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135: Most Missed Qs with PIDFC Spring 2026 Champions Sep 28, 2026

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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 “RBC Bug Busters”

Curtis Sudbury

Amber Estes

Lizzie Cahill

Abby Badar

Nada Deraz

Kita Desai

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

134: A Day in the Life: ID Private Practice Sep 14, 2026

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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!

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

133: Pump and Circumstance: An update on VAD/MCS infections May 11, 2026

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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/

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

132: Not Your Average Brodie Mar 30, 2026

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

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

131: Do the H.U.S.T.L.E. Mar 16, 2026

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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

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

130: Trolls of Transplant with NephMadness 2026! Mar 02, 2026

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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/

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

129: Cruzi'n USA Feb 16, 2026

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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

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

128: StAR: Complexities in CIED Infection Feb 02, 2026

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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

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

127: Season 5 Finale: Match Update & Pediatric ID Fellows Cup (PIDFC) Dec 15, 2025

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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

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

126: IV vs PO Dec 01, 2025

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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.

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

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