Validating a decision tree for serious infection: diagnostic accuracy in acutely ill children in ambulatory care.
OBJECTIVE: Acute infection is the most common presentation of children in primary care with only few having a serious infection (eg, sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia). To avoid complications or death, early recognition and adequate referral are essential. Clinical prediction rules have the potential to...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2015
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