Occult bacteremia in the emergency department.
The problem of occult bacteremia in infants and children has been reviewed. The condition is not uncommon and may occur in 3% to 10% of infants and children six months to two years of age who present with temperature greater than or equal to 38.3 C. Meningitis may complicate bacteremia in 4.5% to 8.5%, regardless of identification of a focus of infection. Early identification and proper therapy are essential and often incumbent on the emergency physician.
D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*