Signs and symptoms for diagnosis of serious infections in children: A prospective study in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 540, 2007, Pages 538-546

  Van den Bruel, Ann ^a   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a   Bruyninckx, Rudi ^a   Aerts, Marc ^b   Buntinx, Frank ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Sensitivity and specificity; Serious infections; Signs and symptoms; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION TREES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447267484     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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