Application of the PECARN prediction rule for febrile infants up to 90 days of age: a multi-center study
SBIs are common in our population, and the PECARN prediction rule performed well in classifying febrile infants at low risk for SBIs. The prediction rule was very accurate in ruling out IBIs, with no misclassified cases in infants 3 weeks of age and older. Our study helps validate the applicability of the PECARN prediction rule in our setting.
Authors
- Mona Al-Dabbagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3126-2532)
- Ahmed Mohammed Alfaidi
- Mohammed Alhabdan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7261-6750)
- Walaa A Almaghrabi
- Walaa Shahin
- Husam I. Ardah
- Tahir K. Hameed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4516-2703)
- Asma M. Abuthamerah
- Salma H. Almadani
- Malik H. Almalki
- M. Al-Ahmadi
Institutions
- Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
- Cairo University (EG)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06285-1
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00