A simple clinical decision rule may help to rule out severe bacterial infection and spare antibiotics in febrile young children.

Cécile Feildel-FournialLou DanjouGaëlle Hubert-DibonBénédicte VrignaudDamien MassonElise LaunayChristèle Gras-Le Guen

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2023)

The promising interest of this clinical decision rule, using simple and accessible biological and clinical tools, needs to be confirm with an external validation study, which will allow its use in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
decision making
early onset