Antibiotic Administration to Treat Possible Occult Bacteremia in Febrile Children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 317, Issue 19, 1987, Pages 1175-1180

  Jaffe, David M ^a,b,c   Tanz, Robert R ^a,b,c   Davis, a Todd ^a,b,c   Henretig, Fred ^a,b,c   Fleisher, Gary ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

BACTEREMIA; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THERAPY;

EID: 0023200858     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198711053171902     Document Type: Article

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