Table 2

Management and working diagnosis

Low triaged febrile children
N=14 139
Laboratory blood tests4740 (34)
 CRP4659 (33)
 PCT252 (2)
 WBC4665 (33)
Imaging1864 (13)
 X-ray1603 (11)
 Ultrasound338 (2)
 CT scan40 (0.3)
 MRI scan18 (0.1)
Admission1840 (13)
 Left without being seen70 (0.5)
Antibiotic treatment4395 (31)
Focus of infection
 Respiratory9702 (69)
 Gastrointestinal1317 (9)
 Urinary374 (3)
 Childhood exanthema/flu-like illness746 (5)
 Soft tissue/Skin/Musculoskeletal382 (3)
 Sepsis/Meningitis21 (0.1)
 Other1596 (11)
Cause of infection
 Presumed bacterial3375 (24)
 Unknown bacterial/viral2348 (17)
 Presumed viral7034 (50)
 Other1194 (8)
  • Absolute numbers and percentages (%) are given.

  • CRP, C reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; WBC, white blood cell.