Dr. Paul Bunce and Dr. Brooke Fraser (newly minted Adult IDspecialist), bring you the third episode in our “Bundles” series with fourquick-hitting topics blending infectious diseases and beyond.

Resources & Highlights:

• Sunnybrook Antimicrobial Stewardship AppA practical, user-friendly tool for antibiotic guidance, dosing, and special situations like pregnancy.
• Online TST/IGRA Interpreter (TSTin3D). Estimates individualized TB progression risk and helps guide preventive therapy decisions. https://www.tstin3d.com/
• Updated IDSA UTI Guidelines (2025)New criteria for complicated vs. uncomplicated UTIs and clear recommendations on empiric and step down antibiotic therapy.
• IV Iron During Infection – ASH 2025 Abstract: Challenging the dogma: IV iron may be safe and beneficial even during acute bacterial infections.

Safe Space:

• Antibiotic-associated rash in infectious mononucleosis: immune-mediated and usually transient.
• Kingella kingae as a stealth cause of pediatric bone and joint infections. https://communicable.transistor.fm/episodes/communicable-e44-top clinical-microbiology-papers-in-2025 https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.00986-25