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ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2024

Utility of respiratory viral testing in the risk stratification of young febrile infants presenting to emergency care settings: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jordan Evans, Hannah Norman-Bruce, Clare Mills, Etimbuk Umana, Jennie Roe, Hannah Mitchell, Lisa McFetridge, Thomas Waterfield

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Article in BMJ paediatrics open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Jordan EvansCardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK jordan.evans@wales.nhs.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-7343
Hannah Norman-BruceQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Clare MillsQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Etimbuk UmanaQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0780-8614
Jennie RoeCardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK.
Hannah MitchellMathematical Sciences Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Lisa McFetridgeMathematical Sciences Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1372-1360
Thomas WaterfieldWellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFebrile infants under 3 months of age are at risk of invasive bacterial infection (IBI). It is currently unclear if testing for respiratory viruses may have a role in IBI risk stratification. If found to be associated with the likelihood of IBI, respiratory viral point-of-care testing may improve patient and caregiver experience, reduce costs and enhance antimicrobial stewardship. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis that aims to answer the following question: ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval is not required. We will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to disseminate the study results through publication and conference presentations. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: This protocol is registered in PROSPERO-ID number: CRD42023433716.

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FeverBacterial InfectionsCOVID-19HumansInfantInfluenza, HumanMeta-Analysis as TopicPoint-of-Care TestingResearch DesignRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsRisk AssessmentSystematic Reviews as TopicInfantRespiratoryVirology

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PMID39366747
PMCPMC11481119

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