Health Condition 1: R509- Fever, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Indian Academy of Pediatrics Mumbai IAPM
Navi Mumbai Association of Pediatrics
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy children between age of 6 months and 18 years presenting with acute onset of fever of short duration without exposure to antibiotics in last two weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with following diseases acute severe acute malnutrition, known congenital defects or diseases, serious situations (Behavior change, poor urine output, respiratory distress, hemodynamic instability, purpuric rash or gangrenous skin, meningeal signs). Children who have received antibiotics in the first 48 hrs since the onset of fever. Post vaccination fever
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate a clinical score to suspect or rule out acute bacterial infection during first 3-4 days of fever by analysis of detailed historyTimepoint: 14 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the proportion of children in whom use of antibiotics is not justified. To evaluate the utility of the tool to reduce irrational use of antibiotics among childrenTimepoint: 14 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDrDhanya Dharmapalan
Apollo Hospitals
Outcome results
None listed