Puscast References September 1-15, 2020
Clofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa195
Diagnostic Stewardship for Clostridiodes difficile Testing: From Laxatives to Diarrhea and Beyond
Laxative Use Does Not Preclude Diagnosis or Reduce Disease Severity in Clostridiodes difficile Infection DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz978
Disease burden and prognostic factors for clinical failure in elderly community acquired pneumonia patients https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05362-3
After Coronavirus Disease 2019
Mortality in patients with cancer and COVID-19: A systematic review and pooled analysis of 52 studies doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.08.011
The Climate Crisis and Covid-19 — A Major Threat to the Pandemic Response
Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients With Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17021
Covid-19 and Disparities in Nutrition and Obesity
Fasting blood glucose level is a predictor of mortality in patients with COVID-19 independent of diabetes history DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108437
Elevated D-dimers and lack of anticoagulation predict PE in severe COVID-19 patients DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01811-2020
On Becoming a Plague Doctor
COVID-19 and Pneumothorax: A Multicentre Retrospective Case Series DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02697-2020
Probable Evidence of Fecal Aerosol Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a High-Rise Building https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-0928
Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17023
Effect of Hydrocortisone on 21-Day Mortality or Respiratory Support Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16761
Are the steroids a blanket solution for COVID-19? a systematic review and meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26483
Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14348
Prediction for Progression Risk in Patients With COVID19 Pneumonia: The CALL Score DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa414
Increased risk of acute stroke among patients with severe COVID‐19: a multicenter study and meta‐analysis doi:10.1111/ene.14535
The Course of Mild and Moderate COVID-19 Infections— The Unexpected Long-Lasting Challenge DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa286
Emerging Cryptococcus gattii species complex infections in Guangxi, southern China https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008493
Infective Endocarditis Guidelines: The Challenges of Adherence—A Survey of Infectious Diseases Clinicians DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa342
Three Separate Clinical Entities of Infective Endocarditis—A Population-Based Study From Southern Finland 2013–2017 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa334
Comparison of Human H3N2 Antibody Responses Elicited by Egg-Based, Cell-Based, and Recombinant Protein– Based Influenza Vaccines During the 2017–2018 Season DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz996
Sociodemographic Disparities in Influenza Vaccination Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.3978
Weight Gain Following Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy: Risk Factors in Randomized Comparative Clinical Trials DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz999
Characteristics of Motor Dysfunction in Longstanding Human Immunodeficiency Virus DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz986
Vaccination With Moderate Coverage Eradicates Oncogenic Human Papillomaviruses If a Gender-Neutral Strategy Is Applied DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa099
Risk of Neurological Disorders in Patients With European Lyme Neuroborreliosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz997
Resistance-Guided Antimicrobial Therapy Using Doxycycline–Moxifloxacin and Doxycycline–2.5 g Azithromycin for the Treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection: Efficacy and Tolerability DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1031
Different clinical features of patients with pulmonary disease caused by various Mycobacterium avium–intracellulare complex subspecies and antimicrobial susceptibility https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.019
The Tragedy of Measles
A Review of Measles Outbreak Cost Estimates From the United States in the Postelimination Era (2004–2017): Estimates by Perspective and Cost Type DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa070
Cefazolin and Ertapenem Salvage Therapy Rapidly Clears Persistent Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz995
Outcomes of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy With Ceftriaxone for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections—A Single- Center Observational Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa341
Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Testing in United States Hospitals: A Missed Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz983
Association of Infections and Use of Fluoro- quinolones With the Risk of Aortic Aneurysm or Aortic Dissection doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4192
Chronic meningitis due to Prototheca zopfii in an adolescent girl. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2020 [Preprint]. May 16, 2020. doi:10.1093/jpids/piaa049
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Could climate trends disrupt the contact rates between Ixodes ricinus (Acari, Ixodidae) and the reservoirs of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.? https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233771
Oculoglandular Tularemia From Crushing an Engorged Tick DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa363