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Frontiers in pediatrics. 2022-02-15; 9.730082.

A Prospective Cohort Study of the Clinical Predictors of Bacteremia in Under-Five Children With Acute Undifferentiated Fever Attending a Secondary Health Facility in Northwestern Nigeria

Ogunkunle TO, Adedoyin TO, Ernest SK, Hassan-Hanga F, Imam A, Olaosebikan R, Obaro SK

PMID: 35242726

Abstract

Children with acute febrile illness with no localizing signs often receive antibiotics empirically in most resource-poor settings. However, little is known about the burden of bacteremia in this category of patients, and an appraisal is thus warranted. This will guide clinical practice and promote rational antibiotics use.

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