Emergency Department Crowding and Time to Antibiotic Administration in Febrile Infants
Introduction: Early antibiotic administration is recommended in newborns presenting with febrile illness to emergency departments (ED) to avert the sequelae of serious bacterial infection. Although ED crowding has been associated with delays in antibiotic administration in a dedicated pediatric ED,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2013-09-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/35p451gt# |