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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

A larger 2022 meta-analysis in the journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection examined different test modalities for diagnosing pneumonia in the setting of clinical suspicion for acute community-acquired lower RTI in outpatient clinics, LTACs, and the emergency department. 2022 Jul 11;11(14):2163. Medicine (Baltimore).

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Antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

However, results may take some time and, as such, rapid point-of-care tests are increasingly used. This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. However, when children do not have features of sepsis, oral antibiotics are equally effective. 2022 Dec;41(12):947–52. 2022 Jun;58(6):1007–12.