Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

2013 Sep 4; 89(3): 527–530. PMID: 23857021 Centers for Disease Control. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 44 (2021) 102196. falciparum parasitemia , and no other defined cause of AMS (WHO 2023). Two Cases of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in the Netherlands without Recent Travel to a Malaria-Endemic Country.

Seizures 278

Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 278

Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A “Syndromic” Approach for Diagnosing and Managing Travel-Related Infectious Diseases in Children. Infectious Disease Acquisition in Pediatric International Travelers: A 10-Year Review at a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital. In the 1950’s travel accounted for 25 million international tourists. Glob Pediatr Health.

Infectious Diseases 161

Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis Documentation/Coding 161

Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

Jensenius 2004) Scrub typhus is one of the most common infectious disease in rural areas of south and southeastern Asia and the western Pacific. Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD). Tickborne Disease Abroad. Diseases Spread by Ticks. Travel and tick-borne diseases: Lyme disease and beyond.

CDC 161

CDC Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Wellness 161

PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Camargo, Clinical Trial: Comparative Effectiveness of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Cephalexin Alone for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 56, Issue 12, 15 June 2013, Pages 1754–1762, [link] Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, et al.

Infectious Diseases 59

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Wellness Pediatrics 59

PulmCCM

JULY 10, 2023

In the MERCY trial, 607 critically ill patients with sepsis (most with septic shock) at 26 hospitals in Croatia, Italy, Kazakhstan, and Russia were randomized to receive meropenem by either continuous (3 g / 24 hours) or intermittent administration (1 g every 8 hours). Read in Read in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Stroke 52

Stroke Sepsis Infectious Diseases Outcomes 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

These were presented as hazard ratios and included fever at presentation, previous transfusion ever, haemoglobinuria, malaria, sickle cell disease on enrolment, HIV, evidence of sepsis, malnutrition, shock, hypothermia, and dehydration. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2013. Groups were well matched at baseline.

Blood Transfusions 78

Blood Transfusions Research Outcomes Hospitals 78

EMDocs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Flea-Borne Typhus: Epidemiology Summary 2013-2019. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical Infectious Diseases , vol. Ischemic Hepatitis and Septic Shock Secondary to Murine Typhus Infection in Pregnancy. The RUSH exam: Rapid Ultrasound in SHock in the evaluation of the critically lll.

EMS 94

EMS Infectious Diseases Shock Airway Management 94