| Autor: |
Matilda Elliver, Josefin Norrman, Ioannis Orfanos |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 12 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-2360 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fped.2024.1401654 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundManagement of young febrile infants is challenging. Therefore, several guidelines have been developed over the last decades. However, knowledge regarding the impact of introducing guidelines for febrile infants is limited. We assessed the impact of and adherence to a novel guideline for managing febrile infants aged ≤59 days.MethodsThis retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 2 pediatric emergency departments in Sweden between 2014 and 2021. We compared the management of infants aged ≤59 days with fever without a source (FWS) and the diagnosis of serious bacterial infections (SBIs) before and after implementing the new guideline.ResultsWe included 1,326 infants aged ≤59 days with FWS. Among infants aged ≤21 days, urine cultures increased from 49% to 67% (p = 0.001), blood cultures from 43% to 63% (p |
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