Predictors of #bacteremia in febrile #infants under 3 months old in the pediatric emergency department

📌 Clinical presentation, including body temperature (BT) at triage, pulse rate at triage, and blood laboratory parameters, may serve as valuable indicators of bacteremia in infants.

📌Higher BT at triage, increased neutrophil counts, and elevated CRP levels could be helpful clinical factors for predicting the risk of bacteremia in young febrile infants with pyrexia

https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-023-04271-z#Tab2

Bacteremia with gram positive bacteria - when and how do I need to look for endocarditis?

(plot below is modification of an original, but v v helpful concept)

#endocarditis #medicine #infectiousdiseases #cardiology #microbiology #echocardiogram #MedMastodon #CTPET #bacteremia #infection
https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00410-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Inquilinus limosus #Bacteremia in #Lung #Transplant Recipient after #SARS-CoV-2 Infection https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/3/22-1564_article

#Bacteriophage and #antibiotic combination #therapy for recurrent #Enterococcus faecium #bacteremia | medRxiv

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.23.22282657v1

#phage #phages

#Bacteremia with the different groups of #anaerobic species occurred at mean ages of the late 60s to early 70s and a little later for the bovis group streptococci. However, the median age for bacteremia with colorectal cancer (CRC) was a few months to several years higher, except for bovis group streptococci.
Importance of considering undiagnosed CRC in patients with anaerobic bacteremia due to bacteria belonging to the intestinal microbiota

Wondering about the DOOR-MAT study design? Join Michael Shaw and Brandon Bookstaver in comparing two RDTs for #bacteremia using the DOOR-MAT approach in our latest @SIDPharm Journal Club series (sidp.org/BCIDP), worth 1.5h of ACPE/BCIDP credit! #IDTwitter #TwitterRx