What is the risk of bacterial meningitis in infants who present to the emergency department with fever and pyuria?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 394-399

  Goldman, Ran D ^a,b   Matlow, Anne ^a,b   Linett, Lauren ^a,b   Scolnik, Dennis ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; emergencies; meningitis; pyuria; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011457791     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500008630     Document Type: Article

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