Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Sep 2010
Cerebrospinal fluid enterovirus testing in infants 56 days or younger.
To determine whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) enterovirus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of febrile neonates is associated with a shorter hospital length of stay (LOS). ⋯ Among infants 56 days or younger, a positive CSF enterovirus PCR test result was associated with a shorter LOS compared with untested infants. The CSF enterovirus PCR test may improve the care of infants with fever.