Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common seizure disorder of childhood, and occurs in an age-
related manner. FS are classified into simple and complex. FS has a multifactorial …

Twenty percent of febrile children have fever without an apparent source of infection after
history and physical examination. Of these, a small proportion may have an occult bacterial …

Objective: To assess the value of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP),
compared with that of total white-blood cell count (WBC) and absolute neutrophil count …

BACKGROUND Procalcitonin has been advocated as a marker of bacterial infection.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate diagnostic markers of infection in critically ill children, comparing …

Invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae continue to be a major cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in children under 5 years of age. In the United …

Objective. To determine the diagnostic properties of quantitative C-reactive protein (CRP)
associated with clinically undetectable serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile children 1 to …

Objective. To evaluate selected characteristics of occult bacteremia in the post-Haemophilus
influenzae type b (HIB) vaccine era. Methods. A retrospective cohort study was performed …

Enumeration of band neutrophils as an indicator of acute infection is ingrained in clinical
practice. Clinicians still use elevated band counts (bandemia) as evidence for serious …

Background: The introduction of routine vaccination with heptavalent conjugated
pneumococcal vaccine has changed the overall incidence of bacteremia in children 3 …

Context Blood culture is the criterion standard for identifying children with bacteremia.
However, elevated false-positive rates are common and are associated with substantial …