Predictors of bacteremia in febrile infants under 3 months old in the pediatric emergency department

• Main Authors: Bei-Cyuan Guo (Author), Yin-Ting Chen (Author), Yu-Jun Chang (Author), Chun-Yu Chen (Author), Wen-Ya Lin (Author), Han-Ping Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Fever may serve as the primary indicator of underlying infection in children admitted to the pediatric emergency department (PED), especially in high-risk young infants. This study aimed to identify early clinical factors that could help predict bacteremia in young febrile infa...