Episode 20 - Bundles 3.0
Shownotes
Dr. Paul Bunce and Dr. Brooke Fraser (newly minted Adult IDspecialist), bring you the third episode in our “Bundles” series with fourquick-hitting topics blending infectious diseases and beyond.
Resources & Highlights:
- Sunnybrook Antimicrobial Stewardship AppA practical, user-friendly tool for antibiotic guidance, dosing, and special situations like pregnancy.
- Online TST/IGRA Interpreter (TSTin3D). Estimates individualized TB progression risk and helps guide preventive therapy decisions. https://www.tstin3d.com/
- Updated IDSA UTI Guidelines (2025)New criteria for complicated vs. uncomplicated UTIs and clear recommendations on empiric and step down antibiotic therapy.
- IV Iron During Infection – ASH 2025 Abstract: Challenging the dogma: IV iron may be safe and beneficial even during acute bacterial infections.
Safe Space:
- Antibiotic-associated rash in infectious mononucleosis: immune-mediated and usually transient.
- Kingella kingae as a stealth cause of pediatric bone and joint infections. https://communicable.transistor.fm/episodes/communicable-e44-top clinical-microbiology-papers-in-2025 https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.00986-25