Delays in Time-To-Antibiotics for Young Febrile Infants With Serious Bacterial Infections: A Prospective Single-Center Study
IntroductionFear of missed serious bacterial infections (SBIs) results in many febrile young infants receiving antibiotics. We aimed to compare the time to antibiotics between infants with SBIs and those without.Materials and MethodsWe recruited febrile infants ≤ 90 days old seen in the emergency de...
Main Authors: | Jinghui Yang, Wei Jie Ong, Rupini Piragasam, John Carson Allen, Jan Hau Lee, Shu-Ling Chong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.873043/full |
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