Puscast References August 15-31, 2020

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Fluoroquinolone versus beta-lactam oral step-down therapy for uncomplicated streptococcal bloodstream infections DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01515-20

Does This Patient Need Blood Cultures? A Scoping Review of Indications for Blood Cultures in Adult Nonneutropenic Inpatients DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa039

xDoes concomitant bacteraemia hide the fungi in blood cultures? An in vitro study https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001210

Modification of Blood Test Draw Order to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination: A Randomized Clinical Trial DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz971

Risk Factors for Brain Abscess: A Nationwide, Population-Based, Nested Case-Control Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz890

Polyclonal Burkholderia cepacia Complex Outbreak in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Caused by Contaminated Aqueous Chlorhexidine DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.191746

Effectiveness of Oral Vancomycin for Prevention of Healthcare Facility–Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection in Targeted Patients During Systemic Antibiotic Exposure DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz966

Antibody Proles According to Mild or Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2020

Abrupt Subsidence of Seasonal Influenza after Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, Hong Kong, China https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-0861_article

Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.201798

SARS-CoV-2 Natural Transmission from Human to Cat, Belgium, March 2020

Epidemiology of COVID-19 Outbreak on Cruise Ship Quarantined at Yokohama, Japan, February 2020

Prolonged Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Fomites DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.201788

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Frontline Health Care Personnel in a Multistate Hospital Network — 13 Academic Medical Centers, April–June 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 31 August 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6935e2

Effectiveness of N95 Respirator Decontamination and Reuse against SARS-CoV-2 Virus DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.201524

Asymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on Evacuation Flight https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.203353

Covid-19 and Immunity in Aging Populations — A New Research Agenda

Duration of Carbapenemase- Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage in Hospital Patients DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.190592

Risk factors associated with nosocomial infections among end stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis: A systematic review https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234376

Long-term Outcome of Patients With Nonoperated Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis: Is Relapse the Main Issue? DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1177

39·0°C versus 38·5°C ear temperature as fever limit in children with neutropenia undergoing chemotherapy for cancer: a multicentre, cluster-randomised, multiple-crossover, non-inferiority trial https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352464220300924

Association Between the Respiratory Microbiome and Susceptibility to Influenza Virus Infection DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz968

Baloxavir Marboxil in Japanese Pediatric Patients With Influenza: Safety and Clinical and Virologic Outcomes DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz908

Hemagglutinin Stalk Antibody Responses Following Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Immunization of Pregnant Women and Association With Protection From Influenza Virus Illness DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz927

Smoking as a Risk Factor of Invasive Fungal Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa001

Time to resolution of genital symptoms for uncomplicated gonorrhoea: a prospective cohort study http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054626

Reinfection With the Hepatitis C Virus in Men Who Have Sex With Men After Successful Treatment With Direct- acting Antivirals in Germany: Current Incidence Rates, Compared With Rates During the Interferon Era DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz949

Ribavirin for Hepatitis E Virus Infection After Organ Transplantation: A Large European Retrospective Multicenter Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz953

Risk of Severe Bacterial Infection in People Living Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Combined Antiretroviral Therapy Era DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa154

Latent Tuberculosis Infection Increases in Kidney Transplantation Recipients Compared With Transplantation Candidates: A Neglected Perspective in Tuberculosis Control DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz851

Trends in Legionnaires’ Disease- Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 2006–2010 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa296

Oral vs Intravenous Antibiotics for Patients With Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess: A Randomized, Controlled Noninferiority Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz881

Aztreonam Combination Therapy: An Answer to Metallo-β-Lactamase–Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria? DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1159

Voriconazole plus terbinafine combi- nation antifungal therapy for invasive Lomentospora prolificans infections: anal- ysis of 41 patients from the FungiScope® registry 2008–2019. doi:10.1016/j. cmi.2020.01.012.

MMR Vaccine Adverse Drug Reactions Reports in the CDC WONDER System, 1989–2019 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa211

Determining the Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Screening in Antimicrobial Stewardship DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz974

Invasive Infections with Nannizziopsis obscura Species Complex in 9 Patients from West Africa, France, 2004–20201 https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.200276

Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: An Official ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline

Comparison of Repeated Doses of Ivermectin Versus Ivermectin Plus Albendazole for the Treatment of Onchocerciasis: A Randomized, Open-label, Clinical Trial DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz889

Human Pegivirus Infection and Lymphoma Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz940

Q Fever Osteoarticular Infection in Children DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.191360

No Change in Risk for Antibiotic- Resistant Salmonellosis from Beef, United States, 2002–2010 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.190922

Saprochaete clavata Outbreak Infecting Cancer Center through Dishwasher DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.200341

Adjuvant β-lactam therapy combined with vancomycin or daptomycin for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01377-20

Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Stewardship Improves the Quantity and Quality of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing at Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective Analysis Among 122 Veterans Health Administration Hospitals DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz967

Previous Syphilis Alters the Course of Subsequent Episodes of Syphilis DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz943

Bedaquiline for the Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in the United States DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz914

Clinical Characteristics of Active Tuberculosis Diagnosed After Starting Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1157