The Value of the “Lab-Score” Method in Identifying Febrile Infants at Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections
Introduction: Most children with fever without source will have a self limited viral infection though a small percent will develop a serious bacterial infection (SBI) like urinary tract infection, pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis or sepsis. The challenge facing practitioners is to distinguish betw...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015-03-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Critical Care Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2015-0003 |