2005 Infectious Diseases Point-of-Care Testing 
Taming the SRU
AUGUST 30, 2023
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. 2005 Nov;6(11):1045-56. doi: 10.1631/jzus.2005.B1045.
EB Medicine
JANUARY 2, 2019
Jeff: And this recommendation comes from the 2005 IDSA guidelines. Let me repeat that Gadolinium should always be avoided Nachi: Let’s also briefly touch on a controversial topic -- that of using qualitative urine point of care tests with blood instead of urine. Gadolinium should always be avoided.
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