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The “Petechiae in children” (PiC) study: evaluating potential clinical decision rules for the management of feverish children with non-blanching rashes, including the role of point of care testing for Procalcitonin & Neisseria meningitidis DNA – a study protocol
BACKGROUND: Children commonly present to Emergency Departments (ED) with a non-blanching rash in the context of a feverish illness. While most have a self-limiting viral illness, this combination of features potentially represents invasive serious bacterial infection, including meningococcal septica...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6065062/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30060751 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1220-x |