Well appearing young infants with fever without known source in the Emergency Department: Are lumbar punctures always necessary?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-169

  Mintegi, Santiago ^a   Benito, Javier ^a   Astobiza, Eider ^a   Capapé, Susana ^a   Gomez, Borja ^a   Eguireun, Andere ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Fever; Infant; Lumbar puncture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 77951699708     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283307af9     Document Type: Article

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