Prevalence of Invasive Bacterial Infections Among Febrile Infants Aged 60 to 90 Days: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed
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- The study is a systematic review and meta-analysis examining invasive bacterial infection (IBI) prevalence in febrile infants aged 60 to 90 days.
- Pooled prevalence of IBI was found to be 1.11%, with bacteremia at 1.01% and bacterial meningitis at 0.11%.
- Results remained consistent across sensitivity analyses, excluding various cohort types and the largest included study.
- The findings aim to guide clinical guidelines and decision-making for managing febrile infants in their third month of life.