Puscast References January 1-15, 2018

DPP4, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Receptor, is Upregulated in Lungs of Smokers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Mumps Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated University-Affiliated Setting Before and After a Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination Campaign—Iowa, July 2015–May 2016

ACIP Now Recommends Third Dose of Mumps Vaccine

In- and Out-of-hospital Mortality Associated with Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in South Africa, 2009–2013

Risk of mortality associated with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza infection in adults

A Novel Human Pegivirus, HPgV-2 (HHpgV-1), Is Tightly Associated With Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Coinfection

West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases — United States, 2016

Climate change influences on the potential geographic distribution of the disease vector tick Ixodes ricinus.

Risk Factors for Viridans Group Streptococcal Bacteremia in Neutropenic and Non-neutropenic Patients: A Single Center Case-Case-Control Study

Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis due to Abiotrophia Species and Granulicatella Species: Report of 76 Cases, 2000–2015

A Healthcare Improvement Intervention Combining Nucleic Acid Microarray Testing With Direct Physician Response for Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Comparative efficacy and safety of antibiotics used to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: Results of a network metaanalysis.

Guidelines vs Actual Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department

Antibiotics Dispensed to Privately Insured Pregnant Women with Urinary Tract Infections — United States

Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection in patients 60 years and older (EXTEND): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3b/4 trial

Early Antibiotic Use After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Increases Risk of Treatment Failure

Propionibacterium avidum: A Virulent Pathogen Causing Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy for inpatients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Systematic review of infectious events with the BTK inhibitor ibrutinib in the treatment of haematologic malignancies

A retrospective analysis comparing oral stepdown therapy for enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections: fluoroquinolones versus beta-lactams

Call for Action: Invasive Fungal Infections Associated With Ibrutinib and Other Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors Targeting Immune Signaling Pathways

Improvement in Diagnosis of Histoplasma Meningitis by Combined Testing for Histoplasma Antigen and Immunoglobulin G and Immunoglobulin M Anti- Histoplasma Antibody in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Outbreak of human malaria caused by Plasmodium simium in the Atlantic forest in Rio de Janeiro: a molecular epidemiological investigation.