- Original Article
- Predictive factors for severe infection among febrile infants younger than three months of age
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Eun Young Cho, Hwa Song, Ae Suk Kim, Sun Ju Lee, Dong Seok Lee, Doo Kwun Kim, Sung Min Choi, Kwan Lee, Byoung Chan Park
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(8):898-903. Published online August 15, 2009
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Purpose:This study investigated the predictive factors for identifying infection-prone febrile infants younger than three months.
Methods:We conducted a retrospective study of 167 infants younger than three months with an axillary temperature >38℃
who were hospitalized between 2006 and 2008. If they met any of the following criteria, positive blood culture, CSF WBC ≥
11/mm3 or positive CSF culture, urinalysis WBC ≥6/HPF and positive... |
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