Thursday, 26 August 2021

For newborns with fever, new guideline offers clarity to pediatricians, parents

Suppose your newborn develops a fever: Should your doctor just order a urine test to check for a bladder infection, one of the most common causes of infant fever, and send you both home? Or should they assume a worst-case scenario, admit the child to the hospital, and order a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis, a rare but potentially dangerous infection of which babies are at higher risk?

from Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories

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