by Graham Wilson, Josee Malette | Jun 16, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
How many times a shift do you consider a urinary tract infection? As Emergency physicians, you make and/or consider urinary tract infection (UTI) multiple times per shift.1 Actually, up to 5% of ED visits are related to genitourinary complaints.2-4 From simple...
by Joyes Botros, Jeff Perry, Hans Rosenberg | Apr 18, 2022 | COVID-19, Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, landmark, Public health
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Gupta A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Nov 18;385(21):1941-1950. Question and Methods: COMET-ICE trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of sotrovimab in high-risk, mild-to-moderate Covid-19 not requiring oxygen, within 5 days of symptom...
by Nathaniel Murray, Jeff Perry, Hans Rosenberg | Feb 7, 2022 | Infectious Disease, Journal Club, OBGYN
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness:2/5 Chinnock B, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;28(6):612-620. doi: 10.1111/acem.14213. Question and Methods: This prospective observational cohort trial sought to assess if self-obtained vaginal swabs were not inferior to...
by Mikki McGuinty, Rajiv Thavanathan, James Gilbertson | Sep 7, 2021 | Featured, Infectious Disease, Podcast
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Google PodcastsListen on Stitcher EMOttawa Podcast Episode 5 Tick Borne Illness Part I – Lyme Disease (Click here to access Podcast Main menu) In part 1 of our 2-part series on Tick-borne diseases, Dr. Rajiv...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 26, 2021 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, landmark, Public health
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Polack FP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 31;383(27):2603-2615. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2034577. Epub 2020 Dec 10. Editorial: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination – An Ounce (Actually, Much Less) of Prevention. Question/methods: Multinational,...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 19, 2021 | Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Pediatrics
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 1/5 Mas-Dalmau G, et al. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar;147(3):e20201323. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-1323. Question and Methods: This RCT assessed effectiveness and safety of delayed (DAP), immediate (IAP) and no antibiotic prescription (NAP) in...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 14, 2021 | COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Respirology
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Ramakrishnan S, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Apr 9:S2213-2600(21)00160-0. Question and Methods: Is inhaled budesonide an effective treatment for patients with mild early symptoms of COVID-19? A randomized, open-label clinical trial...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jun 7, 2021 | Featured, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Trubiano JA, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 May 1;180(5):745-752. Question and Methods: Prospective derivation and subsequent retrospective validation of a clinical decision rule for the detection of patients at low risk for true...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 27, 2021 | COVID-19, Critical Care, Featured, Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 WHO Rapid Evidence Appraisal for COVID-19 Therapies (REACT) Working Group, Sterne JAC et al. JAMA. 2020 Oct 6;324(13):1330-1341. Question and Methods: Prospective meta-analysis of 7 RCTs investigating the utility of systemic...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 29, 2020 | Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jaung R, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar 30:S1542-3565(20)30426-2. Question and Methods: This study investigated non-inferiority of placebo vs antibiotic in management of uncomplicated diverticulitis by conducting an...
