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    • TWiV 926: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
      TWiV 926: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel GriffinAugust 13, 2022In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses guidance for prevention and treatment of monkeypox, post-infectious symptoms among children and adolescents, profiling post-infectious syndromes of different variants, comparison of vaccine Ankara vs intradermal routes of administration, infection in vaccinated individuals treated with or without PAXLOVID, duration of symptoms with positive rapid antigen after infection, epidemiologic characteristics of monkeypox, and sequelae of post-acute infection. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 926 (28 MB .mp3, 46 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Guidance for prevention & treatment of Monkeypox (CDC)Post-infection symptoms among children and adolescents (CDC) Profiling post-infection syndromes in different variants (medRxiv)Comparison  of vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vs intradermal routes of administration (NIH)PAXLOVID patient eligibility screening checklist (FDA)Remdesivir fact sheet for providers (Veklury) Bebtelovimab fact sheet for providers (FDA)Infection in vaccinated individuals treated with or without PAXLOVID (medRxiv)Duration of symptoms with positive rapid antigen after infection (J Virological Methods)Epidemiologic characteristics of Monkeypox (CDC)Sequelae of post-acute infection (ScienceDirect) Contribute to Floating Doctors fundraiser at PWBDr. Griffin’s treatment guide (pdf)Letters read on TWiV 926Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald JenkeesSend your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • TWiM 270: Magnets and salt improve plastics production by Archaea
      TWiM 270: Magnets and salt improve plastics production by ArchaeaAugust 12, 2022TWiM explores the use of Archaea to produce plastics from molasses wastewater, and a bacterial defense against bacteriophage infection that involves depletion of deoxynucleotides. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson Right click to download TWiM #270 (38 MB .mp3, 52 minutes) Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Android, RSS, or by email. Become a Patron of TWiM! Links for this episode: Improving plastics production by Archaea (Appl Environ Micro)Biodegradability of PHA (Green Chem)What is a Tesla? (GE)Bacteria deplete nucleotides to block phages (Nat Micro)Antiphage hotspots in bacteria (TWiM 265) Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • Infectious Disease Puscast #8
      Infectious Disease Puscast #8August 8, 2022On episode #8 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 7/21/22 – 8/3/22. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Click arrow to playDownload Puscast 008 (17 MB .mp3, 27 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Pediatric hepatitis linked to infection with two viruses (BMJ) Protection duration of Yellow Fever vaccination (CID)Impact of CSF panel on duration of treatment (OFID)Cluster of Parechovirus infections in infants (MMWR)Molecular ecology and risk factors for Escherichia coli (Journal of Antimicrobial Therapy) Melioidosis endemic in areas of the Mississippi gulf coast (CDC)Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in infections (OFID)Duration of therapy and the use of Quinolone/Rifampin-Based regimens for joint infections (OFID)Efficacy of Doxycycline for mild-to-moderate community-acquired Pneumonia in adults (CID)Effectiveness of a Vancomycin dosing protocol (Cambridge Core)Outcomes of Fungemia in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (IDSA) Malaria transmission intensity likely modifies RTS, S/AS01 efficacy (IDSA)Ultrashort course antibiotics for suspected pneumonia (CID) Music is by Ronald Jenkees... Read more...
