Yale observation scale for prediction of bacteremia in febrile children

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 599-604

  Bang, Akash ^a,b   Chaturvedi, Pushpa ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b C/o CHETANA VIKAS ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Fever; Yale observation scale

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RELIABILITY; ROC CURVE; SCALE UP; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; HOSPITALIZATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 69849086123     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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