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Diagnosing serious infections in acutely ill children in ambulatory care (ERNIE 2 study protocol, part A): diagnostic accuracy of a clinical decision tree and added value of a point-of-care C-reactive protein test and oxygen saturation

BACKGROUND: Acute illness is the most common presentation of children to ambulatory care. In contrast, serious infections are rare and often present at an early stage. To avoid complications or death, early recognition and adequate referral are essential. In a recent large study children were includ...

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Autores principales: Verbakel, Jan Y, Lemiengre, Marieke B, De Burghgraeve, Tine, De Sutter, An, Bullens, Dominique M A, Aertgeerts, Bert, Buntinx, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25277457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-207