Predictors of Invasive Bacterial Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 2 to 6 Months in the Emergency Department.

Green, Rebecca S; Sartori, Laura F; Florin, Todd A; Aronson, Paul L; Lee, Brian E; Chamberlain, James M; Hunt, Kathryn M; Michelson, Kenneth A et al. · J Pediatr · 2024

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Our goal was to identify predictors of invasive bacterial infection (ie, bacteremia and bacterial meningitis) in febrile infants aged 2-6 months. In our multicenter retrospective cohort, older age and lower temperature identified infants at low risk for invasive bacterial infection who could safely avoid routine testing.

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