Utility of respiratory viral testing in the risk stratification of young febrile infants presenting to emergency care settings: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Thomas Waterfield (Author), Hannah Mitchell (Author), Etimbuk Umana (Author), Jordan Evans (Author), Lisa McFetridge (Author), Clare Mills (Author), Hannah Norman-Bruce (Author), Jennie Roe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Febrile infants under 3 months of age are at risk of invasive bacterial infection (IBI). It is currently unclear if testing for respiratory viruses may have a role in IBI risk stratification. If found to be associated with the likelihood of IBI, respiratory viral point-of-care testing m...