consult Services&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: Impact on Education and Patient-Care Delivery (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Possible &lt;a href= "https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X(26)00113-8/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;quality indicators&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for clinical infectious diseases consultations – results from a hybrid Delphi-nominal group approach and scenario study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infections)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music is by &lt;a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ronald Jenkees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Infectious Disease Puscast

Vincent Racaniello

Infectious Disease Puscast #102

MAR 19, 202637 MIN
Infectious Disease Puscast

Infectious Disease Puscast #102

MAR 19, 202637 MIN

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On episode #102 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 2/26 – 3/11/26. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Measles Outbreak — New Mexico, 2025 (CDC: MMWR) Epidemiology of HMPV and Other Respiratory Viral Infections Among Outpatients, 2016–2022 (OFID) Notes from the Field: Congenital Rubella Syndrome — Florida, 2025 (CDC: MMWR) Long-term efficacy and safety of the single-dose tetravalent Butantan dengue vaccine (Nature Medicine) Bacterial Clinical Outcomes in Hypervirulent Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection: A Cohort Study (JID) Duration of therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia – a post hoc subgroup analysis from the BALANCE randomized controlled trial (CID) Diagnostic Yield of Tongue Swab- Compared to Sputum-Based Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis in Four High-Burden Countries (CID) WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum poolingfor TB diagnosis (WHO) Respiratory virus co-infection is a risk factor for adverse outcomes during Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (OFID) Balance Versus Bias: Correcting Misinformation About the 2025 ATS Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines (CID) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Immunomodulation in the Treatment of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis (CID) Parasitic Comparison of six weeks doxycycline versus six weeks rifampicin or three weeks of the combination of doxycycline plus rifampicin in the treatment of onchocerciasis: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 2 trial (OFID) Cutaneous Larva Migrans Within the United States Military Health System – Clinical Presentation and Association with Autochthonous Spread or International Travel (OFID) Miscellaneous Distinct prophage infections in colorectal cancer-associated Bacteroides fragilis (Communications Medicine) Rounding Styles on Inpatient Infectious Disease Consult Services: Impact on Education and Patient-Care Delivery (OFID) Possible quality indicators for clinical infectious diseases consultations – results from a hybrid Delphi-nominal group approach and scenario study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infections) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.