Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Acute Kidney Injury Is Common in Pediatric Severe Malaria and Is Associated with Increased Mortality. Pediatric Malaria: Global and North American Perspectives. Pediatr Clin N Am 69 (2022) 47–64. Higher Rates of Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Patients versus Adults Hospitalized with Imported Malaria. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 278

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 31, 2023

Article 1: Does rapid diagnostic testing for Malaria work? A Diagnostic Accuracy Study to Evaluate Standard Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Alone to Safely Rule Out Imported Malaria in Children Presenting to UK Emergency Departments. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. Eur J Pediatr. Eur J Pediatr.

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Rapid Diagnostic Testing Resuscitation Emergency Department Pediatrics 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

This was a secondary outcome embedded in the Travel Fever study – a multi-centre, retrospective diagnostic accuracy study for imported malaria. This compared the reference test (standard microscopy) with the index test (standard rapid diagnostic test (RDT)). Schlapbach LJ, Watson RS, Sorce LR, et al.

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Hospitals Sepsis Fractures Emergency Department 78

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

16 In resource-constrained settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) on stool samples offer a viable option. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Field evaluation of a locally produced rapid diagnostic test for early detection of cholera in Bangladesh. 13 Dark-field microscopy can be used to rapidly detect V.

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Dehydration CDC Rapid Diagnostic Testing Fluid Resuscitation 90