Utility of Blood Markers in Early Prediction of Bacteraemia in Acute Febrile Paediatric Patients – An Observational Cohort Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India

Bhunia, Rabindra; Nair, Bindu T; Negi, Vandana

doi:10.18410/jebmh/2021/467

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“…and reliable biomarkers that can be used to determine whether febrile children are more likely to develop bacteremia or serious bacterial infections [16].…”

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The Clinical and Laboratory Profiles of Immunocompetent Patients With Short-Duration Fever With Neutropenia in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pune, India

Nimmagadda¹,

Khillare²,

Satpathy³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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BackgroundManagement of a febrile patient is based on understanding the pathophysiology of an abnormal temperature and temperature regulation, impacts of fever, and its treatment. In the current study, we aimed to characterize and compare the epidemiological, etiologic, microbiological, serological, clinical, and outcome traits of febrile patients with acute neutropenia admitted to a tertiary care center in Western Maharashtra. MethodsAdult patients with a history of fever of less than two weeks' duration and without any immunosuppressive state were screened with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. General and demographic information (age and gender), and clinical examinations (type and duration of fever) were recorded. Biochemical, hematologic (total and differential cell counts), and immunologic measurements (rapid malaria, dengue, Leptospira, and viral hepatitis antigen antibodies) were performed. Data were analyzed using an appropriate statistical package. ResultsA total of 403 (214 males) young adults (aged: 29±11 years) with clinical presentation of fever were studied. The majority (n=361, 89.6%) had low-grade continuous fever with an average duration of 3±1 (mean±standard deviation (SD)) days. Headache and myalgia were the common symptoms present, and patients had an average hospital stay of 4±1 days. Dengue (55%) was the most common cause of febrile neutropenia, and all patients recovered well without antibiotics and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. The mean C-reactive protein (CRP) level was 61.4±4.4 mg/L. CRP and procalcitonin (PCT) were directly correlated with the degree of neutropenia and inversely correlated with total leucocyte count (TLC). ConclusionsIt was highlighted from this study that antibiotics are not necessary for viral infections that have been diagnosed to stop the development of secondary bacterial infections. A clinician should be aware of "when not to use antibiotics," or the world will soon have to deal with superbugs.

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“…and reliable biomarkers that can be used to determine whether febrile children are more likely to develop bacteremia or serious bacterial infections [16].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%