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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

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Authors: Gaston Omba, MD (EM Resident Physician, Makerere University); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. 16 In resource-constrained settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) on stool samples offer a viable option. 2018 Nov;38(sup1):S16-S31. Accessed February 26, 2024.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Surgical wound debridement and dressing are performed and the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) is noted to be positive. Diagnostic tests for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: a widespread tickborne disease. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001114 Okesanya OJ, Olatunji GD, Kokori E, et al. BMJ Glob Health.