Febrile children with no focus of infection: A survey of their management by primary care physicians

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 179-183

  Jones, Ronald G ^a   Bass, James W ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Fever; Infants

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINE CULTURE;

ANTIBIOTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0027471632     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199303000-00001     Document Type: Article

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