title: Fever without apparent source on clinical examination, lower respiratory infections in children, and enterovirus infections.
abstract: This section focuses on issues in infectious disease that are commonly encountered in pediatric office practice. McCarthy discusses recent literature regarding the evaluation and management of acute fevers without apparent source on clinical examination in infants and children and the evaluation of children with prolonged fevers of unknown origin. Klig reviews recent literature about lower respiratory tract infection in children. Finally, Kennedy and Kahn discuss recent developments in infectious diseases pertinent to office practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8064, USA.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Klig
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000082:Acetaminophen