Factors predicting occult bacteremia in young children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 709-711

  Jamuna, R ^a,b   Srinivasan, S ^a   Harish, B N ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Shopping Complex ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Acute illness observation scale; Febrile infant; Occult bacteremia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RISK FACTOR;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INFANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034304638     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723923     Document Type: Article

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