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List Punctuation

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"Streptococcus spp. (S. constellatus, S. intermedius, S. agalactiae, S. mitis)."

Line 13:111 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.

List Caps

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"Streptococcus spp. (S. constellatus, S. intermedius, S. agalactiae, S. mitis)."

Line 13:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Emphasis

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"Streptococcus spp. (S. constellatus, S. intermedius, S. agalactiae, S. mitis)."

Line 13:32 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'S. constellatus, S. intermedius, S. agalactiae, S. mitis'

"peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides fragilis, Prevotella, and fusobacterium"

Line 15:32 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Bacteroides fragilis'

Ranges

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"It can carry high morbidity and mortality with reported mortality rates ranging from 30-50%."

Line 34:84 · Don't add words such as 'from' or 'between' to describe a range of numbers.

Headings Valid

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Microbiology"

Line 11:1 · "Microbiology" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"CT classification"

Line 21:1 · "CT classification" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

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"CT chest may show mediastinal gas +/- fluid collections. Accompanying CT neck findings include thickening of the subcutaneous tissues in the neck, thickening or enhancement of cervical fascia and muscles, fluid collections, and enlarged lymph nodes."

Line 20:145 · Use the Oxford comma in 'neck, thickening or enhancement'.

Lint: descending-necrotising-mediastinitis