European study confirms the combination of fever and petechial rash as an important warning sign for childhood sepsis and meningitis.
Benno KohlmaierManuel LeitnerNienke N HagedoornDorine M BorensztajnUlrich von BothEnitan D CarrolMarieke EmontsMichiel van der FlierRonald de GrootJethro HerbergMichael LevinEmma LimIan K MaconochieFederico Martinon-TorresRuud G NijmanMarko PokornIrene Rivero-CalleChantal D TanMaria TsoliaClementien L VermontJoany M ZachariasseDace ZavadskaHenriette A MollWerner Zenznull nullPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2023)
The combination of fever and petechial rash is still an important warning sign for childhood sepsis and meningitis. Ruling out coughing and/or vomiting was insufficient to safely identify low-risk patients.