| Autor: |
Karthigha Pon Rajoo, Natalia Sutiman, Stephanie Shih, Zi Xean Khoo, Gene Yong-Kwang Ong, Lena Won, Rupini Piragasam, Sashikumar Ganapathy, Shu-Ling Chong |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Vol 53, Iss 5, Pp 286-292 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2972-4066 |
| DOI: |
10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2023350 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Febrile young infants are at risk of serious bacterial infections (SBIs), which are potentially life-threatening. This study aims to investigate the association between delayed presentation and the risk of SBIs among febrile infants. Method: We performed a prospective cohort study on febrile infants ≤90 days old presenting to a Singapore paediatric emergency department (ED) between November 2017 and July 2022. We defined delayed presentation as presentation to the ED >24 hours from fever onset. We compared the proportion of SBIs in infants who had delayed presentation compared to those without, and their clinical outcomes. We also performed a multivariable logistic regression to study if delayed presentation was independently associated with the presence of SBIs. Results: Among 1911 febrile infants analysed, 198 infants (10%) had delayed presentation. Febrile infants with delayed presentation were more likely to have SBIs (28.8% versus [vs] 16.3%, P |
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