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Paed Child Healt Can · Jul 1999
Time to identification of positive bacterial cultures in infants under three months of age hospitalized to rule out sepsis.
To calculate the culture incubation required to determine bacteremia or meningitis in infants younger than three months of age hospitalized from the community following a full septic work-up for fever without focus. ⋯ With the present culture technique, most, if not all, clinically significant positive blood and CSF results are reported by 48 h of culture incubation.
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Paed Child Healt Can · Jan 1999
Heparin is not required for peripheral intravenous locks in neonates.
To determine the relative efficacy and safety of peripheral intravenous locks maintained with heparin saline solutions compared with those maintained with normal saline. ⋯ Heparin is not required for the maintenance of peripheral intravenous locks in neonates regardless of the solution used. Catheter occlusion is more likely to be associated with a low gestational age and the administration of vancomycin and cefotaxime versus ampicillin and gentamicin.
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Paed Child Healt Can · Jul 1998
Acetaminophen and ibuprofen in the management of fever and mild to moderate pain in children.
Acetaminophen has become the non-narcotic of choice for children because of concerns regarding the connection between acetylsalicylic acid exposure and Reye's syndrome. Ibuprofen, recently granted over-the-counter status for children over two years of age, offers another choice for treatment. The efficacy and safety of both drugs have been studied in numerous clinical trials. This paper reviews the published evidence about the efficacy and safety of acetaminophen and ibuprofen with regard to treating fever and mild to moderate pain in children.