<description>&lt;p&gt;On episode #106 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 4/23 – 5/6/26.&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;&lt;a href= "https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/andes-hantavirus-outbreak"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Andes hantavirus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; outbreak in cruise ship, 11 May 2026&lt;strong&gt;(&lt;/strong&gt;European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;2026 Multi-country &lt;a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00528.html?ACSTrackingID=DM155095&amp;ACSTrackingLabel=HAN%20528%20-%20Health%20Advisory%20(for%20COCA%20partners)&amp;deliveryName=DM155095"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hantavirus Cluster&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Linked to Cruise Ship (CDC: Health Alert Network)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2009040"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Super-Spreaders"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina (NEJM)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Position Statement: Why &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/82/4/622/8364653?utm_source=etoc&amp;utm_campaign=cid&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;nbd=13518097993&amp;nbd_source=campaigner"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IDSA Did Not Endorse&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines 2025 Update (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/82/4/625/8364680?utm_source=etoc&amp;utm_campaign=cid&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;nbd=13518097993&amp;nbd_source=campaigner"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;We Dissent:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Lessons From the 2025 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Central Nervous System Involvement by &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag283/8671929"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Novel Clade 2.3.2.1e H5N1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Avian Influenza Virus in a Paediatric Patient (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/82/4/658/8280078?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;utm_source=etoc&amp;utm_campaign=cid&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;nbd_source=campaigner&amp;nbd=13518097993"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Immunization&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the Rate of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media: A Time-series Analysis (CID)&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;Performance of a &lt;a href= "https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X(26)00208-9/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;rapid, visual fingerstick serology self-test&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;Helicobacter pylori&lt;/em&gt; detection and typing: A prospective multicenter diagnostic accuracy study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Real-world effectiveness of &lt;a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00115-5/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; against all-cause outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older in the USA: a retrospective cohort study (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Beta-Lactam plus Azithromycin or Doxycycline versus Fluoroquinolones in &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag253/8665981?utm_source=advanceaccess&amp;utm_campaign=ofid&amp;utm_medium=email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hospitalized Adult&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X(26)00213-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Syphilis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and the risk of stroke: a nationwide, population-based matched cohort study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Blood Bags with a &lt;a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2600589"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Double Knot&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (NEJM)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Effectiveness and safety of daptomycin versus vancomycin in &lt;a href= "https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X(26)00215-6/abstract?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;methicillin-resistant &lt;em&gt;Staphylococci&lt;/em&gt; left-side infective endocarditis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Results from a nationwide prospective multicenter cohort. (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)&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;&lt;a href= "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40121-026-01342-3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Non-intravenous Amphotericin B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: A Review of Localized Administration Routes (Infectious Diseases and Therapy)&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;Duration and association with protection of &lt;a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00081-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NANP-repeat-specific&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and C-terminus-specific anti-circumsporozoite protein IgG responses following RTS,S/AS01&lt;sub&gt;E&lt;/sub&gt; vaccination: an observational ancillary immunological study of a phase 3 clinical trial (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Combined Oral Ivermectin and 5% Permethrin Cream to Treat &lt;a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2411721?query=TOC&amp;cid=DM2448625_NEJM_Non_Subscriber&amp;bid=-807896993"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Severe Scabies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (NEJM)&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;&lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciag152/8664683?redirectedFrom=fulltext"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Interest in Infectious Diseases&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Among Internal Medicine Resident Physicians: Results From a Nationwide Survey (CID)&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 #106

MAY 13, 202640 MIN
Infectious Disease Puscast

Infectious Disease Puscast #106

MAY 13, 202640 MIN

Description

On episode #106 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 4/23 – 5/6/26. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Andes hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship, 11 May 2026(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) 2026 Multi-country Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Cruise Ship (CDC: Health Alert Network) "Super-Spreaders" and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina (NEJM) Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Position Statement: Why IDSA Did Not Endorse the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines 2025 Update (CID) We Dissent: Lessons From the 2025 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines (CID) Central Nervous System Involvement by Novel Clade 2.3.2.1e H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus in a Paediatric Patient (OFID) Impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization on the Rate of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media: A Time-series Analysis (CID) Bacterial Performance of a rapid, visual fingerstick serology self-test for Helicobacter pylori detection and typing: A prospective multicenter diagnostic accuracy study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Real-world effectiveness of 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against all-cause outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older in the USA: a retrospective cohort study (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Beta-Lactam plus Azithromycin or Doxycycline versus Fluoroquinolones in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (OFID) Syphilis and the risk of stroke: a nationwide, population-based matched cohort study (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Blood Bags with a Double Knot (NEJM) Effectiveness and safety of daptomycin versus vancomycin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococci left-side infective endocarditis. Results from a nationwide prospective multicenter cohort. (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Non-intravenous Amphotericin B: A Review of Localized Administration Routes (Infectious Diseases and Therapy) Parasitic Duration and association with protection of NANP-repeat-specific and C-terminus-specific anti-circumsporozoite protein IgG responses following RTS,S/AS01E vaccination: an observational ancillary immunological study of a phase 3 clinical trial (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Combined Oral Ivermectin and 5% Permethrin Cream to Treat Severe Scabies (NEJM) Miscellaneous Interest in Infectious Diseases Among Internal Medicine Resident Physicians: Results From a Nationwide Survey (CID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.