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PICO
Question: Among children aged <5 years, does the height and/or duration of fever accurately predict the presence of a serious bacterial infection?
Question type: Diagnosis
Study design: Prospective cohort
Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, sought to determine whether the height of fever in young children is associated with serious bacterial infection (SBI). They also ascertained whether the duration of the fever, the age of the child, or the child’s appearance at presentation modified this association.
Between 2004 and 2006, consecutive children aged <5 years who presented with fever to …
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