    • TWiV 925: First kisses and second doses
      TWiV 925: First kisses and second dosesAugust 7, 2022TWiV discusses monkeypox virus, poliovirus in NY, Marburg virus in Ghana, ancient herpes simplex virus type 1 genomes, and immunogenicity of different combinations of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 925 (61 MB .mp3, 102 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode How monkeypox virus spreads (CDC) 7:06Vaccination against monkeypox virus (CDC) 14:53Monkeypox case trends (CDC) 16:58Polio in New York State (NY Dept of Health) 20:40Poliovirus in NY wastewater (NBC New York) 22:02Marburg disease in Ghana (WHO) 33:59Ancient herpesvirus genomes (Sci Adv) 44:19Combinations of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines (Cell Rep Medicine) 1:07:22Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks 1:23:27 Brianne – Everyone Loses on Jeopardy EventuallyKathy – Climate spiral  followed by Carl SaganRich – Most Popular Desktop Browsers 1993 – 2022Alan – I Am PromiseVincent – Polio in New York Intro music is by Ronald JenkeesSend your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • TWiV 924: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
      TWiV 924: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel GriffinAugust 6, 2022In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses Tecovirimat for treatment of monkeypox, the safety and acceptance of vaccination after multisystem inflammatory syndrome, variants in solid organ transplant recipients, masks for prevention of respiratory virus infections, pre-exposure prophylaxis with Evusheld, the association between Evusheld administration and infection,  if repeat administration of casirivimab and imdevimab is well-tolerated, viral and symptom rebound in untreated infection, extended Remdesivir infusion for persistent infection, Baricitinib in patients admitted with infection, and cognitive impairment 13 months after hospitalization. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 924 (28 MB .mp3, 46 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Armchair Expert with Malcolm Gladwell 2:01Tecovirimat for treatment of monkeypox (OFID) 7:36Safety and acceptance of vaccination after MIS (JPID) 12:38Is variant less virulent in solid organ transplant recipients (Transplant Infectious Disease) 13:48Masks for prevention of respiratory virus infections (Annals of Internal Medicine) 15:50Pre-exposure prophylaxis with Evusheld (CMI) 18:04Association between Evusheld administration and infection (CID) 19:55Repeat administration of casirivimab and imdevimab well-tolerated (ISID) 21:54PAXLOVID patient eligibility screening checklist (FDA)Remdesivir fact sheet for providers (Veklury) Bebtelovimab fact sheet for providers (FDA)Viral and symptom rebound in untreated infection (medRxiv) 24:43Extended Remdesivir infusion for persistent infection (OFID) 30:01Baricitinib in patients admitted with infection (The Lancet) 32:13Cognitive Impairment 13 months after hospitalization (OFID) 33:27Contribute to Floating Doctors fundraiser at PWB 36:07Dr. Griffin’s treatment guide (pdf)Letters read on TWiV 924 36:38Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald JenkeesSend your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • Immune 58: Gut B cells awry in ulcerative colitis
      Immune 58: Gut B cells awry in ulcerative colitisAugust 3, 2022Immune explains a study of three cohorts of patients with ulcerative colitis which finds major perturbations within the mucosal B cell compartment, highlighting a potential role for these cells in disease pathogenesis. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cynthia Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker Click arrow to playDownload Immune 58 (46 MB .mp3, 77 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts. RSS, emailBecome a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Gut B cell dysbiosis in ulcerative colitis (Nat Med) 11:43Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen MedicalSend your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • TWiN 32: Relearning how to move after stroke
      TWiN 32: Relearning how to move after strokeAugust 2, 2022TWiN reviews how, in a mouse stroke model, recovery of movement is associated with the remaining cortex and the striatum coordinating their activity together. Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison Click arrow to playDownload TWiN 032 (36 MB .mp3, 60 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Recovery after stroke in mice (Cell Rep) 3:11, 26:38Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your neuroscience questions and comments to twin@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • TWiEVO 80: Viruses of a feather bottleneck together
      TWiEVO 80: Viruses of a feather bottleneck togetherAugust 1, 2022Louise Moncla joins Nels and Vincent to review her use of genomics to understand emergence, evolution, and transmission of respiratory viruses including influenza virus H5N1, mumps virus, and SARS-CoV-2. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Louise Moncla Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 80  (51 MB .mp3, 84 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Within-host diversity of influenza virus H5N1 (PLoS Path) 18:37Mumps virus outbreak in Washington (eLive) 37:27, 41:49SARS-CoV-2 tight transmission bottlenecks (PLoS Path) 44:01Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Science Picks 1:10:40 Nels – JWST ImagesVincent – 3rd International Symposium on Infectious Diseases of Bats and Program Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by TurtlesSend your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • TWiV 923: If a bat pees in a forest, does anyone care?
