On episode #34 of the Infectious Disease Puscast, Daniel reviews the infectious disease literature for the weeks of 7/20 – 8/2/23. Host: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Puscast! Links for this episode FDA approves first treatment for molluscum contagiosum (FDA) Identifying children likely to benefit from antibiotics for Acute Sinusitis (JAMA) Impact of metagenomic next-generation sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA testing in patients with suspected infectious diseases (OFID) Impact of infectious diseases consultation in patients with candidemia at a multisite healthcare system (OFID) Relapsing babesiosis with molecular evidence of resistance to certain antimicrobials commonly used to treat Babesia microti infections (OFID) Seroprevalence of Chagas disease among people of Latin American descent (AJTMH) Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines Pfs230D1-EPA and Pfs25-EPA in Alhydrogel in healthy Malian adults (The Lancet) The human blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni, harbors bacteria throughout the parasite’s life cycle (JID) Health care provider knowledge regarding Alpha-gal syndrome (CDC) Music is by Ronald Jenkees