Febrile

117: They Paged Me What? A TID Guide to Donor Call

116: StAR: Ocular Infections

115: Dust to Diagnosis - with MSGERC

114: StAR: Delusional Infestation

113: Season 4 Finale: Match Update & Supporting IMGs in ID

112: When to draw blood cultures

111: StAR: Use of antimicrobials at the end of life

Managing infections at the end of life requires integrating a palliative care lens to address moral distress and improve clinical decision-making. When source control for infections like recurrent abscesses or pneumonia becomes unfeasible, clinicians should shift from curative goals to prioritizing patient-centered val...

110: StAR: Vascular Graft Infections

109: StAR: Corticosteroids

108: StAR: MDR GN

In this episode of Thug Rile, host Sarah Dong welcomes Arsheena Yassin and Mariya Huralska to discuss multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections, focusing on clinical reasoning, diagnostics, and antimicrobial management. The discussion begins with a case of an 82-year-old female with multiple comorbidities presenting...

107: A Quick PIP Talk

106: StAR: Staph aureus bacteremia

In this episode of Febrile, a culture podcast about infectious diseases, host Sarah Dong interviews infectious disease physicians Dr. Daniel Minter and Dr. Sarah Doernberg about Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. They discuss controversies in clinical practice, including the use of echocardiograms, follow-up blood cultu...

105: On Flea-k

104: StAR: Neurosyphilis

103: Greening ID with "Sustainabil-ID"

102: Rubeola Response

101: StAR: Acute Encephalitis

In this episode of Febrile, host Sara Dong and guests Dr. Karen Bloch, Dr. Carol Glaser, Dr. Arun Venkatesan, and Dr. David Gaston discuss encephalitis, differentiating it from meningitis, and delve into a case of a 30-year-old veterinarian presenting with headache, fever, and seizures. The discussion covers common and...

100: StAR: Periprosthetic joint infections

In this episode of Febrile, host Sara Dong and a panel of medical experts including Dr. Sandra Sandy Nelson, Dr. Jodian Jodi Pinkney, Dr. Antonia Chen, and Dr. Aaron Tande, delve into the complexities of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). They discuss diagnostic challenges, surgical interventions such as DARE and t...

99: StAR: Frame Shift

98: StAR: Diabetes-related Foot Infections

In this episode of Febrile, host Sara Dong welcomes Drs. Meghan Brennan, Marcos Schechter, Tze-Woei Tan, and David Armstrong to discuss the evaluation and management of diabetes-related foot infections (DFI). The discussion begins with introductions and a light-hearted sharing of personal cultural interests. The doctor...