The value of white blood cell count in predicting serious bacterial infections in children presenting to the emergency department: a multicentre observational study

Naomi Kemps; Clementien Vermont; Chantal D Tan; Ulrich von Both; Enitan Carrol; Marieke Emonts; Michiel van der Flier; Jethro Adam Herberg; Benno Kohlmaier; Michael Levin; Emma Lim; Ian Maconochie; Federico Martinón-Torres; Ruud Gerard Nijman; Marko Pokorn; Irene Rivero-Calle; Aleksandra Rudzāte; Maria Tsolia; Dace Zavadska; Werner Zenz; Henriette A Moll; Joany M Zachariasse

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-327493

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The value of white blood cell count in predicting serious bacterial infections in children presenting to the emergency department: a multicentre observational study

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Naomi Kemps Department of General Paediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clementien Vermont Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chantal D Tan Department of General Paediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ulrich von Both Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Munchen, GermanyGerman Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Enitan Carrol Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKAlder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marieke Emonts Paediatric Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Allergy, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKNIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre based at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust and Newcastle University, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michiel van der Flier Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsPaediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jethro Adam Herberg Section of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Benno Kohlmaier Department of General Paediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Levin Section of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emma Lim Paediatric Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Allergy, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian Maconochie Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Federico Martinón-Torres Genetics, Vaccines, Infections and Paediatrics Research Group, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ruud Gerard Nijman Section of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marko Pokorn Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Irene Rivero-Calle Genetics, Vaccines, Infections and Paediatrics Research Group, University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aleksandra Rudzāte Department of Paediatrics, Children Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maria Tsolia Department of Paediatrics, P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dace Zavadska Department of Paediatrics, Children Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Werner Zenz Department of General Paediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Henriette A Moll Department of General Paediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joany M Zachariasse Department of General Paediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia Children Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
PERFORM consortium (Personalised Risk assessment in febrile children to optimise Real-life Management across the European Union)
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Correspondence to Joany M Zachariasse; j.zachariasse{at}erasmusmc.nl

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Kemps N, Vermont C, Tan CD PERFORM consortium (Personalised Risk assessment in febrile children to optimise Real-life Management across the European Union), et al

The value of white blood cell count in predicting serious bacterial infections in children presenting to the emergency department: a multicentre observational study

Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 27 September 2024. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327493

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Received June 4, 2024
Accepted September 11, 2024
First published September 27, 2024.

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