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Imported Malaria

Pediatric EM Morsels

ovale to cover the hypnozoite that can stay dormant in the liver and cause a secondary infection in the future Severe Malaria IV artesunate is currently the accepted first line treatment Previously IV quinine was first line, however it was associated with higher incidence of hypoglycemia, cardiac dysrhythmias, seizures, and comas.

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Leucodepletion in Bordetella Pertussis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Since the introduction of the Pertussis vaccination in pregnancy, from 2013 to the end of October 2024, there have been 31 deaths in infants under 3 months with confirmed Pertussis (eleven of which occurred in 2025). Exchange blood transfusion in the management of severe pertussis in young infants. Ann Intensive Care.