PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 Oct. 2024 Dec;56(1):2386636. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2386636. Epub 2024 Aug 3. PMID: 39097794; PMCID: PMC11299444. Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a Cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

The 2019 Journal of Arthroplasty practice guidelines to screen for periprosthetic joint infections recommend using ESR at 30mm/hr and CRP at 10mg/L, citing pooled sensitivities and specificities ranging from 75%-86% and 70-72.3%, respectively, for ESR and 88% and 73-74%, respectively, for CRP [32].

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ACEP Now

JUNE 8, 2023

As a result, the 2019 guidelines from the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) significantly rein in those patients who should receive empiric coverage for MRSA or P. An official clinical practice guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. aeruginosa.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 9, 2024

2019, there were 1,875 and this trend has continued to increase (2,157 case in 2020; 2,855 cases in 2021). Worldwide, congenital syphilis complicates about 1 million pregnancies / year. Hussain, 2023 ] Leads to >300,000 perinatal deaths / year globally. Rates of congenital syphilis are increasing.

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

however if -ve then you’re probably in the clear) There’s a reasonable guideline from the ATS in 2019 which covers this and is worth a read Management wise the key spinal level reflex when this is considered is cotrimoxazole. References: Fishman JA, Gans H; AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

2019 [cited 2023 Nov 30]. Clinical Infectious Diseases [Internet]. Disease severity of Shiga toxin-producingE. 2019 Sep 25;8:1690. Archives of Disease in Childhood [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2023 Nov 30]. 2019 [cited 2023 Dec 3]. GG&C Paediatric Guidelines- Kidney Diseases. Oct 30 2019.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

N Engl J Med 2019 , 381 (19), 1831-1842. SECONDARY OUTCOMES At day 28 , ceftriaxone group had (vs placebo): Lower VAP risk (20% vs 36%); hazard ratio 0.62 coli Need for broad-spectrum antibiotics after randomization was not different between groups. .; Renon-Carron, F.; Guitton, C.; Legriel, S.; Plantefève, G.;

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2018; 103: A137-A138. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2019 Born K, Kool T, Levinson W. 2019 ;367:l6317. Alasdair Munro. Paediatric blood cultures- We’re doing it wrong. Reducing overuse in healthcare: advancing Choosing Wisely. link] Kene Maduemem, Anand Kanani. Shared Decision Making.

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PulmCCM

JULY 10, 2023

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter infections increased by almost 80% between 2019 and 2020, and Xacduro showed nominal superiority over colistin in subsets of randomized trials. Read in Read in Clinical Infectious Diseases baumannii ). Sulbactam is a beta-lactam and durlobactam a beta-lactamase inhibitor.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JUNE 16, 2024

Myocardial Infarction Medication Sinus node dysfunction Infectious Disease Hypothermia Metabolic Abnormalities (hypothyroidism, hyperkalemia, ect.) CARDIAC OUTPUT = STROKE VOLUME X HEART RATE Treatment Algorithm for Symptomatic Bradycardia [2-4]: What are common causes of symptomatic bradycardia [2]? Hamilton, R. Joglar, J. Marine, J.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For more specific recommendations related to diagnosis and management of SARS-CoV-2, please see www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/ ) · Hospitalized patients where tests impacts cohorting decisions, like in intensive care. antivirals for influenza) or public health recommendations (e.g.,

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

Infectious Diseases Society of America. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Rosh Review Website Link References Bonnetblanc, J.-M., M., & Bédane, C. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology , 4 (3), 157–163.

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EMDocs

MAY 29, 2023

Available from: [link] (11) Berbari EF, Kanj SS, Kowalski TJ, Darouiche RO, Widmer AF, Schmitt SK, Hendershot EF, Holtom PD, Huddleston PM 3rd, Petermann GW, Osmon DR, Infectious Diseases Society of America. The Open Infectious Disease Journal. 2019 May;58(3):484-488. Epub 2019 Jan 24. Clin Infect Dis.

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Pediatric Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

An initial study for such a vaccine was published in 2019. What other infectious diseases are toxin-mediated? The rise of non-toxigenic strains has caused scientists to consider producing diphtheria vaccines with antigens for non-toxigenic strains. Questions for Further Discussion 1. A review can be found here 2.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

Silva-Ramos 2021) Majority of cases arise from travel to South Africa. (Frean 2019) The classic triad described is fever, eschar and rash. Jensenius 2004) Scrub typhus is one of the most common infectious disease in rural areas of south and southeastern Asia and the western Pacific. These resolve within 1 week.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

2019 Nov 15;16(22):4515. The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Randel A, Infectious Disease Society of America. 2019 May;19(5):477–86. 2019 Feb 28 [cited 2022 Dec 28];Publish Ahead of Print. Banerjee S, Ford C. Med J Aust.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jeff: With that, let’s get into the first episode of 2019 – the topic this month is first trimester pregnancy emergencies: recognition and management. Jeff: With that, let’s get into the first episode of 2019 – the topic this month is first trimester pregnancy emergencies: recognition and management.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 4, 2024

We published the first pediatric SOAR review in AEM Education and Training on the topic of respiratory infectious disease. Our SOAR review provides readers with a curated list of high-quality blog posts on topics of respiratory infectious disease. We want to help you learn! How can I use these findings?

