Febrile Ilness in Children - recognition and treatment
- Conditions
- Fever without an apparant source, infectious diseases
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27746
- Lead Sponsor
- /A
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 385
Inclusion Criteria
Children aged 0-16 years presented at a participating hospital with fever without an apparant source are eligible. Fever is defined as a temperature of >38.0°C at home or during presentation.
Exclusion Criteria
Children will be excluded in case of early onset neonatal sepsis (within 72 hours after birth), or the hospitalised neonate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adherence to all steps of the national guidelines
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Differences in patient characteristics, the amount of diagnostic testing and antibiotic treatment, the number of severe infections and clinical outcome.