On episode #118 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 10/13 – 10/26/26.

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  • Viral
  • Alimatravir Oral Once Monthly in Adults With Low Likelihood of HIV Exposure: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study (JID)
  • Long-Acting Lenacapavir and Cabotegravir and Viral Suppression Among People With HIV (JAMA: Open Network)
  • FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment (FDA)
  • Phase 3 Results of Bepirovirsen Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (NEJM)
  • Safety, tolerability and antiviral activity of the antisense oligonucleotide bepirovirsen in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial (Nature Medicine)
  • Bacterial
  • A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Empirical Antibiotics for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (OFID)
  • Cephalexin 500 mg Four Times Daily vs. 1000 mg Three Times Daily for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis (OFID)
  • Fungal
  • The Last of US Season 2 (YouTube)
  • Performance of the Urinary MycoMEIA Aspergillus Assay as an Aid to Diagnose Invasive Aspergillosis (CID)
  • Emergence of pan-drug resistant Candidozyma auris in Kenya, the second globally documented case(Scientific Reports)
  • Parasitic
  • Artificial Intelligence–Supported Automated Microscopy for Malaria Diagnosis: A Multicenter Study (CID)
  • Decentralized Diagnostic Platform, miLab™ (noul)
  • Mapping Hospitals That Treat Severe Malaria Cases in the United States: Evidence to Inform Health Systems Strategies for Intravenous Artesunate Supply (CID)
  • Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States (CDC: Emergency Preparedness and Response)
  • ARTESUNATE FOR INJECTION (AMIVAS)
  • Availability of IV Artesunate for Severe Malaria (CID)
  • Miscellaneous
  • Response-Tailored or Standard-Duration Antibiotic Treatment for Infective Endocarditis (NEJM)

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

Information on this podcast should not be considered as medical advice.

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