Puscast References October 1-15, 2020
A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2014320
Income Inequality Is Associated With Low Cumulative Antiretroviral Adherence in Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa391
Notes from the Field: Botulism Type B After Intravenous Methamphetamine Use — New Jersey, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1425–1426. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6939a4
Factors associated with Candida auris colonization and transmission in skilled nursing facilities with ventilator units, New York, 2016-2018 https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1462
From contamination to infective endocarditis-a population-based retrospective study of Corynebacterium isolated from blood cultures https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03698-6
Vitamin D status and outcomes for hospitalised older patients with COVID- 19 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138712
Multiple COVID-19 Clusters on a University Campus — North Carolina, August 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1416–1418. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6939e3
Characteristics and Outcomes of Latinx Patients With COVID-19 in Comparison With Other Ethnic and Racial Groups DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa401
Prolonged Low-Dose Methylprednisolone in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa421
Three Quarters of People with SARS-CoV-2 Infection are Asymptomatic: Analysis of English Household Survey Data https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S276825
Predictive Value of Initial CT scan for Various Adverse Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.10.005
Estimation of Excess Deaths Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020 doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3391
Genomewide Association Study of Severe Covid-19 with Respiratory Failure DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2020283
Headache as a Cardinal Symptom of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Cross‐Sectional Study https://doi.org/10.1111/head.13967
Reduced cardiac function is associated with cardiac injury and mortality risk in hospitalized COVID‐19 Patients https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.23479
The impact of mask-wearing and shelter-in-place on COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)32204-9/fulltext?rss=yes
High Incidence and Mortality of Pneumothorax in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.10.002
Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality in Severe and Critical COVID-19 Patients in Wuhan, China https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaa627
Evaluation of Serological Tests for SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Serology Testing in a Low-Prevalence Setting DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa467
Cutaneous Manifestations in Patients With COVID-19 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937053
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Presence of Influenza Virus on Touch Surfaces in Kindergartens and Primary Schools DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa114
HPV Vaccination and the Risk of Invasive Cervical Cancer DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1917338
Distribution, diversity and persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in swine slaughterhouses and their association with food and human listeriosis strains https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236807
Omadacycline for the Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Disease: A Case Series DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa415
Efficacy and safety of fluoroquinolone-containing regimens in treating pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease: A propensity score analysis https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235797
Imipenem/Cilistatin and Fosfomycin for Refractory Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection: a Novel Combination Therapy DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02039-20
Epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral mucormycosis in diabetic patients: A systematic review of case reports and case series https://doi.org/10.1111/myc.13187
Safety of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Nonagenarians DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa398
Lower Mortality Associated With Adjuvant Corticosteroid Therapy in Non-HIV-Infected Patients With Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Single-Institution Retrospective US Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa354
Powassan Virus Neuropathology and Genomic Diversity in Patients With Fatal Encephalitis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa392
Severe Morbidity and Short- and Mid- to Long-term Mortality in Older Adults Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa361
Relationship Between Census Tract–Level Poverty and domestically Acquired Salmonella incidence: Analysis of Foodborne diseases Active Surveillance Network data, 2010–2016 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz605
What Is the Predictive Value of a Single Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR Swab Test in a Patient With COVID- Like Symptoms and/or Significant COVID-19 Exposure? DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa399
Risk of cerebro- and cardiovascular disease in patients with scrub typhus https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03743-4
Probiotics in addition to metronidazole for treatment Trichomonas vaginalis in the presence of BV: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03731-8
Adverse effects of chronic nitrofurantoin therapy in women with recurrent urinary tract infections in an outpatient setting https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03464-w
Efficacy of cefoxitin versus carbapenem in febrile male urinary tract infections caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli: a multicenter retrospective cohort study with propensity score analysis https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03701-0
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