30. Say Yes to the Yersinia

ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists

English - September 12, 2022 07:00 - 24.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Yersinia. Not very important today, very very important in the past! Callum and Jame talk through the medically important Yersinia species, and how to treat them.

Links:

CDC page for treatment of plague:
https://www.cdc.gov/plague/healthcare/clinicians.html

UK HSA SMI 21: ID of Yersinia Species
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smi-id-21-identification-of-yersinia-species-from-faeces

The 'Jump' test for mesenteric adenitis Jame mentioned has a name (the J-up test), and it works! Sensitivity 87%, Specificity 70%.
DOI: 10.1177/2333794X19884824

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