Infectious Disease Puscast #118

On episode #118 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/13 – 10/26/26.
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Links for this episode • Viral
• Alimatravir Oral Once Monthly in Adults With Low Likelihood of HIV Exposure: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study (JID)
• Long-Acting Lenacapavir and Cabotegravir and Viral Suppression Among People With HIV (JAMA: Open Network)
• FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment (FDA)
• Phase 3 Results of Bepirovirsen Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (NEJM)
• Safety, tolerability and antiviral activity of the antisense oligonucleotide bepirovirsen in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial (Nature Medicine)
• Bacterial
• A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Empirical Antibiotics for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (OFID)
• Cephalexin 500 mg Four Times Daily vs. 1000 mg Three Times Daily for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis (OFID)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Performance of the Urinary MycoMEIA Aspergillus Assay as an Aid to Diagnose Invasive Aspergillosis (CID)
• Emergence of pan-drug resistant Candidozyma auris in Kenya, the second globally documented case(Scientific Reports)
• Parasitic
• Artificial Intelligence–Supported Automated Microscopy for Malaria Diagnosis: A Multicenter Study (CID)
• Decentralized Diagnostic Platform, miLab™ (noul)
• Mapping Hospitals That Treat Severe Malaria Cases in the United States: Evidence to Inform Health Systems Strategies for Intravenous Artesunate Supply (CID)
• Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States (CDC: Emergency Preparedness and Response)
• ARTESUNATE FOR INJECTION (AMIVAS)
• Availability of IV Artesunate for Severe Malaria (CID)
• Miscellaneous
• Response-Tailored or Standard-Duration Antibiotic Treatment for Infective Endocarditis (NEJM)
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
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