This review analyses whether skin temperature represents ambient temperature and serves
as a feedforward signal for the thermoregulation system, or whether it is one of the body's …

Objective To synthesize current evidence about experiences and information needs of
parents/caregivers managing pediatric fever. Methods We used systematic review …

Background: Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has been sporadically reported as a cause of
respiratory tract infections. In 2014, an international outbreak of EV-D68 occurred and …

OBJECTIVES To analyze the performance of commonly used blood tests in febrile infants≤
90 days of age to identify patients at low risk for invasive bacterial infection (bacterial …

Objective: Fever, one of the most common symptoms of illness in children, causes anxiety in
parents and leads to wrong practices in reducing fever. This study was conducted to …

Febrile infants under three months of age pose a diagnostic challenge to clinicians. Unlike in
older children, the rates of invasive bacterial infections (IBIs), such as bacteraemia or …

Context Fever is the most common complaint in the pediatric and emergency departments.
Caregivers prefer to detect fever in their children by tactile assessment. Objective To …

Background Clinical thermometry is the objective method for temperature measurements but
tactile assessment of fever at home is usually the basis for seeking medical attention …

Background In countries with mild winter climates and inadequate heating, the relationship
between housing conditions and health outcomes in winter have not been well studied. The …

Objectives: The ability of mothers to accurately predict the presence of fever in their children
using the tactile method is still controversial. This study evaluated the accuracy of Iraqi …