Bacteremia in feverish children presenting to the emergency department: a retrospective study and literature review

Aim:  To evaluate the incidence of bacteremia, and the isolated pathogens, in well‐appearing children with fever without source (FWS) presenting to the pediatric emergency department (PED), after pneumococcal conjucate vaccine ‐ 7 valent (PCV‐7) widespread introduction in the Veneto region of north‐eastern Italy, and to review the main literature contributions on the subject.

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