The risk of serious bacterial infections among young ex-premature infants with fever

To determine the rate of serious-bacterial-infections (SBI) in young ex-premature infants with fever, and to develop a risk-stratification algorithm for these patients. A retrospective cohort study including all infants who presented to the pediatric emergency department (ED) of a tertiary-care univ...

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Published in:Frontiers in pediatrics 2022-10, Vol.10, p.1021007
Main Authors: Barak-Corren, Yuval, Elizur, Yoav, Yuval, Shira, Burstyn, Amalia, Deri, Noy, Schwartz, Shepard, Megged, Orli, Toker, Ori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
invasive bacterial infection (IBI)
neonatal fever
Pediatrics
premature infants
sepsis workup
severe bacterial infection (SBI)
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Summary:To determine the rate of serious-bacterial-infections (SBI) in young ex-premature infants with fever, and to develop a risk-stratification algorithm for these patients. A retrospective cohort study including all infants who presented to the pediatric emergency department (ED) of a tertiary-care university-hospital between 2010 and 2020 with fever (≥38°C), were born prematurely (
ISSN:2296-2360
2296-2360
DOI:10.3389/fped.2022.1021007