Value of Temperature for Predicting Invasive Bacterial Infection in Febrile Infants: A Spanish Pediatric Emergency Research Group (RISeuP-SPERG) Study

This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of invasive bacterial infection (IBI) among infants younger than 90 days with fever without source according to the degree of fever. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of a multicenter study with 19 participating Spanish pediatric emergency departments that included 3401 febrile infants 90 days or younger. Results Prevalence of IBI was 3.2% (5.3% among infants
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