Risk of bacteremia for febrile young children in the post-Haemophilus influenzae type b era

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 624-628

  Lee, Grace M ^a   Harper, Marvin B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEUTROPHIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031744939     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.7.624     Document Type: Article

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