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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

While PCT may be more specific for bacterial infections, it is flawed by still being rather non-specific and is not validated as a stand-alone diagnostic criteria for infection in the setting of the emergency department. Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear.

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Antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. Hibberd, O.;