Do the American Academy of Paediatrics Guidelines for Managing Febrile Infants Aged 22 to 28 Days Work for a Suburban Australian Emergency Department? A Retrospective Audit
Clinicians frequently perform a more limited septic evaluation in 22- to 28-day-old infants when inflammatory markers are normal. A revised approach to fever in this age group could reduce unnecessary LP and antibiotic use by up to 50%.
Authors
- Claudia O’Rourke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-3459)
- David Krieser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7173-6993)
- Awais Athar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-8821)
- Linda P. Sweet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-1186)
- Doris Tham
- Vidanka Vasilevski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-811X)
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
- Sunshine Hospital (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52