Diagnostic Value of Clinical Presentation, Parental Concern, and Clinician’s Non-Analytical Reasoning in Identifying Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children. Summary of the Doctoral Thesis
Abstract:Fever is one of the main reasons for visits to paediatric emergency departments (ED). Although in most cases the underlying cause is self-limiting viral infections, 4 to 25 % of children visiting ED with fever develop serious bacterial infections (SBI), which are significant causes of childhood mortality, even in developed countries. Due to high number of patients visiting ED with febrile illness, rapid discrimination between children with and without possible SBI is challenging.This study aimed to improve ear… Show more
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