Height of fever and invasive bacterial infection.

Creator(s)

Kenneth A. Michelson
Mark I. Neuman
Christopher M. Pruitt
Sanyukta Desai
Marie E. Wang
Adrienne G. DePorre, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Rianna C. Leazer
Laura F. Sartori
Richard D. Marble
Sahar N. Rooholamini
Christopher Woll
Fran Balamuth
Paul L. Aronson
Febrile Young Infant Research Collaborative

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2021

Identifier

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318548

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association of height of fever with invasive bacterial infection (IBI) among febrile infants

Methods: In a secondary analysis of a multicentre case-control study of non-ill-appearing febrile infants

Results: The median temperature was higher for infants with IBI (38.8°C; IQR 38.4-39.2) compared with those without IBI (38.4°C; IQR 38.2-38.9) (p

Conclusions: Although IBI is more likely with higher temperatures, height of fever alone should not be used for risk stratification of febrile infants.

Journal Title

Archives of disease in childhood

Volume

106

Issue

6

First Page

594

Last Page

596

Keywords

accident & emergency; infectious diseases

Comments

Grant support

• K08 HS026006/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States
• K08 HS026503/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States
• KL2 TR001862/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
• UL1 TR001863/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States

Recommended Citation

Michelson KA, Neuman MI, Pruitt CM, et al. Height of fever and invasive bacterial infection. Arch Dis Child. 2021;106(6):594-596. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-318548