Elevated C-Reactive Protein With Normal Leukocytes Count Among Children With Fever.

ANTIBIOTICS; C-reactive protein; INTENSIVE care units; ESCHERICHIA coli; HOSPITAL emergency services; FEVER; ACADEMIC medical centers; MULTIPLE regression analysis; TERTIARY care; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PEDIATRICS; STREPTOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE studies; LEUKOCYTE count; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; BACTERIAL diseases; ROUTINE diagnostic tests; LONGITUDINAL method; HOSPITAL care of children; ENTERITIS; PROBABILITY theory; SYMPTOMS; CHILDREN; ADOLESCENCE

The article provides information on study which estimated the prevalence of elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) with normal leukocytes count among pediatric patients with fever. Topics discussed include methodology of the study, results of white blood cell count (WBC)/CRP discordance analysis, and limitations of the study.