Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For example, the RCH Melbourne guideline recommends antibiotics only for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Maori and Pacific Islanders, those with a personal or family history of rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease, or immunosuppressed children. Randel A, Infectious Disease Society of America. 2011 Jan;25(1):21–9.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies. 2011 Jan;3(1):118-27. 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. 2011 Sep;18(9):1011. In: StatPearls [Internet].

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Per a 2010 and 2011 Cochrane review, there is not evidence to recommend one antibiotic over another, so let your local antibiograms guide your treatment. Nachi: And this trial specifically examined the utility of nitrofurantoin. Jeff: In general, amoxicillin or cephalexin for a full 7 day course could also be perfectly appropriate.

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