      TWiV 923: If a bat pees in a forest, does anyone care?July 31, 2022From The Third International Symposium on Infectious Diseases of Bats in Ft. Collins, Colorado, TWiV speaks with Vincent Munster and Raina Plowright about their careers and their research on bats, bat viruses, bat ecology and spillover events. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Brianne Barker Guests: Vincent Munster and Raina Plowright Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 923 (39 MB .mp3, 65 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode 3rd International Symposium on Infectious Diseases of Bats Novel Hendra virus variant in Australia (Emerg Inf Dis) 19:14Nipah virus detection after spillover events (Emerg Inf Dis)Want to prevent pandemics? Stop spillovers (Nature)Ecological countermeasures to prevent zoonoses (Restor Ecol) 41:05Land-use induced spillovers (Lancet Planet Health) 38:08Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald JenkeesSend your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • TWiV 922: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
      TWiV 922: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel GriffinJuly 30, 2022In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses monkeypox virus infection in humans across 16 countries, pregnancy outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection by trimester, vaccination intent and belief, antiviral drug treatment for non-severe disease, the association of smoking with infected hospitalized patients, the association of Paxlovid on negative conversion rates among high-risk patients with COVID-19, safety and efficacy of Molnupiravir, usage of enoxaparin for primary thromboprophylaxis, statin and aspirin as therapy in infected patients, post-COVID-19 conditions among children 90 days after SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and symptoms and risk factors for long COVID in non-hospitalized adults. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 922 (25 MB .mp3, 42 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Monkeypox infection in humans (NEJM) 3:25Pregnancy outcomes after infection (PLOS ONE) 10:24Vaccination intent and belief (Emerging Infectious Diseases) 11:55Antiviral drug treatment for non-severe disease (CMAJ) 16:48Smoking association with infected hospitalized patients (PLOS ONE) 17:47Impact of Paxlovid on negative conversion rates (CID) 18:46PAXLOVID patient eligibility screening checklist (FDA) Remdesivir fact sheet for providers (Veklury) Bebtelovimab fact sheet for providers (FDA)Safety and efficacy of Molnupiravir (Journal of Medical Virology) 21:00Enoxaparin for primary thromboprophylaxis (OVID) 22:41Statin and aspirin as therapy in infected patients (BMC) 25:03Post-infection conditions among children (JAMA) 26:48Symptoms and risk factors for long-term effects (Nature Medicine) 29:56Contribute to FIMRC fundraiser at PWB 33:00Dr. Griffin’s treatment guide (pdf)Letters read on TWiV 922 33:35Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald JenkeesSend your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv... Read more...
    • Infectious Disease Puscast #7
      Infectious Disease Puscast #7July 25, 2022On episode #7 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel and Sara review the infectious disease literature for the previous two weeks, 7/7/22 – 7/20/22. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Sara Dong Click arrow to playDownload Puscast 007 (17 MB .mp3, 28 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode Frequent detection of monkeypox virus DNA in saliva, semen, and other clinical samples from 12 patients (Eurosurveillance) The impact of churn on HIV outcomes in the southern United States (OFID)Health Advisory: Recent Reports of PeV in the US (CDC)Cytomegalovirus viremia as risk factor for mortality in HIV-associated meningitis (International Journal of Infectious Diseases)Ghana declares its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease (BMJ)Case series of children with acute hepatitis and human adenovirus (NEJM)Pharmacokinetic variability of vancomycin in meningitis patients (Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics)Association of vancomycin plus piperacillin in critically ill adults (Intensive Care Medicine)Comparison of Sequential Dalbavancin to SOC treatment for bloodstream infections (OFID)Outbreak of sexually transmitted drug resistant Shigella sonnei in the UK (Lancet ID)Listeria illness and deaths associated with ongoing contamination of ice cream products (CID)Antibiotics for preventing recurrent uninary tract infections (OFID)Congenital tuberculosis after In-vitro fertilization (CID)Enhancing diagnostics in orthopedic infections (Journal of Clinical Microbiology)Screening for ocular finding among patients with candidemia (CDC)Effects of day-to-day variation of Opisthorchis viverrini antigen in urine (PLOS ONE)Disposable versus reusable medical gowns (The American Journal of Infection Control) Music is by Ronald Jenkees... Read more...
    • TWiV 920: Science will break your heart
      TWiV 920: Science will break your heartJuly 24, 2022From ASV 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin, TWiV speaks with Pamela Bjorkman and Andy Mehle about their careers and their research on influenza virus, HIV-1, SARS-CoV-2, and influenza virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Guests: Pamela Bjorkman and Andy Mehle Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 920 (61 MB .mp3, 102 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Bjorkman laboratoryMehle laboratoryFinding the groove (Nat Immunol) 11:42Structure of HLA-A2 (Nat Immunol) 12:09Mosaic RBD nanoparticles (Science) 30:53Influenza virus PB2 627 (J Virol)ANP32B or not to be (eLife) 41:24Influenza virus compartmentalization (Nat Commun)Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald JenkeesSend your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv... Read more...

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