Evaluation of temperature-pulse centile charts in identifying serious bacterial illness: Observational cohort study

Background: Distinguishing serious bacterial infection (SBI) from milder/self-limiting infections is often difficult. Interpretation of vital signs is confounded by the effect of temperature on pulse and respiratory rate. Temperature-pulse centile charts have been proposed to improve the predictive...

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Main Authors: Brent, A, Lakhanpaul, M, Ninis, N, Levin, M, MacFaul, R, Thompson, M
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2011