On episode #38 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 9/14 – 9/27/23.

Host: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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Links for this episode

• Features of Long COVID identified through immune profiling (Nature)
• Severity of influenza-associated hospitalizations by influenza type (The Lancet)
• Cefazolin for the treatment of CNS infections (CID)
• Rifampin based therapy for patients with Staphylococcus aureus native vertebral Osteomyelitis (CID)
• State of the management of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (CID)
• Are contact precautions “essential” for the prevention of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? (CID)
• Impact of the sequential implementation of a pharmacy-driven methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal-swab ordering policy and vancomycin 72-hour restriction protocol on standardized antibiotic administration ratio (ICHE)
• Update on outbreak of fungal meningitis among US residents who received epidural anesthesia at two clinics in Mexico (CID)
• Paratracheal abscess by plant fungus Chondrostereum purpureum (MMCR)
• Canadian Blood Services traceback investigation of a suspected case of transfusion-transmitted malaria (Transfusion)
• Strongyloides infection screening in transplant candidates (TID)
• The world of microbial odors (JID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees