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Hui C, Neto G, Tsertsvadze A, et al. Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Infants (0–3 Months). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Mar. (Evidence Report/Technology Assessments, No. 205.)
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Clinical
- ABC
absolute band count
- CATH
catheterization
- CBC
complete blood cell
- CI
confidence interval
- CRP
C-reactive protein
- CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
- CT
computer tomography
- CXR
chest x-ray
- DAS
diagnostic accuracy study
- ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- EV
enteroviral
- GBS
group B streptococcal disease
- hpf
high power field
- HR
high risk (+: positive or -: negative)
- HSV
herpes simplex virus
- IV/I
intravenous/ injection
- HSV
rare invasive herpes simplex virus infection
- LE
leukocyte esterase
- LR
low risk (+: positive or -: negative)
- PCMC
primary children's medical center
- PCR
polymerase chain reaction
- PCT
procalcitonin
- PMN
polymorphonuclear count
- RSV
respiratory syncytial virus
- SBI
serious bacterial infection/ illness
- T
temperature
- UA
urinalysis
- UTI
urinary tract infection
- WBC
white blood cell
- YIOS
Young Infant Observation Scale
- YOS
Yale Observation Score
Units
- μg
micrograms
- μg /L
micrograms per liter
- μg /mL
micrograms per milliliter
- μg/dL
micrograms per deciliter
- μm
micromolar
- μmol/L
micromoles per liter
- cm
centimeters
- cm/s
centimeters/second
- Ibs
pounds
- IU/L
international units per liter
- IU/L
international units per liter
- kg
kilograms
- kg/m2
kilograms per meter squared
- m
meters
- mg
milligrams
- mg/d
milligrams per day
- mL
millilitre
- mmol/L
millimoles per liter
- N
sample size
- ng/dL
nanogram per deciliter
- ng/L
nanogram per liter
- ng/mL
nanograms per milliliter
- nmol/L
nanomoles per liter
- pg/mL
picograms per milliliter
- pmol/L
picomoles per liter
- ° F
degrees Fahrenheit
- ° C
degrees Celsius
Statistics
- ARD
absolute risk difference
- CCT
controlled clinical trial
- CI
confidence interval
- IQR
interquartile range
- LS
least square
- NS
not significant
- RCT
randomized controlled trial
- S/sign.
significant
- SD
standard deviation
- SE/SEM
standard error
- WMD
weighted mean difference
- ROC (AUC)
receiver operating characteristic (area under the curve)
- LR
likelihood ratio
- PPV
positive predictive value
- NPV
negative predictive value
Commonly Used Abbreviations
- #
number
- %
percent
- <
greater than
- < or </=+
less than or equal to and
- >
less than
- > or >/=
greater than or equal to
- ▲/↑ or ▼/↓
increased, or decreased,
- CG
control group
- grp
group/s
- ctrls
controls
- d
day
- Deg or °
degrees
- Dept.
department
- F
female
- f/u
followup
- FHx
family history
- hr
hour
- Hx
history
- IG
intervention group
- M
male
- max
maximum
- min
minimum
- mo
month
- NA
not applicable
- NIH
National Institutes of Health
- NR
not reported
- Q
question
- Tx
treatment
- vs.
versus
- wks
weeks
- y
year
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