<description>&lt;p&gt;On episode #94 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/11/25 – 11/19/25.&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/about-us/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sara 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;Epstein-Barr virus &lt;a href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.ady0210"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;reprograms&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (Science Translational Medicine)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Hepatitis B reactivation following &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf634/8327023"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;switch away&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from tenofovir-containing anti-retroviral therapy in people living with HIV: A case series and lessons for practice (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Antimicrobial drug-resistant &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf591/8317541#google_vignette"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Neisseria gonorrhoeae&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;(GC) infections in men using doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis. A substudy of the ANRS 174 DOXYVAC trial (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/12/11/ofaf605/8307628?utm_source=advanceaccess&amp;utm_campaign=ofid&amp;utm_medium=email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does Not&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Increase Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence in Young Black and Hispanic Men who Have Sex With Men: An Observational Cohort Study (OFID)&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;Global and regional &lt;a href= "https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X%2825%2900571-3/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;knowledge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of antibiotic use and resistance among the general public: a systematic review and meta-analysis (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Infant &lt;a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/outbreaks-investigations/infant-formula-nov-2025/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Botulism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025 (CDC: Botulism)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Outbreak Investigation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025&lt;strong&gt;) &lt;/strong&gt;(FDA)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Vitamin D deficiency at hospital admission with &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofaf706/8328415?utm_source=advanceaccess&amp;utm_campaign=ofid&amp;utm_medium=email"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;community-acquired pneumonia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is associated with increased risk of mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study (OFID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/10/25-0862_article"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bat-Associated&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Immunosuppressed Children, Spain, 2024 (Emerging Infectious Diseases)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2512698"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Multicomponent Intervention&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to Improve Maternal Infection Outcomes (NEJM)&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;Increasing Fluconazole Resistance in &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-abstract/232/5/1198/8129863?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;utm_source=etoc&amp;utm_campaign=jid&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;nbd_source=campaigner&amp;nbd=40427954633"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Candida parapsilosis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: A 10-Year Analysis of Blood Culture Isolates at a US Reference Laboratory (2015–2024) (JID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;British Society for &lt;a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00550-X/abstract"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Medical Mycology&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;In Vivo Evolution of &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-abstract/232/5/1203/8219478?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;utm_source=etoc&amp;utm_campaign=jid&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;nbd_source=campaigner&amp;nbd=40427954633"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Candida auris&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;Multidrug Resistance in a Patient Receiving Antifungal Treatment (JID)&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;Implications of a &lt;a href= "https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198%2825%2900953-5/fulltext"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;fatal anaphylactic reaction&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; occurring 4 hours after eating beef in a young man with IgE antibodies to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (JACI: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In practice)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;WHO recommends &lt;a href= "https://www.who.int/news/item/02-10-2023-who-recommends-r21-matrix-m-vaccine-for-malaria-prevention-in-updated-advice-on-immunization"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;R21/Matrix-M vaccine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for malaria prevention in updated advice on immunization (WHO)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01&lt;sub&gt;E&lt;/sub&gt; malaria vaccine in a real-world setting over &lt;a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X%2825%2900415-2/fulltext"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 year of follow-up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; after the three-dose primary schedule: an interim analysis of a phase 4 study in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi (LANCET: Global Health)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of &lt;a href= "https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009144"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ivermectin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: Is it time to reconsider the current contraindication? (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miscellaneous&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;IL12RB1&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf637/8325494"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;deficiency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; appearing in North America: expanding the clinical phenotypes (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 #94

NOV 25, 202545 MIN
Infectious Disease Puscast

Infectious Disease Puscast #94

NOV 25, 202545 MIN

Description

On episode #94 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/11/25 – 11/19/25.

Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Links for this episode
  • Viral
  • Epstein-Barr virus reprograms autoreactive B cells as antigen-presenting cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (Science Translational Medicine)
  • Hepatitis B reactivation following switch away from tenofovir-containing anti-retroviral therapy in people living with HIV: A case series and lessons for practice (CID)
  • Antimicrobial drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) infections in men using doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis. A substudy of the ANRS 174 DOXYVAC trial (CID)
  • HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Does Not Increase Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence in Young Black and Hispanic Men who Have Sex With Men: An Observational Cohort Study (OFID)
  • Bacterial
  • Global and regional knowledge of antibiotic use and resistance among the general public: a systematic review and meta-analysis (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
  • Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025 (CDC: Botulism)
  • Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025) (FDA)
  • Vitamin D deficiency at hospital admission with community-acquired pneumonia is associated with increased risk of mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study (OFID)
  • Bat-Associated Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Immunosuppressed Children, Spain, 2024 (Emerging Infectious Diseases)
  • A Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Maternal Infection Outcomes (NEJM)
  • Fungal
  • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
  • Increasing Fluconazole Resistance in Candida parapsilosis: A 10-Year Analysis of Blood Culture Isolates at a US Reference Laboratory (2015–2024) (JID)
  • British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)
  • In Vivo Evolution of Candida auris Multidrug Resistance in a Patient Receiving Antifungal Treatment (JID)
  • Parasitic
  • Implications of a fatal anaphylactic reaction occurring 4 hours after eating beef in a young man with IgE antibodies to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (JACI: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In practice)
  • WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention in updated advice on immunization (WHO)
  • Effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in a real-world setting over 1 year of follow-up after the three-dose primary schedule: an interim analysis of a phase 4 study in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi (LANCET: Global Health)
  • A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: Is it time to reconsider the current contraindication? (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
  • Miscellaneous
  • IL12RB1 deficiency appearing in North America: expanding the clinical phenotypes (CID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.