Research Yvette van Ierland, Gijs Elshout, Marjolein Y Berger, Yvonne Vergouwe, Marcel de Wilde, Johan van der Lei, Henriëtte A Mol and Rianne Oostenbrink
Translation of clinical prediction rules for febrile children to primary care practice: an observational cohort study Abstract Background
Clinical prediction rules (CPRs) to identify children with serious infections lack validation in low-prevalence populations, which hampers their implementation in primary care practice.
Aim
To evaluate the diagnostic value of published CPRs for febrile children in primary care.
Design and setting
Observational cohort study among febrile children (5.0 or negative likelihood ratio
Translation of clinical prediction rules for febrile children to primary care practice: an observational cohort study.
Clinical prediction rules (CPRs) to identify children with serious infections lack validation in low-prevalence populations, which hampers their imple...