Prevalence and prediction of serious bacterial infection in febrile children: a role for cytokines?

BACKGROUND: To date, no consensus has been reached regarding the evaluation and management of young febrile children, and no single laboratory test has been shown to reliably identify young children at high or low risk of having serious bacterial illness. Knowing the local prevalence of SBI is essential in formulating management strategies because extrapolation from studies done elsewhere is difficult.

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Edinburgh

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Osman, Osman Gamal

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29929

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:era.ed.ac.uk:1842/29929