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Duration of fever and serious bacterial infections in children: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Parents of febrile children frequently contact primary care. Longer duration of fever has been related to increased risk for serious bacterial infections (SBI). However, the evidence for this association remains controversial. We assessed the predictive value of duration of fever for SBI...

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Autores principales: Elshout, Gijs, Monteny, Miriam, van der Wouden, Johannes C, Koes, Bart W, Berger, Marjolein Y
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3111584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21575193
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-33