<description>&lt;p&gt;On episode #95 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/20/25 – 12/3/25.&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;Early low-dose dexamethasone is associated with shorter acute symptom duration in &lt;a href= "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-025-12006-x"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chikungunya virus infection&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;: a retrospective cohort study (BMC Infectious Diseases)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Noninferiority of &lt;a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2506765"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; HPV Vaccine Dose to Two Doses (NEJM)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Evidence to Action — &lt;a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2515387"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Single-Dose&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; HPV Vaccination and Cervical HPV Infection (NEJM)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Daily &lt;a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2500179?query=infectious-disease"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mosnodenvir&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as Dengue Prophylaxis in a Controlled Human InfectionModel (NEJM)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth—&lt;a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2842435?guestAccessKey=dbf4b386-3f96-4497-b0ec-cc15de531f1c"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Risks of Revising&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; the recommendation (JAMA)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09929-5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Correlates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of HIV-1 control after combination immunotherapy (Nature)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7439a1.htm?s_cid=OS_mm7439a1_e&amp;ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM151122&amp;ACSTrackingLabel=Week%20in%20MMWR%3A%20Vol.%2074%2C%20December%204%2C%202025&amp;deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM151122"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Human-to-Human Rabies Transmission&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; via Solid Organ Transplantation from a Donor with Undiagnosed Rabies — United States, October 2024–February 2025 (CDC: MMWR)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf632/8361903"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Cytomegalovirus-specific cell-mediated immunity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for prediction of post-prophylaxis CMV disease in a phase 3 trial of letermovir vs valganciclovir prophylaxis in donor CMV-seropositive recipient CMV-seronegative kidney transplant recipients (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;An Analysis of Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity in a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Letermovir Prophylaxis in &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf646/8361905"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cytomegalovirus-Seropositive Recipients&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; of an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (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;Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Position Statement: Why &lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf625/8364653?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;utm_source=advanceaccess&amp;utm_campaign=cid&amp;utm_medium=email#google_vignette"&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://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2842399"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Lyme Disease&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Incidence in Massachusetts, 2012-2024 (JAMA: Open Network)&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://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf653/8341564?redirectedFrom=fulltext"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Aspergillosis-Attributable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Mortality in the United States: Analysis of Death CertificateData (CID)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Oral itraconazole &lt;a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00537-7/abstract"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;versus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; oral voriconazole for treatment-naive patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in India (VICTOR-CPA trial): a single-centre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial (LANCET: Infectious Diseases)&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;&lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofaf700/8340873?utm_source=advanceaccess&amp;utm_campaign=ofid&amp;utm_medium=email"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Loa loa&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;encephalopathy following treatment with benzimidazole derivatives: A systematic review (OFID)&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 #95

DEC 9, 202542 MIN
Infectious Disease Puscast

Infectious Disease Puscast #95

DEC 9, 202542 MIN

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On episode #95 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 11/20/25 – 12/3/25. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Early low-dose dexamethasone is associated with shorter acute symptom duration in Chikungunya virus infection: a retrospective cohort study (BMC Infectious Diseases) Noninferiority of One HPV Vaccine Dose to Two Doses (NEJM) Evidence to Action — Single-Dose HPV Vaccination and Cervical HPV Infection (NEJM) Daily Mosnodenvir as Dengue Prophylaxis in a Controlled Human InfectionModel (NEJM) Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth—Risks of Revising the recommendation (JAMA) Correlates of HIV-1 control after combination immunotherapy (Nature) Human-to-Human Rabies Transmission via Solid Organ Transplantation from a Donor with Undiagnosed Rabies — United States, October 2024–February 2025 (CDC: MMWR) Cytomegalovirus-specific cell-mediated immunity for prediction of post-prophylaxis CMV disease in a phase 3 trial of letermovir vs valganciclovir prophylaxis in donor CMV-seropositive recipient CMV-seronegative kidney transplant recipients (CID) An Analysis of Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity in a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Letermovir Prophylaxis in Cytomegalovirus-Seropositive Recipients of an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (CID) Bacterial Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Position Statement: Why IDSA Did Not Endorse the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines 2025 Update (CID) Lyme DiseaseIncidence in Massachusetts, 2012-2024 (JAMA: Open Network) Fungal The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube) Aspergillosis-Attributable Mortality in the United States: Analysis of Death CertificateData (CID) Oral itraconazole versus oral voriconazole for treatment-naive patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in India (VICTOR-CPA trial): a single-centre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial (LANCET: Infectious Diseases) Parasitic Loa loa encephalopathy following treatment with benzimidazole derivatives: A systematic review (OFID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.