Management of infants presenting with symptoms and initial investigations highlighted in NICE fever guidelines as significant and triggers for further investigation and management
| Presenting symptom | Blood n (%) | CSF N (%) | Urine N (%) | Antibiotics N (%) | Admitted N (%) |
| Fever (N=28) | 19 (68) | 6 (21) | 24 (86) | 10 (36) | 16 (57) |
| Fever and irritable or looks unwell (N=20) | 14 (70) | 5 (25) | 18 (90) | 9 (45) | 10 (50) |
| Fever and WCC >15×109 (N=13) | 13 (100) | 4 (31) | 13 (100) | 6 (46) | 11 (85) |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WCC, white cell count.