Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children admitted with fever in emergency department with or without sepsis | Zendy

Mariana Costa de Santana | Zendy; Caroline Duarte Mello Amoedo | Zendy; Cristiana M. NascimentoCarvalho | Zendy

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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children admitted with fever in emergency department with or without sepsis

Author(s) -

Mariana Costa de Santana,

Caroline Duarte Mello Amoedo,

Cristiana M. NascimentoCarvalho

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9257

Subject(s) - sepsis , medicine , etiology , epidemiology , pneumonia , cellulitis , emergency department , pediatrics , disease , surgery , psychiatry

Sepsis is a major cause of childhood death worldwide. In developing countries, epidemiological data about sepsis is scarce. This study describes and compares the frequency of etiological agents and initial sites of infection in children with or without sepsis, identifying risk factors and assessing outcomes.

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