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This external validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) demonstrated good performance in identifying patients at low risk for serious outcome and was superior to the preexisting European OESIL score.
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International Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score : A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Apr 26. doi: 10.7326/M21-2313. Online ahead of print.
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Antibiotics have a good and bad side for women with uncomplicated cystitis. Use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) and other antibiotics, when compared to nitrofurantoin, had higher risk of adverse events.
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Association of Adverse Events With Antibiotic Treatment for Urinary Tract Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Apr 28;74(8):1408-1418. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab637.
