Management of fever without source in young children presenting to an emergency room

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1446-1450

  Massin, Martial M ^a,b,c   Montesanti, Jessica ^b   Lepage, Philippe ^a,b  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c C H R Citadelle ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Emergency room; Fever; Laboratory utilization; Practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750419969     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600669751     Document Type: Article

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