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Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants in the Post–Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era
Academic Emergency Medicine, 06/17/09

Rudinsky SL et al. - The WBC count and height of fever were not found to be accurate predictors of SBI in infants age 3 to 24 months. UTI and pneumonias made up the vast majority of SBI in this population of infants. The overall bacteremia frequency was well below 1%. This calls into question the continued utility of obtaining routine complete cell counts and blood cultures in the febrile infant in the post-PCV7 era.

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Diclofenac for acute pain in children
Cochrane Reviews, 10/08/09

Management of acute appendicitis: an imaging strategy in children
Pediatric Surgery International, 10/27/09

Rapid viral diagnosis for acute febrile respiratory illness in children in the Emergency Department
Cochrane Reviews, 10/26/09

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Rapid viral diagnosis for acute febrile respiratory illness in children in the Emergency Department
Cochrane Reviews, 10/26/09

Antibiotic Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Adherence With Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12 Step Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 10/29/09

Alternative Dosage of Zidovudine in Infants Exposed to Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 10/26/09

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