On episode #46 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 1/4 – 1/17/24.

Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong

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• Comparing the performance of three models incorporating weather data to forecast dengue epidemics (JID)
• Elucidating the impacts of climate on dengue transmission through mathematical models (JID)
• Infants receiving a single dose of nirsevimab to prevent RSV do not have evidence of enhanced disease in their second RSV season (JPIDS)
• Patient perspectives on solid organ transplantation from donors with hepatitis C viremia to recipients without hepatitis C viremia (OFID)
• Oral Beta-Lactams, Fluoroquinolones, or Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole for definitive treatment of uncomplicated Escherichia coli or Klebsiella species bacteremia from a urinary source (OFID)
• Discontinuation of contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric healthcare system (JPIDS)
• Oral linezolid compared with benzathine PCN G for treatment of early syphilis in adults (The Lancet)
• Model-informed precision dosing improves outcomes in patients receiving vancomycin for gram-positive infections (OFID)
• The Xpert MTB/RIF cycle threshold value predicts M.tuberculosis transmission to close contacts (CID)
• Efficacy and safety of a structured de-escalation from antipseudomonal β-lactams in bloodstream infections due to Enterobacterales (The Lancet)
• Oral antibiotics for treatment of Gram negative bacteremia in solid organ transplant recipients (CID)
• Dematiaceous fungal keratitis with tentacles mimicking Pythium Keratitis (Jama)
• Verification, analytical sensitivity, cost-effectiveness, and comparison of four Candida auris screening methods (OFID)
• Tafenoquine-Atovaquone combination achieves radical cure and confers sterile immunity in experimental models of human babesiosis (JID)
• Relapsing babesiosis with molecular evidence of resistance to certain antimicrobials commonly used to treat Babesia microti infections (OFID)
• Understanding parental leave policies in ID fellowship (OFID)
• What’s hot this year in ID clinical science (CID)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees