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Predictive value of C-reactive protein for the diagnosis of meningitis in febrile infants under 3 months of age in the emergency department

BACKGROUND: Fever is a common cause of pediatric consultation in the emergency department. However, identifying the source of infection in many febrile infants is challenging because of insufficient presentation of signs and symptoms. Meningitis is a critical cause of fever in infants, and its diagn...

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Autores principales: Lee, Tae Gyoung, Yu, Seung Taek, So, Cheol Hwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yeungnam University College of Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7142029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31914719
http://dx.doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00402