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. 2021 May 1;40(5):e205-e207.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003062.

Repeated Emergency Department Visits Among Children with Invasive Bacterial Infections

Iker Gangoiti  1 , Zaloa Gorostizaga  1 , Maitane Aranzamendi  2 , Borja Gomez  1 , Javier Benito  1 , Santiago Mintegi  1
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Repeated Emergency Department Visits Among Children with Invasive Bacterial Infections

Iker Gangoiti et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

We carried out a retrospective cohort study of 271 previously healthy children younger than 14 years old diagnosed with invasive bacterial infection in an emergency department. Of them, 72 (26.6%) had previous visits to the emergency department. Not identifying children with an invasive bacterial infection and not administering antibiotics on the first visit was associated with a severe outcome.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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