Medical Category: Infectious Disease

Background: The limited availability of rapid tests with sufficient sensitivity has been an issue since the beginning of the pandemic.  Therefore, multiple clinical decision scores have been studied to overcome this issue. The addition of laboratory and radiological information can …

Background: COVID-19 is now a vaccine preventable illness but, unfortunately, many have not received the COVID-19 vaccine due to a number of reasons including access, misinformation and a lack of confidence.  In the US, the emergency department is the safety …

Background: Antibodies targeted at the SARS-CoV2 spike protein are an essential part of the body’s immune response to COVID19 infection. Infection with SARS-CoV2 stimulates the immune system to produce a polyclonal spike protein antibody response in the host. Vaccines have …

Background: The evidence supporting the use of a 10-day course of high-dose amoxicillin to treat community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in pediatric patients is weak. In addition, medicine is trending towards shorter courses of antibiotics when clinically appropriate. REBEL EM covered a similar …

Background: Outside of vaccines, effective pharmaceuticals for COVID19 continue to be evasive. Steroids have been a success (in patients who require supplemental O2) leading to additional studies investigating optimal drug and dose. Despite early excitement, we’ve seen high-quality studies demonstrate …