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Infectious Disease Episodes

September 9, 2026

#191: Vaccine Preventable Illnesses, TWO

Vaccine preventable illnesses have been on the run since the first smallpox vaccine was administered in 1789, however recent trends...
March 18, 2026

#171: Always Be PrEP-ared! HIV Prophylaxis in Adolescents

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! In this episode, we learn all about HIV prevention in...
December 3, 2025

#161: Swab Goals: STI Screening and Management in Adolescents

In this episode, we explore how pediatricians can create safe, inclusive spaces for discussing sexual health. Our hosts review evidence-based...
September 10, 2025

#152: Long Story Short: Understanding Long COVID in Children and Adolescents 

Summary: What does Long COVID really look like in kids and teens? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Peter...
July 2, 2025

#145: The Great Imitator: Unmasking Congenital Syphilis

Summary: Join us for a great discussion on congenital syphilis with Dr. Ryan Rochat! We’ll shine a light on the...
March 19, 2025

#136: Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses – Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella: The Throwback Party Nobody Wanted

Summary: Are you missing cases of measles, mumps, rubella, or varicella in your clinical practice without even knowing it? With...
August 28, 2024

#119: Epstein Barr Virus – A MONO-lithic Overview

Summary: Join us and expert guest Dr. IJ Anosike (The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore) to dissect the complexities of diagnosing...
February 14, 2024

#103: Tick-Talk: A Deet-ailed Look at Tick-Borne Illnesses

Summary: Dr. Buddy Creech of  Vanderbilt teaches us the core signs and symptoms of tick-borne illnesses, the importance of geographic...
January 31, 2024

#102: RSV Immunizations

Summary: The Curbsiders and Cribsiders are back with a very special Med-Peds collaboration on RSV immunizations! Dr. Buddy Creech, Pediatric Infectious...
April 26, 2023

#83: Ascend Your Understanding of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

Summary: Listen in for a great review with Dr. Sarah Wood (CHOP) about how to diagnose pelvic inflammatory disease, including...
March 30, 2022

#47: Deep Dive into Deep Neck Infections with Dr. Travis Crook

Summary Join us for an outstanding conversation with Dr. Travis Crook to discuss all things neck infections. Find out how...
September 1, 2021

#33: Febrile Infants – When Babies Are Too Hot

Summary Dr. Paul Aronson (Yale) joins the Cribsiders to help interpret the AAP’s new Febrile Infant Guidelines (July 2021) in this...
May 26, 2021

#26: Neonatal HSV – Plain and Simplex

Summary Join the Cribsiders team as we unroof a serious diagnosis that you don't want to miss. We discuss perinatal...
May 12, 2021

#25: HIV for the Pediatrician

Get PrEPPed to diagnose and counsel families with HIV Summary Join us to learn about pediatric HIV infection  at all...
March 3, 2021

#20: Acute Otitis Media: Q-tips and Tricks With Dr. Eric Baum

Summary We’re ear with a new episode with on acute otitis media joined by guest Dr. Eric Baum, a pediatric...
October 28, 2020

#11: Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Alveoli Strike Back

A comprehensive review of pneumonia with Dr. Lipsett Summary Join us on a voyage of diagnosis, triage, and treatment of...
October 16, 2020

Race Correction in the UTI Guidelines

A Companion Episode w/ Dr. Pat Poitevien Summary This short companion episode to our Pediatric UTI episode dives deeper into...
October 14, 2020

UTIs: Pearls of Liquid Gold

Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection with Guideline Author Dr. Ken Roberts Summary If you’re hoping to catch a...
August 19, 2020

More Than Strep: Pharyngitis w/ “Uncle Bob” Centor

The creator of the Centor score gives us an evidence-based discussion to the diagnosis and management of pharyngitis Summary Your...
August 12, 2020

#5 MIS-C: When COVID Affects Kids

The Diagnosis and Management of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) with Dr. Adriana Tremoulet Summary Four weeks after a...

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