Immunization Status and the Management of Febrile Children in the Pediatric Emergency Department: What Are We Doing?
Curtis M, Kanis J, Wagers B, Coffee RL Jr, Sarmiento E, Grout S, Johnson O, DiGregory S, Grout R.
Curtis M, et al.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Jan 1;39(1):1-5. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002864. Epub 2022 Oct 22.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023.
PMID: 36279221
Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: Widespread Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae immunization has decreased occult bacteremia and bacterial meningitis rates. Practice has evolved in pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) to favor fewer diagnostic tests for and empiric treatment …
OBJECTIVES: Widespread Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae immunization has decreased occult bacteremia and bacterial mening …