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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies. The diagnostic accuracy of fecal calprotectin during the investigation of suspected pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

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Antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. However, results may take some time and, as such, rapid point-of-care tests are increasingly used. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Karageorgos, S.; Hibberd, O.; Mullally, P.J.W.; Segura-Retana, R.; Antibiotics 2023, 12, 1092.