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The 79th Bubble Wrap x Bristol Royal Hospital For Children

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This study retrospectively identified 1,414 children, presenting to 15 UK EDs (2016 -2017), who had been screened for malaria. This was a secondary outcome embedded in the Travel Fever study – a multi-centre, retrospective diagnostic accuracy study for imported malaria. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 Jan 11:1-7. PMID: 38212934.

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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

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Laboratory testing was not immediately available. The clinical picture of this patient was consistent with hypovolemic shock secondary to acute cholera infection. 16 In resource-constrained settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) on stool samples offer a viable option. cholerae in stool samples before culture.