Does a failure to respond to antipyretics predict serious illness in children with a fever?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 644-646

  King, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMBASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; NOTE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; VIRUS INFECTION; GENERAL PAEDIATRICS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE;

GENERAL PAEDIATRICS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANTIPYRETICS; CHILD; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84881220241     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304497     Document Type: Note

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