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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

falciparum accounts for >70% of cases of imported malaria , primarily seen in those returning from travel in Sub-Saharan Africa (Mischlinger 2020) Other species include P. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 44 (2021) 102196. 2020 Mar 11;33(2):e00104-19. vivax , P. malariae , and the less common P. vivax and P.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Choosing Wisely aims to help clinicians align with best practices by avoiding interventions that are not supported by evidence. Emergency Medicine Journal 2020; 37: 851-85 Malhotra A, Maughan D, Ansell J, et al. These interventions should be discussed carefully with patients before being carried out.

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MAY 29, 2023

Best practices advise not to routinely order an ESR to evaluate for inflammation in an undifferentiated patient and to instead order a CRP when evaluating for acute inflammation (4). 2020 Jan 1;153(1):14-29. The Open Infectious Disease Journal. 2020 Apr;478(4):923. Pediatr Ann. 2014 Oct;43(10):417-20.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Clinical practice guidelines for acute otitis media in children: a systematic review and appraisal of European national guidelines. 2020 May;10(5):e035343. 2020 Nov 18;m4238. 2020 Jun 4 [cited 2022 Dec 28];2020(6). Randel A, Infectious Disease Society of America. 2020 May;220:132-138.e2.

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