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Learn how to master management of Valley Fever with an expert Coccidioidomycosis team from the University of Arizona including Drs. Taghrid Taha, Fariba Donovan, and Thomas Erwes!

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Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Febrile is joined by Drs. Brian Bramson, James Lewis, Christian Hendrix, and Erica Kaufman West who discuss an all-too-common scenario and explore how single-payer health care systems may impact ID practice.

Learn more about the Single-Payer Interest Group at the bottom of this IDSA page! The Single-Payer Interest Group aims to bring members together to (1) learn about single-payer health care systems (and how it may impact the practice of Infectious Diseases); and (2) advocate for a national single-payer healthcare system in the United States. Join the Single-Payer Interest Group

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Sara and Marisu Rueda Altez (University of Alabama Birmingham) chat with the Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC) 2026 champions “Sweet Home Histoplasma” (team from UAB) and “RBC BugBusters” (team from Rainbox Children’s Hospital) to tackle the top 5 most missed questions!

For Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC) info, please click on the links below!

Sign-up to play in the Fall 2026 game HERE!!

Website: pidfc.notion.site

Follow on Instagram: @pid_fellows_cup

Guests from “Sweet Home Histoplasma”

Rafaella Navarro

Yarlini Vipulanandan

Lindsey Hastings

Guests from...

Drs. Manuel Rodriguez and Manuel Castro-Borobio join Febrile from Georgia to chat about a day in the life of an ID physician in private practice and questions and considerations for new fellows consulting on the job search!

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Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Alok Nimgaonkar and Rebecca Kumar provide an update on definitions for VAD infections!

Also mentioned in this episode is a call for the new Febrile Editorial Board!! You can find more information at https://febrilepodcast.com/editorialboard/

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Drs. Veronica Santos, Sebastian Shrager, and Misti Ellsworth share a not so typical case of Brodie abscess!

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Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Drs. Priya Nori and Gonzalo Bearman teach us how to do the H.U.S.T.L.E. - to improve our consult fitness!

Journal article link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf672/8369005

From Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Join Drs. Caitlyn Vlasschaert, Hariharasudan Natarajan, Sam Kant, Jeannina Smith, and Samira Farouk as they chat about the Trolls of Transplantation region of NephMadness featuring BK virus and CMV!

Read more about the regions and cast your brackets at https://ajkdblog.org/tag/nephmadness2026/

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Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

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

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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...

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 o...

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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.ou...

Drs. Till Koch and Annette Hennigs join to discuss their ID podcast Infektiopod and dive into varicella!

Check out Infektiopod here!

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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!

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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 !

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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.

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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!

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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

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

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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

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Febrile is produced with support from the Infectious Diseases Society o...

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 a...

Drs. Jonathan Ryder and Sarah Turbett discuss blood culture stewardship!

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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

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

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This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated with Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults.

Our guest stars this episode are:

Daniel Chastain (University of Georgia College of Pharmacy)

Megan Spradlin (University of Colorado)

Hiba Ahmad (University of Colorado)

Andrés F Henao-Martínez (University of Colorado)

Journal article link: Chastain DB, Spradlin M, Ahmad H, Henao-Martínez AF. Unintended Consequences: Risk of Opportunistic Infections Associated With Long-term Glucocorticoid Therapies in Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78(4):e37-e56. doi...

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on ##.

Our guest stars this episode are:

Arsheena Yassin (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital)

Mariya Huralska (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital)

Journal article link: Yassin A, Huralska M, Pogue JM, Dixit D, Sawyer RG, Kaye KS. State of the Management of Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;77(9):e46-e56. doi:10.1093/cid/ciad499

Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/77/9/1223/7408674

From Clinical I...

Drs. Maxime Billick and Isaac Bogoch from the University of Toronto discuss the buffet of options available for HIV biomedical prevention!

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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 Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia - controversies in clinical practice.

Our guest stars this episode are: 

Daniel Minter (UCSF)

Sarah Doernberg (UCSF)

Journal article link: Minter DJ, Appa A, Chambers HF, Doernberg SB. Contemporary Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia-Controversies in Clinical Practice. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 30;77(11):e57-e68. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad500. PMID: 37950887.

Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/77/11/1489/7453594

From Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Drs. Maria Gabriela Segura, Misti Ellsworth, and Michael Chang from UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital chat about an unusual pediatric case of fever of unknown origin.

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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 neurosyphilis.

Our guest star this episode is Dr. Matthew Hamill (Johns Hopkins University)

Journal article link: Hamill MM, Ghanem KG, Tuddenham S. State-of-the-Art Review: Neurosyphilis. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 May 15;78(5):e57-e68. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad437. PMID: 37593890.

Journal companion article - Executive summary link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/78/5/1085/7672813

From Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Happy World Environment Day (June 5 2024)!  Our guests celebrate by discussing sustainability in healthcare and infectious diseases.  Join Drs. Shreya Doshi, Preeti Jaggi, Pam Lee, and Shira Abeles as they raise awareness about the ways ID professionals can help reduce the negative environmental impact of the way we provide healthcare to our patients!

Here is the JPIDS/OFID Supplement Introduction from Drs. Doshi and Jaggi: Healthcare Environmental Sustainability Through an Infectious Diseases Lens

The second article mentioned is: Healthcare Sustainability to Address Climate Change, Call for Action to the Infectious Diseases Community

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Step into the role of a hospital epidemiologist managing a measles outbreak response with Drs. Palak Patel, Emily Landon, and David Zhang from the University of Chicago!

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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 acute encephalitis.

Our guest stars this episode are: 

Karen Bloch (Adult ID physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

Carol Glaser (Pediatric ID physician at California Department of Public Health)

David Gaston (Adult ID physician and clinical microbiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

Arun Venkatesan (Neurologist at Johns Hopkins University)

Journal article link: Bloch KC, Glaser C, Gaston D, Venkatesan A. State of the Art: Acute Encephalitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;77(5):e14-e33. doi:10.1093/cid/ciad306

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on periprosthetic joint infections.

Our guest stars this episode are: 

Sandra Nelson (ID physician at Massachusetts General Hospital)

Jodian Pinkney (ID physician at Massachusetts General Hospital)

Antonia Chen (Orthopedic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital)

Aaron Tande (ID physician at Mayo Clinic)

Journal article link: Nelson SB, Pinkney JA, Chen AF, Tande AJ. Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Current Clinical Challenges. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;77(7):e34-e45. doi:10.1093/cid/ciad360

Journal companion article - E...

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review: Frame Shift – Focusing on Harm Reduction and Shared Decision Making for People Who Use Drugs Hospitalized with Infections.

Our guest stars this episode are: 

Dr. Kinna Thakarar (ID and Addiction Medicine physician at MaineHealth/Tufts University School of Medicine)

Dr. Ayesha Appa (ID and Addiction Medicine physician at University of California San Francisco, UCSF)

Chastity Tuell (Harm reductionist and Washington County Program Director for Maine Access Points)

Journal article link: Thakarar K, Appa A, Abdul Mutakabbir JC, Goff A...

This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on evaluation and management of diabetes-related foot infections.

Our guest stars this episode are:

Dr. Meghan Brennan (ID physician at University of Wisconsin)

Dr. Marcos Schechter (ID physician at Emory University)

Dr. Tze-Woei Tan (Vascular surgeon at University of Southern California)

Dr. David Armstrong (Podiatric surgeon at University of Southern California)

Journal article link: Nicolas W Cortes-Penfield, David G Armstrong, Meghan B Brennan, Maya Fayfman, Jonathan H Ryder, Tze-Woei Tan, Marcos C Schechter, Evaluation and Management...