2003 Infectious Diseases Wellness 
PEMBlog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The night prior to presentation, mom noticed he was not feeding as well and seemed fussy. Initially in the emergency department he was generally well-appearing with normal vital signs. Infants with NTED generally remain well-appearing and do not meet toxic shock syndrome (TSS) criteria. Overnight, she had to wake him to feed.
Taming the SRU
AUGUST 30, 2023
As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. A 2015 meta-analysis of 9 studies consisting of 725 patients published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases found PCT far superior to CRP, with PCT having a sensitivity of 90 and specificity of 98% [36]. J Clin Invest.
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Pediatric Education
AUGUST 20, 2023
Patient Presentation An 8-year-old male came to clinic for his well-child care after moving to the area. Patients needed prolonged treatment and followup (up to 88 days) but did well without recurrences. ” In the Belgium study, the most common underlying risk factor was hepatobiliary disease (e.g.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The researchers concluded that oral brivudine offers an effective, well-tolerated therapy in immunocompromised children and could be used as an outpatient treatment. European Journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. 2003; 59(1): 49–56. Do you believe the results? 1995; 14(4): 318–329. Chemotherapy.
EMDocs
JULY 15, 2023
The patient reported feeling better, pain and other symptoms were well controlled 24 hours after starting antibiotics and pain medication. The border may be raised, but erysipelas does not cause overt superficial skin lesions that other infectious rashes might cause (e.g., Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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