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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Glavni autori: Verbakel, J, Lemiengre, M, De Burghgraeve, T, De Sutter, A, Aertgeerts, B, Bullens, D, Shinkins, B, Van den Bruel, A, Buntinx, F
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: BMJ Publishing Group 2015