Factors associated with afebrile presentation and delayed defervescence of bacterial meningitis in children under 3 years of age: a multi-centre retrospective analysis

Factors associated with afebrile presentation and delayed defervescence of bacterial meningitis in children under 3 years of age: a multi-centre retrospective analysis

Abstract Background This multi-center study aimed to identify factors affecting fever and delayed defervescence in bacterial meningitis (BM) patients under 3 years of age because of the variability of fever in this patient population. Methods Only BM patients under 3 years treated at 49 centers in C...

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Main Authors: Lin He, Haijing Li, Zhigang Zhang, Hejia Ge, Hongwei Wang, Mengquan Zhu, Zhiwei Xu, Jiening Zhang, Sheng Fang, Chuanze Hu, Lijun Qian, Huifang Xu, Yinna Yao, Shengfu Yuan, Jiajun Zhu, Chaosheng Lu, Jishan Zheng, Junsheng Li, Qi Jiang, Huiqing Xu, Lihua Chen, Shiqiang Shang, Yinghu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Fever
Defervescence time
Bacterial meningitis
Children
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04179-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04179-8

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