Purpuric rash and fever among hospitalized children aged 0–18 years: Comparison between clinical, laboratory, therapeutic and outcome features of patients with bacterial versus viral etiology
Background: The evaluation of children with purpuric rash and fever (PRF) is controversial. Although many of them have viral infections, on occasion such patients may be infected with Neisseria meningitidis. We described all children aged 0–18 years with PRF in southern Israel during the period 2005...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957218303735 |