Sex differences in febrile children with respiratory symptoms attending European emergency departments: An observational multicenter study.
Chantal D TanSoufiane El OuasghiriUlrich von BothEnitan D CarrolMarieke EmontsMichiel van der FlierRonald de GrootJethro HerbergBenno KohlmaierMichael LevinEmma LimIan K MaconochieFederico M TorresRuud Gerard Gerard NijmanMarko PokornIrene Rivero-CalleMaria TsoliaClementien L VermontWerner ZenzDace ZavadskaHenriette A MollJoany M Zachariassenull nullPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Sex differences concerning presentation and management are present in previously healthy febrile children with respiratory symptoms presenting to the Emergency Department. Future research should focus on whether these differences are related to clinicians' attitudes, differences in clinical symptoms at the time of presentation and disease severity.