Month: February 2019

Knowledge of risk factors allows the doctor to identify a group of patients at high risk. What follows from this? What are necessary events? A rational algorithm for the clinical management of children with a

Based on the Baron data for children aged 3 to 24 months with a fever with no local symptoms, we can make the following theoretical calculations. When selecting for treatment of children with a body

At the first meeting with a child with fever without local symptoms, the doctor does not yet have, of course, the results of blood culture for sterility. Therefore, the doctor can choose one of three

Hidden bacteremia in children with fever who do not have local symptoms of the disease is a serious problem. The frequency of bacteremia in these children is quite high – from 4 to 10%. The

It is interesting to know whether or not early antibiotic treatment, started on an outpatient basis, affects the final outcome of bacteremia in children in a satisfactory condition. Despite the presence of a number of

How important is it to identify a child with bacteremia who does not need hospitalization due to a satisfactory condition? How will antibiotic treatment that started at the first visit of a doctor affect the

A number of studies have noted the link between thrombocytopenia and bacteremia. According to Corrigan, 55% of children with gram-negative bacteremia and 77% with gram-positive bacteremia of platelets had less than 150×109 / l. Most

In bacteremia and bacterial diseases, microscopic changes in circulating neutrophils are noted, allowing to suspect the disease, but, of course, do not make a diagnosis. When stained according to Wright, blue or bluish-gray cytoplasmic inclusions

Leukocytosis and bacteremia When examining a child with acute fever, the most common method is a complete blood count. A lot has been written about this method, but the available literature data are often contradictory,

All methods for the diagnosis of bacterial infections can be divided into two main groups – direct and indirect. Straight lines make it possible to isolate a pathogen or one of the products of its