Prevalence of Occult Bacteremia in Infants With Very High Fever Without a Source

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Nov;37(11):e271-e273. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001955.

Abstract

We carried out a prospective registry-based cohort study at the emergency department of 363 previously healthy well-appearing infants 3-24 months of age with fever without a source ≥40.5°C based on local protocol. Four were diagnosed with occult bacteremia (1.1%; 95% confidence interval: 0-2.2). Recommendations for nontesting for occult bacteremia screening in these children may have to be reconsidered when fever ≥40.5°C. Larger studies are needed to confirm these results.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Fever / epidemiology
  • Fever / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Registries
  • Spain / epidemiology