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Understanding Fever in Infants by Marcela Hincapié is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses fever without a focus in children. It describes how fever patterns can vary by age and the challenges in identifying the cause. Younger infants under 3 months with fever are at higher risk for serious bacterial infections like bacteremia, UTI, pneumonia and meningitis. Differentiating between viral and bacterial infections in young infants is difficult. Febrile infants under 3 months or 4 weeks who appear ill should be admitted and given empirical antibiotics.
- Author
- Marcela Hincapié
- Language
- EN