Puscast References December 1-15, 2020

Practice Patterns of Infectious Diseases Physicians in Transitioning From Intravenous to Oral Therapy in Patients With Bacteremia DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz386

Increase in Hospital-Acquired Carbapenem- Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection and Colonization in an Acute Care Hospital During a Surge in COVID-19 Admissions — New Jersey, February–July 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1827–1831. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6948e1

Assessment of Testing and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Initiated in the Emergency Department DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa537

Efficacy and Safety of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Clostridioides difficile Toxins for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001330

Does Addition of Intravenous Metronidazole to Oral Vancomycin Improve Outcomes in Clostridioides difficile Infection? DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1115

Cellular Immunity to Predict the Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective, Interventional, Multicenter Clinical Trial DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1209

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Cell-Mediated Immunity and CMV Infection After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: The REACT Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1210

Coccidioidomycosis Incidence — California, 2000–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1817–1821. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6948a4

SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Avidity Responses in COVID-19 Patients and Convalescent Plasma Donors DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa581

High Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Chelsea, Massachusetts DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa579

Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitor/Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Use and COVID-19: Time to Change Practice or Keep Gathering Data? DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa819

Long-term ACE Inhibitor/ARB Use Is Associated With Severe Renal Dysfunction and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Severe COVID-19: Results From a Referral Center Cohort in the Northeast of France DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa677

Association between renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitor use and COVID‐19 hospitalization and death: a 1.4 million patient nationwide registry analysis https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2060

Frequency of Positive Aspergillus Tests in COVID-19 Patients in Comparison to Other Patients with Pulmonary Infections Admitted to the ICU DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02278-20

Increased incidence of candidemia in a tertiary care hospital with the COVID-19 pandemic DOI: 10.1111/myc.13225

Bacterial and Fungal Coinfection in Individuals With Coronavirus: A Rapid Review To Support COVID-19 Antimicrobial Prescribing DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa530

Association of metformin with mortality or ARDS in patients with COVID-19 and type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108619

Incidence, clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of Guillain‐Barré syndrome in patients with Covid‐19 https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25987

Age-dependent Gender Differences in COVID-19 in Mainland China: Comparative Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa683

Baricitinib plus remdesivir for hospitalized adults with Covid-19 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2031994

Control of a Nosocomial Outbreak of COVID-19 in a University Hospital DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa512

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19-Related Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths : A Systematic Review DOI: 10.7326/M20-6306

Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2028836

No-Fault Compensation for Vaccine Injury — The Other Side of Equitable Access to Covid-19 Vaccines

Maximum Daily Temperature, Precipitation, Ultraviolet Light, and Rates of Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in the United States DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa681

Assessing the impact of coordinated COVID-19 exit strategies across Europe. Science [manuscript published online ahead of print 17 July 2020]. doi:10.1126/ science.abc5096.

Baseline Serum C-Reactive Protein Level Predicts Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa530

Cryptococcus Species Other Than Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii: Are They Clinically Significant? DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa527

Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactate as a Prognostic Marker of Disease Severity and Mortality in Cryptococcal Meningitis DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1749

Cytokine Storm DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra2026131

nterpretation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Leptospirosis During a Dengue Outbreak — Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1832–1833. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6948a6

First Case in the United States of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Harboring Emerging Mosaic penA60 Allele, Conferring Reduced Susceptibility to Cexime and Ceftriaxone. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1876–1877. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6949a5

“Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2009040

The Discovery of Hepatitis C — The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Vaccine Effectiveness Against Prevalent Anal and Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—United States, 2016–2018 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa306

Inhaled tobramycin for chronic infection with pseudomonas aeruginosa in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106283

Analysis of Severe Adverse Events Reported Among Patients Receiving Isoniazid-Rifapentine Treatment for Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection—United States, 2012–2016 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa286

Diabetes Modifies the Clinic Presentation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa491

Cats shedding pathogenic Leptospira spp.—An underestimated zoonotic risk? https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0239991

Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Receiving Bedaquiline- or Delamanid- Containing Regimens DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1107

Case Report: Erythema Nodosum and Melioidosis: An Unreported Association DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0320

The Ongoing Threat of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Genomic Epidemiology of Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Hospitalized Individuals in Ontario, Canada DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa147

Temporal and Genotypic Associations of Sporadic Norovirus Gastroenteritis and Reported Norovirus Outbreaks in Middle Tennessee, 2012–2016 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1106

Pancreatic Fungal Infection in Patients With Necrotizing Pancreatitis doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001467

Lymphedema: A Significant Risk Factor for Infection and Implant Failure After Total Knee Arthroplasty doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00005

Host- and Pathogen-Related Factors for Acute Cardiac Events in Pneumococcal Pneumonia DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa522

Association of Fluoroquinolones With the Risk of Aortic Aneurysm or Aortic Dissection doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4199

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Its Propensity for Bacterial Coinfection and Related Mortality in Elderly Adults DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa546

Intersecting Epidemics: Incident Syphilis and Drug Use in Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States (2005–2016) DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1108

Is Stopping Secondary Prophylaxis Safe in HIV-Positive Talaromycosis Patients?

Vancomycin Exposure and Acute Kidney Injury Outcome: A Snapshot From the CAMERA2 Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa538