Puscast References February 15-28, 2021

Shorter and longer courses of antibiotics for common infections and the association with reductions of infection-related complications including hospital admissions https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab159

Diagnostic accuracy of Aspergillus‐specific antibodies for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis https://doi.org/10.1111/myc.13253

Epidemiology, Disposition, and Treatment of Ambulatory Veterans With Skin and Soft Tissue Infections DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa133

Pseudotumor presentation of CMV disease: diagnostic dilemma and associ- ation with immunomodulating therapy doi:10.1111/tid.13531.

Colistin Nephrotoxicity: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab026

The FDA’s Experience with Covid-19 Antibody Tests

SARS-CoV-2–Specific Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Norwegian Health Care Workers After the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa737

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03460-5

Pulmonary cavitation: an under-recognized late complication of severe COVID-19 lung disease https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01379-1

Cerebrospinal Fluid Features in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Neurological Manifestations: Correlation with Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in 58 Patients DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa745

Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2021436

Social Distancing Alters the Clinical Course of COVID-19 in Young Adults: A Comparative Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa889

COVID-19–Associated Fusobacterium nucleatum Bacteremia, Belgium DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.202284

Six-Month Outcomes for COVID-19 Negative Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Before versus During the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.043

All-Cause Excess Mortality and COVID-19–Related Mortality Among US Adults Aged 25-44 Years, March-July 2020 doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24243

Nosocomial Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Study of 66 Hospital-acquired Cases in a London Teaching Hospital DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa816

Longitudinal Profile of Laboratory Parameters and Their Application in the Prediction for Fatal Outcome Among Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2: A Retrospective Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa574

Suspected Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Residents of a Skilled Nursing Facility During a Second COVID-19 Outbreak — Kentucky, July–November 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:273–277. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7008a3

The Effect of IL-6 Inhibitors on Mortality Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Multicenter Study DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa717

A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2031304

Early High-Titer Plasma Therapy to Prevent Severe Covid-19 in Older Adults DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2033700

The Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on COVID-19 Patient Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(21)00140-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Loss of Taste and Smell as Distinguishing Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa799

Outdoor Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses: A Systematic Review DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa742

Presymptomatic Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Residents and Staff at a Skilled Nursing Facility: Results of Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction and Serologic Testing DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa991

Risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Transmission in Train Passengers: an Epidemiological and Modeling Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1057

Parallels and Mutual Lessons in Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Transmission, Prevention, and Control DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.203456

Bloodstream Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales: Risk Factors for Mortality, Antimicrobial Therapy and Treatment Outcomes from a Prospective Multicenter Study https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S294282

Clinical features and Outcomes of Cryptococcemia patients with and without HIV infection https://doi.org/10.1111/myc.13261

Human Infection with Eurasian Avian-Like Swine Influenza A(H1N1) Virus, the Netherlands, September 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.201863

Optimizing Use of Antibiotics and Antivirals in Ambulatory Patients With Influenza DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa078

Association Between the Use of Antibiotics, Antivirals, and Hospitalizations Among Patients With Laboratory-confirmed Influenza https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa074

Safety and Tolerability of Fluoroquinolones in Patients with Staphylococcal Periprosthetic Joint Infections https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab145

Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis: Single and 24-hour Antibiotic Dosages are Equally Effective at Preventing Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Joint Arthroplasty DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2021.02.037

Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Free-Ranging African Elephants DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.204729

Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): updated guidelines from the UK doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlaa114

Transmission of Antimicrobial- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 9 between Pigs and Humans, United States DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.191775

First Report of Candidatus Mycoplasma haemohominis Infection in Australia Causing Persistent Fever in an Animal Carer DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa089

Performance of real-time PCR and immunofluorescence assay for diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in real-world clinical practice https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0244023

The Association Between Antibiotic Delay Intervals and Hospital Mortality Among Patients Treated in the Emergency Department for Suspected Sepsis

Impact of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Sepsis Core Measure on Antibiotic Use DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa456

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Measure Stewards’ Assessment of the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Position Paper on SEP-1

Infectious Diseases Society of America Position Paper: Recommended Revisions to the National Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle (SEP-1) Sepsis Quality Measure DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa059

Effect of Vitamin C, Thiamine, and Hydrocortisone on Ventilator- and Vasopressor-Free Days in Patients With Sepsis The VICTAS Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2776688

Clinical and ophthalmologic characteristics of ocular syphilis in a retrospective tertiary hospital cohort [manuscript published online ahead of print 4 November 2020]. Sex Transm Dis 2020. doi:10.1097/ OLQ.0000000000001329.

Foodborne Origin and Local and Global Spread of Staphylococcus saprophyticus Causing Human Urinary Tract Infections DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.200852

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pet Ring-Tailed Lemur, Madagascar DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.202924