Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection in Young Febrile Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

A. Levine, Deborah; L. Platt, Shari; S. Dayan, Peter; G. Macias, Charles; J. Zorc, Joseph; Krief, William; Schor, Jeffrey; Bank, David; R. Fefferman, Nancy; N. Shaw, Kathy; Kuppermann, Nathan

doi:10.1542/peds.113.6.1728

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Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection in Young Febrile Infants With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

Published in PEDIATRICS • Jun 1, 2004

Authors:

Deborah A. Levine

Shari L. Platt

Peter S. Dayan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The evaluation of young febrile infants is controversial, in part because it is unclear whether clinical evidence of a viral infection significantly reduces the risk of serious bacterial infections (SBIs). Specifically, it remains unclear whether the risk of SBI is altered in a meaningfu...

Subject

Medicine

Bronchiolitis

Urinalysis

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