Infants 21–90 days presenting with a possible serious bacterial infection – are evaluation algorithms from high income countries applicable in the South African public health sector?
Background: Young infants with a possible serious bacterial infection (SBI) are a very common presentation to emergency centres (ECs). It is often difficult to distinguish clinically between self-limiting viral infections and an SBI. Available evaluation algorithms to assist clinicians are mostly fr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20301129 |