Infectious Disease Puscast #105

On episode #105 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 4/9 – 4/22/26. Host: Daniel Griffin and Sarah Dong Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Viral Oral Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients (NEJM) Same Pill, Different Impact — Reassessing the Efficacy of Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir (NEJM) Paxlovid doesn't reduce hospitalization, death rates in vaccinated high-risk COVID outpatients, trial shows (CIDRAP) Risk of Guillain–Barré Syndrome after Laboratory-Confirmed Dengue Infection (NEJM) A New Type of Nonsuppressible Viremia Produced by HIV-Infected Macrophage (JID) First Report on Remdesivir Use for the Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Five Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients (JID) Bacterial Tetanus Surveillance — United States, 2009–2023 (CDC: MMWR) Notes from the Field: Tetanus in Four Children — Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, 2024 (CDC: MMWR) Amoxicillin-Clavulanate vs Amoxicillin for Acute Sinusitis in Adults (JAMA) Efficacy and safety of vancomycin versus 13 alternatives in MRSA-confirmed skin and soft tissue infections: a meta-analysis of 39 randomized controlled trials (Infection) Methicillin-Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA) Nasal Swab Utilization as a Predictor for MRSA Skin & Soft Tissue Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (OFID) Practice variation, outcomes and definitions of suppressive antimicrobial therapy for prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review and expert consensus statement (CIC) Efficacy and safety of VPM1002 and Immuvacin preventing tuberculosis: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (PreVenTB trial) (BMJ) Comparison of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam and Ceftazidime-Avibactam in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant/Difficult-to-Treat Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (CID) Do C-Reactive Protein Measurements Predict Treatment Failure in Native Vertebral Ost