Threshold for defining fever varies with age, especially in children: A multi‐site diagnostic accuracy study

• Main Authors: Rajesh Kasbekar (Author), Aftab Naz (Author), Lorenzo Marcos (Author), Yingjie Liu (Author), Kristine Hendrickson (Author), James C. Gorsich (Author), Matt Baun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim The American Academy of Pediatrics and the European Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine guideline define fever as a temperature >38.0°C for all ages and recommend use of rectal thermometers in children <3 years. Based on new literature, this definition of fever using a fi...