Radiographic pneumonia in young febrile infants presenting to the emergency department: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.

Todd Adam FlorinOctavio RamiloRussell K BanksDavid SchnadowerKimberly S QuayleElizabeth C PowellMichelle L PickettLise E NigrovicRakesh MistryAaron N LeetchRobert W HickeyEric W GlissmeyerPeter S DayanAndrea T CruzDaniel M CohenAmanda BogieFran BalamuthShireen M AtabakiJohn M VanBurenPrashant MahajanNathan Kuppermannnull null

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2023)

Radiographic pneumonias were uncommon in febrile infants. Viral detection was common. Pneumonia was associated with respiratory distress, but few other factors. Although ANC and PCT levels were elevated in infants with definite pneumonias, further work is necessary to evaluate the role of blood biomarkers in infant pneumonias.

Keyphrases

emergency department
urinary tract infection
chemotherapy induced
respiratory failure
middle aged
label free
drug induced