1. Fifteen-minute consultation: the infant with frequent infections.
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Bryant, Penelope A. and South, Mike
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CHILD death , *INFECTION in children , *INFANT diseases , *ANTIBIOTICS , *SEVERE combined immunodeficiency , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Children with frequent or recurrent infections commonly present to medical practitioners in both primary and secondary care. Here we provide a structured approach to the consultation of the infant under 2 years of age with frequent infections. The key is a focused history and examination to elicit red flags to an underlying diagnosis, while at the same time seeking benign explanations for the frequency of infections, which account for the majority of children, thereby avoiding unnecessary investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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