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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

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Except for patients with poor gut absorption or those with critical infectious processes such as septic shock or necrotizing fasciitis, this belief appears to be unfounded. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Lancet 2004; 364: 1141-8.

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

Spinal Infection: According to the Infectious Disease Society of America’s (IDSA) 2015 guidelines for native vertebral osteomyelitis, CRP and ESR in the setting of protracted back pain have sensitivities ranging from 94 to 100% for ruling out infection and malignancy in these patients. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb;34(2S):S187-S195.

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

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Read More: Infectious Disease Society of America 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines Life in the Fast Lane: Febrile Neutropaenia Uptodate: overview of neutropenic fever syndromes EMRAP: Risk stratification of neutropenic fever MDCalc: MASCC Score MDCalc: CISNE Score References: Ahn S, Rice TW, Yeung SJ, Cooksley T. Raad, II, et al.,

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Traveling Ticks: Tickborne Illnesses and International Travel

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Jensenius 2004) Let’s take a moment to review Tickborne Illnesses and International Travel : Tickborne Illnesses and Major Rickettsial Diseases: Basics Most of these illnesses are acquired from exposure to a rural area during travels including camping, hiking, safaris, and livestock.

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