Puscast References October 15-31, 2020

Reported β-Lactam and Other Antibiotic Allergies in Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1025

Eosinophilic meningitis outbreak related to religious practice. Parasitol Int 2020;78:102158. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102158.

Single Dose of Doxycycline for the Prevention of Tick-borne Relapsing Fever DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa034

Baloxavir: A Novel Antiviral Agent in the Treatment of Influenza DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa107

Candida auris: Epidemiology, biology, antifungal resistance, and virulence doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008921

The Changing Epidemiology of Candidemia in the United States: Injection Drug Use as an Increasingly Common Risk Factor—Active Surveillance in Selected Sites, United States, 2014–2017 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1061

Aetiology and prognostic risk factors of mortality in patients with pneumonia receiving glucocorticoids alone or glucocorticoids and other immunosuppressants: a retrospective cohort study http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037419

Epidemiology of Cholera in Bangladesh: Findings From Nationwide Hospital-based Surveillance, 2014–2018 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1075

Remdesivir Use Compared With Supportive Care in Hospitalized Patients With Severe COVID-19: A Single-Center Experience DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa319

Aspergillosis Complicating Severe Coronavirus Disease

The Yield and Consistency of the Detection of SARS- CoV-2 in Multiple Respiratory Specimens DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa379

Abrupt Subsidence of Seasonal Influenza after COVID-19 Outbreak, Hong Kong, China DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.200861

Asymptomatic hypoxia in COVID-19 is associated with poor outcome DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.067

Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2026116

Facial Masking for Covid-19 — Potential for “Variolation” as We Await a Vaccine DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2026913

Case-Control Study of Use of Personal Protective Measures and Risk for SARS Coronavirus 2 Infection, Thailand DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.203003

Prolonged Low-Dose Methylprednisolone in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa421

Three Patients with COVID-19 and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Wuhan, China, January–February 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.201536

Four Patients with COVID-19 and Tuberculosis, Singapore, April–May 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.202752

Covid-19 Molecular Diagnostic Testing — Lessons Learned

Usefulness of Elevated Troponin to Predict Death in Patients With COVID-19 and Myocardial Injury DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.09.060

Evaluating and Deploying Covid-19 Vaccines — The Importance of Transparency, Scientific Integrity, and Public Trust

Mild or Moderate Covid-19 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp2009249

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, Carbapenem Resistant Organisms, Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales, and Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms: Terminology Past its “Sell-By Date” in an Era of New Antibiotics and Regional Carbapenemase Epidemiology DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa122

Cryptococcal Antigenemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced Ugandans With Virologic Failure DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1069

Diabetic Foot Infections: Local Prevalence of and Case– Control Study of Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa412

Percutaneous Bone Biopsy for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa393

An Orthopaedist's Review of Diabetic Foot Wounds and Osteomyelitis

Changes in Infective Endocarditis Admissions in Pennsylvania During the Opioid Epidemic DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1038

Influenza-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Local or Global Lethal Combination? DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa010

High Rates of Influenza-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis May Not Be Universal: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Alberta, Canada DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa007

Nowcasting (Short-Term Forecasting) of Influenza Epidemics in Local Settings, Sweden, 2008–2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.200448

Maternal Antibodies Against Influenza in Cord Blood and Protection Against Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza in Infants DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1058

Association of postoperative influenza vaccine on overall mortality in patients undergoing curative surgery for solid tumors https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.33340

Comparative Immunogenicity of Several Enhanced Influenza Vaccine Options for Older Adults: A Randomized, Controlled Trial DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1034

Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Southeastern United States, 1996–2016 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1043

The impact of different antibi- otic treatment regimens on mortality in Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD): a population-based cohort study.

The Effectiveness of Contact Precautions on Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Long-term Care Across the United States DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1045

Blood Cultures Versus Respiratory Cultures: 2 Different Views of Pneumonia DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1049

Uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Treatment Duration and Outcomes at an Academic Medical Center DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa457

Interferon Beta-1b and Lopinavir–Ritonavir for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2015294

Rifabutin to the Rescue? Rifabutin to the Rescue?

Correlation Between Immunoglobulin Dose Administered and Plasma Neutralization of Streptococcal Superantigens in Patients With Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa022

Duration of Exposure Among Close Contacts of Patients With Infectious Tuberculosis and Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1044

Discontinuing Contact Precautions for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Is Associated With Rising VRE Bloodstream Infection Rates in Ontario Hospitals, 2009–2018: A Quasi- experimental Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa009