Evidenced-based guidelines for management of infants and children with community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) were prepared by an expert panel comprising clinicians and …

Blood culture contamination represents an ongoing source of frustration for clinicians and
microbiologists alike. Ambiguous culture results often lead to diagnostic uncertainty in …

Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common seizure disorder of childhood, and occurs in an age-
related manner. FS are classified into simple and complex. FS has a multifactorial …

Objective: To assess the value of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP),
compared with that of total white-blood cell count (WBC) and absolute neutrophil count …

Objective. To determine the diagnostic properties of quantitative C-reactive protein (CRP)
associated with clinically undetectable serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile children 1 to …

Objective. To assess the value of bedside tests for predicting the occurrence of severe
bacterial infections (SBIs) in children with fever without source. Methods. We conducted a …

Context Blood culture is the criterion standard for identifying children with bacteremia.
However, elevated false-positive rates are common and are associated with substantial …

Importance Blood cultures are often obtained as part of the evaluation of infants with fever
and these infants are typically observed until their cultures are determined to have no …

Fever is one of the most common reasons for unwell children presenting to pharmacists and
primary healthcare practitioners. Currently there are no guidelines for assessment and …

Background The optimal diagnostic approach to and management of well-appearing, highly
febrile young children has been a matter of debate owing to the possibility of clinically …