Fever, Absolute Neutrophil Count, Procalcitonin, and the AAP Febrile Infant Guidelines

Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 1;151(2):e2022059862. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059862.

Authors

Nathan Kuppermann¹, Prashant Mahajan², Peter S Dayan³

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California.
² Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
³ Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York City, New York.

PMID: 36597701
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059862

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MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections*
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Fever / etiology
Humans
Infant
Leukocyte Count
Neutrophils
Procalcitonin*

Substances

Procalcitonin
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein