Are parents’ statements reliable for diagnosis of serious bacterial infection among children with fever without an apparent source?
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Markers for bacterial infection in children with fever without source.
OBJECTIVES To compare the diagnostic properties of procalcitonin (PCT), C reactive protein (CRP), total white blood cells count (WBC), absolute neutrophil count (ANC) and clinical evaluation to detect serious bacterial infection (SBI) in children with fever without source. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Paediatric emergency department of a tertiary care hospital. PARTICIPANTS Ch...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0025-7974,1536-5964
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017530