PP: UTIs - when to do a lumbar puncture?
from The Education Hub - Conversation with the experts Hosted by The Education Hub - The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
This week we examine a large retrospective study from the US that looked at how often (or infrequently) well-looking febrile infants are found to have UTIs and meningitis. This article has helped mould our rubric for investigating infants with PUO (fever of unknown origin). For the written summary of this paper and link to the original paper, please visit the Paediatric Papers website PODCAST DISCLAIMER:This podcast has been produced by The Education Hub, a collaboration between the Royal Children's Hospital and the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics. The producers have made considerable efforts to ensure the information contained in the podcast is accurate, evidence-based and up to date at the time of publication however the information and advice offered is intended as a guide only and does not replace the need for clinical expertise and the application of clinical judgment to each individual presentation. This podcast should not be reproduced without the written permission of The Education Hub ([email protected]).
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