Bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children, and
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of this infection. RSV is …

Background Bronchiolitis is a serious, potentially life‐threatening respiratory illness
commonly affecting babies. It is often caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Antibiotics …

This guideline is a revision of the clinical practice guideline,“Diagnosis and Management of
Bronchiolitis,” published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2006. The guideline …

ABSTRACT A surge of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting to
New York City hospitals in March 2020 led to a sharp increase in blood culture utilization …

Background. The evaluation of young febrile infants is controversial, in part because it is
unclear whether clinical evidence of a viral infection significantly reduces the risk of serious …

Objective. The risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile infants who are classified as
low risk (LR) or high risk (HR) by the Rochester criteria has been established. LR infants …

Bacterial sepsis in the neonate is a clinical syndrome characterized by systemic signs of
infection and accompanied by bacteremia in the first month of life. Meningitis in the neonate …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of radiographs inconsistent with bronchiolitis in
children with typical presentation of bronchiolitis and to compare rates of intended antibiotic …

Background Pediatric acute respiratory infections (ARIs) represent a significant burden on
pediatric Emergency Departments (EDs) and families. Most of these illnesses are due to …

OBJECTIVE: Febrile infants in the first 90 days may have life-threatening serious bacterial
infection (SBI). Well-appearing febrile infants with SBI cannot be distinguished from those …