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

Authors :: Green RS
Sartori LF
Florin TA
Aronson PL
Lee BE
Chamberlain JM
Hunt KM
Michelson KA
Nigrovic LE
Source :: The Journal of pediatrics [J Pediatr] 2024 Jul; Vol. 270, pp. 114017. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 19.
Publication Year :: 2024
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.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Infant
Retrospective Studies
Male
Female
Risk Factors
Bacterial Infections diagnosis
Emergency Service, Hospital
Fever etiology
Fever diagnosis
Meningitis, Bacterial diagnosis
Bacteremia diagnosis
Bacteremia microbiology

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