COVID-19 Infection in Well-Appearing 30- to 90-Day-Old Infants with Fever without a Source
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DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmac046
Abstract: ABSTRACT Fever without a source (FWS) is common clinical status in the young infants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection in well-appearing… read more here.
Keywords: covid infection; without source; fever without; covid ... See more keywords
A Comparison of Temperature Thresholds to Begin Laboratory Evaluation of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants
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DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002821
Abstract: Objective Young infants who develop fever are at an increased risk for serious infection. It is unclear, however, what temperature cutoff would be optimal to begin evaluating these infants because some criteria use different thresholds.… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; evaluation; serious infection; infection ... See more keywords
Time to Overhaul the “Rule Out Sepsis” Workup
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1155
Abstract: For neonatologists, decisions about how to manage well-appearing newborns with risk factors for sepsis remain fraught. Maternal chorioamnionitis (inflammation of the chorion and amnion) caused by intrauterine bacterial infection affects 0.1% to 2% of pregnancies1,2… read more here.
Keywords: sepsis; well appearing; overhaul rule; sepsis workup ... See more keywords
Clinical Monitoring of Well-Appearing Infants Born to Mothers With Chorioamnionitis
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-2056
Abstract: Within a QI framework, a management approach focused on clinical presentation to determine the need for antibiotics was implemented in chorioamnionitis-exposed infants. BACKGROUND: The risk of early-onset sepsis is low in well-appearing late-preterm and term… read more here.
Keywords: well appearing; exposed infants; chorioamnionitis exposed; clinical presentation ... See more keywords