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ArticleCureus2025

Early Predictors of Enteric Fever in Children Presenting With Fever Without Focus: A Prospective Study.

Priyanka Kala, Rekha Mittal, Shyam Kukreja, Laxmi Narayan Taneja, Sandeep Kala

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Priyanka KalaPediatrics and Neonatology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Rekha MittalPediatric Neurology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Shyam KukrejaPediatric Infectious Diseases, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Laxmi Narayan TanejaPediatric Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Sandeep KalaNeurological Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective Blood culture is the gold standard for diagnosing enteric fever (EF), but its unavailability in many health facilities often leads to the overuse of antimicrobials. This study aimed to determine whether EF can be predicted early using clinical features and basic laboratory parameters, thus bypassing the need for blood culture. Methodology This prospective cohort study, conducted from September 2015 to February 2017 in Delhi, included children (6 months to 15 years old) presenting with "fever without focus" within the first week of onset. Based on the investigation results, children were categorized into either Group I: blood culture positive for EF -

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clinical diagnosisearly predictorsenteric feversalmonellatyphoid

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PMID40497217
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