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EM@3AM: Murine Typhus

EMDocs

2012 Jun 30;43(2):175-80. Clinical Infectious Diseases , vol. Ischemic Hepatitis and Septic Shock Secondary to Murine Typhus Infection in Pregnancy. State of the art of diagnosis of rickettsial diseases: the use of blood specimens for diagnosis of scrub typhus, spotted fever group rickettsiosis, and murine typhus.

EMS 101
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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. 2012 Jul 23;2(1):32. Oncotarget.

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EM@3AM: ESBL-Producing Organisms and Their Management

EMDocs

4 The incidence of ESBL-E identified in bacterial cultures in the United States increased by 53% from 2012 to 2017. Pressors where indicated for septic shock (typically Norepinephrine starting at 0.05 Consider Infectious Disease consultation prior to any potential discharges. The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

EMS 93
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Episode 24 - First Trimester Pregnancy Emergencies: Recognition and Management

EB Medicine

It’s noteworthy that a 2012 Cochrane review failed to find clear superiority for one strategy over another. This result was for the most part re-confirmed in a 2017 cochrane review. Nachi: And the last treatment to discuss is for pregnant patient with acute appendicitis. Nachi: There is a wealth of literature on this topic and Dr.

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Leucodepletion in Bordetella Pertussis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

We know that vaccination is key for protection, as there were 63 deaths in just one year before the vaccination was recommended in pregnancy in 2012. 2012 May 7;11(1):70 Berger et al. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 37(3):p 202-205, March 2018. How does pertussis present What should we be looking out for?

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – November 2023

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Guo and colleagues assessed the difference in clinical characteristics between viral pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a large Chinese cohort. The effect of myocardial dysfunction on mortality in children with septic shock: a prospective observational study. Alves MTB, et al.