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

(Forster, 2021) Transmission is by Fecal-Oral route (Chiodini 2018) Incubation period 6-30 days after exposure (Chiodini 2018) Salmonella typhi produces an endotoxin although its clinical significance is not yet well understood (Gibani 2019) Two typhoid vaccines are available for those > 6 m/o and are 50-80% effective. Lancet Infect Dis.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in children. Epub 2019 Oct 1. 2023) Knowledge on rare diseases and orphan drugs , Orphanet: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1 November 2018; 142 (11): 1341–1346. doi: [link] Selvanathan SN, Suhumaran S, Sahu VK, Chong CY, Tan NWH, Thoon KC. J Paediatr Child Health. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14628.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 37(3):p 202-205, March 2018. Clin Infect Dis. 2008;47:32838 Carbonetti. Pertussis leukocytosis: mechanisms, clinical relevance and treatment. Pathog Dis. 2016 Oct;74(7):ftw087. Machado, M.B. and Passos, S.D., Severe pertussis in childhood: update and controversy-systematic review. Pediatrics.

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Cook County EM Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Rabies, a neurotropic lyssavirus in the family rhabdoviridae, presents as a progressive encephalopathy known to have the highest case fatality rate of all known infectious diseases. 2019 Oct 3;37 Suppl 1:A88-A93. The bat in question Why it Matters? Human Rabies Prevention – United States, 2008. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.103.

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PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Surveyed infectious disease experts advise about 14 days of antibiotic treatment for most patients with bloodstream infections, especially the critically ill. 2019 Sep 13;69(7):1091-1098. days of treatment), or clunky composite outcomes (e.g., Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 20, 2025

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease is named after Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, who discovered the causative bacterium in 1873. It primarily affects the skin, peripheral nerves, upper respiratory tract, and eyes.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease after pediatric kidney transplant. Asymptomatic hypertension Other systemic illness impacting upon fluid intake, medication and renal transplant function (e.g. Pediatric nephrology , 22 (9), pp.1243-1250. Peruzzi, L., and Coppo, R., Challenges in pediatric renal transplantation. Prytuła, A.

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Pediatric Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Learning Point As of 2022 only two countries still have endemic WPV ; those are Afghanistan and Pakistan which in 2019 had a total of 163 recorded cases. Since 1988 the World Health Organization (WHO) has worked to eradicate WPV through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

2019 Dec;15(6):521-527. Epub 2019 May 27. Leung AKC, Sergi CM, Lam JM, Leong KF. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (papular acrodermatitis of childhood) in the era of a viral recrudescence and vaccine opposition. World J Pediatr. doi: 10.1007/s12519-019-00269-9. PMID: 31134587. Chuh A, Zawar V, Lee A, Sciallis G.

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Dr. No

JANUARY 27, 2022

The effect of this rule, as noted, is that the infectious diseases listed, including covid–19, almost always trump other potentially valid underlying causes of death. With the caveats established, Table 1 shows the average annual numbers of deaths for common causes for 2015-2019, and the numbers in 2020 and 2021.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 4, 2025

In Indiana, Curtis et al did a retrospective review of almost 800 well-appearing febrile children three to 36 months throughout 2019, presenting in one Indiana pediatric emergency department, and they were really looking at vaccine status. Not from the A A P, not from the Infectious Disease Society of America, not in Red Book, not anywhere.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Consultation with an infectious disease and neurology specialist can be considered to guide treatment and proper disposition. Consultation with laboratory or infectious disease experts is important in selecting appropriate diagnostic testing. 2019 Oct 31;381(18):1789. In: StatPearls. 2023 Nov 9;389(19):1828.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Patients from endemic regions with signs and symptoms suggestive of onchocerciasis will require multidisciplinary consultation, including ophthalmology, dermatology, and infectious disease. doi:10.1155/2019/7276230 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Ivermectin is typically the first-line therapy.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Open-access image source: By M.Bitton – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [link] Infectious Disease Exposure It is estimated that, on average, refugees seeking refuge in Uganda visit a health facility 1.8 times per month and that 80-120 refugees are screened daily for infectious diseases in the triage and emergency units.

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