Abstract Background Emergence of Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing
Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections (UTI) among pediatric patients is an …

Importance Accurately estimating the probability of urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile
preverbal children is necessary to appropriately target testing and treatment. Objective To …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in children and are associated with significant
short-and long-term morbidity. They have a high recurrence rate and are associated with …

Objective To assess the overall effect of delayed antibiotic prescribing on average symptom
severity for patients with respiratory tract infections in the community, and to identify any …

Background & Aims The prognosis for most patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma
(EAC) is poor because they present with advanced disease. Models developed to identify …

Background All-cause antibiotic prescribing affects bowel flora antimicrobial susceptibility,
and may increase risk of urinary autoinoculation with antibiotic-resistant microbes. However …

Background Diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children in the emergency
department (ED) is challenging due to the variable clinical presentations and difficulties in …

Background The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) traffic light system
was created to facilitate the assessment of unwell children in primary care. To the authors' …

Background The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) traffic light system uses
children's symptoms and signs to categorise acute infections into red, amber and green. To …

Despite dramatic reductions in the rates of bacteremia and meningitis since the 1980s,
febrile illness in children younger than 36 months continues to be a concern with potentially …