Puscast References January 15-31, 2021

Novel Beta-Lactam/Beta-Lactamase Plus Metronidazole vs Carbapenem for Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa591

Case Report: Anaplasmosis in Canada: Locally Acquired Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Alberta https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0603

Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Babesiosis DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1216

Candida auris Colonization After Discharge to a Community Setting: New York City, 2017–2019 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa620

Adjunctive treatment with oral dexamethasone in non-ICU patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: A randomised clinical trial DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02535-2020

Omadacycline versus moxifloxacin in adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.01.032

Gender differences in hospitalized adult patients with cellulitis. A prospective, multicenter study DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.01.044

Three different patterns of positive Clostridium difficile laboratory tests. A comparison of clinical behavior https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115050

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Impact Caused by School Closure and National Lockdown on Pediatric Visits and Admissions for Viral and Nonviral Infections—a Time Series Analysis DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa710

SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody LY-CoV555 in Outpatients with Covid-19 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2029849

Magnitude and Kinetics of Anti–Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Responses and Their Relationship to Disease Severity https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa979

Pneumocystis and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Coinfection: A Case Report and Review of an Emerging Diagnostic Dilemma DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa633

Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiologic Characteristics of Patients With Initial False-Negative Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Results DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa559

Viral Ribonucleic Acid Shedding and Transmission Potential of Asymptomatic and Paucisymptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa599

Candida auris Outbreak in a COVID-19 Specialty Care Unit — Florida, July–August 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:56–57. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7002e3

Excess Deaths during Influenza and Coronavirus Disease and Infection-Fatality Rate for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, the Netherlands DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.202999

COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Hosts: What We Know So Far DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa863

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between Mink (Neovison vison) and Humans, Denmark DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203794

Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media Preemptively and Responsively DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203139

Declines in SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Hospitalizations, and Mortality After Implementation of Mitigation Measures

Implementation and Evolution of Mitigation Measures, Testing, and Contact Tracing in the National Football League, August 9–November 21, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:130–135. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7004e2

Corticosteroid Therapy for Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Serosurveillance for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Incidence Using Global Blood Donor Populations DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1116

Characteristics and Timing of Initial Virus Shedding in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Utah, USA DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203517

Association of Smoking and Cumulative Pack-Year Exposure With COVID-19 Outcomes in the Cleveland Clinic COVID-19 Registry doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8360

Symptom Profiles and Progression in Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease, Colorado, USA, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203729

Why Temperature Screening for Coronavirus Disease 2019 With Noncontact Infrared Thermometers Does Not Work DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa603

The Utility of Rapid Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing to Triage Symptomatic Patients and to Screen Asymptomatic Preprocedure Patients for SARS-CoV-2 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa607

Occurrence and Timing of Subsequent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reverse-transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Positivity Among Initially Negative Patients https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa722

Tocilizumab for the Treatment of COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Patients: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Analysis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa598

Rapid Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Detention Facility, Louisiana, USA, May–June, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.204158

Allergic Reactions Including Anaphylaxis After Receipt of the First Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 21, 2020–January 10, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:125– 129. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7004e1

Clinical Effectiveness of Intravenous Peramivir Compared With Oseltamivir in Patients With Severe Influenza A With Primary Viral Pneumonia: A Randomized Controlled Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa562

Outbreak of Severe Vomiting in Dogs Associated with a Canine Enteric Coronavirus, United Kingdom DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.202452

At the Cusp — Reimagining Infective Endocarditis Care amid the Opioid Epidemic

Diagnostic value of the modified Duke criteria in suspected infective endocarditis – the PRO-ENDOCARDITIS study DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.01.046

Increasing Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in First Nations Population, Alberta, Canada, 2003–2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.201945

Myocardial Fibrosis Among Antiretroviral Therapy- Treated Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in South Africa DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa600

Sleep Disorders in Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Substudy of the Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Observations in People Over Fifty (POPPY) Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa561

Vitamin D Deficiency or Supplementation and the Risk of Human Herpesvirus Infections or Reactivation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa570

The Association Between Body Mass Index and the Risk of Hospitalization and Mortality due to Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa545

Population-based trends in hospitalizations due to injection drug use-related serious bacterial infections, Oregon, 2008 to 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242165

Clinical Impact of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Plasma Cell-Free DNA for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa035

Meta-analysis of −308G > A polymorphism in TNFα gene and susceptibility to leishmaniasis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155437

Emergence of Lyme Disease on Treeless Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203862

Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.202731

Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto DNA in Field-Collected Haemaphysalis longicornis Ticks, Pennsylvania, United States DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.201552

Epidemiology of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections: Findings From a Large Nonregistry Cohort DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa011

Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and P. ovale curtisi Infections and Diagnostic Approaches to Imported Malaria, France, 2013–2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.202143

Role of Burkholderia pseudomallei– Specific IgG2 in Adults with Acute Melioidosis, Thailand DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.200213

Plasmodium cynomolgi Co-infections among Symptomatic Malaria Patients, Thailand DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.191660

Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis patients with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease: A retrospective cohort study https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243110

To Induce Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome or Suppress It: The Spectrum of Mycobacterium genavense in the Antiretroviral Era DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa753

Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses, Central African Republic, 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203173

Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Rhodococcus equi, United States DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203030

Burden of disease and productivity impact of Streptococcus suis infection in Thailand https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008985

The Effect of Insurance on Appropriate Hospital Discharge Antibiotics for Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa568

Epidemiological, and Clinical Characteristics of International Travelers with Enteric Fever and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of their Isolates: A GeoSentinel Analysis https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01084-20

Clinical Symptoms Among Ambulatory Patients Tested for SARS-CoV-2 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa576

Beta-Blockers, Tachycardia and Survival Following Sepsis- An Observational Cohort Study https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab034

Risk Factors for Mortality, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and Bacteremia in Patients Suspected of Sepsis at the Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa594

Shuni Virus in Cases of Neurologic Disease in Humans, South Africa DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.191551

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Sinusitis in Primary Care: A Cross-sectional Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa736

Risk Factors, Screening, and Treatment Challenges in Staphylococcus aureus Native Septic Arthritis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa593

CDC estimates 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection

Clinical Outcomes of Ceftriaxone vs Penicillin G for Complicated Viridans Group Streptococci Bacteremia DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa542

Risk Factors and Predictors of Mortality in Streptococcal Necrotizing Soft-tissue Infections: A Multicenter Prospective Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa027

Use of Infliximab to Treat Paradoxical Tuberculous Meningitis Reactions DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa604

Murine Typhus in Canary Islands, Spain, 1999–2015 duration. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.191695

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on acute respiratory tract infection in older Australian adults: an analysis of data from the D-Health Trial DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30380-6

The Facts About Vaccine Safety DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa697

Notes from the Field: An Outbreak of West Nile Virus — Arizona, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:123–124. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7004a4

Impact of Rejection of Low-Quality Wound Swabs on Antimicrobial Prescribing: A Controlled Before–After Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa609

Zika Virus–Associated Birth Defects, Costa Rica, 2016–2018

Impact of a Publicly Funded Herpes Zoster Immunization Program on the Burden of Disease in Ontario, Canada: A Population-based Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa014

Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Pigs and Mosquitoes, Mexico DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.201452