Incidence, clinical profile, and risk factors for serious bacterial infections in children hospitalized with fever in Ujjain, India

Incidence, clinical profile, and risk factors for serious bacterial infections in children hospitalized with fever in Ujjain, India

Abstract Background Fever is a cause for concern for both parents and the treating pediatrician and a common reason for antibiotic overuse. However, the proportion of children hospitalized for fever with serious bacterial infection (SBI) is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the epidemiological, clinic...

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Main Authors: Ashish Pathak, Radika Upadhayay, Aditya Mathur, Sunil Rathi, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Fever
Serious bacterial infection
Children
Risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-4890-6

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