Validation of a laboratory risk index score for the identification of severe bacterial infection in children with fever without source

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 968-973

  Galetto Lacour, Annick ^a   Zamora, Samuel A ^a   Andreola, Barbara ^b   Bressan, Silvia ^b   Lacroix, Laurence ^a   Da Dalt, Liviana ^b   Gervaix, Alain ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REAGENT STRIPS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 78349280275     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.176800     Document Type: Article

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