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J Pediatr. 2014 Jan 28. pii: S0022-3476(13)01573-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.12.027. [Epub ahead of print]
Should Infants Presenting with an Apparent Life-Threatening Event Undergo Evaluation for Serious Bacterial Infections and Respiratory Pathogens?
Claudius I1, Mittal MK2, Murray R3, Condie T3, Santillanes G4.
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Abstract
We sought to identify which patients with an apparent life-threatening event require infectious evaluation through an analysis of infants aged ≤12 months brought to an emergency department with an apparent life-threatening event. Among the 533 children evaluated, there were no cases of meningitis, 1 case of bacteremia, 17 cases of urinary tract infection, 22 cases of bacterial pneumonia, 22 cases of respiratory syncytial virus, and 2 cases of influenza virus identified in respiratory specimens.
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KEYWORDS:
ALTE, Apparent life-threatening event, CFU, Colony-forming unit, ED, Emergency department, RSV, Respiratory syncytial virus, URI, UTI, Upper respiratory infection, Urinary tract infection
PMID:
24484770
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24484770
Should Infants Presenting with an Apparent Life-Threatening Event Undergo Evaluation for Serious Bacterial Infections and Respiratory Pathogens?
Claudius I1, Mittal MK2, Murray R3, Condie T3, Santillanes G4.
Author information
Abstract
We sought to identify which patients with an apparent life-threatening event require infectious evaluation through an analysis of infants aged ≤12 months brought to an emergency department with an apparent life-threatening event. Among the 533 children evaluated, there were no cases of meningitis, 1 case of bacteremia, 17 cases of urinary tract infection, 22 cases of bacterial pneumonia, 22 cases of respiratory syncytial virus, and 2 cases of influenza virus identified in respiratory specimens.
Copyright ? 2014 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
ALTE, Apparent life-threatening event, CFU, Colony-forming unit, ED, Emergency department, RSV, Respiratory syncytial virus, URI, UTI, Upper respiratory infection, Urinary tract infection
PMID:
24484770
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24484770