Infectious Disease Puscast #81

On episode #81 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 5/8/25 – 5/21/25.
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Links for this episode • Viral
• Tecovirimat for Clade I MPXV Infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo (NEJM)
• Remdesivir associated with reduced mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (BMC Infectious Diseases)
• Real-world evidence shows remdesivir tied to less death in hospitalized COVID patients (CIDRAP)
• Impact of most promising Ebola therapies on survival (Virology Journal)
• Bacterial
• Comparative effectiveness of azithromycin versus doxycycline in hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia treated with beta-lactams (CID)
• Diet and Risk for Incident Diverticulitis in Women (Annals of Internal Medicine)
• The Dynamics of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Conversion and Reversion in a Cohort of South African Adolescents(American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)
• BCG Revaccination for the Prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection(NEJM)
• The Impact of Diet on Clostridioides difficile Infection (JID)
• Cefazolin versus Antistaphylococcal Penicillins for the Treatment of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcusaureus Bacteremia (CMI: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
• Fungal
• The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
• Candida auris is emerging as a prevalent urinary pathogen (PLoS Pathgoens
• A symbiotic filamentous gut fungus ameliorates MASH via a secondary metabolite–CerS6–ceramide axis (Science)
• Outcome predictors of Candida prosthetic joint infections (OFID)
• Cave-Associated Histoplasmosis Outbreak Among Travelers Returning from Costa Rica — Georgia, Texas, and Washington, December 2024–January 2025 (CDC: MMWR)
• Parasitic
• COPEG 25th Anniversary (US Embassy in Panama)
• USDA suspends southern border livestock imports over New World screwworm threat(CIDRAP)
• Moxidectin combination therapies for lymphatic filariasis (LANCET: Infectious Diseases
Music is by Ronald Jenkees
Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.