Probability of bacterial infections in febrile infants less than three months of age: A meta-analysis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 257-265

  Baraff, Larry J ^a   Oslund, Scott A ^b   Schriger, David L ^a   Stephen, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Fever

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ENTERITIS; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BAYES THEOREM; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PROBABILITY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; META-ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

CEFTRIAXONE;

EID: 0026583729     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199204000-00001     Document Type: Article

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