Febrile

Let’s dive into Chagas disease with this team from the University of Florida! Featuring Jacob Ricci (MD-PhD student) and Drs. Akankcha Alok and Norman Beatty Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Complexities in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Practical Approach. Our guest stars this episode are from the Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota: Supavit Chesdachai Hussam Tabaja Daniel DeSimone Journal article link: Chesdachai S, Baddour LM, Tabaja H, Madhavan M, Anavekar N, Zwischenberger BA, Erba PA, DeSimone DC. State-of-the-Art Review: Complexities in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Practical Approach. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 5;80(1):e1-e15. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae453. PMID: 39908172. Journal companion article - Executive summary link: Chesdachai S, Baddour LM, Tabaja H, Madhavan M, Anavekar N, Zwischenberger BA, Erba PA, DeSimone DC. Executive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Complexities in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Practical Approach. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 5;80(1):1-3. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae454. PMID: 39908173. From Clinical Infectious Diseases Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

In our Season 5 Finale, Sara wraps up 2025 with Marisu Rueda-Altez (University of Alabama Birmingham) and the Pediatric ID Fellows Cup champions from Children’s National Hospital team “District of Contagion”! After an update on the US ID Fellowship Match, everyone breaks down some of the most commonly missed questions from the competition! For Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC) info, please click on links below! Call for next round of question writers and mentors Website: pidfc.notion.site Follow on Instagram: @pid_fellows_cup Guests from Children’s National team “District of Contagion”! Katarina Manzi (first year ID fellow) Hannah Chase (first year ID fellow) Lillian Flannigan (second year ID fellow, team captain) Einar Helgason (second year ID fellow) Ugur Berkay Balkanci (second year ID fellow) Sarah Benke (third year ID fellow) Roya Gordji (third year ID fellow) Alexandra Yonts (attending) Nada Harik (attending and fellowship program director) Other team members not on the recording: Craig Shapiro, Rana Hamdy, Andrea Hahn, Shreya Doshi Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Instagram | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Walk through a series of mini-cases discussing IV vs PO with a team from LA General Medical Center! Featuring Hannah Chute (MS4), Dr. Paloma Reta-Impey, and Dr. Brad Spellberg. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

A team from Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman joins Febrile to share a case of a critically ill child who arrives in the emergency department with fever. Listen in as Drs. Raghad Al-abdwani, Badriya Al Adawi, and Zaid Al Hinai walk through the case from the pediatric critical care, infectious diseases, and microbiology perspectives! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

We are back and live from IDWeek 2025! Drs. Camille Kotton and Roy Chemaly join Febrile to discuss refractory HSV infection in immunocompromised patients! This episode was recorded at an IDWeek 2025 affiliated event in Atlanta, GA on October 20, 2025. Drs. Camille Kotton, Roy Chemaly, and Sara Dong were sponsored speakers by Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG for this event, however this Febrile content was planned, produced, and reviewed solely by Febrile. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Anshel Kenkare and Mike Reid share a conversation about the incredible science and current context of lenacapavir for HIV prevention, which was recently approved by the FDA. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: Patients, Principles, and Prospects. Our guest stars this episode are: Minh-Vu Nguyen (UC Davis Health) Charles Daley (National Jewish Health, University of Colorado, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai) Reeti Khare (National Jewish Health) Journal article link: Nguyen MH, Haas MK, Kasperbauer SH, et al. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: Patients, Principles, and Prospects. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;79(4):e27-e47. doi:10.1093/cid/ciae421 Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/79/4/805/7823163 From Clinical Infectious Diseases Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Till Koch and Annette Hennigs join to discuss their ID podcast Infektiopod and dive into varicella! Check out Infektiopod here! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Sumanth Cherukumilli, Milagritos Tapia, and Adama Mamby Keita join Febrile to describe an approach to a gray membranous pharyngitis! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Dr. Adam Ratner joins to discuss a case of facial swelling which leads to a conversation about vaccine hesitancy and current outbreaks. Check out Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health ! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Morgan Hui, Jonathan Darby, Max Olenski, and Catriona Halliday join Febrile from Australia to share a unique case of a transplant recipient with a painless lump. Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Chelsea Gorsline, Courtney Harris, and Rebecca Kumar join to tell us more about the Transplant ID Early Career Network and how to approach donor call! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Ocular Infections. Our guest stars this episode are: Miriam Barshak (Massachusetts General Hospital; Mass Eye and Ear) Akash Gupta (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Journal article link: Barshak MB, Durand ML, Gupta A, Mohareb AM, Dohlman TH, Papaliodis GN. State-of-the-Art Review: Ocular Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;79(5):e48-e64. doi:10.1093/cid/ciae433 Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/79/5/1125/7906419 From Clinical Infectious Diseases Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Tom Schmidt, George R Thompson, and Nate Bahr solve a pneumonia not responding to antimicrobials and discuss endemic fungal disease! To learn more about the Mycoses Study Group Research and Education Consortium, check out the MSGERC page Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on delusional infestation. Our guest stars this episode are: Alexandra Mendelsohn (Dell Medical School, University of Texas Austin) Alysse Wurcel (Boston Medical Center) Journal article link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/79/2/e1/7718272 Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/79/2/287/7718273 From Clinical Infectious Diseases Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

In our Season 4 finale wrapping up 2024, Febrile is excited to host our biggest guest list yet to discuss the importance of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in infectious diseases! Our guests: Ana Del Valle (Pediatric ID faculty at Arkansas Children’s Hospital) Cristina Tomatis (Pediatric ID faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital) Diego Cruz (Current pediatric resident and recent graduate of pediatric ID fellowship program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital) Radhika Sheth (Adult ID faculty at Henry Ford Health System) Shweta Anjan (Adult ID faculty at University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital) Teoh Zheyi (Pediatric ID faculty at Seattle Children’s Hospital) Cesar Berto (Adult ID faculty at University of Alabama Birmingham) Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Jonathan Ryder and Sarah Turbett discuss blood culture stewardship! Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on use of antimicrobials at the end of life. Our guest stars this episode are: Daniel Karlin (University of California Los Angeles, UCLA) Christine Pham (UCLA) Daisuke Furukawa (Stanford) Journal article link: Karlin D, Pham C, Furukawa D, et al. State-of-the-Art Review: Use of Antimicrobials at the End of Life. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78(3):e27-e36. doi:10.1093/cid/ciad735 Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/78/3/493/7596075 From Clinical Infectious Diseases Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on a comprehensive approach to vascular graft infection. Our guest stars this episode are: Hussam Tabaja Supavit “Mac” Chesdachai Daniel DeSimone (from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota) Journal article link: Tabaja H, Chesdachai S, Shah AS, et al. Fostering Collaborative Teamwork-A Comprehensive Approach to Vascular Graft Infection Following Arterial Reconstructive Surgery. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78(6):e69-e80. doi:10.1093/cid/ciae150 Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/78/6/1391/7651000 From Clinical Infectious Diseases Episodes | Consult Notes | Subscribe | Twitter | Merch | febrilepodcast@gmail.com Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)