Determining predictors of sepsis at triage among children under 5 years of age in resource-limited settings: A modified Delphi process.

Sepsis is a life-threatening dysfunction of the immune system leading to multiorgan failure that is precipitated by infectious diseases and is a leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age. It is necessary to be able to identify a sick child at risk of developing sepsis at the earliest p...

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Main Authors: Jollee S T Fung, Samuel Akech, Niranjan Kissoon, Matthew O Wiens, Mike English, J Mark Ansermino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211274