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 baumannii ).

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

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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. Were the study groups similar at the start of the trial? Groups were well matched at baseline.

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Blood Transfusions Research Outcomes Hospitals 78

Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

(CDC 2024) Generally, most ticks require >24 hours of attachment for there to be a risk of transfer of the infectious agent. This is true of hard ticks , which carry the majority of bacteria and viruses which can infect humans (Rochlin 2020) This is not true when the infectious agent is carried by a soft tick.

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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. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021 May; 8:1-16. PMID: 34423077 Flores MS, Hickey PW, Fields JH, Ottolini MG.

Infectious Diseases 164

Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis Documentation/Coding 164

ALiEM

JUNE 5, 2023

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram positive, rod shaped, bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis [1]. Patients suspected of having anthrax should have their disposition and treatment determined in conjunction with your Infectious Disease specialists and your state health department. Published 2020 May 12.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The condition increases blood viscosity and pulmonary vascular resistance, leading to pulmonary hypertension, haemodynamic collapse, and, ultimately, death due to hypoxaemia and refractory shock. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 37(3):p 202-205, March 2018. 2020 Oct;40(10):1506-1512. Nieves et al. J Perinatol.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Empiric treatment with voriconazole 6 mg/kg twice daily intravenously for 2 doses should be started immediately based on Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines. 22-28 Disposition Consult infectious disease for all IFI patients to ensure appropriate antifungal stewardship. Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

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Infectious Diseases EMS COPD Research 72

Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

While advocates might point to the political clout he exerted to increase funding for infectious disease research, this influence can lead to distorting of funding priorities away from public need and tunnel vision in the direction of the institute. This almost certainly happened during covid.

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Infectious Diseases Research Leadership Academics 141

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. Case Resolution The patient and family remain in isolation and receive risk stratification assessment for a notifiable disease of public health concern.

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