Low triaged febrile children N=14 139 | |
Laboratory blood tests | 4740 (34) |
CRP | 4659 (33) |
PCT | 252 (2) |
WBC | 4665 (33) |
Imaging | 1864 (13) |
X-ray | 1603 (11) |
Ultrasound | 338 (2) |
CT scan | 40 (0.3) |
MRI scan | 18 (0.1) |
Admission | 1840 (13) |
Left without being seen | 70 (0.5) |
Antibiotic treatment | 4395 (31) |
Focus of infection | |
Respiratory | 9702 (69) |
Gastrointestinal | 1317 (9) |
Urinary | 374 (3) |
Childhood exanthema/flu-like illness | 746 (5) |
Soft tissue/Skin/Musculoskeletal | 382 (3) |
Sepsis/Meningitis | 21 (0.1) |
Other | 1596 (11) |
Cause of infection | |
Presumed bacterial | 3375 (24) |
Unknown bacterial/viral | 2348 (17) |
Presumed viral | 7034 (50) |
Other | 1194 (8) |
Absolute numbers and percentages (%) are given.
CRP, C reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; WBC, white blood cell.