Diagnostic values of C-reactive protein and complete blood cell to identify invasive bacterial infection in young febrile infants

Background: Newborn infants younger than 3 months old with a fever are frequently evaluated for the risk of invasive bacterial infections (IBIs), which include bacteremia and/or bacterial meningitis, in the pediatric emergency department (PED). The purpose of this study was to determine the individu...

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Main Authors: I-Min Chiu, Lin-Chi Huang, I-Lun Chen, Kuo-Su Tang, Ying-Hsien Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957218300275