[Importance of bacteremia in children less than 2 years old with fever without manifest focus].
Authors studied the importance of occult bacteremia among children, under 24 months of age, presenting fever without localizing signs. 113 patients were studied, six had positive blood cultures (5.4%). Agents identified were: N. meningitidis twice, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus viridians and group B Streptococcus. Some clinical and laboratory data (body temperature, WBC count, neutrophil count and band count), were studied as predictors of bacteremia. None of these were statistically related to presence of bacteremia.
D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology
Importancia de la bacteriemia en niños menores de dos años con fiebre sin foco.