Host biomarkers and combinatorial scores for the detection of serious and invasive bacterial infection in pediatric patients with fever without source

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Authors

Laurence Lacroix · University Hospital of Geneva

Sebastien Papis · University Hospital of Geneva

Chiara Mardegan · University Hospital of Geneva

Fanny Luterbacher · University Hospital of Geneva

Arnaud G. L’Huillier · University of Geneva

Cyril Sahyoun · University of Geneva

Kristina Keitel

Abstract

Labscore and ImmunoXpert demonstrate high diagnostic accuracy for safely discriminating bacterial infection in children with FWS aged under and over 90 days, supporting their adoption in the assessment of febrile patients.

Topics & Keywords

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 18, Issue 11, pp. e0294032-e0294032

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294032

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